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Spacious Beach Home, Easy Walk to the Sand, Private Gas Grill and Balcony!

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Welcome to Bet's Kept Secret
Living Room
Balcony
Living Room
Riving Room

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 10148.6 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Beach view
  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

Map
Fort Morgan, AL
  • Fort Morgan Beach
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Fort Morgan
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Kiva Dunes Golf Course
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Gulf Shores, AL (GUF-Jack Edwards)
    ‪31 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Bunk Beds

Living Room

1 Double Sofa Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony

About this property

Spacious Beach Home, Easy Walk to the Sand, Private Gas Grill and Balcony!

The sugar-white sand and gentle Gulf waters are just steps away from the front door of Bet's Kept Secret, a lovely three-bedroom vacation home along the beaches of Coastal Alabama. This Fort Morgan, Alabama vacation home offers ample space for 10 vacationers.

Enjoy covered parking on the first floor of this elevated home. The second floor, or main level of the house, features a large deck serving up partial views of the Gulf of Mexico. This will quickly become your favorite place to unwind and spend time with your friends or family members. The kitchen comes fully-equipped with upscale, stainless steel appliances and all of the cookware needed to create a savory meal at home. Gather around the dining room table and enjoy your breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Take a short walk across the street to the beach and soak up rays of sunshine while you recline in the sand. When you need to cool off, go for a swim in the mild gulf waters. Before heading out to explore the coast of Alabama, visit our Gulf Coast Blog for a list of popular restaurants, shops, golf courses and more. Dine on fresh seafood or charter a fishing boat and catch your own dinner in the Gulf of Mexico. Play a friendly game of golf on one of the nearby courses or ride the zip line in Gulf Shores.

No matter how you choose to spend your days, you are sure to experience the vacation of a lifetime at Bet's Kept Secret in Fort Morgan.

Clean Coverlet Program: This property provides fresh and clean bed linens, including comforters and coverlets, laundered prior to every check-in.

Property manager

Southern Vacation Rentals
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Languages

English

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Dryer
Air conditioning
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Beach view

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 9:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

About the area

Gulf Shores

Located in Gulf Shores, this holiday home is near the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Fort Morgan Beach and Gulf State Park, while Fort Morgan and Gulf Shores Museum are cultural highlights. Dauphin Island Audubon Bird Sanctuary and Zooland Mini Golf are also worth visiting. Looking to get your feet wet? Jet skiing, snorkelling and parasailing adventures can be found near the property.
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Fort Morgan, AL

What's nearby

  • Fort Morgan Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Fort Morgan - 8 min drive - 5.8 km
  • Kiva Dunes Golf Course - 8 min drive - 9.6 km
  • Dauphin Island Beaches - 46 min drive - 11.7 km

Getting around

  • Mobile, AL (BFM-Downtown Airport) - 84 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sassy Bass Market Place - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Tacky Jacks - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Village Hideaway - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Gulfside Bar and Grill - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Beach Club Village Market and Grill - ‬9 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Spacious Beach Home, Easy Walk to the Sand, Private Gas Grill and Balcony! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Spacious Beach Home, Easy Walk to the Sand, Private Gas Grill and Balcony!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Spacious Beach Home, Easy Walk to the Sand, Private Gas Grill and Balcony!?

Checkout is at 9:00 AM.

Where is Spacious Beach Home, Easy Walk to the Sand, Private Gas Grill and Balcony! located?

Situated by the sea, this holiday home is steps from Fort Morgan Beach and 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Fort Morgan. Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) away.

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 69 out of 81 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 81 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 81 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 81 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 81 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

8.2/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay!

We had a great stay house was clean and had everything we needed. Location was perfect right across the street from ocean. Will be staying again. Fast and friendly contact with property manager.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Phedra S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Beach Weekend

Our family really enjoyed our stay at this property. It was Perfect for our group. Great location and a lovely beach house. We look forward to renting it again in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Damen I.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great

Great! The only thing we didn’t like was having to check out at 9.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelly C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing trip

We have stayed at this location several times. It is always clean, and the price point is perfect. And it is a quick walk to the beach. Will be staying here again.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathy B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great getaway

My family and I spent a few days during Spring Break. The house was newly renovated and very clean. It was spacious and was in a great location. We had a wonderful time.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeff K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Vacation/ college graduation

It was a great time!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

4/10 Poor

STEPHEN S.

Liked: Listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

Guests do come back year after year. So choose well how to treat them.

It was not an experience I would allow on my guests at my properties. You charge a cleaning fee of dollar two hundred sixty five a service fee of dollars one hundred thirty+thirty+one hundred thirty eight (why you charge a service fee twice is interesting in itself) needless to say you or your management company asks you to check in at 4 pm and check out at 9. A very rushed affair don’t you think or maybe you have and will not care that is the way businesses operate now so I am not asking you to respond to me. It certainly has given me a better understanding of the competition. Perhaps I will leave you with this if you are listening .. put in more than a roll of toilet paper in the bathrooms as opposed to single half used roll and at least a full roll of paper towel not one with 10 sheets. Just a thought you had 6 guest …10 sheets of paper towel hmmm …
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

Suzannah W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice but older place.

Could have used some maintenance/updating TLC. But we enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2020

6/10 Okay

Kelsey B.

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Nice location, but....

First off, my husband and I are definitely not complainers and we can make the most of just about anything. This place had a great location. You can only see the beach through the houses in front, but it’s only a two minute walk across the street to the beach. This place did have everything we needed kitchen wise. We also liked there was a little distance between the master bedroom and the other bedrooms. Maybe not ideal for someone with very little kids. Our cable went out the second day, which was a Not big deal for us, cause we weren’t there to watch tv. However, I called the number in the welcome book and it was for the woman that owned the home 5 years ago. Then when had to leave a message for the rental company, I also sent a text, apparently they leave at 3pm. They never followed up with us, but it was fixed the next day. Don’t know if it just came back on on it’s own. While it was out we planned to watch a dvd with the kids that night. It took us 45 minutes to figure out all the cords behind the tv and get it all to work. The house was clean, but did have a small ant problem. There was a board coming off of the base of the house by the front door. It had exposed nails. I’d also make sure you bring your own ice. The ice maker only makes enough for one glass a day. Other than that it was a great location, not crowded and away from town. We were there during COVID and planned to stay away from crowds and just eat at the house and go to the beach. We had a great vacation. We also were able to fish a the lagoon just a short drive down the road. Even saw an alligator and the kids had fun finding crabs and snails.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Lee M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family atmosphere!

Three generations loved this spot! Easy access to beach, Cozy house and a kitchen with lots of cooking and serving vessels.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2020

10/10 Excellent

Amanda S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

I’d rent it again!

Great location one row off beachfront. You have to walk maybe a minute down the road to the public beach access, which right now has the narrowest beach, so then you have to walk about as far back up the beach to have a good spot to sit. Total time From house to butt in the sand, maybe 5-7 minutes. (Some people were cutting through empty lot directly across street but I’m a rule follower!) Well provisioned kitchen, and excellent grill under house. I loved the outdoor shower and the partially covered deck was nice. Cute neighborhood, not crowded at all. The mattress in the largest bedroom could be replaced, but not the worst. My only real complaint was the rental company didn’t do the best job communicating, said they were prioritizing check-ins (which I was) and weren’t answering the phone, only texting. And it took some time to get that info, it was a little unnerving. I mean what if my code didn’t work, how would I have gotten ahold of someone? (It did work, so mute point, but may effect others.) I know it’s been a trying time and they probably have all their clients rescheduling, but I didn’t like it. Would NOT stop me from renting this house again!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2020

10/10 Excellent

Sharlene L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Very nice

This cozy place was perfect for our family of 8 to get away for a quarantine vacation. Place was clean and so close to the beach. Beach was not crowded so we felt safe. We enjoyed our morning coffee on the front deck with views of the ocean between the one row of houses across the street. It is a little drive to a store so wished we had packed dishwasher pods since they only give you two. The heated outdoor shower and swing under the house were nice added bonuses.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Mims whim

Enjoyed our time there.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Andra S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent!!

Everything was exactly as stated in the description. Would definitely book again
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Kelly R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Our stay

We had an amazing time. Some of the pots looked old and rusty, but we just used other pots that looked better. For the most part everything was clean and just the way it was described online. We would stay again!

10/10 Excellent

Tammi-Sue B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute bungalow near beach

Mim's Whim is very cute. There are many places in the house where you can see wear, but everything functions just fine. It is very close to one of the public access to the beach. It is very nicely furnished and themed. The cleaning crew does only an adequate job - we found many dust balls/previous renters items under pieces of furniture, but overall was clean in the main areas of the rooms. For Example, found a water bottle behind a bedside table. Also found a piece of a chip under the Coffee Table when I moved it to find something I dropped. There is also water damage in the shared Bathroom sink area. We did contact the service people due to an issue with the TVS/ Cables/Surround Sound. Ends up we don't think the Surround Sound works with the Cable. Also the remote in the living room for turning on the TV is different than the remote to change the channels. Also the remote for changing the channels did not work well for using the channel up / down button. Was not a huge deal, and management came out the next day to try to assist. We would stay here again. We had 6 people for one night, and four of us for the remainder of the week. It was perfect size for us.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Dawnyell Y.

Liked: Check-in
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Gross Advertisement!

Broken tiles, loose railing, and filthy. Our son sliced his toe on broken tile and our daughter damaged her hip on broken deck board. Blood on our comforter was unpleasant as well. Also, the property manager was suppose to come out and meet with us and never did, they sent a repair man to duct tape our tiles and he taped only one of many! I could go on forever about other little things but I don't have the time.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Anita A., Roanoke, Alabama

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great getway!

We enjoyed the house very much. There were 5 adults and 2 children. House was very clean, comfortable, best air conditioner at the beach, beautifully decorated. Short walk to the beach. Loved the swing and our grillmaster said best grill we have ever had at the beach. Would rent again!!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

mike h.

Mims Whim

The property is superb. Great location, one minute walk from beach. The facility is adequately stocked with necessary kitchen wear and all systems/appliances operated well. Good parking for two vehicles under the property.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Caroline C., athens , ga

Nice location and well stocked for our short trip

We went off season but my number 1 gripe is that the neighbors to the beach access are quite prickly about their property line. It leaves very little beach for nonvmbeachfronters to explore. The deck rail is also super dangerous if your kids are small and lean or push on things. But we did get plenty of playtime and the house was nicely stocked kitchen wise. Icemaker didnt work tho I guess, aa the 1 tray of ice was gone then nothing. The jack and jill tub doesnt hold water and the kitchen vent was closed and had black stuff all around it. The 2nd main bedrooms tv remote had no batteries but we just switched them around. The DVD player disnt work at all in there. The games were also a hot mess with pieces dumped out everywhere and no organization in the drawer. The master tv system is super confusing. However, we didnt come to sit in front of the tv or play games so it worked well for us and we really loved the layout and the comfy beds and sheets. I only mention any of this bc I know some folks are looking for these particulars. Qe wanted outside time and we had it. It's about 2.5 mi from fort Morgan it's an awesome sight and truly creepy. It does cost but they take cards. Imo well worth it. Stay away from the Pines store tho. Worst price gouging I have ever seen in my life. Go down the rd and theres a DG and a seafood market on the left if you're heading back toward gulf shores. :)
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

English C.

Needs better housekeeping and upgrade the kitchen basics

With a 5 star overall review, I ignored the last review of 2 stars assuming it was an outlier. Unfortunately, it was not. We had a nice stay despite the fact that my children discovered a hoarders mess of wrappers and empty soda bottles under one bed. It was gross enough that all three children refused to sleep in that bedroom the remainder of the trip. The kitchen is desperately lacking in the bare basics...not even an oven mit, nonstick pans that were peeling and unusable, etc. The whole house needed a desperate deep cleaning. There was visible food stuck to the dining chairs, food stuck to the cabinet fronts, etc. The tile floor popped and cracked daily. It's a shame because someone obviously custom decorated it awhile back and had put a lot of effort into it. I can handle outdated, but it was dirty and unmaintained. Also, if you have never traveled to Fort Morgan, be forewarned that there are many offshore oil rigs on the horizon and visible from the beach.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

steve K.

LOVED IT!!

My wife & I loved our stay!! We would for sure come back and Stay again! We received very kind & immediate help to check in, the place was spotless, and we loved the privacy!! VERY short walk to the Beach!!
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

Freddy E., Lewisburg, TN

Was short on a lot.

There was no gas for the grill so I had to travel to the station to get it. Electric went out the final night so we left after being without power for five hours. Got kind of hot while we waited for the power to come back on. Would not want to stay here again.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Stephen M.

Mims Whim , home away from home!!

Clean and a perfect beach home. Would definitely recommend. Beach is a pitching wedge away!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

John K.

House plan is layed out so nice very spacious

Enjoyed our stay. Especially how close to beach it is .will return soon
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

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