🥰 Summer Sale! First 2! Andrew's Sandbox: 6BR Beachfront with Heatable Pool! Sleeps 21!

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6 bedrooms5 bathroomsSleeps 21215.8 sq m

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Parking available
Air conditioning
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Washer

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Gulf Shores, AL

West Beach
‪4 min walk‬
Gulf Shores Beach
‪13 min walk‬
Hangout Music Fest
‪7 min drive‬
Gulf Shores, AL (GUF-Jack Edwards)
‪12 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

6 bedrooms (sleeps 21)

3rd Flr NE BR

1 Single Bunk Bed

3rd Flr NW BR

2 Queen Beds

3rd Flr S BR

2 Single Bunk Beds

3rd Flr SE BR

1 King Bed

3rd Flr SW BR

1 King Bed

Common Space

1 Double Sofa Bed

Main Flr NE BR

2 Queen Beds

5 bathrooms

2nd Flr Common Bath

Bathtub · Toilet

2nd Flr NE BR Bath

Toilet · Shower only

3rd Flr E Bath

Toilet · Shower only

3rd Flr SW BR Bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

3rd Flr W Bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Balcony

Separate dining area

Dining area

About this property

Andrew's Sandbox
1945 West Beach Blvd

25-02-22. Summer on Sale! Quick 'escape the cold' summer sale! First 2 bookings get 15% off. This is ALREADY priced in and should show as a strikethrough/discount on the booking page. Fab place... for less! Act quick, 2 will go fast! Spring dates too!

Renovations! Hey new paint throughout and outside too! Completely new vibe!

New flooring. Lots of nips and tucks too! Looking great for next summer. Check out the new virtual tour!

You'll love Andrew's Sandbox!

Andrew's Sandbox's namesake is my oldest son, now a freshman in college. You'll love the Sandbox's 6 bedrooms (5 up and 1 down) and 6, count 'em, 6 bathrooms (4 up and 2 down). Yowsa!

Main Floor N Bedroom: 2 Queens
3rd Floor NE Bedroom: Twin over Full Bunk (sleeping up to 3)
3rd Floor NW Bedroom: 2 Queens
3rd Floor S Bedroom: 2 Twin Bunks
3rd Floor SE Bedroom : King
3rd Floor SW Bedroom: King

Main Floor Living Room: Queen Sleeper Sofa

There's a sitting room, living room, dining room, and well-furnished kitchen. Andrew's Sandbox even has a pool sheltered beneath the home!

Other amenities include televisions, DVD players, cable, high speed internet, master bath, central air, ceiling fans throughout, TWO refrigerators with ice makers, washer dryer, garbage disposal, and dishwasher. Outside showers and picnic table. Also, new wifi mesh network. More consistent coverage throughout the home! (Still can't guarantee the local cable company provision, but if its working, it'll work everywhere!).

Added a propane gas pool heater, so YES the pool is heatable to a maximum of 82-84' (the high side of recommended rec pool temps) to take the chill off! This service is by request in advance with a per night surcharge for length of stay (gas is expensive right now, this does not actually recoup the cost!). Fee subject to change due to incredibly high gas rates right now. Any online quote will show the optional fee and its current pricing. You may also add it after booking by simply requesting the pool be heated any time after making the reservation and at least a few days before check in so we can get it on before you arrive. See our FAQ about heatable pools too.

Snowbirds welcome. Up to 80% off. Inquire.No smoking please, but feel free to eat lots of shrimp, bask in the warm sun, and have a great time!

Property manager

Rick Goldsworthy

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

Events allowed

Pls inquire. No house parties.

Pets

Pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

We communicate. A lot. :-) Failure to respond to any requests may lead to cancellation of the reservation without refund, per rental agreement.

Pets, where allowed, MUST BE PRE-APPROVED and are subject to a $250 pet fee per pet. See agreement.

Guest must abide by all Rental Agreement terms and conditions.

Important information

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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

Parties and events are allowed on site

Note from host: Pls inquire. No house parties.

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 theme parks and on the beach. Shoppers can check out The Wharf, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of Gulf Shores Beach and Gulf State Park. The Park at OWA and Shrimpy's Mini Golf are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

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Gulf Shores, AL

What's nearby

West Beach - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
Gulf Shores Beach - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
Hangout Music Fest - 7 min drive - 5.9 km
Waterville USA - 8 min drive - 6.8 km
Gulf Shores Golf Club - 11 min drive - 9.7 km

Getting around

Pensacola, FL (PNS-Pensacola Intl.) - 74 min drive

Restaurants

‪The Hangout - ‬8 min drive
‪Sunliner Diner - ‬7 min drive
‪Pink Pony Pub - ‬8 min drive
‪De Soto's Seafood Kitchen - ‬7 min drive
‪Burro Azul - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does 🥰 Summer Sale! First 2! Andrew's Sandbox: 6BR Beachfront with Heatable Pool! Sleeps 21! have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool. Pool types include heated pools.

Is 🥰 Summer Sale! First 2! Andrew's Sandbox: 6BR Beachfront with Heatable Pool! Sleeps 21! pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at 🥰 Summer Sale! First 2! Andrew's Sandbox: 6BR Beachfront with Heatable Pool! Sleeps 21!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 🥰 Summer Sale! First 2! Andrew's Sandbox: 6BR Beachfront with Heatable Pool! Sleeps 21!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is 🥰 Summer Sale! First 2! Andrew's Sandbox: 6BR Beachfront with Heatable Pool! Sleeps 21! located?

Nestled on the beach, this Gulf Shores holiday home is within a 15-minute walk of West Beach and Gulf Shores Beach. Lagoon Pass Park is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) away.

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8.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

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10/10 Excellent

Alison P.

27 Mar 2025

Loved Andrews Sandbox

Richard was great to work with and Andrew's Sandbox did not disappoint! [😎😎😎 Yay! Thanks Alison! Glad everyone had a wonderful time in Andrew's Sandbox. Poke me if you have any suggestions for my home, or the support and communications from Bama Beach Houses too! Or... when ready to lock in the return to Gulf Shores! 😉Thanks again! 🙏]

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10/10 Excellent

Suzanne R.

10 Oct 2024

Great place and top notch management company too!

We enjoyed your house very much. The location, location, location is wonderful! It was so nice to look out of those huge living room and dining room windows and see the sand and waves. It was wonderful to be just steps away and able to come back to the house for various reasons from the beach so easily and quickly! My husband and I had never been to Gulf Shores before. We are used to Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head and Charleston beaches. We found Gulf Shores very nice - not too commercialized, well kept, not crowded, etc. Of course, the non-crowdedness could be because our week was at the end of August. We had the beach almost to ourselves which was wonderful. The sand was so white and the water so clear. Unfortunately we found ourselves in the midst of swarms of stinging flies on several days. That was miserable. Our 4 year old granddaughter was stung by a jelly-fish. She surely did not like that! We realize that you are not responsible for nature! We appreciated the comfortable and attractive furnishings in the living room of your home. We also enjoyed the artwork throughout the house. Everything was very neat and tasteful. We loved having 6 bedrooms - one for each of the 3 grandchildren plus 3 adult rooms - with plenty of bathrooms as well. The kitchen was well stocked and clean. The appliances were great. It was wonderful having 2 refrigerators. I will say that your management company was amazing. We pulled out the slow cooker and found that there was no knob on it. I could not cook without knowing whether it was on high or low or what!! So I called the BamaBeachHouses company. In less than 15 minutes our doorbell rang. A very sweet young lady handed me another slow cooker - with a knob. What service! I mentioned two concerns about the house. One was that one door mat on the deck was very very ratty and a curled up tripping hazard. The other problem was that when several of the closet/bathroom doors opened, they rubbed against the flooring and gouge the floor. I told them that I would not want my flooring to be destroyed every time someone opened these doors. I thought that the owner may want to address this problem. She said that she would have the doors shaved off to preserve the flooring after we left. She also said that she would bring us a new door mat. She showed up the next morning with a cute, new door mat which was in keeping with the niceness of the rest of the house. We threw the ratty door mat away. Your management company was top notch in our book!I am so glad that we stayed in your home last week. It was a good experience.

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10/10 Excellent

Mary S.

14 Aug 2024

Andrew's Sandbox summer vacation 2024

Absolute beautiful home. Great location, very quick response, and house was very clean!! Pool was fantastic, and perfectly maintained. Plenty of seating throughout the patios, and living space.

10/10 Excellent

Charles S.

4 Aug 2024

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

Perfect Beach Vacation

Andrew’s Sandbox was as advertised. Location, size, everything needed for a perfect large family vacation.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

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10/10 Excellent

Jennifer R.

29 July 2024

Great trip to Andrews Sandbox in Gulf Shores

We booked this home for a last minute vacation with our family. The home was beautiful and the views were stunning. I was fortunate enough to have my elderly mother stay with us and having a bedroom on the main floor with a easy entrance on the shower was a huge plus. Richard was also a pleasure to deal with and would recommend this home. Thank you again for the hospitality.[😎😎😎 Thank you Jennifer! I am so glad you were able to spend quality time making memories with your mom in our home, and that everything was shipshape, and you loved the views too! Always happy to help too, so reach out if you ever need anything, or when ready to come back! Best wishes.]

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10/10 Excellent

Daryl G.

25 July 2024

Fantastic stay at Andrews Sandbox

The time at Andrew's Sandbox was absolutely fantastic! We all truly enjoyed the location, amenities, ease of access to the beach and pool, etc.; first class all around! We will certainly be planning to book a return next year!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

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10/10 Excellent

Paula M.

10 July 2024

Lovely Gulf Shores family vacation

We feel we had the best view of the beach of Gulf Shores in your LR!! We all hated leaving today! The management people responded in a very timely manner when we couldn't get a TV to work, they even stopped over and fixed the issue. The email and txt messages with instructions and information were very helpful. We had a great time and you have a lovely home! [Yay! 😁 Thank you so much Paula! I would be happy to have you all back anytime. If you have any suggestions for my place, or our communications and support, or when ready to return 😉, should be a DM. And Andrew's soccer game went well, though I was out til the wee hours getting back home! Thanks again!]

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10/10 Excellent

Paula M.

10 July 2024

Lovely Gulf Shores family vacation

10/10 Excellent

Kevin R.

29 June 2024

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

Relaxing

Perfect house in a great location. Pool was a big success for all, but especially the 8 and 5 year olds. The beach was great. Everything as advertised. Highly recommended!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

deborah b.

25 June 2024

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

Great stay

We were happy to stay for a second year. We love the location as it’s right on the beach and the pool was awesome.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

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10/10 Excellent

Frank W.

6 June 2024

Great time (again) at Andrew's Sandbox

We had a great time and everything was clean and up to date. We will stay again. Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Treccia H.

28 May 2024

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

Our time in the Sandbox

Andrew’s Sandbox

Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jena M.

4 Apr 2024

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

Family Beach Break

Our family enjoyed our stay. The beach location +pool is a must for small children. It was a very good spring break.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

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10/10 Excellent

Mitch R.

20 Mar 2024

Andrew's Sandbox

We had an amazing time!! Everything we were looking for (room for the kids, house that was very well maintained and clean, beautiful beach, far enough away from busy beach but close enough to drive into town for dinner, and of course my wife would say perfect shelling every morning)!! Would like to thank you for letting us share ur wonderful house with us. And one last thing sunrises and sunsets were awesome!!

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

deborah b.

5 Feb 2024

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

Great stay

We stay in Gulf shores every summer and this house was one of our favorites. We really loved the pool. The owners were great about keeping in touch to make sure everything was great. We enjoyed it so much that we’re going back in 2024.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

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10/10 Excellent

Cody G.

5 Feb 2024

Great time! Loved house and location.

We had a great stay, thanks.

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10/10 Excellent

Haleigh l.

9 Jan 2024

What a week!

We had the BEST time! Thank you so much for allowing us to stay in Andrew's Sandbox. This was the best thing for me and my whole family for Thanksgiving. Thank you thank you thank you!

About the host

Hosted by Rick Goldsworthy

Instructional designer. Behavior change researcher. Father of 3. Teacher. Soccer coach. Hoosier. I'm interested in why people do the things they do, what we can do to change those things so that folks live happier and healthier lives, and how technology can help. Plus, well, I love Gulf Shores!

My wife's family have traveled to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Alabama for decades. I became a tag along in the late 1990s, so a Gulf Shores guy by marriage. One thing led to another and we ended up a several large, family-friendly, large group friendly, places along the Gulf.

Andrew's Sandbox is spacious, comfortable, a good fit! The beach is RIGHT THERE, and the pool is sheltered. Great location past the bridge on West Beach Blvd. Plus, find the hidden picture of my son, Andrew, in the home! Like a hidden Mickey, but, well, not....

Why they chose this property

My wife's family have traveled to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Alabama for decades. I became a tag along in the late 1990s, so a Gulf Shores guy by marriage. One thing led to another and we ended up a several large, family-friendly, large group friendly, places along the Gulf.

What makes this property unique

Andrew's Sandbox is spacious, comfortable, a good fit! The beach is RIGHT THERE, and the pool is sheltered. Great location past the bridge on West Beach Blvd. Plus, find the hidden picture of my son, Andrew, in the home! Like a hidden Mickey, but, well, not....

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Rooms & beds

6 bedrooms (sleeps 21)

3rd Flr NE BR

3rd Flr NW BR

3rd Flr S BR

3rd Flr SE BR

3rd Flr SW BR

Common Space

Main Flr NE BR

5 bathrooms

2nd Flr Common Bath

2nd Flr NE BR Bath

3rd Flr E Bath

3rd Flr SW BR Bath

3rd Flr W Bath

Spaces

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