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⛱️Wind Drift 501E | Gulf Front⛱️

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Property grounds
Beach
Marina
Living area
Living area

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good
3 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 8127.8 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Beach view
  • Air conditioning
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Pool
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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Orange Beach, AL
  • Orange Beach Beaches
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Ono Island
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • The Wharf
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Gulf Shores, AL (GUF-Jack Edwards)
    ‪30 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 3

Spaces

Kitchen
Balcony

About this property

⛱️Wind Drift 501E | Gulf Front⛱️

Wind Drift 501 presents an inviting Gulf-front retreat in Orange Beach, Alabama, offering the perfect setting for your well-deserved vacation. This beautiful 3-bedroom, 3-bath condo promises stunning views and comfortable accommodations for you and your guests to enjoy.

This unit is currently being offered at a discounted rate due to ongoing construction at complex and balcony area.

Located on the 5th floor of the East Tower, this condo showcases picturesque views of the Gulf from its open floor plan living area. Whether you're lounging indoors or stepping out onto the balcony, you'll be treated to the soothing sounds of waves crashing against the shore and breathtaking views of the coastline.


The Primary suite is a cozy haven featuring a Queen bed, flat-screen TV, balcony access, and a private bath. Step out onto the balcony to savor the fresh breeze and take in the panoramic views of the Gulf. The second bedroom offers a Queen-sized bed with its own private bath, providing a comfortable and private retreat for guests. The third bedroom features 2 Twin beds, ideal for accommodating additional guests or family members.


Stay entertained and connected with flat-screen TVs in both bedrooms as well as the living room. Free wireless internet access is available throughout the condo, ensuring you can stay connected and entertained throughout your stay.


In the fully equipped kitchen, you'll find everything you need to prepare delicious meals, including a convenient wet bar for mixing up refreshing beverages. A full-sized washer and dryer add convenience to your stay, allowing you to keep your beachwear clean and fresh.


COMPLEX DETAILS & AMENITIES
Whether you're an avid boater, a fishing enthusiast, or someone who simply wishes to bask in the sun on a pristine beach, Wind Drift is your ideal destination. Wind Drift's property amenities are tailored to enhance your vacation experience. Engage in a friendly game on one of our three tennis courts, or take a refreshing dip in one of our two outdoor pools. The boat dock offers easy access to the water for boating enthusiasts, while the fishing pier is perfect for those who love to cast a line.


PARKING
Parking pass(es) must be purchased online from Wind Drift. You will receive the information to register your vehicles and purchase your parking pass(es) prior to your arrival.


MONTHLY RENTALS
The property offers monthly rentals in the following months: November, December, January, and February. To get a a quote for monthly rates, contact our Reservations team.


AGE REQUIREMENTS:
Please note that our minimum age requirement for booking is 25 years or older.

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Amenities

Pool
Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Free WiFi
Beach view

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House Rules

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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

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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
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

About the area

Orange Beach

Located on the beach, this condo is in Orange Beach East, a neighbourhood in Orange Beach. Shoppers can check out The Wharf, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of Gulf State Park and Orange Beach Beaches. The Park at OWA and Orange Beach Indian and Sea Museum 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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Orange Beach, AL

What's nearby

  • Orange Beach Beaches - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Ono Island - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Adventure Island - 8 min drive - 7.5 km
  • Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach - 9 min drive - 8.7 km
  • The Wharf - 13 min drive - 13.0 km

Getting around

  • Pensacola, FL (PNS-Pensacola Intl.) - 58 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Flora-Bama - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Gulf - Orange Beach - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Cobalt, The Restaurant - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪OSO at Bear Point Harbor - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Tacky Jacks - ‬9 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does ⛱️Wind Drift 501E | Gulf Front⛱️ have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is ⛱️Wind Drift 501E | Gulf Front⛱️ pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Where is ⛱️Wind Drift 501E | Gulf Front⛱️ located?

Nestled on the beach, this Orange Beach East condo building is just steps away from Gulf State Park and Orange Beach Beaches. Perdido Key Beach is 1.4 mi (2.3 km) away.

Reviews

7.6

Good

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 35 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 35 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 35 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Check-in

8.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

8.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Amanda R.

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

Great place!

We had a great time! Beautiful place! Lots of room!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Peggy A.

Liked: Check-in, location

Choose the wrong week

Love the location and the 3 bathrooms, but couches are dirty, unit needs some repainting and repair of doors, baseboards, and dryer could stand to be replaced. Worst was that construction was going on and our view was of plastic wrapped balcony railings. Had to stand up to see the ocean! For that I put the blame on the listing company not the owners. The company should know what is going on with the properties they handle. Availability should have been blocked. We did receive a two night refund, but would have been happier with the offer of another condo that was not being worked on.
Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Kennith G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

Kennith

1 room no tv 1 room no cable or tv remote had to pay to get a gate code
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gregg O.

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

Great Stay

The property was as described, good location, quiet, beach was not overly busy. The space was good and clean, bathrooms are a little dated and could be updated. View from the balcony was great for watching the ocean and beach.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

James O.

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

College reunion

4 of us gathered for a college reunion. Windrift 501 is in a great location right on the water. It could use a little updating but everything was functional. We would rent this condo again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cindy H.

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

Weekend Trip

It was a perfect location for us. We have never stayed on this end of the beach. Condo was very clean. My cousin was staying in the other tower. We all had the best time.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

DeMarla F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Disappointed

I’ve stayed in 6-8 different units at Wind Drift - this is my LEAST favorite - needs updating. Bedroom furniture very old and not comfortable!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Joli H.

Very relaxing

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Our family stays at Wind Drift every year. The beach is quiet, and there is plenty of room to spread out. This unit was fully furnished with everything we needed for a nice, relaxing vacation. It was clean and spacious. The Liquid Life team was easy to reach by text, and check-in/check-out was super easy.
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10/10 Excellent

anita w.

Family Vacation

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Perfect condo on quite side of beach. Will go back again to Wind Drift 501. The only down side was we were excited this complex had access to boat ramp across street. We brought our boat but we’re unable to use this facility had to store in another location which was a inconvenience. But we definitely will stay at Win Drift again.

10/10 Excellent

Michael N.

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

Love WindDrift

Our 5th year back and another memorable vacation at Orange Beach. The Wind Drift condos are great and this one didn’t disappoint. Highly recommend for anyone.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Craig E.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Great view and location needs work

The condo was OK. The layout was nice the view and location was great. However, the place really needs some work. Faucets leaked, and didn’t work well. Especially in the master bath. Main bath tub doesn’t drain well. You’re ankle deep in water by the time the shower is over. Kitchen sink faucet need work. It’s hard to turn off. It’s mostly old and tired looking and needs to reinvestment. Also having to go buy my own toilet paper is really a turn off. One spare roll in each bathroom would be nice.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

marie y.

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

Good

Needs some updates but over all a great location
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022
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2/10 Terrible

Mimi H.

Wind Drift #501

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very unhappy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This Condo was the worst I have ever stayed in . Every bedroom had patch places painted on the walls in white . The Master bath sink and bathtub is so old it looked like rust and the commode was horrible . The door going into the bathtub and commode room looked like a ten year old painted it . We paid $1,825.00 for 5 nights . As old as it is and horrible as it was , we shouldn’t have been charged over $1,200.00 .We should be refunded some . Mimi Hand
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4/10 Poor

Scott H.

Disappointing

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was somewhat unhappy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We were moved to this condo after being told the condo that we rented at another complex was “not up to their standards and would not be ready”. We were told this on the day of our arrival while traveling. We expected this condo to be at least the same quality or better than the one we rented. It was poor quality from the minute we walked in. The door barely latched shut and was very loose making us not feel very safe or secure in this location!! The furniture and decor looked like it came from a garage sale. We were able to move to our original condo after 2 nights but we will never rent from Liquid Life again!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021
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2/10 Terrible

Cassie E.

Wouldn’t stay in this unit again

Rating Details: The property manager was very unhelpful. The vacation rental was very dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: I would not stay in this unit again. First, our condo was ready for us to check in 2 hours late. Its needs a major renovation. When we first arrived their was an overwhelming smell of mildew that took my breathe away. We had to run the AC, open the door, and light a candle to air it out. There is what looks like to be mold on some areas of the ceilings. Items were left in the fridge. Their was a lot of dirt built up on the hall bathroom floor. The door in that bath was frayed at the bottom from water damage. The master bath had mold on the inside of the shower curtain. I found hairs on the third bathrooms toilet. I went to go wash clothes on our last night and couldn’t because there was so much sand in the machine. The only lighting in the living room and bedrooms was table lamps. I know other units in that building are updated and very well kept. There is already limited parking at this property and there were about 10 parking spots blocked off for construction,forcing some people to park across the street. When you walk into the building, to get on the elevator, the walls were gutted with the metals beams exposed. We were overall very disappointed in this stay, considering we spent almost $1500 on 2 nights. The lady that I booked the condo with over the phone was extremely nice though.
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6/10 Okay

Marian H.

Dated condo

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Rented Wind Drift unit 501 for three nights. Pros: good location, nice size dining table, well stocked kitchen, great water pressure, nice living room furniture, fast elevators. Cons: musty smelling, poor dated small bathrooms, mattresses not great, no tv in one bedroom, no instructions on how to operate tv’s. Overall it was only ok. I expected more for the amount of money we paid. We would not go back there unless some of these things are addressed.
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8/10 Good

M.C C.

Good for a quick trip-close to Florabama

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This was perfect for our group of 8 for Mullet Toss weekend. Only 1 mile from Florabama. Dishwasher kept falling out from under the counter though.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021
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8/10 Good

Stephanie P.

First time Condo rental in Orange Beach

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had a wonderful time for most of our stay. Loved the view and sounds of the ocean waves and wildlife. The condo was very pleasant and comfy. The only setback was the building upgrades that were done with no notification. New electrical wiring throughout, and new cable wiring. Holes in the walls, mudding and sanding. We came home after dinner out, to find a mess and things moved.... and the refrigerator not working. Maintenance was very helpful with an extension cord and plugging into another outlet that did work. These could have been done on days the unit was not rented ?? It took 4 days of mess and inconvenience from our vacation. We focused on the good days and enjoyed the majority of our stay.

8/10 Good

Sarah E.

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

Great location

Great location! We love staying at Winddrift. This condo definitely needs upgrades. The shower in the master is still leaking, you can hear the water pipes all night long from people flushing or running water. A paint job would do this condo wonders. We were able to look past the cosmetic flaws though and enjoyed our stay. The condo is very convenient to surrounding restaurants and entertainment. We had no trouble with parking. I would recommend this condo if you can look past a few cosmetic flaws and get past the sound of dripping water in the master.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Leanna A.

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

Rough around the edges

This property was clean. The beds were moderately comfortable. The couches were comfortable. However, there was mold on the shower curtain, mold growing on the ceiling, missing baseboards, peeling paint, poor paint jobs, and shoddy work all around-closet doors off the rails, upside down drawers and missing stick pulls on the door blinds. Not a horrible place to stay, but if you’re looking for “super nice” keep looking.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Celeste B.

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Cleanliness

Good location but run down

Positives: nice couches, kitchen very well stocked, good water pressure in shower, nice balcony Negatives: beds noisy and broken, loud constantly leaking faucets, rental company charges for 2nd parking spot even though condo has 2 spaces per the owners association, furniture is all old (except couches and bar stools) wicker and rickety. Would not stay in this unit again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Lisa B.

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

I love the location

I love the location, just over bridge away from most of the beach traffic. Parking lot is very limited and difficult to have room for my truck to park at times. Kitchen was roomy and well stocked. Mattresses and couches are in need of replacing but not totally worn out. Twin beds did not have flat sheets, just comforter. Each bedroom (3) had direct access to a bathroom, that was great for all of us. I would stay here again! It was clean and communication was easy.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Linda S.

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

Older condo with a good location

Our overall stay was very nice. The view of the beach from the LR/kitchen is beautiful! It was spacious enough for our family of 7. It is an older condo is definitely in need of some repairs. Most issues could be overlooked for a short stay IF you are not fussy. However, something that needs to be corrected ASAP is that in two of the three showers, it was extremely difficult to turn off the water and to control the water temperature. The condo was generally clean with the exception of the shower liners which were covered in mildew and should have been replaced prior to our arrival.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Alejandro M.

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

Great!

Perfect place !
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Carrie D.

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

Beautiful!

Plenty of room for our extended family group! The view was beautiful and this area of the beach is not crowded. State park right next door. The property managers at Wind Drift were extra helpful! Would recommend!!! The only issue was a leaky shower in the master bathroom. Liquid Life informed us they would send someone to fix on the first day and it was never resolved. Other than that, wonderful place!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021

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