Is Book your Fall and Winter Vacation now! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 5 total). Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

Where is Book your Fall and Winter Vacation now! located?

Nestled on the beach, this Gulf Shores vacation home is within 1 mi (2 km) of Fort Morgan and Fort Morgan Beach. Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) away.

Book your Fall and Winter Vacation now! - Latest Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth J.

May 29, 2025

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

Beautiful weekend stay!

This home is in a great location. Just a short walk to the beach. There are several great restaurants nearby. Felt like home! It was the perfect weekend stay!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kenny L.

May 13, 2025

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

Fantastic Location with Plenty of Room!

This property has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The living area is huge! It has a large kitchen, packed with everything you need and plenty of space in the dining room. The location is so convenient. Walk by a few houses and you're on the Gulf of America beach. This section of the beach is actually dog friendly (as is the property)! Our little Ewokian (Havanese/Pomeranian) puppy loved the beach! The Tacky Jack seafood restaurant is a few minutes away and not far from Fort Morgan Historical Site (all dog friendly). The Fort Morgan area is so secluded from the tourists and is so quiet, yet close enough to drive to Gulf Shores for souvenirs and shopping. We'll be back!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Karen M.

Nov 5, 2024

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

Family Weekend Getaway

The property is spacious and comfortable. My family thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rob H.

Jun 17, 2024

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

Great Location

Great location. Will definitely stay there again.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew P.

May 19, 2024

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

Amazing

We really enjoyed our stay. The house was in great shape for our stay and the beach was beautiful

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kenny P.

Aug 4, 2024

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

Great back to school getaway!!

Had a great time! House was as described, check in/ out was a breeze. Communication with owner was quick and efficient!!

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

David C.

Aug 6, 2023

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

Relaxed

Great place to stay! Plenty of room for the family.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

William J.

Jun 17, 2023

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

Summer get away

My family and I enjoyed our vacation. We were pleased to see the pictures really didn't do the place justice. Pet friendly area, and great house to stay in.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer W.

Jul 15, 2023

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

Beach trip 2023

We had a wonderful time. Easy walk to the beach. House was very comfortable.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Jul 21, 2023

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

Family vacation

We rented this house to meet family members. Tha house was wonderful it was roomy and close to the beach. The neighborhood is quiet and beach is very family friendly and clean. The hosts were friendly and quickly responded to all our inquiries prior to our stay. Would highly recommend staying here and would definitely stay here again.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Greg M.

Oct 23, 2023

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

A Standing Ovation!

We loved our month stay at Busy Doin’ Nothin’!!! It was perfect for us and our dogs. The house was well stocked, clean and nicely furnished. The back yard was great for our dogs. The location was awesome—just a couple hundred steps to the beach. We really enjoyed meeting and talking with our neighbors and several others who come every October. We had a little hiccup with our WiFi. The owner was immediately on top of it. We were sad to leave today, but we will definitely be back.

Stayed 28 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Teresa B.

Oct 30, 2019

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

Family vacation

This was our first time in the Gulf Shores area. We had a wonderful family vacation with all of our family. The location was perfect, 20 minutes outside of Gulf Shores/Orange Beach. We loved that we were a short walk to the beach and that we were in a quiet residential neighborhood. The house was a good size for our family. The kitchen was spacious and had everything we needed to cook meals. We loved having the washer and dryer. We definitely would stay here again when we are in the Gulf Shores area. We encountered no problems while we were there.

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kara H., Newburgh, Indiana

Aug 11, 2020

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

Great stay!!!

We had a wonderful week at Busy Doin Nothin! Property was perfect! Rustic and beachy! Tina was the most accommodating! We had one issue, terrible mosquitoes because of prior rains before we showed up, and she called the town and they came and sprayed twice! Service!!!!! Wow! Thanks for your help! We will definitely stay with you in the future!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ann O.

Jul 9, 2023

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

Most Amazing Beach House!

Our family had an incredible vacation/ baseball tournament! This home was spacious, clean with amazing quiet beach access just about a football field from front door to sand! Comfy beds, nice size kitchen open to the dining area and living room. Lots of fun beach things, enjoyed some and added to the collection! Loved the covered parking, in the ground grill, outdoor shower and hose to keep the sand down in the house. The 3 full baths made it easy to clean up after the beach, tile floors throughout were easy to sweep up, laundry area was nice and bright and the berber carpet was a bonus touch in the bedrooms. Overall, very nice for a very away vacation! Thanks Tina and Joe!

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Briana P.

Jun 28, 2023

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

Mostly Good

First, the good- -the A/C is a workhorse. The A/C kept us cool the whole stay! -Location is perfect! Close to the beach. -comfortable beds -wagon, beach things, nets, and crab traps provided!!! -Tina is great and very responsive. Side note- the starter supplies were more than expected due to previous reviews and enough to get us started on our stay. Issue- -there was visible dog hair on the floors and sheets of one bed. Tina took steps to resolve the issue and I am satisfied with the solution. Overall the good outweighs the one issue and I would return again!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

George H.

Dec 29, 2023

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Communication

Indecisive owner

The property was fine, although there was sand in one of the beds and a towel full of someone's hair, but overall okay. However the owner (who consented to us bringing 5 dogs, which I paid an extra fee for) tried to cancel my trip less than 24 hours prior to our arrival for a Christmas vacation. I assured her that they were well behaved. Apparently she expected a SPOTLESS place when we left. I got none of my deposit back. If you're bringing pets just a warning - make sure they don't shed!!!!

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Hayley L.

May 14, 2024

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

Nice....

Communication with the Owner was easy. Location was easy to find, and it was a short nice walk to the beach. Lots of room in the Kitchen/ Dining Room and Living Room. The whole area is very dog friendly. It should be noted the fourth bedroom is not a Queen and 2 twins, it is just a Queen bed. The floor in the master bathroom was not clean, but it seemed like everything else was. The stairs were a little shaky, which can happen over time at the beach, anyone who is not sure footed may have a hard time on them. Mostly my only warning is that the master bath is aggressively orange, lol. Be warned when you turn on the lights. All that being said, I would rent it again. It would make a great week or more stay, for a group of no more than 8, it has plenty of room for everyone!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Jul 10, 2018

Wonderful Family Vacation

I stayed at Tina's house with my husband, parents, brother, sister-in-law, sister, and my brother's three-month-old baby. We had plenty of room for everyone to have their own space and having three bathrooms was amazing. We used a lot of water between all of the showers, dishwasher, and laundry, but we never ran out of hot water. The air conditioner always kept the house cool and comfortable (despite it being hot outside). The kitchen was well stocked with all of the cooking utensils, dishes, cutlery, etc that we needed. There was even some spices, cooking oil, dish soap, dishwasher and laundry detergent already waiting in the cabinets. There were plenty of towels for everyone, the beds and bedding were comfortable, and there was a variety of beach chairs, toys, boogie boards, etc in the storage room downstairs. The beach was less than a block away and since there are no condos in this area it was not crowded and was mostly families. There was an abundance of wildlife at the beach. We saw schools of several different types of fish swimming in the waves, a variety of sea birds (mostly pelicans and terns, but there was also a great blue heron fishing along the shore one day), and a pod of 12-15 dolphins jumping in the waves just off shore for several hours one day. It was a very peaceful neighborhood and only a couple of miles from the ferry to Dauphin Island (we took a day trip over there). We had an amazing time and would definitely visit again. Thanks Tina!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

Kimla A.

Jul 2, 2024

Liked: Location

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

WARNING!!! Nightmare Experience All Together

House was furnishing are garage sale quality. Dirty dishes in cabinets. Kitchen stove hood super filthy. Stairs are very unstable without proper rails for handicapped. Refrigerator was not working properly and has a note on it to the fact. Both refrigerators went out during 1st day. There was no where to put cold items. Ice chest had to be purchased. The main refrigerator was semi-cool on arrival. The note on refrigerator explain not to overload or keep open. I placed my insulin in the door and shut it. When I returned 3 hours later the refrigerator was hot as was my insulin. I notified owner and she sent repair man and her husband next morning. The husband apologized and brought ice for refrigerator. He inspected the hot refrigerator. Repair man came and clean dirty coils and stated refrigerator should cool down after a few hours and not to use till then. The repairman gave me a businesscard in case the refrigerator did not cooldown. The owner apologized and stated she would cover the cost of medication ruined. Now that I am home, the owner states there was nothing wrong with both refrigerators and I am after her money. Sad way to treat people but money is obviously an issue for this owner. To blame renters for know issues. Don’t trust these people with your vacation, find another property. WARNING

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew K.

Sep 10, 2024

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

Perfect beach get away

Absolute gem of a property close to a fantastic beach. Immaculately clean, well furnished, and friendly hosts. Couldn't ask for anything more for a beach vacation. Thank you!! Can't wait to come back

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen M.

Oct 29, 2023

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

Great time at Busy Doin Nothing

The house was very comfortable, spacious, and had everything we needed for a quiet vacation for my husband and I and our adult children. We will definitely look to stay here again.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kera W.

Dec 27, 2022

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

Christmas Party

My family was able to come visit for the holidays. This house was a perfect fit. Short walk to the beach and a very relaxing atmosphere.

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Margie E.

Nov 29, 2022

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

Thanksgiving 2022

Great trip! Awesome location 😊 We arrived later than expected in the night to find no paper products or cleaning supplies, but made due.

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

John B.

Nov 2, 2022

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

Tina and Joe were great!

Very Roomy, Good location

Stayed 31 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lissa B.

Oct 1, 2022

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

Dream Trip

We were blessed to be able to visit Ft Morgan Beach for one month as a retirement ‘gift’ to ourselves and was my dream trip come true!! Was I ready to leave? NO!! We have been visiting Ft Morgan Beach doe about 10 years and we love it! Busy Doin Nothing was perfect for our trip as we had family & friends down to visit throughout the month! The owners, Tina & Joe, are so kind, quick to respond and genuinely just want visitors to relax and have a wonderful time! We would rent this home again in a heartbeat!

Stayed 29 nights in Sep 2022

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