My wife and I and our 23 children and grandchildren rented this property from July 30 through August 6. We were celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary and my wife’s 73rd birthday. We arrived Saturday evening July 30 and the only two ways into the house were the elevator room and the steps leading up to the second floor. We started to go through the elevator room which was kind of dingy and found out you have two holes both elevator doors for the elevator to operate. It is pitch black inside the elevator. The lights did not work. We called the owner and was told to replace the lightbulbs. We replaced them three times and still We could not get them to work. I called the owners again and they said they would have somebody come out to fix it. We never saw anyone for the whole week‘ needless to say we hardly used the elevator and it was a five story house. Everyone was too afraid to ride in it because it was completely dark and scary. Our only other way was the steps that lead up to the second floor and the bottom two planks were rotted and made it difficult to go up and down. We walked out onto the Balconies on the second floor and the third floor and found the wood so soft we thought we would fall through the floors. Our bedroom door onto the deck was stuck and you had to push with all your might to open it. I really thought the window in the door was going to break. We did not use it much and it looked out to the ocean. The pool chains on the fan overlooking our bed were filthy. They look like they had never been clean. The house was infested with ants especially in the kitchen pantry. I saw spiders in the elevator room. The icemaker in the kitchen did not work because it said the filter need to be replaced and so we had no Weiss. These are things I witnessed myself and never said anything to the family except when they saw ants in the food in the kitchen and the pantry. I never told my wife anything for fear she would want to pack up and go home. The last straw was when we were leaving on the last day Saturday morning August 6. While caring out our luggage hi steps on the Rod and plank that has split in half and sprained my knee. It was a 50 year anniversary to remember. I saw on Zillow that the house is up for sale. Marvin T

My favorite colors are blue and yellow and this home was decorated beautifully with them. So much more than bare bone necessities. We have never had such a well-stocked kitchen in our 32 years of family vacation. We especially liked walking to the end of the peninsula Where Ft. Morgan and the ferry were. It's about 2-3 miles and beautiful with few houses. There were issues with plumbing and air conditioning but they were taken care of as well as can be expected and Kim was very gracious and prompt in spite of being out of the country on a mission trip.

The house was large enough for everyone to be comfortable. The family areas and kitchen were large enough to assemble our large family for food, games, conversation etc! The beach was so close. The house was very clean and organized, and the owner obviously added lots of amenities to make us feel at home. The kitchen was super supplied to meet our needs. The house was nicely decorated ( not sterile as some rentals ) making us feel welcome. The elevator was a perfect solution to getting grandma and pregnant mom up the stairs. Loved the house.

We had several people come by for insurance purposes; repairs taking g pictures installing a Wash machine.

We loved everything about this home!! From the private, guarded, gated community being off of the main drag, to the best proximity to the beach boardwalk, to the elevator making moving in bags, groceries,….and older family members a breeze, to the HUGE storage at the base of the home, to the huge parking area (and adjacent “overflow” parking area), to the TWO full kitchens, to the comfortable and spacious bedrooms, to the abundance of bathrooms which ensured that everyone had plenty of privacy and made getting a large group cleaned up for dinner no problem at all,…..I could go on and on!! I would DEFINITELY recommend this home!

This was our 2nd stay at this house. The house has great memories for us. It has plenty of room for you to escape to some quiet, plenty of room for kids and adults. The beach is quiet and non commercial, which is exactly what we wanted. Overall…. Fantastic!

We had such a good time here. We had our whole family present; parents, kids, grandkids, great grandkids. Every room was full but it didn't seem crowded. Everyone had their own space and, more importantly, their own bathrooms! The house was beautiful and comfortable and we felt completely at home. Kim and Hossein were great to deal with. Quick to respond and very nice to talk to. We will definitely be looking at this place again when we come back.

The house was great! We love the ice makers. The kitchen was awesome.

Students loved the house and trip!! They did not want to leave!

The house was perfect for our family reunion. It had everything we needed and my family said they want to stay at the same place again next year. Loved being next to the beach. Took the ferry from Dauphin Island and that was fun too. There was nothing that we were lacking in the house.

Our family reunion was held here. It was an awesome getaway place with fun for all! The kitchen was well stocked and we had everything we needed to prepare food for 27 people. Great memories were made here. Nice to have room to be together and to spread out. We enjoyed table games, football watching, and beach strolls.

Plenty of room to spread out but still be together. Perfect location for beach access. Loved it.

Perfect house for a large family - plenty of parking spaces. LOVED, LOVED, LOVED the refrigerator/freezer space; large pantry for storage. Kitchen was fabulous and more than adequately equipped. Access to beach was great. The elevator saved our lives - loading and unloading our stuff.

This property was exactly like described. It was clean and met all of our expectations. The location was perfect. We were a group of 16 and there was enough room for everyone to have their own space.

Chateau Soleil was very well furnished and equipped, with plenty of room for our extended family, right on the beach. Storm damage repairs were nearly complete, but posed no problems for us. Dealing with the owner was a pleasure.

My large family enjoyed this wonderful house for the second time. We love this house. Our week went by much too fast.

Wonderful

Great stay in a great house and somewhat secluded location! We will be back

We gathered for a family reunion over Thanksgiving. Very impressed with the property and the owners. They answered our questions and were most helpful before and during our stay...even over a holiday weekend. Kitchens are WELL stocked! Lots of sand toys and fun beach toys to play with. We had 28 adults and children staying there and everyone had a blast. Thanks so much!!

Had 25 people packed in here and loved it, especially the master suite

Nice location, was great having the elevator for our family members in wheelchairs. Home needs several repairs. Did not appreciate receiving all the rules and $5k fine per dead sea turtle found on the beach if you have your outside lights on or mini blinds open to let light out. This should be identified up front not after $10k payment for a week’s rental. This created pressure for our group to “shutdown” everything after dark everyday. Over all this home is overpriced for what you get.

We had a fantastic time at this property. The location is great, tons of space inside the house. It’s a bit more secluded than other parts of Gulf Shores, which meant the beach was not as busy. The property was clean and extremely well stocked. We will definitely be back.

Once again a wonderful vacation time. Yellow house we have been coming to the yellow house for 17 years. We love the location, the multiple rooms and baths kitchen, well equipped kitchen, and good appointments.

We had a wonderful stay and would recommend this property to anyone. The owners were great to work with and were very responsive to any issue. The house was perfect for our needs and we would definitely stay there again!

This was an amazing home. Clean and in good repair. All the amenities and then some. Plenty of room and parking for our large family. Owners very responsive to our needs. Definitely the shortest walking distance to the beach of all the properties in the edition. Nice pool for the kids. Beautiful views. Great Fun!

This is the 5th year we have stayed at this beach house and we consider it our home away from home. We have 8 couples that come for golf and beach time and this is the perfect house for us. The owners are so easy to deal with and the communication is easy if we ever need anything. We have already booked for next year! Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with us every year!!

We had a large group celebrating my parents 50th. Everyone of us loved it and can’t wait to be back!!!

House fit our needs well. Kitchen was well stocked. Elevator worked good! Beach chairs and toys were very handy! Kim was very prompt with answering any questions and was very helpful!

Our third time at Soleil and we enjoyed in thoroughly - great location,beautiful beach and a terrific home for our 8 kids and 6 adults. Hossein and Kim are very responsive hosts. Would highly recommend!

My family's 3rd year coming here, great experience, the house is beautiful, very comfortable, hope to return soon!!

We loved our stay at this home! Our 4 families were all able stay comfortably and have a lovely beach vacation! Awesome home with great amenities!

It was like being at home on beach