4005 Rookery 3 Fort Morgan
Gulf Shores, AL · 3 bedrooms · 6 beds · 2 baths · sleeps 10
Sea Story, the Anti-Condo Experience!
Tranquility surrounded by nature in this colorful cottage complex. You'll be steps from two gorgeous pools, one with zero entry; perfect for kids, and a short stroll to serene Gulf Coast beaches. This 3-bedroom, 2-bath home features a fully equipped kitchen, free WiFi, and beach/pool essentials. Play a round at nearby courses like Kiva Dunes while close to local Gulf Shores attractions. Write your next chapter at Sea Story. Ask about golf carts to rent.
Parking is included in cleaning fee .
Not a separate line item
Experience the ultimate vacation getaway in this beautifully designed kitchen, perfect for whipping up delicious meals and experimenting with new recipes! The primary bedroom boasts a luxurious king-sized bed, cotton sheets, and a private en-suite bathroom featuring both a relaxing tub and elegant glass shower doors. For the kids, the colorful bunk room is a dream come true, equipped with two queen beds and two twin beds for plenty of space to play and rest, while conveniently adjoined to the second bathroom. The middle bedroom offers a super comfy queen bed to ensure everyone enjoys a restful night’s sleep.
Bring the whole family along without stretching your budget and worry less about the kids as this cottage is located on a no thru street, plus has a nice sized porch and deck for additional play. Also, a short stroll away from the zero entry pool, where they can splash the summer days away! Plus, you’ll have easy access to exciting nearby attractions like OWA and The Hangout. We are committed to providing you with an unforgettable vacation experience that you and your family will cherish for years to come.
We are on a peninsula surrounded by water, so please expect insects around Gulf Shores and the property. You are coming to experience the area and stay in one of the beautiful cottages; we cannot control anything beyond our service and inside the home.
The cottage is nestled away for privacy on a no through street. Two pools are available. You can walk through our impressive natural habitat! Ride your bike in this beautiful area. Go for a jog. Chase each other with water guns. Do whatever your heart desires. Just have fun! There are trails for golf carts or walk them.
Area Attractions:-
*Owa and the New Indoor Waterpark
*National College Beach Volleyball
*NCAA College Football Senior Bowl
*Gulf Shores Zoo
*The Hangout
*The Wharf Amphitheater - Orange Beach for Concerts
*Fishing Charters
*Jet Ski Rentals
*Alligator Alley Attraction - fun to do at night
*Golf Courses
*Waterville USA
*Tanger Outlet Mall
*Mobile Airport
*Pensacola Airport
*Gulf Shores Sportsplex
*Orange Beach Sportsplex
*Craft Farms
*The Peninsula Golf Course
*Kiva Dunes
*The Fort at Fort Morgan
* Fort Gaines at Dauphin Island, which you take a ferry across
located about 3 miles from Rookery 3
Fort Morgan, Alabama, is a great year-round destination for a relaxing family vacation! It’s tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the nearby Mobile and neighboring main resort areas of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. Yet, these areas are only a short drive or ferry ride away.
With its coastal location and breezes off Mobile Bay, year-round average daily temperatures are perfect for outdoor activities. The area is home to a protected wildlife refuge that features gorgeous sand dunes, coastal marshes, and beaches—not to mention the amazing fishing! And don’t forget about the incredible bird life!
For educational experiences, the area has a rich history full of adventure. From historical military forts built during the Civil War to serene natural parks home to rare plant species found nowhere else, there is always something new to discover.
It is home to a big masonry fort that offers a tour and educational opportunities. This is a prime location for a hands-on history lesson. This military memorial commemorates important battles during the Civil War. Be sure to spend some time exploring the on-site museum, which has interesting exhibits about the area's history, as well as the site tours.
Explore the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail. This unique trail is home to many bird species that migrate to the area, making it a great place for bird watching and photography. The trail markers are on Highway 180.
Take a dolphin cruise throughout Bon Secour Bay – During the summer months, dolphins are highly active in the area, providing excellent opportunities for sightings.
Rent a boat and go tubing, boating, or fishing – If you want to go fishing further offshore, consider chartering a boat out of Orange Beach and fishing for snapper, mahi, and grouper. Get all the information you need, from permits to charters, here.
Visit the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge and Interpretive Center. There are over 7,000 acres and four designated hiking trails to explore here, as well as an interpretive center. The Pine Beach Trail is one of my family’s favorite hikes, as it ends in a secluded stretch of beach. While there, stop by the interpretive center to learn about the flora and fauna native to the area, including alligators and other interesting creatures.
Go kayaking—There are countless areas to launch your kayak and explore local waterways. One of our favorite places to put in is Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. Be sure to pick up a trail map when you visit the center so you know where to go.
Enjoy a round of golf – Kiva Dunes is ranked one of the top public golf courses in Alabama per Golf Digest and Golf Advisor. There are numerous courses within a few miles.
Take the Mobile Bay Ferry to Dauphin Island. This ferry runs daily from early morning to afternoon. It’s a beautiful ride across Mobile Bay and provides excellent views of Fort Morgan. The Dauphin Island ferry dock is located conveniently close to wonderful attractions like Fort Gaines and the Estuary.
Visit Fort Gaines—While you are on Dauphin Island, visit this historic fort, which played a significant role during the Civil War. The grounds, several buildings, and cannons are open for self-guided tours.
Dauphin Island Sea Lab and Estuarian – This is a great educational place. With over 19 miles of trails, you will learn about the coastal habitats and wildlife that call this area home. You can also visit their on-site sea turtle rehabilitation center and research library. For a more profound education experience, book a marine educator-led aquarium tour with your kids.
Karaoke and Dinner at Tacky Jacks – Tacky Jack’s, located next to Fort Morgan Marina, is fun for family-friendly entertainment and waterfront dining—a local favorite for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with live karaoke on Thursday and Saturday nights.
Visit the Gulf State Park – This large state park in Gulf Shores offers trails, a beach, a fishing pier, and more! You can read more about my experience on the Back Country Trail here. The beach here is one of the best beaches in Alabama. Be sure to stop by the lodge for a drink while you’re there – the sunset views from this hotel are gorgeous.
Visit Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve—Located in Fairhope, Weeks Bay offers plenty of opportunities for fishing, kayaking, and wildlife viewing. A walk through the reserve’s wetlands and marsh along the well-maintained paths is highly recommended.
Visit the Coastal Art Center of Orange Beach—This beautiful art museum displays area artists and is a great stop. Check the class schedule for art classes and events in the glass-blowing and clay studios.
Visit Mobile, Alabama. This historic city has a long history dating back to the Civil War era. There are plenty of things to do in Mobile during your visit, including visiting some great museums and restaurants. If you want to see the third of the area’s historic forts, visit Colonial Fort Conde, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fort Morgan, Alabama, is a great year-round destination for a relaxing family vacation! It’s tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the nearby Mobile and neighboring main resort areas of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. Yet these areas are only a short drive or ferry ride away.
With its coastal location and breezes off Mobile Bay, year-round average daily temperatures are perfect for outdoor activities. The area is home to a protected wildlife refuge that features gorgeous sand dunes, coastal marshes, and beaches—not to mention the amazing fishing! And don’t forget about incredible birdlife!
Colorful spacious cottages. Friendly neighbors and lots of areas to run, play, ride bikes, and grill to your heart's content. Adult beverages are allowed on Fort Morgan Beach, not like Gulf Shores or Orange Beach.
We are a crazy community for golf carts; we love them, take them down the trail right to the beach or to the local restaurant and shops. We cannot drive them on the main road through! If you are here for special occasions, you will see a golf cart parade. Those of us who live here call each other family; we love the Rookery 3 and we love people who enjoy it with us.
Renting golf carts is very common here .
A lot of people like to bike ride, bring your own, or Fort Morgan Beach Rentals has them and they also offer chairs, tents, kayaks etc.
It is about a 10 min walk to the beach, even though it’s directly across the street, it’s just the way the access points are to get there. There is a public car park and you can also park along Cortez Street . Bring your skate-boards or bring your scooters. The streets by the beach are nice and smooth. Gulf State Park is popular for a bike ride as well (bike rental is available there). Rent a slingshot and drive Fort Morgan road and enjoy the peaceful drive and the smell of the beach air. Drive to the Fort at the end of the peninsula. Rent some kayaks and cruise around the bay that backs up to Rookery for the day; maybe even see the sunset while on kayaks. It’s quite breathtaking!
I’m available as needed. I live in the Rookery 3.
I will provide you with beach towels, chairs, and toys.
Please not the parking fees are included in the cleaning fee .
🌴 Enhance Your Fort Morgan Beach Stay
We offer optional resort-style add-ons to make your beach vacation easier and more fun.
Items can be reserved before arrival or during your stay depending on availability
⭐ Most Popular Add-Ons
These are the items guests reserve most often:
🎀 Pink Beach Setup — $175 per day
Includes:
• Pink canopy tent
• 4 pink chairs
• Speaker
• Cooler
• 4 pink towels
Perfect for girls trips, birthdays, or beach photos.
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🎁 Fort Morgan Welcome Basket — $150
Delivered to your rental and may include:
• Color fire sticks
• Homemade bug spray
• Sunburn lotion
• Homemade face moisturizer
• Face mask
• Fort Morgan cup
• Fort Morgan towel
• Fort Morgan sticker
• Fort Morgan key chain
• Misc toys
Great for welcome gifts or special occasions.
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⛱ Beach Shade & Setup
Avoid hauling gear to the beach — we can set it up for you.
Pop-Up Tent (4 Leg)
• $50 per day
Beach Setup with 4 Chairs
• $125 plus daily tent rate
Canopy / Umbrella Tent
• $45 per day
• Setup $100
Wind Tent Shade
• $35 per day
• Setup $65
Pop-Up Tent with Sand Bag Legs
• $40 per day
• Setup $75
Additional beach chairs — $20 per day
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🏖 Beach Gear Rentals
• Beach Wagon — $20 per day
Coolers
• Small — $5 per day
• Medium — $8 per day
• Large — $15 per day
• Extra Large — $20 per day
• Umbrella — $15 per day
• Boogie Board — $5 per day
• Skim Board
• Floats — $5 per day
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👶 Baby Equipment
Travel lighter — we can deliver baby gear to the rental.
• Pack & Play — $10 drop off/pick up + $10 per day
• Bassinet — $10 drop off/pick up + $10 per day
• High Chair — $10 drop off/pick up + $10 per day
• Baby Tent / Pool — $15 per day
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🍤 Cooking Equipment
Perfect for seafood boils and easy beach meals.
• Propane burner & large pot for seafood boil — $100 per day
• Toaster oven / air fryer — $30 per day
• Electric skillet — $20 per day
• Counter ice machine — $40 per day
• Crock pot — $20 per day
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🚗 Beach Transportation
Need help getting gear to the beach?
• Golf cart drop-off to the beach — $45 round trip
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⏰ Flexible Arrival Options
If cleaning schedules allow:
• Early Check-In — $20 per hour
• Late Check-Out — $20 per hour
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🍰 Special Treat
• Specialty Dessert Delivery — $40
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🐾 Extra Comfort
• Large dog bed — $10 per day
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⭐ Tip: Beach setups and tents book quickly during busy season, so reserving early is recommended.
BEACH EXPERIENCE PACKAGES
To make planning easier, we offer ready-to-go beach packages for families, couples, and girls trips.
FAMILY BEACH DAY PACKAGE – $195
Perfect for families spending the whole day on the beach.
Includes:
Pop-up beach tent
4 beach chairs
Beach wagon
Medium cooler
2 floats
2 boogie boards
Optional beach setup available.
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PINK BEACH PARTY PACKAGE – $175
Includes:
Pink canopy tent
4 pink beach chairs
Speaker
Cooler
4 pink beach towels
Perfect for girls trips, birthdays, or beach photos.
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BABY BEACH PACKAGE – $45 per day
Includes:
Baby tent / pool
Pack and play
High chair
Drop off and pickup included.
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SEAFOOD BOIL NIGHT – $125
Includes:
Outdoor propane burner
Large seafood boil pot
Propane tank
Electric skillet
Perfect for shrimp, crab, and seafood boils.
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WELCOME GIFT PACKAGE – $175
Delivered to your rental before arrival.
May include:
Color fire sticks
Homemade bug spray
Sunburn lotion
Homemade face moisturizer
Face mask
Fort Morgan cup
Fort Morgan towel
Fort Morgan sticker
Fort Morgan key chain
Misc toys
Starting 10/27/25 Airbnb will collect their 15.5% fee directly from owners/hosts. As a result, guests will see a 15.5% higher nightly rate and no longer see Airbnb's 15.5% guest fee as a line item charge in payment info. Be assured your cost has not increased, just your view of how Airbnb collects its earnings.
Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Dryer
- Essentials
- Heating
- Hot water
- Kitchen
- TV
- Washer
- Wifi
- Bathtub
- Body soap
- Conditioner
- Hair dryer
- Hot water
- Outdoor shower
- Shampoo
- Shower gel
- Essentials
- Bed linens
- Clothing storage
- Dryer
- Drying rack for clothing
- Extra pillows and blankets
- Hangers
- Iron
- Room-darkening shades
- Washer
- Books and reading material
- Ethernet connection
- Laser tag
- Mini golf
- TV
- Board games
- Children’s books and toys
- Children’s dinnerware
- Crib
- High chair
- Outlet covers
- Pack ’n play/Travel crib
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Heating
- Portable fans
- Fire extinguisher
- First aid kit
- Smoke alarm
- Dedicated workspace
- Wifi
- Baking sheet
- Barbecue utensils
- Blender
- Coffee
- Coffee maker
- Cooking basics
- Dining table
- Dishes and silverware
- Dishwasher
- Freezer
- Hot water kettle
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Oven
- Refrigerator
- Rice maker
- Stove
- Toaster
- Trash compactor
- Wine glasses
- Beach access
- Lake access
- Laundromat nearby
- Private entrance
- Resort access
- BBQ grill
- Beach essentials
- Boat slip
- Hammock
- Outdoor dining area
- Outdoor furniture
- Patio or balcony
- Sun loungers
- Free parking on premises
- Paid parking on premises
- Pool
- Private living room
- Single level home
- Cleaning available during stay
- Long term stays allowed
- Luggage dropoff allowed
Check-in after 4 PM · Checkout by 9 AM
What guests say
We had a great time at the Rookery 3. Everything was as it said it would be. This place is definitely a perfect spot for a family with young kids or a place for our family of 3 adult girls. They loved the bunk beds and ability to be together. This place could easily allow for two families to share. We enjoyed going to the beach and visiting many different restaurants locally and in gulf shores. Our family favorites: Sassy Bass Grill, Tacky Jacks, The Catch in Gulf Shores, Fine Dining at Jesse’s on the Bay, Gulf Shores has lots of Ice cream places we tried Matt’s. The creamery was great just down the road. Try fishing from the Pier in Fort Morgan by the Ferry. Lots of Blue Crabs so try net them if you can. Bait shops in Gulf Shores have the nets or Walmart in Gulf Shores Loved having “Pool Days” at Rookery. This set up was great for our family than the busyness of a condo set up. Definitely would be back when visiting next time
The house was clean, beds were comfy, kitchen was well stocked. Host had good communication. HVAC worked well even in the extreme heat. The kids really enjoyed the pool. A couple of issues we ran into weren’t the fault of the rental just would like to mention - the pool had to be closed for a day or two due to a bunch of rain we got and they couldn’t get the chemicals right. The other disappointment was we rented a golf cart expecting to be able to use it on a bunch of the trails and to get to the beach, but that was not the case. The sand trails were very loose sand and the golf carts had street tires on them so they wouldn’t work on the trails and the main road in front of the property is 55 mph which made the golf cart pretty useless for our family. Other than that we enjoyed our stay.
Martha’s place was wonderfully decorated, lots of extras for beach, kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms. Everything we needed and more! Umbrella, cooler, beach chairs, towels and toys, kitchen spices, living room blankets, extra linens, toiletries, hair dryer. Comfy beds. Only slight negatives were other houses very close and Rookery 3 pool small and not as nice as Rookery 1&2 which offers no access to R3. We did see pics of pool on listing and only found R1/2 pool by accident, listing was accurate so no fault of owner. Beach was not walkable for us but easy drive and nice area at access.
We finished our summer off with a family vacation. The home was close to the beach and set up with everything we needed. Martha left us with plenty of details, and was very organized. From check in, to ideas of things to do/where to eat, plus all of the amenities from the house. You can literally just pack your clothes and personal items, and then shop for groceries once you get there. The home is fully stocked on anything else you may need, and then some! We are very grateful for our host and the home owners for sharing their beautiful home with us. We made so many memories and loved being close to the beach, yet also having our own private oasis where is was calm and very relaxing!
Oh my gosh this was an amazing place to stay!! Martha was so helpful. The house so comfortable and beautiful. It was great for our 9 people. The location is great. It was very quiet and super easy to get thw beach. Some helpful info for others - The house has everything you need. Air fryer, 2 coffee maker options, large electric griddle, crockpot, lots of kitchen gear, mini cooler, lots beach towels, beach wagon, lots of sand toys, lots of boogie boards, 2 nice beach chairs, and like 5 smaller ones, 2 or 3 umbrellas, beach bag, etc. My child loved playing out back in the sand and playing with the frogs. We tore up one boogie board so we bought a new one. The golf cart was so cute and very handy for going to the beach and pool. We did get the golf cart stuck on the golf cart trails. I did not have trouble though. Went down the trail several times, just went fast in the sandy areas and off to the side a little. You will want to bring extra tp, paper towels, and laundry detergent
We can’t thank you enough! Our family had an amazing time! The place was spotless and beautifully decorated. The kitchen had everything you could need which made cooking a breeze. The location was perfect quiet and safe and we felt at ease with our kids being there. Martha was incredibly kind and responsive. She offered great recommendations and made sure we felt at home. We would 100% stay here again and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a comfortable and relaxing stay. Thank you again!