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How did Gulf Shores/Orange Beach get so pricy?
Posted on 5/4/22 at 9:54 am
Posted on 5/4/22 at 9:54 am
I priced it out and we wanted to stay at the Phoenix II and it was roughly $4400 with taxes and fees for end of July going into August. I just priced an all inclusive in Cancun with flights for 4 and it's just under $3500.
I haven't stayed at a beach condo since covid, is it just spillover from that causing inflated prices where demand just keeps going higher?
I haven't stayed at a beach condo since covid, is it just spillover from that causing inflated prices where demand just keeps going higher?
This post was edited on 5/4/22 at 11:09 am
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Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:04 am to PistolPete45
Biden’s America.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:12 am to PistolPete45
Prices had been tending up the past decade, but international travel bans and domestic flight restrictions during Covid increased demand massively.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:17 am to PistolPete45
Try finding a decent, newer condo for sale for less than $700,000
Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:24 am to PistolPete45
Prices have been trending up for awhile, but the last summer along with everywhere else on the gulf.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:42 am to PistolPete45
We are going to The Dominican republic in mid June. I honestly think for a five night trip it’s going to be cheaper than going to Perdido.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:47 am to PistolPete45
Strange enough is that I just went to Perdido two weeks ago and 4 nights at the Palacio was only $1,200.
It's not the fanciest condo down there, but the kids and the sand didn't know the difference.
https://www.vacasa.com/usa/Palacio-At-Perdido-FL/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=GMB-Palacio
Posted on 5/4/22 at 11:11 am to Shexter
doesn't look bad, but end of July is $2390 for 4 nights.
We just decided to stay at Margaritaville instead because there a lot for kids to do there.
We just decided to stay at Margaritaville instead because there a lot for kids to do there.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 11:12 am to Shexter
Betting those rates sky rocket as soon as school gets out. You went at a good time.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 11:47 am to Shexter
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Strange enough is that I just went to Perdido two weeks ago and 4 nights at the Palacio was only $1,200.
It's not the fanciest condo down there, but the kids and the sand didn't know the difference.
This is a shoulder season rate, kids are mostly in school. big difference. Especially if you booked it last minute as occupancy is down this year along the gulf coast.
But yes prices for everything have gone up. Condos are worth a lot more, property taxes are way up, labor is way up, and insurace is way up. Plus demand was up so prices skyrocketed.
Given that, I don't think people are still 100% comfortable traveling to mexico as a whole so their demand is down I'm sure. I'd expect that to change soon, winter is the busy season in mexico/ carribean generally so I'd bet rates go up a ton by winter.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 12:10 pm to Shexter
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Strange enough is that I just went to Perdido two weeks ago and 4 nights at the Palacio was only $1,200.
It's not the fanciest condo down there, but the kids and the sand didn't know the difference.
My folks are in the process of selling their 2/2 condo in that building. They put it on the market just to see if there would be any takers and they had someone offer $750k the next day. Put it on the market for 7, the buyers offered 650 I think. They said no and then the buyers immediately came back and offered 750. Crazy.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 12:42 pm to PistolPete45
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I just priced an all inclusive in Cancun with flights for 4 and it's just under $3500.
Yep...round trip airfare to Cancun in Sept just ran me less than $550 for two people. 4 nights at an excellence resort was right around $1500.
My condo alone for July 4 in Gulf Shores was more than that.
We havent gone to the gulf coast beaches for more than just a long weekend here or there in over 5 years and it very well may be that long again.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 1:30 pm to Hamma1122
I think it's demand over inflation. if it was purely inflation I couldnt go to Mexico cheaper than I could go to Orange Beach for
Posted on 5/4/22 at 1:52 pm to PistolPete45
Try this one in Gulf Shores.....
Gulf Shores 3/2 Condo
I have stayed there a couple of times and enjoy having access to both the lagoon and the beach...each one is about a 50 yard walk.
Gulf Shores 3/2 Condo
I have stayed there a couple of times and enjoy having access to both the lagoon and the beach...each one is about a 50 yard walk.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 1:57 pm to Tacoman
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Tacoman
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C'mon man
Posted on 5/4/22 at 2:44 pm to Shexter
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Strange enough is that I just went to Perdido two weeks ago and 4 nights at the Palacio was only $1,200.
We used to stay in a 3/2 at Ocean Breeze East for around $1,200 for 7 nights in June. We quite going there a few years ago, but were in Gulf Shores in 2018 and I think I paid $2,500 for a 2/2. I'm dropping $5-6k now but getting a house that holds 15.
This post was edited on 5/4/22 at 2:47 pm
Posted on 5/4/22 at 4:57 pm to PistolPete45
We’ve been staying over in Ocean Springs and then driving over to Dauphin Island. Occasionally, we take the ferry over to Ft. Morgan. It’s too crowded and pricy.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 8:56 pm to Tacoman
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Try this one in Gulf Shores..... Gulf Shores 3/2 Condo
You must own that unit because that place is pure shite
Posted on 5/5/22 at 2:28 am to Tacoman
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Try this one in Gulf Shores.....
Gulf Shores 3/2 Condo
Hey I stayed there for spring break in 2010, good times
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