Vacation at the end of civilization! Ideally located and Lovely! - West End Girl

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A spacious living area with a large TV, ceiling fans, and a kitchen island with a sink and utensils.
A kitchen with white cabinets, a large island with stools, stainless steel appliances, and pendant lighting.
A covered outdoor area with a hammock, turquoise Adirondack chairs, and a wooden deck.
A beachfront house with a covered porch and a wooden deck.
An aerial view of a coastal area with a long stretch of beach, a pier, and a row of buildings along the shore.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Games
    A rare find - enjoy a variety of games available on-site.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Dauphin Island Beaches

Popular amenities

  • On beach
  • Barbecue
  • Air-conditioning
  • Internet access
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine

Explore the area

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Dauphin Island, AL
  • Place, Dauphin Island Beaches
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, West End Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Dauphin Island Public Beach
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Airport, Mobile, AL (MOB-Mobile Regional)
    ‪62 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 14)

Captain's Quarters

1 King Bed

Lil Buccaneers Bunkhouse

1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

Sandpiper's Sunset Suite

1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

Sea Turtle's Nest

1 Queen Bed

4 bathrooms

NE Ensuite Bath

NW Full Bathroom

SE Full Bathroom

SW Full Bathroom

Spaces

Kitchen

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About the area

Dauphin Island

Located in Dauphin Island, this holiday home is on the beach. Travellers eager for a bit of culture can stop by Fort Morgan, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan Beach. Discover the area's water adventures with windsurfing, power boating and surfing/body boarding nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with ecotours.
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Dauphin Island, AL

What's nearby

  • Dauphin Island Beaches - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • West End Beach - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Dauphin Island Public Beach - 10 min drive - 6.4 km
  • Isle Dauphine Golf Club - 15 min drive - 9.5 km
  • Fort Morgan Beach - 59 min drive - 20.6 km

Getting around

  • Mobile, AL (BFM-Downtown Airport) - 54 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Circle K - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Islanders Restaurant And Bar - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Chevron - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Island Rainbow - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Pirate's Bar & Grill - ‬16 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Vacation at the end of civilization! Ideally located and Lovely! - West End Girl pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Vacation at the end of civilization! Ideally located and Lovely! - West End Girl?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Vacation at the end of civilization! Ideally located and Lovely! - West End Girl?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Vacation at the end of civilization! Ideally located and Lovely! - West End Girl?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Vacation at the end of civilization! Ideally located and Lovely! - West End Girl located?

Nestled on the beach, this Dauphin Island holiday home is just steps away from West End Beach and Dauphin Island Beaches. Dauphin Island Public Beach and Indian Shell Mound Park are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 23 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 23 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 23 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 23 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 23 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Location, Location, location. We will be back. Great for a quiet getaway, star gazing, sunrise and sunset.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Sept 2026
Thanks for the kind words! We appreciate you, and we’d love to have you back anytime.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location. We loved having access to both the gulf and the bay! Would rent again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 8 July 2026
We really appreciate your feedback! It was a pleasure having you, and we hope to see you again soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great spring break trip

Perfect location for our family. The teenagers had their own space and we were so close to the public beach everyone was happy!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Last house on the island

Private, comfortable, well-appointed with kitchen and beach essentials. We had a relaxing few days in the sun. We would love to visit again.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 21 May 2021
So glad you liked West End Girl! Thanks for staying with us! ~Dauphin Island Beach Rentals (DIBR)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great Beach Getaway

We absolutely loved this property! The home was just as described online and the location was perfect. It was wonderful to have access to the Bay and to the ocean. It was a quiet and relaxing vacation. We will definitely be back.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 19 July 2021
So glad you enjoyed West End Girl! Thanks for staying with us and thanks for the review! ~Dauphin Island Beach Rentals (DIBR)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Friendcation Relaxation!

The house was adiquitly accomadating! We enjoyed the view and the small details that made our stay perfect! Location was the best and our friends and family relaxed and connected without stress. We will stay here again!!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Apr 2024
Thank you Sherie. We hope we do see you again soon~DIBR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

West end girl

The property was beautiful and a perfect location.. very responsive property manager. Look foward to going back.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Mar 2024
Thanks so much for the review! Safe travels!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

This is such a beautiful decorated house, 4 very nice size and roomy bedrooms, and 4 bathrooms

Very easy and everyone were very polite and answering my questions!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Sept 2022
Thank you for choosing Dauphin Island Beach Rentals~DIBR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great property

This property is very nice, clean and has pretty much anything you would need. The outdoor grill does not work, so we improvised and cooked inside. All I all I would totally recommend this house, great location.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Jan 2024
Thank you for the review Demarie. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay at West End Girl. The location is perfect!!~DIBR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Family Vacation

House was awesome. The air conditioner didn’t get as cool as we like it. The house is beautiful and lots of room. I would stay again in this house.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Amazing Mermaid Getaway!

I stayed here early Feb 2023. Great house on stilts - basically at the end of the island with gorgeous views. Exactly as described and would recommend for families! I was traveling across country and wanted a beach to walk on in a low key area. Everyone was so friendly and the place is really beautifully decorated. Thanks for letting stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Apr 2023
The views are fantastic, and the island is very low-key. Come back anytime, we enjoyed having you. Thank you for choosing Dauphin Island Beach Rentals~DIBR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beautiful

The house is beautiful and had everything we needed. We had an issue with the ac unit, but the property management had someone come and fix it within just a couple of hours. We will absolutely be visiting again!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Sept 2023
West End Girl is the perfect beach house. The view is amazing. Thank you for choosing DIBR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family vacation

My wife and I along with our 4 kids, my brother and his wife and their 3 kids stayed for a week. Had a great time! We fished nearly every day from the beach or the bay. Only thing we wished there were more common kitchen things, salt, pepper, foil, ect. Other than that the house is great!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Annual Family Vacation

Perfect 10 plus. We absolutely loved this house with the location, space, porches and furnishings with the ease of accommodating our family of 6 adults and 3 pre-teen (teen) grandchildren. The evening sunset from the back porch was a nightly event with morning coffee on the back and front porch. It was a vacation we really didn't want to end and plan on another year at the West End Girl if God willing. Thank you from the Davis Family.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 28 June 2024
Thank you for the outstanding review Kathy. West End Girl offers some breathtaking views and that sunset is hard to beat. We are excited to hear you want to come and stay with us again next summer and look forward to having you! ~DIBR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fantastic House and Location

West End Girl on Dauphin Island was incredible. The island is gorgeous. The house is in a great location with the bay in the back and the gulf in the front. The public beach next door wasn’t a problem at all. It was never loud. They had movies 2 nights on the beach plus someone shot off a small fireworks display which was a nice little bonus. The house itself was wonderful. Each room having its own bathroom was a plus. Lots of room for our group. Everyone said it’s the best beach vacation ever.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Oct 2022
Thank you for choosing Dauphin Island Beach Rentals-DIBR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Amazing overall

Let’s first start off by saying I don’t ever except anything to be perfect. The house was beautiful and had lots of fresh towels for our beach vacation. The only thing I might say needs to be changed is update some of the kitchen items like a new can opener. Besides that we absolutely loved the view from Both sides of the house. We got exactly what we came for to relax and have fun with our family.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Sept 2022
So glad you enjoyed this wonderful home. We hope you come back to the island soon. Thank you for choosing Dauphin Island Beach Rentals~DIBR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fall break 2021

If I were going to purchase a beach home, this would be the one!!! I loved the layout of the home because all bedrooms were private and each had its own bathroom. The decor was gorgeous as was the view! We had the shortest walk to the beach on the entire island and we watched dolphins play in the bay on our first night there. My daughter and grandchildren napped in the hammock on the back porch and we cooked almost every meal in the well equipped kitchen! The only negative thing that happened all week was the lake that formed in the driveway after a storm one night. It hung around for a couple of days due to the sand that was still being cleaned up from hurricane Ida. It made it difficult to enter and exit the home because the stairs led straight into the water. We had no choice but to wade through it. The beach was lovely, the sunsets were beyond description and my whole family wants to come back again!!!
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Oct 2021
Thank you so much for staying with us and for the review! Sorry about the puddling, the grading on the island does create challenges with managing runoff. People often choose to use the backstairs if it rains. Thanks so much and hope to see you again! ~Dauphin Island Beach Rentals (DIBR)
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

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

The stay

First we walk in and the house had not been clean . There was sand all over the place , hair on the night stand , the top of a bunk bed bedspread was dirty was chocolate or something like that . We had to clean the house before we brought our stuff in . We called and told them it wasn’t clean and called and complained they was just like sorry , we could send someone out to clean it . What are they gonna clean .? We cleaned it all .Then we go to put food in the pantry and roaches came out !! There was roaches in the pantry , cooler, and fridge and dishwasher. Called and the pest man came out Monday . We still had roaches the rest of the week . I left a message them on Saturday saying that the roaches was still present . The air wouldn’t cool the house . It would stay 82 or higher They put 3 pounds of Freon . Still didn’t cool the house . We went out and bought fans to keep cool .. Now Let’s talk a little about postive things. The floor plan lay out was awesome . Each room has there’s on bathroom , it’s all one level . Plenty of room for 12 people . Only one flight of stairs to go into the house . Location is great . You have a view of the beach on the front and the back a view of the bay . Also when we look at the pictures . The bunk beds was in one room . When we checked in . We notice they switch the rooms up . That needs to be updated .
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Aug 2024
Thank you for your feedback Renee. I apologize for the issues you faced. I see our team was able to get the exterminator and HVAC companies out to address your issues. I am sorry the HVAC company was not able to identify the cause of the issue with the AC. We have continued to work with them to resolve the issue you faced. Our goal is to provide a relaxing and positive experience for all of our guests and I am sad we were not able to provide that for you. I will share your feedback with our management team so we can continue to make improvements to ensure our guests have a fun and relaxing stay.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

Beautiful house, maintenance issues, flooding issues

The house is absolutely gorgeous and fit out groups needs very well. Loved that each bedroom has it's own bathroom. The kitchen is very well stocked. Plenty of seating on the back deck and loved the rocking chairs on the front porch. Now for the problems we had...we had a breaker trip and couldn't find the box to check it. I called for someone to come check it but apparently the maintenance people were dispatched to another house beacuse they never came. Later that day the back steps collapsed with my son in law. Someone responded promptly after that call. They steps were not repairable so we had only the front steps to use after that. They fixed the breaker during that visit. The whole parking area flooded because we had a few days rain in a row...some of it heavy. The road was also flooded because of this. The parking area has no where to drain so we had to walk in several inches of water from the parking area to the steps...even getting to the back steps required walking in water (before they collapsed). The water was there every day of our visit. The maintenance guy offered a sump pump but this was on our next to the last day so there was really no point by then. There were major issues with the house but we made the best of it. The access to the bay is wonderful and where we spent most of our beach time. The listing says you can wall across the road for the gulf side beach but there is very little beach there. You are next to the public beach but it is 3 dollars per person or 10 dollars per car. We made do with the gulf side. It is much calmer and great for the little ones and for the kayak. There are 2 kayaks at the house to use but only one paddle. We loved our family beach vacation. Overall the house is nice but too many issues for us to want to rent it again.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Sept 2022
I'm so sorry about the flooding. The deck has been fixed and we hated that happened. Thank you for choosing Dauphin Island Beach Rentals~DIBR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wonderful

Was a lovely home, the island is wonderful. Highly recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 28 May 2022
We are so glad you enjoyed your stay:)~DIBR
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

The West End Girl was beautiful .

We loved the house but, it had a strong musty smell . Also, someone needs to build some kind of walkway to get up steps from car. The steps are buried in sand. And the noise from large equipment that goes on all day next to house needs to be stated so renters are aware ahead!
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Mar 2022
Thank you so much for the information about the noise from the work being done. I know we can't do a lot about it, but I am so sorry you had to deal with it. I will address the steps and get that taken care of. DIBR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Review of West End Girl

It was excellent however we had a few issues. 1. Code didn't let us in. Luckily the back door was unlocked. The following day someone helped us. 2. Right 2 burners on stovetop were not functioning. 3. The gas grill needs a new O ring. It was obvious the hose was recently replaced but it needs a new O ring. The way it is now is unsafe. Lisa and Brian Haas
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Feb 2022
Thank you for the information. We did get a new stove for the property and hopefully it will be delivered soon. The gas grill has been updated. Thank you for that information and we are so glad you enjoyed your visit ~ DIBR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beautiful home, ideally located!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at West End Girl on Dauphin Island. Being so close to the bay side beach was great for our younger kids, and the larger waves on the gulf side were super fun for the stronger swimmers in our group. The house was perfect for relaxing, cooking and spending time together. We will be back!!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 20 May 2021
Thank you so much for staying with us and so happy you enjoyed your stay at West End Girl! Safe travels and hope to see you again! ~Dauphin Island Beach Rentals (DIBR)
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