Gulf-Front Corner · Wraparound Balcony · 2 Pools - Orange Beach

A corner unit five floors above the sand, where the balcony wraps the building and the Gulf runs the whole wall of glass. Wake up, slide the door back, and the water is already there — no road to cross, no beach parking to hunt, just a private walkover through the sea oats and your feet are on the sand. Three bedrooms, two baths, room for eight, and a stretch of Orange Beach that most of the building never sees from this angle.

The space
Unit 501 sits on the corner of Phoenix V, which is why this balcony does something most gulf-front units cannot. The main leg runs off the living and dining rooms and looks straight at the water; round the corner, a second section gives you shade when the sun gets serious. Sun and shade all day without leaving your own balcony — four chairs, a table, and that is where most of your week happens.

Inside, the living room, dining room and kitchen open to each other, so nobody cooks alone. The sliders run nearly the full wall — open them and the balcony becomes another room, with a sectional and a loveseat that seat eight.

The kitchen is set up for a real week, not a weekend of takeout: granite counters wrapping a peninsula with bar seating, a range and oven, microwave, dishwasher, and a refrigerator with an icemaker for the beach cooler. Six at the table plus four at the bar means everyone eats at once.

Sleeping splits three ways so nobody draws straws. The primary has a king, its own bathroom and its own slider onto the balcony. The second holds two queens with room between them — the kids' room, and the door closes. The third has a single king and stays quiet in the mornings. Both bathrooms have granite vanities and real counter space, and there is laundry in the unit — sandy towels get washed mid-week.

One honest note: 501 is being renovated, finishing in November 2026, and these photos show it as it stands today, before that work.

Best for: two families traveling together — three separate sleeping groups, two full baths, a kitchen where two can cook at once. Families with small children — the splash pad, the pools, and a beach you reach by boardwalk, not by crossing a road. Multi-generational trips — the primary suite has its own bath and balcony access. Shoulder-season weeks — laundry in the unit and a real kitchen make a full week workable, and November through February is when this stretch of beach is at its emptiest.

Guest access
You have the whole unit — three bedrooms, both bathrooms, kitchen, living and dining rooms, and both legs of the wraparound balcony. Check-in is self check-in with a keypad code — no key handoff, no meeting anyone, however late the flight lands. Phoenix V guests also have the pools, the hot tub, the splash pad and the private dune walkover.

Parking comes with the building's $55 registration at the front desk, which puts one car on the open surface lot. Our guests also get something most units here can't offer: our own deeded space in the covered garage underneath, free for one car. Tell the desk our space is part of your stay when you register and they'll issue the pass. Bringing a second car? Message us first — the building charges another registration for it.

Other things to note
Phoenix V is replacing windows and sliding doors building-wide and restoring the exterior, finishing May 2027. Unit 501's own turn comes early: new impact glazing and a full interior refresh, done in November 2026. We do not open a single night until that work is finished — the earliest bookable date is November 23 — so whatever dates you reserve, you walk into the completed unit.

What that means for your stay: weekday construction elsewhere in the building, crews on site, some noise and dust, and work platforms on other sections at times. In winter the ground-level pool and splash pad are partially closed for overhead protection. We would rather tell you now than have you find out at check-in.

City of Orange Beach business license: BL-9016