Microtel Inn & Suites Gulf Shores
The Microtel Inn & Suites Gulf Shores is a 163-room, five-story lodging on Gulf Shores Parkway just blocks from the city's Municipal Park. The hotel offers guests free on-site parking, free continental breakfasts, handicap accommodations, a swimming pool and a full fitness center with exercise machines. Situated just 11 miles away is the Kiva Dunes Golf Club, which was ranked by Golf Week among Alabama's best public courses in 2006 and Golf Magazine's top 100 courses in the United States for under $100.
Inn & Suites Gulf Shores
3600 Gulf Shores Pkwy.
Gulf Shores, Alabama
(251) 967-3000
microtelinn.com
Beschside Resort Hotel
The Beachside Resort Hotel is situated on East Beach Boulevard just a block from the gulf. The hotel offers a number of top in-room amenities, including microwaves, refrigerators, coffee makers, stereos and 27-inch televisions equipped with movie channels and satellite capabilities. The hotel is just three miles from the Craft Farms Cypress Bend Golf Course, which is a 6,900-yard course from the deepest tees, and features a par-71 layout that was opened in 1998 and designed by PGA legend Arnold Palmer.
Beschside Resort Hotel
610 West Beach Blvd.
Gulf Shores, Alabama
(251) 948-8141
beachsideresorthotel.com
Best Western on the Beach
The Best Western on the Beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama, is located on the east side of the beach, on the ocean front. It is a six-floor, 101-room hotel that features full nonsmoking rooms, car-rental services and one-, two- and three-bedroom options equipped with family rooms separate from the sleeping areas. The hotel is located within quick driving distance to a number of area golf courses, including the following courses within 12 miles of the hotel: The Golf Club at the Wharf, the Gulf State Park Golf Course, the Peninsula Golf and Racquet Club and the Glenlakes Golf Club.
Best Western on the Beach
337 E. Beach Blvd.
Gulf Shores, Alabama
(251) 948-2711
www.bestwesternalabama.com/hotels/best-western-on-the-beach/
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