Gulf Shores · Hotel shortlist
Hotels with a gym in the historic centre, Gulf Shores
Marc Delacroix France
These are my five favourites in Gulf Shores, out of the 22 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.3.
Buena Vista Motor Coach Resort is the one I would book myself.
Highest rated of the five
Buena Vista Motor Coach Resort
★★★★★4.6 from 308 reviews
Buena Vista Motor Coach Resort comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 308 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is found under city centre.
22 hotels in Gulf Shores qualified for this list and five made it. The Lodge at Gulf State Park, a Hilton Hotel is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule
- Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
All five, ranked
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1
Buena Vista Motor Coach Resort
★★★★★4.6 from 308 reviews
- Pool
- Gym
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Kid friendly
- Accessible
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2The Lodge at Gulf State Park, a Hilton Hotel
★★★★★4.4 from 2,280 reviews
- Pool
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Kid friendly
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3Hotel Indigo Orange Beach - Gulf Shores by IHG
★★★★★4.5 from 1,007 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
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4SpringHill Suites by Marriott Orange Beach at The Wharf
★★★★★4.5 from 963 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
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5Comfort Inn & Suites Gulf Shores East Beach near Gulf State Park
★★★★★4.3 from 698 reviews
- Pool
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
How this list was put together
22 Gulf Shores hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
Marc Delacroix France
Closes the shop two weeks each winter and goes wherever people make something fermented. Dairies in the Basque country, the Caucasus and rural Sardinia.
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