Love Shack

LOVE SHACK! THREE BEDROOM GULF-VIEW CARRIAGE HOUSE in Carillon Beach! Located across from Carillon Beach Walk-over #8, this beautiful two-bedroom carriage house shares a pool with the main 5-bedroom beach house, Rock Lobster. Love Shack has a fully equipped kitchen and washer and dryer for your convenience. This unit includes a complementary set of two chairs and pads with umbrella set up for you daily March 1 - Oct 31).

The second story porch overlooks the SHARED POOL, AND provides an amazing ocean view. Need more space for family members and friends? Add the main house (Rock Lobster), which is meticulously appointed, accommodates 9 additional guests and offers additional views of the ocean. For your review, you can find the combined main and guest house listed as “Rock Lobster & Love Shack”.

GUEST HOUSE:
1st floor
Queen bedroom, private bath, TV
Queen bedroom, private bath, TV
Washer & Dryer

2nd floor
Living Room
Kitchen - Dining area
Bunk bedroom
Powder room
Porch overlooking shared pool area with ocean view

SHARED/PRIVATE POOL - only registered guests may use the pool. The guest must request heating the pool - Daily fee required of $60 per day before taxes.
Pool is 18 x 11, raised Spa is 6' in diameter

LOVE SHACK is located in the sequestered gated community of Carillon Beach on the Gulf of Mexico, which enjoys 3900 feet of uncrowded, white, sugary-sand beaches. Amenities include 3 community pools: Bellview Park, Beach Club Pool (located on the Gulf of Mexico), and East Pool. There are tennis/pickle ball courts, full basketball court, children's play area and large green spaces. This is a walking, biking, golf cart community with cafe, exercise club, general store, and Baliage salon and spa. In addition to the manned entrance gate, Carillon also employs licensed security officers who patrol the grounds to ensure the safety of our guests. Carillon Beach is a 'Mayberry USA' beach community where lasting, even generational, memories are created. Also, Carillon Beach is a disability friendly community with a wheelchair lift to the main pool area and a handicapped accessible ramp from the pool to the beach. The upscale shopping and restaurants of Rosemary Beach and 30A are only a 3-minute drive away.

Carillon Beach is without a doubt an invigorating retreat. Whether you relax in style or energize in fun activity, enjoy the best-kept secret around, Carillon Beach. Come and enjoy yourself. The beach is breath-taking, the emerald waters await at LOVE SHACK!

PARKING POLICY: 2 vehicles and 1 golf cart. Maximum of one Vehicle or Golf Cart in the gravel area to be parked in front of a home, in the gravel. NO Golf Cart Charging of a cart that is parked on any gravel area. Charging must take place in the driveway.

GUARD GATE ENTRANCE PROCEDURE AND HOA PARKING POLICY: The Carillon Beach HOA has implemented a QR code entrance procedure for renters at the main entrance. All vehicles must register and pay a $35/vehicle parking fee to enter Carillon Beach. Upon registration, you will receive a QR code that you will use at the entrance scanner.

NOTE: YOU WILL NOT BE CONFIRMED OR COMMITTED UNTIL SPEAKING WITH THE MGR. PERSONALLY TO ASSURE THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT HOME FOR YOU.

This is a family vacation home. WE DO NOT RENT TO VACATIONING GROUPS OF STUDENTS OR SINGLES. Pets considered on request.

Vacation Rental Reviews

• Love Shack

  Stayed 2 days ending in November, 2024

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  a guest from Shalimar, FL recommends this vacation rental

  Location across from a beach assess is wonderful and the view of the gulf from the 2nd floor balcony is a bonus. the upstairs living and downstairs bedrooms layout make this a neat little option for a weekend getaway. The cost is a tad bit pricy for an off-season beach rental.

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• Love shack

  Stayed 3 days ending in August, 2024

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  a guest from Carthage, TX recommends this vacation rental

  Will be back

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• Beautiful neighborhood but disappointed in a couple of things

  Stayed 7 days ending in June, 2024

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  Rachel W from Urbandale, Iowa does not recommend this vacation rental.

  This home is located in a stunningly beautiful neighborhood and is steps away from the beach.
  
  We felt the home (mainly the floors) were not very clean. Upon arrival, our feet turned black from walking on the floors, so we had to wear shoes the while in the house. One of the en suite bathrooms (the one without a door to the hallway) smelled like urine . Also, the queen beds are pushed against the wall of windows making it uncomfortable to get on an off the bed plus having only one nightstand was an inconvenience.
  
  We were very impressed, however, with the responsiveness of the property management & their house maintenance guys were both excellent- courteous and professional.
  
  Overall, we would recommend the neighborhood 10/10. We will need to find a different house to rent next time.
  
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• Great Stay for small family

  Stayed 7 days ending in April, 2024

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  a guest from Louisville, Kentucky recommends this vacation rental

  Perfect location and size for our small family! The property managers, Rachel and Karen are awesome and very attentive to concerns.

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• Love Shack

  Stayed 5 days ending in October, 2023

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  Nancy M from Nashville, TN recommends this vacation rental

  Loveshack is a great place to stay with no more than 4 people. We loved the location and the kitchen was fully stocked with good pots and pans. We stayed during Fall Break so the temps were cooler. The upstairs area did stay fairly warm so I’m imagining the bunk room would get really hot in the summer. The air unit worked great down in the bedrooms.

  • Manager Responded on 3/7/2024

    Thank you for your 5 star review. We are glad that you discovered Love Shack, a quaint little cottage tucked away just across from the beach walkover with access to private/semi-private pool on site. (The pool is private if the main house is also rented along with Love Shack, otherwise, semi-private). We look forward to your return. Karen Sandel Owner & Mgr. Carillon Beach Rentals, LLC

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• Great spot!

  Stayed 3 days ending in April, 2023

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  Stacey J from Woodstock, GA recommends this vacation rental

  Love Shack was the perfect location for a quick getaway. It was close to the beach and had enough space to spread out a bit. The house was clean and updated. I especially loved the beach chair setup on the beach. The private shared pool was nice to look at from the porch but it felt like we were intruding on the other family that was staying in the main house and we didn’t get a chance to use it. There are plenty of other pool options available in the community though. Overall, it was a great experience and we will definitely be back!

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• Lots to Love

  Stayed 15 days ending in March, 2023

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  Diane B from Columbia, Missouri recommends this vacation rental

  The Love Shack is just perfect for two people. With view of the beach and gulf each day, plus easy access to walK over and great balconies to enjoy —-it was just a wonderful two weeks! Karen Sandel is always the best and responds rapidly when anything is in need of repair, e.g. the washing machine had a glitch and she came with repairman to fix it so we didn’t have to stick around. Very clean and updated inside and the private pool was awesome. Probably would not like if the main house had been rented at same time since such close proximity and noise of anyone else using the pool right outside our balconies would have not been enjoyed. But we were lucky and main house was vacant during our stay....would definitely rent it again.

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• We will be back!

  Stayed 4 days ending in May, 2022

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  Adam W from Lenoir City, Tennessee recommends this vacation rental

  Amazing property. Great management company. Would recommend to anyone.

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• Fantastic family stay!

  Stayed 6 days ending in October, 2020

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  Amanda S from Atlanta, Georgia recommends this vacation rental

  We had a great time at the Love Shack! It was steps from the beach and as furnished with everything a small family would need. We had a small issue with the door upon check-in, but Karen was there within 5 minutes to fix it - she was amazing! Would definitely go back.

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• Great Location! Happy vacay!

  Stayed 6 days ending in October, 2020

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  Omar N from Spring, TX recommends this vacation rental

  We had a wonderful time. Fantastic location to the beach. The bedrooms are quite small but we used the bunks for suitcases as there’s no room but for sleeping in the bedrooms. Also the tv area could use a small sectional imo but otherwise we made it work. Overall, happy to be at the beach, which was not crowded and we had chairs and umbrella waiting for us daily.

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