Property Host:

Mikeal Pickrell

We’re the owners of Resting Beach Face, our beach bungalow and one very loved piece of our small family-owned Gulf Shores vacation brand, Camp & Glamp Properties — Salty & Happy. Resting Beach Face is the only one you’ll find listed here for now, but we also own a few unique Gulf Shores glamping stays — Shell Yeah!, Crabby Paddy, and Beachy Keen. Apparently we bought one place down here, loved it, and completely lost the ability to behave like normal people. But really…who wants to be normal? You’ll only see me in the picture, but my husband, Doug, is very much part of this circus. We like to say we’re the nuts behind the coconuts. We own the properties together, stay in them ourselves, know every weird little quirk, and care a ridiculous amount about what you walk into — and even more about what you remember when you leave. There’s no giant management company hiding behind the curtain. No mystery owner who has never actually opened the front door. It’s us. You call? You get me. You text? Me again. Something isn’t right? Guess who........yep, I handle it. Not Karen from ACME Property Management reading from a script while trying to figure out which property you’re even staying in. And Resting Beach Face? Well…Doug would probably tell you I lost all reasonable perspective somewhere around amenity number 472. He wouldn’t be wrong. My thinking was pretty simple: if I’ve ever needed it, forgotten it, wished I had it, or stood in a vacation rental wondering, “Seriously, they don’t have one of these?” — I probably bought one. Then I probably bought a backup. Beach gear, chargers, floaties, coolers, toiletries, kid stuff, games, kitchen gadgets, office supplies, rainy-day stuff, “oh crap, I forgot that” stuff…apparently “just in case” became an actual decorating style. So if you’re wondering, “Do they have…?” Ask.There’s a disturbingly good chance the answer is yes. At the end of the day, our philosophy is ridiculously simple: if we wouldn’t be happy staying here ourselves, we’re not asking you to spend your vacation here either. We want you to walk in, drop your bags and immediately feel like vacation has officially started. So kick off your shoes. Hit the beach. Eat entirely too much seafood. Stay in the pool too long. Pour whatever makes you happy into your cup. Forget what day it is. Make a few salty decisions. And if you need us? You know exactly who you’re getting. Yep, The nut(s) behind the coconuts. Thank you for trusting us with something as important as your vacation. We don’t take that lightly — even if we don’t take much else too seriously. Now Go and spend your PTO!