Gulf Shores per diem ratesAlabama · FY 2027
No other Alabama area has a higher full-year average lodging cap; next comes Huntsville ($146). No other Alabama area has risen as much since FY 2021; its full-year average is up 29.4%.
Gulf Shores among the 295
Gulf Shores’s Jun–Jul peak lodging cap of $221 ranks 59th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Moab (UT) and Duluth (MN). Nationally, Gulf Shores is 81st of 295 by full-year average, between Falmouth (MA, $165) and Hershey (PA, $165). Alabama, area by area.
Gulf Shores since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Gulf Shores’s full-year average rose 6.6%, between Troy (NY) and Somerset (NJ) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Gulf Shores ranked 122nd of 293 by full-year average, between Portland (ME) and Toms River (NJ). Along the way: up 25.1% in FY 2023, up 0.4% in FY 2024, down 3.4% in FY 2025.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to February | $144 | 151 |
| March to May | $177 | 92 |
| June to July | $221 | 61 |
| August to September | $144 | 61 |
Four days in June
Monday, June 7, 2027, to Thursday: up to $922, three nights at the June cap plus $259 M&IE. Starting October 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $691.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 46.2% above the standard rate over the year.