Best Western Padre Island

“Well Cared-for Property”

We stayed at the Best Western Padre Island in Corpus Christi after our disastrous stay in Laredo. Its located on Padre Island just after the bridge, but there is no beach. Its a drive-up motel format property. That isn't clear based on the pictures. They have a nice looking pool and plenty of... more

We stayed at the Best Western Padre Island in Corpus Christi after our disastrous stay in Laredo. Its located on Padre Island just after the bridge, but there is no beach. Its a drive-up motel format property. That isn't clear based on the pictures. They have a nice looking pool and plenty of parking. The location next to the bridge exposes it to engine-braking noise from trucks. So pick a room far from the road. The front desk area looking very nice and refurbished. Staff was friendly. There is free breakfast provided in a fairly small area off the lobby. Our room was large. The bathroom somewhat smaller with the sink located outside and a tub/shower with bump-out curtain. Beds were stiff and the pillows small, but comfortable. Everything was very clean. So much so we tipped the staff. From the outside, the property looks dated. But inside its clear that its been refurbished. And they did a good job. TV was large, AC worked very well, lots of hot water in the shower, and everything painted well. We had a fairly comfortable night's sleep, woke, and had the breakfast. It was fine. Not a lot of people there at the time. We had the place to ourselves. Hot breakfast had several options. I had Special K and some sausages and coffee. My wife had waffles and coffee and a bagel. So a very good stay in Corpus Christi

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“Not the “Best” in our Best western history”

Just not worth $230 for one night! Plus overpriced pet fee. The room was clean and the breakfast was good, but the website was misleading that there was some kind of pathway out to the GULF and the property wasn’t very clean, nor was the pool very well kept to swim on a Sunday morning. The front ... more

Just not worth $230 for one night! Plus overpriced pet fee. The room was clean and the breakfast was good, but the website was misleading that there was some kind of pathway out to the GULF and the property wasn’t very clean, nor was the pool very well kept to swim on a Sunday morning. The front desk staff was awesome and so kind and I believe her name was Holly For the morning shift. She ran the breakfast area and did an outstanding job. As far as the pet policy, it clearly said $30 on the website and we got charged $35 and those little incidentals are frustrating after you just paid $230 for subpar motel experience. The stairwells were filthy. There was no military discount or no reasonable difference in room price for military families And that does make a difference in our future decisions for getting away for a night. Wish there was an outdoor area near the picnic tables with strung up lights that you could sit outside during the evening .

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