Emerald Beach Hotel

We've stayed here many times and we've always enjoyed it. This trip was no exception. We always get a room facing the gulf so we can sit on the balcony and drink coffee while enjoying the view and listening to the surf. Our last Corpus trip we stayed at another hotel that had balconies but you couldn't access them. My wife got cold one evening and asked if she could come get an extra blanket, they gladly brought her one. The room was clean and everyone was very friendly. We enjoyed a couple drinks at Kokomo's. The only thing that is subpar is the breakfast buffet. You pay for a breakfast buffet and they bring you a togo container of assorted foods, ours came with pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, potatos, a biscuit and a container of gravy. No syrup came with the pancakes, we asked for it and got it. We skipped it after that. We'll definitely stay here again.

Deserves ZERO stars. Upon arrival we found our room smelled like fresh paint, discovered paint chipping all over the place, dirty sheets and our bathroom door had a massive dent in it, which I took photo evidence of but upon check out I was accused of breaking the door and was charged for someone else's preexisting damage out of a $200 security deposit that was not mentioned during booking but instead sprung on us at check in. Other guest were complaining of leaks and flooding in their rooms. Do not stay here it's not worth your money, but if you do make sure you have an employee go into the room with you the first time so you're not basically robbed by this poor excuse of a hotel. Also just a heads up you have to pay to park $10/day because their parking lot is public so good luck finding parking on a busy day. Edited: Did not see a food managers certificate anywhere. I would not eat the food in the restaurant or drink anything the bar has to offer. Based on the cleanliness and service I can't imagine their food storage and kitchen cleanliness are acceptable. Good luck and don't contract a food borne illness!

This hotel steals your security deposit money and will leave you on hold on the phone with no answers or resolutions. Go somewhere else! Zero rating. Room advertised as "pool view" and was looking at a wall.

I tried to stay last night but could not shower. I left. This was at midnight. There was only one elevator in operation, rather than waiting to unload my bags, i took the stairs. I was on the 7th floor, I did this flight four times so I got my workout!Rather than give me a free stay after alp my trouble, I was offered 30 percent off my next stay.

Do not stay here! This place was built in 1965 and should have been torn down in 2005. The room smelled, the bathtub was dirty with a crushed roach lying in it, the clothes/towel hook on the door fell off, the bathroom door scraped and was hard to close, the phone did not work so we could not call the front desk for anything, there was only one towel in the bathroom, the Wi-Fi did not reach through the entire hotel (it worked great in the lobby), the TV was small with a guide that did not match the channel selection, no battery cover on the remote, no ports for charging electronics, and the pool stayed open until 11:00 PM with hotel guests and their loud, out-of-control brats running around and yelling until 11:30. Hotel management did nothing to help the situation. "Breakfast" was pretty much non-existent offering a bagel, some other non-descript pastry and a bowl of apples. Not exactly what I would expect for what they charged to stay there. They also charge to park your car after you check in even though the gate and pass dispenser to the parking lot was broken. If I could give this place negative stars, I would. The place looks fine on the outside, but it is definitely deceiving.

Indoor pool with sunrise rooms. Beach access 24/7. Shop and bar to buy hats and drinks Pool access for when the sun was brutally hot. Even though we were guests, an extra Parking pass was $11. We brought a spare vehicle for a cooler and beach gear.Restaurant closed earlier than expected. Interior bar closed permanently. Hot tub was hot but no jets. Out of order.

Pros:-Great bar service. Aaron is so amazing! He was always making sure we had everything we needed throughout our whole stay. He even named a drink after me at Kokomos bar! (Sam's Sunset) I came here for my 21st birthday and I felt comfortable asking questions, making suggestions, and I felt like I actually built somewhat of a friendship with him over the 6 days I've been here.-The store in the pool area has plenty of snacks and drinks to grab on your way out to the private beach. I forgot sunglasses (How? I'm not sure) so on the way out to the beach I went in the store to see if they had any for me to buy; while they were outdated, (I hadn't realized we were in 2008 lol) I found a pair that worked well enough. I was able to charge almost everything in the hotel to my room so I didn't have to carry cash/my debit card everywhere.-Despite the reviews, the AC in our room worked extremely well! Almost too well lol. Our room was dramatically colder than the entire hotel, it was amazing! We were able to come to the room and just cool down anytime we needed too. -This one is a mix pro/con. In the pool area they had a small arcade. It was kind of outdated, but they had 4 claw machines, 1 air hockey table, 2 pool tables, and so much more! The arcade is in the same small room as the indoor pool and hot tub, so it's EXTREMELY hot and humid. My fiancé couldn't stay in the arcade long because he got too hot. The pool is normally overrun with an unreasonable amount of unsupervised children, so if you go in be prepared to be splashed....A LOT.-Once again, despite the reviews, the front desk staff, and management were both helpful and kind! When I arrived there was a slight mix up with the card that was being added to my room, but they got it cleared pretty quickly and very easily!Cons:-House keeping didn't come to our room for the entire 6 days we were there. We asked probably the second or third night if they could empty our trash and replace the toilet paper. I saw housekeeping leaving the room so I went in to look and they literally hadn't done anything at all. She had just walked in, been there for a little bit then walked out. No idea what she was doing if she wasn't cleaning.-The walls and ceilings were very water damaged, the emergency exit sign outside our door was so damaged it was actually hanging by wires out of the ceiling. The enter and exit doors are very heavy, to the point where my fiance struggled to hold open the door and it slammed on my elbow. The complementary hair dryer didn't work the entire time we were there, even asking maintenance to fix it didn't help. The ice machine was also broken, so I had to ask someone to grab me ice, it took them almost 25 mins to bring us the ice back.-The entire layout of the hotel is beautiful but can also be confusing, when you check in they even give you a full blown MAP just to find your room! I felt like I was on a treasure hunt lol! While it's pretty much one big loop, it's a very very big loop. Our room was in the very back by the beach itself, and it took us a while to make it into the parking lot, and then our room.-On our very last night there at 2 in the morning, someone pulled the fire alarm. We followed the evacuation route, when we made it out there we found out someone pulled it. The way we found out was because a security guard came walking up to us while laughing on his radio, he then asked if this was the building the alarm came from. I mean....Duh? I called the front desk to ask what just happened, and the guy who answered was just laughing and joking with the other people at the desk. I let him know the fire alarm went off in our room, so we wouldn't be checking out on time. He was very dismissive about my concerns and feelings in the situation but ended up conceding when I said firmly that we will be checking out late, and won't be getting charged and then I hung up.Overall I had a great experience at the hotel. It's an awesome place to spend a weekend (or more) partying, and relaxing in the sun. The beach is beautiful and it actually has a fair amount of sea life! I would definitely recommend college kids/younger adults to check this place out and relax with a Sam's Sunset made by the best bartender, Aaron!

This hotel, unfortunately, is very unkept, it's dirty, there's mold, it smells extremely musty. There's too many broken things. The ice machines are completely broken. The hotel staff told me the owners refuse to fix. elevators are broken hotel staff said that they are not going to fix it.Took the stairwell and it smelled like the homeless have been sleeping in there

We have been here before and enjoyed the location.Unfortunately we were unaware a remodel project had been started. The website was misleading. Ali was helpful the other not so much.Half of the hotel is now a Holiday Inn which was nice. The other side wasn't. No hot water. Hopefully when the remodel is done in a couple years it will be more pleasant.

Beautiful view of the ocean... I'm so glad I stayed here , I almost cancelled because some of the reviews. I'm so glad I didn't . It was clean and the people that worked there were so nice! Thank you in particular to Curtis!!! I recommend this hotel .