Old Town Cottages

On a whim, recently my boyfriend wanted to go to Port A. Little did I know at the time, it was to propose to me. :-) I love researching stuff, so on line I went to find a spot. I ended up reaching out to Lauren at Silver Sands and I am so glad I did. She hooked us up in the CUTEST place at the Old Town Cottages. We were in unit #14 and it was ADORABLE! It was brand new and even had that new condo smell. The details, décor and over-all feel of the place was very high end. We were only there three nights, but I can see using this for a longer stay. It was just the two of us, but the room with the bunks would allow us to bring our kids and have enough space for everyone. The smart TVs in both bedrooms and the living area is enough to keep everyone entertained with their own thing, and the golf cart that came with the rental was a blast. Wifi was strong and allowed for streaming and catching up on work here and there. The only somewhat negative thing I will say about unit 14 is that it was up some pretty steep stairs (above the retail shops) and so the up/down when unloading and loading was not fun. When we return, we will try to reserve one of the full cottages that are stand-alone one-story cottages. The location is great...smack dab in the middle of everything and steps away from some great bars and restaurants. When we ventured out further, it was so much fun to putter around in our golf card. We are so glad to have Lauren and this sweet little spot play a role in our special weekend. Oh, and by the way...I said yes after he had to ask me a second time because I was laughing/crying so much I forgot to answer.

At first glance the place was awesome. Nicely appointed, clean and great location. Bunk room was so warm couldn't sleep and even with AC at 70 wouldn't cool off. 3 big screen TVs snd none of them worked. Called maintenance and no help. Couldn't connect to wifi at all so relaxing after a day at the beach was sitting in our room doing nothing. Super disappointed

Stayed this past weekend for a 2 day fishing trip and couldn't have been more pleased with the Old Town Cottages. I've rented similar places in the area, but none have been as nice. Everything was high end..beds, linens, appliances, big TV's, solid internet service, great location, pool looked nice but too cold for my southern likes. I'll definitely be going back.

This property was great. Our family of 5 stayed in unit 4. It was clean, new, in a wonderful location. The kitchen was well stocked with everything we needed to cook. Beds are very very soft pillow top and bathrooms are clean. Master bath is a little on the small side but what you would expect at a cottage. Washer/dryer and appliances are all new and worked great. Heated pool the kids loved. All in all we would go back. We love Port A!

Beautiful!!! Clean, Relaxing and unique!!! Brought my family and we had a wonderful refreshing stay! With the nice dips in the pool, the boutiques and only a short convenient distance to the Beach!!! We will stay here again! As often as possible!!!!

We stayed in Unit 4 at Old Town Cottages. As soon as we opened the door it smelled strongly of smoke when this is advertised as a "smoke free" rental on multiple websites. When I brought this to the attention of the Silver Sands staff, they apologized but said they "cannot control what their guests do." I asked why housekeeping wouldn't have proactively reported the smell because it was very obvious, and Silver Sands responded with "well maybe the housekeepers are smokers too." Very unprofessional response. We ended up leaving the property a day early and requested a refund due to the smoke issue. I called twice but have not received a response to my request. Also know that Unit 4 is the only unit without an outdoor shower. Again, false advertising. We did really need one because we brought along our dog. Lastly, I unfortunately left a bathing suit in the master bedroom closet...I realized this just a couple of hours after leaving. Because we checked out a day early, I thought there would be no issue having someone get the suit, but they were not willing to send someone there to check despite talking several times to "Tonya." So so disappointed. My fault for leaving it there...I should have realized at that point that no one from Silver Sands is going to go above and beyond to help a customer. I recommend finding another place in Port Aransas to stay...one that is not managed by Silver Sands.

What a great surprise! Cant say enough how much we enjoyed our stay at the cottages. They are beautifully decorated, awesome layouts, very well designed bunk beds in which our kiddos have now asked for us to have the very same built in their rooms! Kitchen is very well equipped with any appliances you may need. Beds are super comfortable , enough pillows for those that May need extras. Awesome heated pool with BBQ pits and tables surrounding. To top it off the owner of our unit included a golf cart for our stay making it super easy to get around. Highly recommended, although not on the beach it's in the heart of it all on N. ALISTER easy drive down to the beach. We will definitely be back on our next visit to Port A... We found our new favorite place to stay.

So disappointed with the owners of this cottage #9. We are staying here for 30 days and were without hot water for parts of 5 days. No compensation for our inconvenience. A maintenance worker and Plummer came out to restart the water heater but it never stayed on. We were boiling water on the stove to clean up and wash dishes. I understand these things happen but feel we should receive some compensation for our inconvenience..

Very nicely designed and decorated. Clean, with a fresh modern coastal vibe. They are small though. They say cottages sleep 8 but that would be a very tight squeeze. 4 is comfortable. I would not suggest more than that. The pool has no shade what so ever. Has a sort of motel vibe right now. I wanted to sit by the pool and read and relax but it was way too hot without a bit of shade. I would suggest to management a few poolside umbrellas. The Summers in Port A are just way too hot to not offer shade by the pool. Another thing I would suggest are hooks in the bathrooms to hang towels and bathing suits on. We would have not used half the towels we used if we were able to hang them up. Also, if you are picky about the pillows you sleep on like I am then bring your own. The pillows there are hard and uncomfortable. Last thing I want to mention is they say they have smart TV's which they do but there are very few channels you can actually watch. If you want to relax inside your television entertainment is very limited. I hope they add a few more channels! All they have to do is update/fix these few things and it will be a great place to stay and I would be happy to stay there again.