Seaside Boutique Hotel

Sits literally right on the beach. They provide everything you need -the normal toiletries, plenty of towels, an outside wash station & even a hot breakfast. The linens are of good quality but evidently some permanent stains. It is the cutest little hotel though & quiet. There were 2 pull outs in our room, plenty of ocean blankets and an ocean view. There's a pool in the back & ice available. My only recommendation would be to have windows that open for the ocean breeze. I would say 3 star hotel. It's 3 floors, no elevator. I would go back again for sure.

Our first fur baby's 10th birthday was coming up and we wanted to make it special. We were looking for a modern, budget and dog-friendly hotel near the beach, and the Seaside Boutique Hotel fit the bill perfectly. Note: This is a 3-star hotel, recently renovated, and while it lacks the lavish details of a Four Seasons or Marriott, for a quick 24-hour getaway in Port Aransas, we were happy with the location and hospitable service.A few other notes: -Each room has its own AC unit and dehumidifier-The showers and rooms aren't the cleanest--understandably, given the wear and tear from all the families, sand, and ocean water it sees-Towels and linens all had permanent stains on them-All rooms have Smart TVs, but the internet was spotty and didn't work for most of the night due to the poor signal-The hotel is walkable to the beach, and closer than most other hotels. A heads-up: if you don't have a beach parking permit to park directly on the beach, you could risk a hefty $500 fineWhen we checked out the next day, we couldn't stop raving about the service from Nancy and the sweet lady who took care of me and everyone else in the cafe. Both were so helpful, kind, and thoughtful.

UPDATE: We finally got our refund back after dealing with the owner, Jeremy. he didn't assure us that if we had delta with him, it probably would have been taken care of sooner. I do appreciate the communication from him. This place has the potential to be a great place. It just needs a bit of TLC.

This hotel and the employees that work here were amazing! The rooms look recently renovated and ours even had a dehumidifier to keep it feeling fresh inside. The windows were also tinted so it felt very comfortable and private. They were flexible when I asked to book a different room and even offered to let us borrow their golf cart while we waited for our room to be ready. The rooms were very clean and decorated nicely. It is located right next to the beach access so all you have to do is bring a wagon and walk 200 feet to find a spot on the beach. They provide a complimentary breakfast, ice, and water to wash off all of your beach items!I will 100% be staying again in the future. Thank you Nancy for your amazing customer service, it meant so much to us during our stay.

OMG!!!!! I booked Presidential Suite, $1000+ for 2 nights. We arrived about half hour later. It is DISGUSTING. It was a 12'x12'single crappy room. Not a suite, definitely NOT the LEAST Presidential. It was TRULY DISGUSTING. No person would describe this place as even close to decent. Any prior reviews are FAKE. Thank GOD I bought the insurance because the hotel employees refused to refund!!! What a PIG of a hotel.

TLDR: Bugs in multiple beds. Reviews are inaccurate and this is not a boutique hotel. The manager is vengeful and petty. ---Bugs in the bed are a nonstarter for me on vacation and their marketing team does an excellent job at hiding the true state of the property. I'm a firm believer that the reviews are rigged somehow (stay tuned for why). Initially we booked this hotel because of its high rating online and proximity to the shoreline. While it seemed a little pricey, it was on par for what was in the area on a busy weekend when a lot of properties in the area were sold out. When we arrived, there was some confusion with the payment since we booked through a third party (Hopper). The manager, Jeremy, stated that the owner told him not to honor reservations that didn't show up correctly in their system but he was willing to work with Hopper to figure it out and we were so grateful. We entered the room and our initial thought was that it wasn't what we were expecting, but we'd stayed in worse so we'd be fine. We entered the master, and it was clear that someone had sat on the bed. How you do one thing is how you do everything in my book, so we weren't sure what else wasn't clean, and asked to switch rooms. Jeremy accommodated our request and even gave us a room with a view! We were thrilled and went to dinner (shout out to San Juan's if you need a restaurant recommendation) and got ice cream. When we came back to get ready for bed, we noticed a towel with what appeared to be hand prints with Cheetos dust, and dirty footprints in the shower... again, not great, but not the end of the world and we'd be fine. And then there were a lot of alive bugs crawling around the bed. We went to the front desk where Jeremy was, told him about the bugs and he switched us rooms yet again. In the moment, I was concerned that he wasn't surprised or apologetic. When I mentioned this, he blamed it on our issues with Hopper earlier in the day. When we went to a THIRD room and there were also bugs in the bed, I understood his lack of surprise - this time, the bugs were dead, but I don't do bugs where I put my head. We contacted Hopper about the state of the rooms we'd be assigned and they reached out to Jeremy. They relayed the message that if we packed up and left the property immediately, we'd receive a full refund. So we moved quickly and returned the keys and left. Another highly rated hotel in the area, Best Western, was down the road. At this point it was about 11:00 pm and we were exhausted. We approached the front desk at the Best Western to make a reservation for that night only to learn that we couldn't because we were BLACKLISTED from making a reservation there. Initially, we thought the front desk associate was playing a joke on us after having heard the story about what we'd just experienced, but he wasn't. He had our names on a post-it in front of him and refused to rent us a room. In shock, we drove 40 minutes to Corpus and stayed for the night. The following morning, we contacted Best Western to get more information on the blacklist reasoning, only to find out that, you guessed it, Jeremy is also the property manager at Best Western in Port Aransas. It all made sense then. This experience was scarring and makes me question every review on the internet. Moral of the story... avoid Seaside "Boutique" Hotel and Best Western, check for bed bugs, and frankly, stay in Corpus and drive in for the day because Port A is over priced.

I have stayed at this hotel 2-3 times and each time was a lovely experience. My last visit was extra memorable though. I stayed on a Tuesday night, in December. I arrived late in the night, and the front desk person told me that there will be breakfast in the morning if I'm interested. When I went up to my room, which was upgraded to an ocean view for free, I realized that there is no other cars parked in the lot. I was the only one staying there overnight since it is a weekday during off-season. The next morning, I was unsure how breakfast would work since I'm the only one staying there. As I walked in, I saw Nancy, an absolute light of human being. She offered to cook me breakfast, whatever I wanted, and so she cooked me a waffle, an omelet and some other things.I sat across from Nancy and we had a soul-to-soul conversation for over an hour. I left breakfast feeling inspired and extremely grateful to meet such a special person. She took care of me and made sure that I had the best experience while I was there. She made me feel special, and never made me feel rushed, Overall, I had a great stay and Nancy played a big role in that!!!