This was my first time ever to South Padre island, so this review cannot be separated by my delight at the discovery of a new, wonderful place. The beach is beautiful, the water WARM and clear and clean. The small dunes and grasses reminded me of Cape Cod decades ago. We were at SPI at a quiet, peacefultime of year.... more

This was our second visit to S. Padre Island, in as many years, and we truly wanted a nice place to stay regardless of price. Our visit was 4 nights from 6/12 thru 6/16. The Palms Resort is not cheap, but you do get a great location, heated pool, which our 4 yr old daughter loved more than the ocean,... more

i was there with my wife on our honeymoon. there were only about 6-8 people in the hotel, we were one of two honeymoon couples. each afternoon i went out and exercised just like i have for twenty years in countries, states, towns all over the world. headphones on, kicking a hacky sack, pushups, pullups, situps, stretching. third day there,... more

When we first checked in we were put in a room poolside, but realized that with 2 dogs beachside was much better for us. The manager rearranged some reservations to make sure we were accomodated with beachside room. without inconveniencing anyone else and was very polite and accomodating to us. Room was very clean and very relaxing, almost like an... more

We have traveled to a number of beaches around the world and found the definition of a "perfect" stay unique to the location. Fortunately, with a bit of research we usually end up fairly satisfied with our hotel and location. That had never been true of our trips to South Padre...until now. The Palms Resort reminded me of the best... more

The rooms were good size the location was great you could see the ocean from the balcony the service was great the food was a little pricey but very good loved the fact that the free shuttle would stop right in front of the motel or the restaurants were in walking distance. We had such a good time we cant... more

I wanted to add our comments on our stay at the Palms and read the one from the wedding guest. I have to wonder if it was their problem... Anyway, the staff was so helpful to us and the staff always seemed very happy and pleasant. The room was great, very clean and comfortable. The Cafe on the Beach has... more

Where oh where do I begin?! This did not live up ot the good reviews on this site at all! My husband and I were there for a best friend's wedding and we occupied 7 of the maybe 20 rooms available. When we checked in, we were told that we were to be checked out the day of the wedding!!... more

Clean neat rooms, limited maid service on request only, made bed and clean towels only. Check in staff unfriendly. Reasonable price. Small dressing area. more