The Hilton is located further down the island than other hotels, but still in a very nice location. It's right across from the bird sanctuary and near the sea turtle rescue. The beach and ocean are right out the back gate. Overall this hotel is a great place to stay.

After I read the other reviews I had very high hopes but was really disappointed by the reality of this tired looking Hilton. I would like to start out by saying that the lobby is kept very clean and that the hotel pool is very large and fairly well maintained.

the restaurant serves all meals durning the day. The food is inexpensive and very low quality. he menu featured primarily bar type entrees. after several days of this food we felt unhealthy. I recommend D'Pizza about three miles away for a good pizza.

We had.mini suite on the top floor facing the ocean. The baloney was a nice size for enjoying the view. We were disappointed in how shabby and dirty the carpet, shower and walls were. I think the fact that people are permitted to bring dogs to stay contributes to the stains that were very noticeable on the floor. The large duel Paine window is full of condinisation making the large window an eye sore. To make matters worse the glass was filthy with hand prints and smudges. We asked for the window to be cleaned but that never happened. the white towels in the rooms were small, thread bear and dingy.

The large pool is which is below all the expensive view rooms is open for use until 11:00 pm. The laughing, horsing around and general loud party noise went on until well after midnight. I called the front desk twice. They sent out a tiny woman from the front desk to ask people to quite down. Needless to say this was ineffective and very annoying. Romantic enjoyment of the moon and ocean were not possible.

The last bit of information I would like to share is the view of the very large pipes that lead to an under ground sewer holding tank that is pumped out several times a day from a large boat is ever present when you are on your balcony or the surrounding beach. There was a massive pipe rupture while we were there and we watched thousands of gallons of raw sewage being leaked into the ocean about 300 feet from where hotel guests were playing in the water. There were no warning signs posted. This is outrageous!!

I would liken this hotel to one I stayed in in Mexico. be smart and stay somewhere else!!

WARNING: Ask them if they have any conventions going on for your dates! They had a convention during our stay and we had to park next door at the LaQuinta due to all the parking taken up by the daily attendees! Pretty bad when your a paying guest and you can't even park at your own hotel.

The pool was very large, lots of chairs to lay out in, 2 spas, and a waterfall kiddie pool. Ocean view balconies are very large. King suites were spacious (like a Embassy suites) with a living area and separate bedroom area so ideal for families or just wanting a bit of privacy from your work area. Nice restaurant, helpful and cheerful staff. No bar service at pool, so you have to go get your own drinks inside. They do offer weekly and monthly deeply discounted rates for Winter Texans. We wanted to stay for 3 days but it was cheaper to rent for a week in December.

Hotel is located at the far northeast end of the island so it's about 3-5 miles from the center of entertainment or dining. Directly across from the Sea Turtle Rescue (a must see for any animal lover).

Several red stains in our room and hallways (appeared to be from spilled drinks).The worse comment I can make is that they were cleaning constantly in the lobbies with a cleaner that smelled like Hexol (hospital smell) and it was an extremely offensive odor.

Overall the parking, smell of cleaners and a bit far in location was the only downfall. The hotel, pool area and views were great!

The hotel is certainly nice compared to the others on the island, but it could be so much better if they would pay attention to some details! I stayed three nights over Thanksgiving with my husband and 9 year old daughter. We were on the 4th floor with a partial ocean view...the view was nice and the balcony big enough to lounge on (although no table on the balcony?). Also, the Thanksgiving buffet was really awful- food quality and choices not good at all. It was an odd atmosphere as well...some band playing, but just odd.

The positive stuff:
- Walk to the beach and it is a very nice part of the beach
- Big pool (although they said it was heated, but it wasn't)
- Two hot tubs
- Plenty of chairs by pool
- Nice showers to clean the sand off before you get to the pool
- Large rooms with fridge and micro
- Nice lobby and bar area
- Free parking
- Cute convenience shop onsite

Things that need to get improved:
- Front desk service lacking and didn't aknowledge hilton gold benefits
- The breakfast was "ok"- good service but the food never changed the entire time and the waffles and french toast was cold and soggy
- Room not that clean...sticky tables, etc.
- We had to ask 3 times for the room to be cleaned the first night- and finally after 5:00 PM they cleaned it
- Housekeeping never restocked anything- we had to call and ask for more shampoo and conditioner, more toilet paper, etc.
- The Thanksgiving dinner buffet was terrible
- Pool towels you have to ask for at the front desk
- No pool service
- We saw several cockroaches by the pool area

Again, it should be a nice hotel given it's location and it's pretty new...they just need to pay some attention to the details and the food quality.

We also ate at the South Padre Brewing Company and Pier 19 - both were great. We also went on the Pirate Ship tour and we had a fabulous time- much more fun than we thought it was going to be! Our nine year old love it!!