Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites, Port Aransas, TX

For travelers to Port Aransas, TX one place to stay is the Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites. The hotel is located near the beach area of Port Aransas. Architecturally speaking the Holiday Inn Express is typical of the hotel chain. This building has yellow paint on the upper floors and a brick story for the main floor. It is a very contemporary look.

The interior of the hotel is just as modern with wood tables, wood columns, and a wooden reception desk. The hotel rooms provide wood furniture and comfortable chairs as well. Most rooms have double beds or a single king. All rooms come with televisions, phone, internet, and tiled bathrooms. The hotel has kid suites with bunk beds for larger families. Other amenities in the hotel rooms include coffee maker, microwave, mini fridge, and the suites have table ware. Rooms are also equipped with desks, air conditioning, iron and iron boards, and closets.

Outside the hotel rooms are just as many amenities for guests. There is a 24 hour fitness center with 3 stack weight machines, treadmills, and recumbent bikes. The facilities underwent a renovation in 2005 to make them more comfortable for guests. An outdoor pool, kiddie pool, and Whirlpool are also on the premises. There are daily laundry services and business services. The location of the hotel places it near the beach. Guests can play at the beach and in the water, or have a beach like day at the pool with trees and drinks.

Check in is at 3pm, and check out is 11am. The hotel has plenty of parking, bilingual staff, and will allow certain pets. Nearby the hotel besides the beach are the Newport Dunes Golf Club, Public Marina, and University of Texas Marine Science Center. During a trip to the Holiday Inn at Port Aransas guests can fish, bird watch, or just relax. The hotel is close to the shopping district and several local restaurants. Holiday Inn Express Hotels do not have dining rooms. Instead they have a small area for complimentary continental breakfasts. This area is open from 6am to 9am each morning. Guests of the hotel will have to try the local restaurants for lunch and dinner.

As mentioned above the Holiday Inn has meeting rooms. These business rooms offer 750 square feet, with a capacity of 60 people in the largest room. Wedding receptions, organization events, business meetings, and other gatherings can be hosted in the room with reservations. Equipment offered to guests in the room includes DVD player, flip chart and markers, modem lines, and whiteboard.

Port Aransas is on Mustang Island, and one must cross Aransas Bay to get to Aransas Pass. This spot of Texas has an early history with Karankawa Indians. By the 1700's Spanish explorer Pierre Jean de Beranger was commissioned to explore the area and wound up in Aransas. In the 1800's the port was used by pirates trying to hide their treasure on the island and build their fame.