We were skeptical because of the recent hurricane, but businesses seem to be going strong. We loved breakfast at Ted's and once we found the Padre brewpub we were contented.
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Poor Customer Service! BEWARE!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 03/22/09
We just checked into our hotel today, for what was supposed to be a week vacation and we just put in our 72 hour notice to check out. We planned it so that we would be here the week after spring break,so as to avoid the craziness and crowds.The spring breakers for the most part cleared out this morning and while they left tons of trash, we were ...
Nice and quite island with population about 5000 people (in 2008). Even though it is near from Galveston (Refinery Town of Texas) the beach in South Padre Island is very clean. http://savvytravelerzone.blogspot.com/2008/12/sand-castle-festival-visit-south-padre.html
Husband and I traveled to SPI February 2009 on business/pleasure trip. Business precipitated or we wouldn't have considered it. Encouraged by local folks who'd been there alternately referring to it as "paradise" and "like being in the Bahamas." Don't know what they're on or if it once was something, but it's ...
Being near the beach was wonderful, but that was about it. If you don't go there when it's spring break, there is no action around the island at all. It was so quiet and boring. You literally have to want to do nothing inorder to enjoy yourself. There wasn't even any mini golf because everything was closed due to last summers hurricane ...
The beaches were Dirty!! There was trash everywhere. Paper plates, paper cups, beer bottles and strips of wood with nails in them. I didn't even sit on the beach. Stayed at the pool. I would not recommend it to anyone.
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Love S. Padre/Hate Parrot Eyes Water Sports
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 08/11/08
My family has visited S. Padre Island for vacation for years and we always have a wonder time. This year we went on a jet ski tour with Parrot Eyes Water Sports. Our tour guide named Mike, was rude, rude, rude! Unless your a professional jet skier, don't go out with him. This is my first bad review of anyone, I just don't want anyone else to have a bad experience, go to another business.
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 06/06/08
I LIKE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND BECUSE IT IS PRETTY AND I LICK THE HOTEL AND THE HOT TUBE AND ME AND MY FAMALY ARE GOING THER ON SUNDAY AND IT VARY NICE IN THER I LOVE IT SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! WHO EVER CRIETED SOUTH PADRE ISLAND POST TO BE RICH I LOVE RICH PERSONS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MCHHHHHHHH!!!!!! SEE YOU SOUTH PADRE ISLAND ON SUNDAY AND ...
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I can't wait 'til summer!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 04/17/08
South Padre is like the coolest place I have EVER been to! I wish I could go there again! It was the coolest place in the world!
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SPI a great place for family vacations
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 02/02/08
Just spent a week in South Padre Island. What a great place! Everyone is friendly, the prices are reasonable and the weather was great.
Our favorite things were the dolphin watch, a trip to Sea Turtle Inc, and the beaches. We found a great cafe called Benny's by the Bay. They have wonderful breakfasts and lunches at a reasonable cost. Many great places for dinner Sea Ranch and Scampis were our favorites.