North Padre Island Hotels, Corpus Christi

The only full service hotel on North Padre Island is the 5-story Wyndham Corpus Christi, right on the beach facing the Gulf of Mexico and about 10 miles north of the entrance to Padre Island National Seashore. The well reviewed hotel has a quiet and scenic location with undeveloped coastline at either side, though is within 2 miles from a selection of shops and restaurants in North Padre Island. The many amenities include the Beachside Grill Restaurant (open for breakfast, lunch, dinner & all-day room service), a lounge/bar, two outdoor pools, a whirlpool, fitness center, games room, gift shop, bar/lounge, and over 4,000 sq ft of meeting space.

Hawthorn Suites Padre Island occupies a modern, four story building of 54 oversized rooms, all containing a full kitchen. A few have ocean views but most face north or south, looking over a lightly developed neighborhood of private residences and several other hotels. The Gulf of Mexico is 600 feet east, while most shops & restaurants on the island are 2 miles away along Hwy 22. Enhanced continental breakfast is complimentary; other facilities are a fitness center, coin-operated laundry and meeting space.

The Holiday Inn Express hotel on North Padre Island has a peaceful and scenic location along Windward Drive, just across the road from the Gulf of Mexico - 300 feet from the beach. The 75 large and well equipped suites are spread across four floors, and the property also provides an outdoor pool, exercise room, business center, meeting space and guest laundry. Free full hot breakfast is served. The hotel is within walking distance of a small selection of restaurants, including in the Holiday Inn just across the road.

Best Western on the Island is a small hotel with 40 rooms, all on one floor, at the west side of North Padre Island, alongside the main road (S Padre Island Drive, half a mile after the causeway bridge). The hotel has a quiet but somewhat isolated position overlooking Packery Channel Park and the inner waterways beyond. The main Padre Island beaches begin 2 miles to the east, and the center of Corpus Christi is 15 miles west. All 40 of the comfortable guest rooms have a refrigerator and microwave, and many enjoy views of the bay. Free continental breakfast, an outdoor pool, hot tub, free internet access and meeting/event space are the main amenities.