Hotel Sea And Sands Cottages (Port Aransas, USA)

Reviewers rave about these well-equipped cottages with pots and pans, microwave, coffeemaker and spotlessly clean linens and towels. Often described as cute, homely and cosy, each brightly painted cottage has a private back porch with a swing, where families love to get together of an evening.

Guests rate this hotel for its quiet location within walking distance of Port Aransas centre and the city's public beaches. Friends on fishing trips choose this unassuming accommodation for its laid-back atmosphere and its proximity to some of the finest fishing on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Praised by many reviewers for running a tight ship in a big-hearted way, this family-run property's owners impress with their warm demeanour and willingness to assist, setting impeccably high standards which are upheld by friendly and efficient housekeeping and maintenance staff whom guests find equally accommodating.

A handful of guests have sighted bugs in these rustic, single-story cottages, including appearances from mosquitos and cockroaches. However, excepting the few faint-hearted guests who have had to call housekeeping for back up, most accept these unwanted visitors as an inevitable part of life in the tropics.

Most travellers are delighted with this simply furnished, retro accommodation. However, the occasional reviewer encounters badly maintained or grubby facilities in the quaint 1950s cottages. Ageing appliances, noisy air-conditioning units and dusty furniture have annoyed some reviewers, but those with serious grumbles are painlessly re-housed.