The Port Aransas center is approximately the area of Downtown Port Aransas and the area of Art Center For the Islands.
Though Port Aransas is a small town, tourism is its major industry, attracting tens of thousands of people to the city each year. With lovely beaches and picturesque outdoor areas, you may find yourself battling crowds and looking hard for good hotel rates if you don't plan your visit for the right season.
Avoid spring break season in Port Aransas, because it's become a popular Texas spring break location. The beach will be crowded and good hotel rates will be hard to find. The weather in Port Aransas is warm year-round. Summers are hot, with daily temperatures easily reaching the 90s. Daily highs in the winter typically hit the 60s. Spring and fall offer the best temperatures but at the expense of some extra rain, especially in fall.
Winter is the best season to visit Port Aransas if you want a good deal. During spring and summer, rates sometimes more than double even at the most affordable hotel options. Swimming might not be as fun when it's only 60 degrees outside, but Port Aransas offers lovely outdoor activities that will give you a wonderful winter beach vacation.
Enjoy additional discounts for your AAA membership, government or military job, or status as a senior citizen. Choose the Days Inn Port Aransas to get 10 percent off your room rate if you're an AAA member or a senior citizen. Get 5 percent off your room rate if you are government or military personnel. The Red Roof Inn Port Aransas offers a 10 percent discount for AAA and AARP members, senior citizens, and government employees.
The Days Inn Port Aransas and the Red Roof Inn Port Aransas both offer complimentary Wi-Fi and free breakfast. At each hotel, you'll also find an outdoor pool. The Red Roof Inn offers a picnic area, while the Days Inn has a spa tub. Both properties offer rooms with in-room accessibility; additionally, the Days Inn has rooms with roll-in showers and accessible bathrooms. At the Days Inn, you'll also find dry cleaning services and laundry facilities.
The Best Western Port Aransas offers a wonderful value for its comparatively low prices. This 2.5-star property has a lovely outdoor pool area featuring sun loungers, chairs, and pool umbrellas. The picnic area is the perfect spot to enjoy your free breakfast each morning. Your room comes with free Wi-Fi and a comfortable pillow top bed. When you choose this property, be confident you have picked a spot other guests have found quite impressive. Guest reviews of this property are overwhelmingly positive.
At the Hampton Inn & Suites Port Aransas, you'll be at a 2.5-star location in downtown Port Aransas near the beach. Their outdoor pool and spa tub are the perfect places to relax after spending a day in the hot sun. Enjoy the fitness center or print out your vacation itinerary at the 24-hour business center. Complimentary wireless internet and free breakfast each morning are the perfect amenities to help you wake up happy. If you need any help booking tours or buying tickets to Port Aransas attractions, don't hesitate to ask the front desk.
Both properties offer in-room accessibility and accessible bathrooms.
Rooms at the Island Hotel Port Aransas feature wood floors, attractive furnishings, and seating areas. The color schemes are mostly beige with white and lime green to spice things up, eliciting the calm ambience of the beach. The outdoor pool with pool umbrellas and the picnic area both help you enjoy time outside, even when you're not playing in the waves of the ocean. Guests have found this property clean, attractive, and full of fantastic amenities. Rooms with accessible bathrooms and roll-in showers are available here.
The Executive Keys Condominiums on the Beach offers fully furnished condominiums, perfect for a week's stay at the beach with the whole family. Rooms are furnished like boutique beach houses, with kitchens and separate seating areas. The outdoor pool features sun loungers, and beach access from this property is as easy as following a short pathway to the sand. Free Wi-Fi, a game room, and a picnic area are other amenities you'll love at this property.
Once you arrive in Port Aransas, you'll see why it's become such a popular tourist destination. Choose the hotel with the ambience, design, and amenities that will make your beach vacation memorable and wonderful. When booking for large groups, keep in mind that many Port Aransas properties offer significant discounts when you book many rooms at once. The best way to book for large groups is to use HotelPlanner's great team of hotel researchers to find the best group rates the hotels in Port Aransas offer.
Below are reviews of the city of Port Aransas, TX from an actual visitor's perspective.
We are actually considering building a small cottage here, we love it! ❤️
Port Aransas is beautiful in it's own way. I thought it charming that people were going around in carts. We did things that were recommended by our waiters the evening before. It was great! Fun!
Good restaurants and lots of activities to do.
Love it!
Fishing jetties!
I go to Port Aransas frequently for the fishing!
The shops and beaches!
The shops and beaches!
Very nice hotel.
The beach!
Close proximity for all your needs.
Easy access to beach.
So many good places to eat! I like that it is not a huge city so it's easy to get around. We enjoy the beach, it's always so clean. We really like the Art Center (to shop and just view) and the Botanical Gardens and Nature Center.
Fishing!
Room was spacious and comfortable! Staff was super friendly and helpful! Everything needed is just around the corner's food grocery beeches.
Clean beaches and very friendly people, good food and variety of restaurants.
That was my first time in the city. I really liked my visit. I plan to come back to take a fishing trip. I loved the restaurants and beach access. I loved my visit!
Clean beach!
I love how accessible everything is. Huge fan of the restaurants. I love Iris's Island Food. Some of the best food on the island! I also love how close everything is to the beach. I love and appreciate how the ferry runs at all times as well because we didn't get in until nearly 1:00am and left the next day on emergency at 11:00pm and we were quick on the ferry and out!
I love how accessible everything is. Huge fan of the restaurants. I love Iris's Island Food. Some of the best food on the island! I also love how close everything is to the beach. I love and appreciate how the ferry runs at all times as well because we didn't get in until nearly 1am and left the next day on emergency at 11pm and we were quick on the ferry and out!
Beach!
Lots of food, drink, and shopping options in all price ranges. Beautiful and well-maintained shores.
We really enjoyed the water , and boats coming and going in the channel, on the whole we enjoyed that it was more on the laid back style comparing to other places we have visited