Walk to Sandfest, Shared Pools, Boardwalk to the Beach

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1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 468.6 sq m

Popular amenities

Parking available
Dryer
Air conditioning
Washer
Pool
Barbecue grill

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Port Aransas, Texas

Holiday Beach
‪3 min walk‬
Palmilla Beach Golf Club
‪4 min drive‬
Port Aransas Beach
‪6 min drive‬
Rockport, TX (RKP-Aransas County)
‪47 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

2 Single Beds and 1 King Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen

Dining area

About this property

IR125, 1BR, 1BA, 4 Guests, Shared Pool, Boardwalk, No Pets Allowed, Shared Charcoal Grills, Golf Cart Accessible, Parking Passes for 2 Vehicles Only

Escape to this 1 bedroom, 1 bath bottom-floor condo located right next to the sand dunes and the gorgeous Gulf beyond. Enjoy a host of resort amenities including: pool, boardwalk, tennis courts, charcoal BBQ/picnic area, playground and more, just steps from the door. Perfect for anything from a romantic getaway to a family vacation! Our newly-renovated condo offers a roomy bedroom furnished with a King-size bed and flat-screen TV.
The large living area with beach-themed décor has an inviting, open feel. Relax with a cup of coffee and a good book or watch TV and movies on the large flat-screen TV. This area also doubles as a second bedroom by way of a Twin day bed with pull out Twin trundle.
The fully equipped kitchen, with all new appliances, is just what you need to prepare your favorite meals or snacks for the beach.
The bathroom has a spacious tiled walk-in shower and comfort height facilities.
This ground-level unit also features a private patio with rocking chairs, perfect for taking in a sunrise over the dunes or listening to the surf in the evenings.
Come stay and play at our island retreat. Also available next door is a newly –remodeled studio unit. The condo is conveniently located in the Island Retreat resort and enjoys many resort amenities including a swimming pool, private boardwalk, BBQ area, playground, and laundry facilities.
When you're ready to venture further afield, downtown Port Aransas is just minutes away, and offers an array of dining options, including pizza and scrumptious seafood. Birders will squawk over the much-loved Leonabelle Turner Birding Center, only an 8-minute drive from our door. Golfers, bring your clubs! Palmilla Beach Golf Club is only 7 minutes away.

BR1-King
BR2-2 Twin (Daybed with trundle)

Things to know:
Please bring k-cups.

Island Retreat Amenity Access and Important Information:

• 2 - Large Swimming Pools – Hours: 9am – 10pm
• 2 - Boardwalks to the Beach w/ rinsing station
• Basketball Court
• Tennis and Pickle ball court
• Sand Volleyball
• Playground
• Charcoal Grills and Picnic Areas throughout the complex
• Private Event Room - Call for details
• 24 Hour Laundry Facility (coin operated)
• Sorry, No Pets Allowed
• Minimum age to rent is 25, ID Required
• All Vehicles require a parking pass
• No Grilling within 20ft of any building

Guest Services @ Island Retreat Office
Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm
Saturday 9am to 1pm

STR # 248293

Property manager

Owner/Property Manager

Premier Host

Languages

English

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Affirm Payments Are Not Accepted.

Important information

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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock

About the area

Port Aransas

Located in Port Aransas, this condo is near the beach. Port Aransas Beach and Nature Preserves reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Roberts Point Park and Aransas Pass Aquatic Center. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

Port Aransas, Texas

What's nearby

Holiday Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Mustang Island Beach - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
Palmilla Beach Golf Club - 4 min drive - 3.7 km
IB Magee Beach Park - 6 min drive - 4.4 km
Port Aransas Beach - 6 min drive - 4.6 km

Getting around

Rockport, TX (RKP-Aransas County) - 47 min drive

Restaurants

‪Sonic Drive-In - ‬12 min walk
‪Whataburger - ‬3 min drive
‪Fins Grill & Icehouse - ‬5 min drive
‪Taqueria San Juan - ‬5 min drive
‪Port A Pizzeria - ‬3 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Walk to Sandfest, Shared Pools, Boardwalk to the Beach have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is Walk to Sandfest, Shared Pools, Boardwalk to the Beach pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Walk to Sandfest, Shared Pools, Boardwalk to the Beach?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Walk to Sandfest, Shared Pools, Boardwalk to the Beach?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Walk to Sandfest, Shared Pools, Boardwalk to the Beach located?

Situated by the sea, this condo building is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Holiday Beach and 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Port Aransas Beach. Mustang Island Beach and Horace Caldwell Pier are also within 2 miles (3 km).

9.6

Exceptional

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Dee W.

22 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Clean, roomy with king size bed in bedroom and a day bed with trundle. Plenty of room to spread out.

Boardwalk to the beach with lighted pathway and outdoor shower area to wash off Sandy feet after a walk on the beach. Close to town and well maintained property.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cindy T., Hallettsville, Texas

12 Aug 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Island Retreat 125

Easy renting and check-in. Condo was clean. Comfy beds. Close proximity to the boardwalk to the beach was a bonus. Definitely will stay here again.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Richard G.

29 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Everything was great

Nice and clean Whiteside beach

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ross E.

17 Mar 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The surf

I like hearing the surf!

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021

This review comes from a trusted partner site and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Kris C.

10 July 2020

Great Escape

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This was our first visit to Port A and stay at Island Retreat. It will not be our last. Service was top notch, I greatly appreciated the email updates on how to enjoy our stay and conduct a contact-free check-in/out. We stayed in unit 125. It was clean, cozy and great walking distance to the beach; although, visitors who like to take a lot of equipment to the beach may want a cart or at least a cooler with wheels. We visited during the pandemic so we couldnt enjoy the restaurants and bars. The local grocery store (IGA) was well stocked and clean.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Mike C.

23 May 2017

Wonderful weekend at the beach!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The rental unit is beautifully furnished and decorated. The kitchen includes everything we needed to cook our meals. The bed is super comfortable, and we loved the large walk-in shower. The location is great - just a walk over the dunes on the boardwalk and you are at the beach! All-in-all the place was very clean. We loved the tablet that provided info about the area! Two minor complaints: We were given plenty of towels but only 1 washcloth. Also, there were dead bugs in the patio door track. Neither of these would keep me from staying here again.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2017

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10/10 Excellent

Terry B.

7 June 2018

Beach Break Away

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Very nice recently remodeled unit on first floor with easy beach access by boardwalk. Unit was clean although there were a few six legged critters which is not unusual for the beach. Had some initial issues with WiFi that were resolved. The complex has much conatruction due to hurricane recovery. There are security agents monitoring people in and out. Nice bathroom appointments. Appliances all in working order. No ice maker in fridge and no ice trays. Had everything we need for 7 day stay.

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2/10 Terrible

Pam J.

13 June 2018

We were disappointed

Rating Details: The property manager was somewhat unhelpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was more than happy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: When we arrrived we had been told we could check in early but we did not arrive until 4:30 to find the property had not been cleaned. The condo itself was fine but we had not been advised that the entire property is still under repair construction with yellow tape on many areas and security at the entrance to allow entrance. The property as a whole is not being rented yet due to the repairs. We visited with one of the permanent property residence and realized that all property owners had to sign indicating that they would advise anyone staying there of the condition. we did not receive that information. While the interior of the property was fine, there were workman around all the buildings repairing, hammering, roofing, etc. The Island Retreat management was not renting out units yet and asked that we sign a release of liability for anything that might happen to us while on the property. The communication between the remote property management and the local management company was delayed and therefore not very satisfactory. Both attempted to help us but it was simply not a very workable arrangement. We left 2 days early and appreciate the refund of those days, but we feel like we were mislead about the conditions and charged for a condo that was in an area not yet ready to be rented. We make several trips a year to port a and have rented many condos, houses, etc. We have never left early but this was really disappointing. We are anxious to spend time there and had we known the real situation, we might have even agreed to it. But to not be told and then have to deal with the many problems was just not acceptable. We are looking for a place to rent for the month of October as we have done in the past. But we will not use Turn Key because of these many problems, too numerous to list in this short paragraph. You may contact me for further details.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jody M.

21 July 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing, Comfortable, and Convenient!

Amazing decor and wonderful look and feel! We loved being on the first floor and have a very short walk to the beach and the pool. We felt right at home and wish we could have stayed longer!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Michael M., Austin

16 July 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice little unit near the beach

This is a nice little unit that has been recently updated, and it was perfect for my small family. We spent quite a bit of time at the beach, which was only a short walk across the boardwalk from our door. We'll definitely look for this unit again when we return to Port A.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lisa s.

29 June 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

IR125

Called twice to get the cable box in bedroom fixed but nobody showed up.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Steven T.

18 June 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Padre Island

Great stay!

10/10 Excellent

William F.

18 May 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice!

Overall, a great property! Location cannot be beat. Very comfortable and relaxing. Were we to look to quibble, we would like a boost to the WiFi -- we could only get 1 bar much of the time.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

Kisha M.

3 Nov 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Birthday

The ac and fan are loud I wish there was a hot tub.But other than that everything was good

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline O.

5 Oct 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great quick trip!

The property is clean, comfy beds, has WiFi, and very close to the boardwalk to get to the beach (5-ish min walk apt to beach). The only downside is that are monster mosquitoes because of the dune, so bring the bug spray.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Susan S.

29 Sept 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Beach spot and Condo!

We loved everything about this condo! Very well appointed. Comfortable beds. Beautiful view and very easy to get to beach! Hope to be back!!

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

heather h.

22 Sept 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Port A

Close to the beach, clean and updated!! Beautiful. We loved it

10/10 Excellent

John H.

26 Aug 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Family Vacation

Property was in a great location. Inside was nice and close to the beach and pool. We would stay again.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Coby H.

3 Aug 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great!

Godd

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020

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10/10 Excellent

Ide V.

2 Aug 2020

Island Retreat stay

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

28 July 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family vacation!

This is an adorable condo within walking distance of the beach. Up to date and very clean with plenty of amenities! Not far from downtown Port Aransas. We will definitely stay here again for our next Port A vacation!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Laura C.

15 July 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family weekend

This condo was perfect for me, my husband and two kids to have a fun beach weekend.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Stacey J., Richmond, TX USA

9 June 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Very clean and welcoming inside and well equipped. Good location to beach access and restaurants. Comfortable bed. Would have enjoyed patio furniture as there was none to sit on on small patio. All in all a great stay.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2020

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10/10 Excellent

Christi D.

1 June 2020

Nice place, good location

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: It was a great place to stay plenty of room it was just two of us but could defiantly fit up to 5 people. It was also close to the beach didn’t have to take the car on it could just walk to it. The pools were big and nice! This is a great complex. Would defiantly try to find it again

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10/10 Excellent

Melissa R., Maypearl, Tx

10 Feb 2020

Great Place

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020

About the host

Hosted by Owner/Property Manager

No pets allowed.
Must be 25 years old to book one of our units. Strictly enforced, ID verified upon check-in.
Laundry detergent not provided.
Please bring k-cups.

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