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Charming SPI condo. Walk to the beach! Sleeps 6. WiFi. Family Friendly.

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Beach
Kitchen
Living room
Bedroom
Bedroom

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Highlights

  • Balcony
    A rare find - enjoy views from the balcony.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to South Padre Island Beach
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Balcony
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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South Padre Island, TX
  • Place, South Padre Island Beach
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, South Padre Island Community Center
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Gravity Park
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Airport, Brownsville, TX (BRO-Brownsville-South Padre Island Intl.)
    ‪38 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Living room sofa sleeper.

2 Double Sofa Beds

Master Bedroom

1 Double Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

Charming SPI condo. Walk to the beach! Sleeps 6. WiFi. Family Friendly.

Family friendly condo on South Padre Island!! Close to numerous activities. Come and enjoy the Texas sun!!

My family believes in treating others how we would want to be treated, in this case on vacation or for a short get away.

Beautiful condo located at 121 E Retama, right across the street from the beach. This one bedroom condo is owned by people who pride themselves on making anyone's visit enjoyable.

Wifi included. Bedroom sleeps two and sofa sleeper sleeps two comfortably. Has built in wall bunk beds as well that sleeps 2 more. (sleeps 6 total). Stackable washer/dryer. Third floor.

We want everyone to enjoy their vacation or weekend getaway as much as me and my family would if we rented a condo. We have decorated and prepared this condo as if it was for my own family. My family and I believe in treating people right. After you stay here, please let me know if there are things missing that would have made your stay more enjoyable, so that we can make the condo better for the next family.

Very attractive, nicely kept! Please come visit us and relax for a few days or a month! Please let me know if you have any questions.

This property is registered with the city of South Padre Island under permit #2018-834827.

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Please keep the noise level down. Especially after 10pm at night as this is a private building with residents living in the building.
Use at your own risk. Not responsible for accidents or damage. Condo is cleaned properly, but there are always potential risk of renting any condo.

Important information

You need to know

Property # 1416659vb
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
Long-term renters welcome
Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
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

South Padre Island

Located in South Padre Island, this condo is near the beach. Beach Park at Isla Blanca is a popular attraction and the area's natural beauty can be seen at South Padre Island Beach and Isla Blanca Beach. Gravity Park and Sea Turtle Inc are also worth visiting. Looking to get your feet wet? Power boating and fishing adventures can be found near the property.
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South Padre Island, TX

What's nearby

  • South Padre Island Beach - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • South Padre Island Community Center - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Gravity Park - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Beach Park at Isla Blanca - 6 min drive - 4.6 km
  • Isla Blanca Beach - 7 min drive - 5.3 km

Getting around

  • Brownsville, TX (BRO-Brownsville-South Padre Island Intl.) - 46 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Whataburger - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Louie's Backyard - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Tom And Jerry's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Wanna Wanna Beach Bar and Grill - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Tequila Sunset - ‬17 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Charming SPI condo. Walk to the beach! Sleeps 6. WiFi. Family Friendly. pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Charming SPI condo. Walk to the beach! Sleeps 6. WiFi. Family Friendly.?

As of 26 June 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Charming SPI condo. Walk to the beach! Sleeps 6. WiFi. Family Friendly. on 8 Sept 2026 start from AU$234, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Charming SPI condo. Walk to the beach! Sleeps 6. WiFi. Family Friendly.?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Charming SPI condo. Walk to the beach! Sleeps 6. WiFi. Family Friendly.?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Charming SPI condo. Walk to the beach! Sleeps 6. WiFi. Family Friendly.?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Charming SPI condo. Walk to the beach! Sleeps 6. WiFi. Family Friendly. located?

Situated by the sea, this condo building is within 1 mi (2 km) of Gravity Park and South Padre Island Beach. South Padre Island Community Center and South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 31 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 31 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 31 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 31 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

9.0/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Justin O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Awesome location. Easy to get to everything. Only one bedroom, but we knew that when booking. There were enough bed options for the 4 of us with the pullout couch and extra bunk beds. Easy instructions to follow. Would stay again. Very clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, communication
Really nice for the price, I was very much accommodated
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

VICTORIA V.

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

Great stay

Close to beach and lots of restaurants. Great place to stay
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Aug 2023
Thanks for the review.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sarah U.

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

Affordable, roomy and clean!

I absolutely loved our stay. It was very clean and the neighbors were so nice. The place was super close to the beach access and having a kitchen was a plus. Will definitely be coming back!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Aug 2023
I am glad to hear that you enjoyed it. Thank you for the feedback.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Murphy J.

Great stay all we needed we had and towels too thanks Ac took a while to cool in day time. But middle of the night it was
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matt M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The check in was straight forward and the condo was great! The kitchen was perfect for cooking breakfast before we headed out for each day and the condo was a perfect landing place after a long day in the sun. The neighbor was super friendly and gave us some great advice and tips for our stay at the island. Each evening there was some great live music out back we actually enjoyed. Would recommend and would definitely come back.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Magnus H.

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

SPI

This condo was very nice, and the location was great. It was super close to the beach. The host had everything stocked that you would need, and everything was extremely clean. I would definitely stay here again, and would recommend anyone to stay here as well!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

4/10 Poor

Daniel D.

Liked: Communication
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, listing accuracy
the condo was very disappointing in that it was not clean, and the shower and bath sink would not drain---we had to purchase drain cleaner ---helped some, but clearly a bigger problem. bathroom floor was dirty. a pen rolled under the couch, and came out full of dust balls...under the couch was very dirty.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 15 Mar 2026
I wish you would have let me know that there were concerns with it being clean. This is not the way I would like a guest to leave.
Verified

8/10 Good

Ladonna W.

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

Close to the beach

The property was just fine, no issues. The street was under construction and workers were there early every morning with noisy equipment. Also there is a bar on the rear of the property so noise until late night and again early morning.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Nov 2024
Thank you for the review. Yeah, unfortunately we had no know that the city was going to do construction on the street. I hope it didn’t interfere with your stay too much.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David H.

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

Convenient and Easy Stay

Overall we were very impressed with this property. The location is ideal, within easy walking distance to the beach, several restaurants, and other island necessities. The condo size was fine for our family of four and everything seemed clean and well-kept. As mentioned in other reviews, the only real downside was the bar with live music adjacent to this property. However, we found that the music ended relatively early each night and it didn't really impact our stay. We would recommend, however, that if you are a light sleeper, that you bring some kind of noise-making device. Other than that one issue (which is clearly not the fault of the property owners), we would highly recommend this property.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Aug 2023
Thank you for the review and the suggestion for future guests. Please come again.
Verified

8/10 Good

Pedro R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Departamento excelente para familias, ubicado a una cuadra de la playa. Esta en un 3er piso, en muy buenas condiciones y una cocina equipada para cocinar.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mercedes B.

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

This was a perfect place for a family of 4. The kids loved the bunk beds. And everything was so acce

Whataburger is a4 min walk. Beach access is a 4 min walk. Loved the location of this place. Breakfast restaurant was half a mile away. The place itself was very clean and nice. The kitchen had everything. Two tvs. Very bright. Washing machine and dryer inside. Super comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Linda B.

Liked: Check-in
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

CONDO NEEDS A DEEP CLEAN AND A LOT OF WORK

When arriving in South Padre, I contacted the owner John Correu. Seemed like a great guy. I asked if we could check in an hour early.. he said no problem. Well, I received a notice from VRBO it was ready (sooner than an hour) so my husband and I went to the condo. When arriving on the 3rd floor, there was a dog and two woman (one smoking) in the non-smoking condo. I explained who we were and they said to come back in an hour. NO PROBLEM (besides the smoking and we love dogs so for dog lovers no problem). When coming back, we tried to access the key that was locked in the door. We had problems and the neighbor next door said.. oh, they left the key with us .. WHAT? Seriously? It was kind of unsettling. The people were very kind but WE HAD NO IDEA SOMEONE ELSE WOULD HAVE THE KEY. I let John know this and he said they were friends with the woman who cleans/watches the place since he is from out of town. Okay, move on. It would have been nice to know this prior to coming to the condo especially since John and I had contact "that day". When entering the condo, it was filthy and disgusting. There was still coffee stains on the coffee pot I had to wash and the walls look like a big party was taking place NIGHTLY. Stains on the walls, dirty hand print marks. The garbage disposal backed up every time you used it. DUST was caked on the windows. The ONLY reason I am leaving this (bad) review is that the owner said he was going to fix everything (I sent him over a dozen pictures) and he would let me know when they were complete and he appreciated it since he does not get out there much. He said he was having someone fix everything in the pictures I sent him and he would let me know when everything was fixed and properly cleaned (I asked him to send me pictures). Well, we have been home a month and nothing. Feel free to leave your contact information and I will send you the pictures. The other thing that others have commented on is that there is a bar directly behind the unit which plays LOUD noise into the night which should probably be disclosed on the VRBO site but really now the owners fault. We will not stay again since we have stayed in South Padre right on the beach in much CLEANER and more "equipped" places for basically the same $$ as we spent here. I hope this helps someone else.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Aug 2023
Thank you for your feedback. As promised, the items were fixed. I have sent you pics. I did not appreciate you blackmailing me to show you pics of the repairs or I would get a bad review. Nonetheless, I sent some of the pics to you. There were some items that needed repair, which I am glad were brought to my attention. I would say that I have had two bad reviews out of all of my reviews, most are 5 stars. I wish you the best in the future and hope that you find just the right condo for you and your expectations on your next visit.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Roger S.

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

Nice place!

The property was clean and well cared for and the neighbors were nice. Unfortunately, we had to cut our vacation short due to winter weather back home. We hope to come back some day in the future.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dennis L.

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

Great place

It was a great place to stay, good communication, and very short distance to the beach. My only complaint and it had nothing to do with the property was a bar at the back of the apartment that had music playing until after 1 am on Friday and until midnight on Saturday until I called the police on them lol
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Chris D.

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

Great proprty

Nice clean as described..great deal!! Close to beach..shopps
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Margaret E.

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

Great communication and nice place to stay

There was another family in there when we arrived due to a mix-up outside of the owners control. The owner was very quick at refunding me immediately and offering to pay for a hotel and even directing me to a hotel for the night and then let us stay in the property the next night at no charge I would definitely stay there again place was perfect for us
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Denisse I.

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

Beach⛱ day are wonderful

The place was clean, have everything you need and is a 5 min from the beach walking is wonderful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Angela R.

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

Spring Break

Stay was good but condos behind us with the pool we’re playing music and karaoke after 10:00 which I thought was a quiet time. (Had a good laugh but past kids bedtime). Would have liked a little more direction on how to get to beach access and pool. So, we did not get to go into the pool. But over all we enjoyed our time here and definitely want to come back.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Aug 2023
I am sorry for the guests behind you. You left the place perfect. Thank you so much.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jose l.

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

SPI Family Vacation Rest

Hassle free
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Aug 2023
Thanks for your review.
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Stephen A.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, listing accuracy

Unclean and outdated

We entered the property 45 mins late due to the cleaning lady still cleaning the property. She did not have on gloves or a face mask. When we entered the property it looked as if it had not been throughly cleaned just wiped down. My wife and I had to clean the countertops, cabinet doors, vanity, and mop the floors. The owner was responsive.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Aug 2023
I try hard to have an affordable and clean place for everyone. Check out my reviews. He was offered a public service discount which is always available to those who serve us. Sometimes there are those who can not be pleased, however. As you can imagine sometimes, the place had more sand than normal in it so the cleaning crew was a little longer than normal. He is correct that he has to wait when he got impatient waiting he decided to go in before the crew was finished. I can only apologize for the delay. He also failed to mention the horrid condition that he left it in. My cleaning crew had to send me pictures to show me how bad it was. He should be ashamed of treating another person’s property like this. As previously stated, I can not please everyone. He is not welcomed back to my property.
Verified

8/10 Good

charlene g.

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

Great getaway

We enjoyed the stay and the location of the property. It was a cozy place and fit our family of 5 perfectly.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Aug 2023
I am glad you had a good time.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Karen B.

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

Fun place , 5 min. To beach.

Great place, so close to everything.
Stayed 37 nights in Jan 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Aug 2023
I am glad you enjoyed it.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Krista R.

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

Great family getaway

My family thoroughly enjoyed our vacation experience due to this condo rental. The owner made us feel like long lost friends that were house sitting while he was out of town. We felt at home in the cozy condo. The AC was cold and the water was hot - perfect for the end of a long day at the beach. The condo is conveniently located near the beach (a quick walk about 2 blocks away from public access). The only improvements I would add were a couple more bath towels (since advertised it sleeps 6 I would expect 6 towels but there were only 4). A quick trip to Walmart solved this problem. I would have loved to have a vacuum cleaner at the condo to vacuum sand as the days went by but the broom worked just fine. Thank you for a wonderful stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Aug 2023
Thank you for the review and the feedback. I don’t know what happened with the towels but I will make sure it is taken care of.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Maisie R.

Nice neighborhood and beautifully decorated condo

This was our second time visiting S. Padre Island and staying in this condo. Once again we totally enjoyed our week. This condo is very inviting with its beach theme and can accommodate a couple as well as a family. The place is very clean and neat. Well worth the money!
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Aug 2023
Thank you do much for this review. You are always welcome.

About the host

Hosted by John C. Correu

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Veteran Owned!

Why they chose this property

We want everyone to enjoy their vacation or weekend getaway as much as me and my family would if we rented a condo. We have decorated and prepared this condo as if it was for my own family. My family and I believe in treating people right. After you stay here, please let me know if there are things missing that would have made your stay more enjoyable, so that we can make the condo better for the next family.

What makes this property unique

This property is registered with the city of South Padre Island under permit #2018-834827.

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