Don’t be deceived by the photos of this property on their website. The property itself is small and the parking lot was somehow built in such a way that makes it chaotic to maneuver and find parking (cars are to park in opposite directions). No handicap parking near the main entrance either. The property itself was not very clean and appealing upon my arrival. I definitely knew I was going to a 2 Star hotel, but the photos were very deceiving in terms of cleanliness, size and amenities (the pool is also pretty small). The bedrooms were clean so that was good—but beware that the rooms are tiny and the bathroom is pretty small (very tight for 4 people)—particularly the bathroom vanity (no room for storage). The breakfast was also a huge disappointment—neither appealing nor appetizing in anyway. The presentation was off putting—eggs were extremely watery and powdered textured; and the sausage seemed old and rewarmed. I ate breakfast on my first morning there, but chose to not have breakfast at all on the next two mornings—it just wasn’t good. Now, unlike most hotels, this one doesn’t have a waffle machine, it has a pancake machine. I’ve actually experienced yummy pancakes from a similar machine at a Holiday Inn many years ago. And while I didn’t eat the pancakes at this Best Western property, my adult kids told me they weren’t good. My vacation was ruined by the manager at this hotel, Asish, who preauthorized my credit card for the entire stay prior to my arrival without my consent. Typically, guests either choose a pay in advance discounted rate and pay for their entire stay in advance or they use their credit card to hold their reservation, typically with only one night being authorized on their card. To my shock and dismay, my credit card was authorized for the entire stay before I even arrived in South Padre. Check in time begins as 3:00pm and the manager had already charged my card in full around 3:30pm long before I arrived. My experience as a guest and a former hotel employee is that guests can change their form of payment upon arrival. This property did not give me this option and unbeknownst to me charged me for the entire stay hours before I arrived. Ironically, if I were to never show up and ended up having to cancel—I still would’ve been only charged for 1 night and not the entire stay. Upon checkout—the manager, Asish (possibly misspelled); never apologized for the inconvenience he caused—he just told me that it was on me as the guest to call and tell them not to authorize my card before I arrived. In all of my years as both a traveler and a hotel employee, it has never been a standard practice to authorize a guest’s credit card for their entire stay prior to their arrival (unless they’ve selected a pay in advanced rate) because guests reserve the option to change their method of payment upon arrival. Needless to stay this put a huge damper on my vacation. This was my first time in South Padre and I loved it—I will definitely return, but I just won’t be staying at this property.