South Padre Island — Local services in Port Isabel

Im writing this review to let people know how my experience was currently during Covid. We went on sunday aug 23. It was not very busy at the beach. People were keeping their distance. Since we stayed at The Pearl we were able to get access to the umbrellas and chairs very easily. It costs $35 dollars to rent the equipment. Take a mask to the beach in case it gets crowded; if you are indoors masks are a requirement. At the hotel people were also keeping their distance and it made me feel secure that everyone was wearing their masks inside. We enjoyed dining at my favorite spots; Padre Brewing Company at night and at Yummies for breakfast (their coffee menu alone is out...

Largely catering to spring break culture and similar beach parties, this is a nice tropical vacation spot with a burgeoning food culture and miles and miles of beautiful beaches.

We managed to miss most of the spring break madness and find ourselves a relaxing couple of days at the beach.

The water was bracing, but in the afternoon heat was also refreshing.

While I don't have any interest in traveling all the way down here to eat at a sports bar, that is a popular pastime and the sports bars seemed of good quality.

In particular, the availability of fresh seafood cannot be understated. We were quite happy with most of our experience here and will likely...

South Padre Island is so fun. And, so perfect. Catch the wind and ride the waves. Birdwatch on the bayside. And, check out the local dining and nightlife scene.

The Beach access is awesome, sand is great, water was good. Conditions vary, we went late June & the sun was hot, water was warm. Bring tent, chair, and cooler with ice water. Drive through town to the north and you arrive at incredible sand dunes. The possiblity of seeing a sea turtle is extremely high. Great family...