ALISTER SQUARE INN, Port Aransas

Offering affordable rates near the beach, Alister Square Inn is a 3-star motel that welcomes pets and families with a heated outdoor pool open year-round and a complimentary continental breakfast featuring Texas-shaped waffles. Guest rooms include standard options with flat-screen cable TVs and private bathrooms, while select rooms provide kitchenettes with microwaves and refrigerators. A continental breakfast is available each morning at Alister Square Inn, offering Texas-shaped waffles, fresh fruit, assorted bagels, Danishes, muffins, cereal, yogurt, juice, and coffee. The property features a heated outdoor pool, sun loungers, a picnic area with BBQ facilities, and a vending machine for snacks and drinks. Golf cart rentals are available on-site for convenient beach trips. The motel is a 12-minute walk from Port Aransas Marina and a 7-minute walk from Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, with The University of Texas Marine Science Institute 1 km away and Port Aransas Nature Preserve 2 km away. Complimentary Wi-Fi is accessible in all rooms, and meeting/banquet facilities open onto the veranda and pool area. The 24-hour front desk offers daily housekeeping, laundry services, and key card access, and electric vehicle charging stations are available in the free parking lot. Guests at Alister Square Inn can enjoy the heated pool throughout the year.

Many guests praise the friendly and accommodating staff in reviews.

Rooms are consistently described as clean and well-maintained.

Walking distance to restaurants, grocery stores, and the beach.

Parking spaces are narrow, typical for Port Aransas.

Some guests note thin bed linens and lack of blankets.