Motel Sea Shell Inn on the Beach (Corpus Christi, USA)

Travellers love this motel's seafront location on Corpus Christi's North beach and find it perfect for family fishing trips. Guests enjoyed swimming in the calm Gulf-of-Mexico waters. Sightseers choose this motel for its proximity to Texas State Aquarium and ‘The Blue Ghost' aka aircraft carrier USS Lexington.

Families find this North Beach accommodation excellent value for money, despite the lack of extras such as complimentary breakfast or snazzy leisure facilities. With many pricier options in the surrounds, this quaint motel serves travellers-on-a-budget, leaving them with some extra spending money after a comfortable night's rest.

An overwhelming number of reviewers praise the friendly staff at this beach motel, who charm guests with a warm Texan welcome and go above and beyond to ensure guests' comfort. Cleaning staff are praised for keeping floors spotlessly clean in family rooms with lots of sandy footfall.

In the past, a few travellers have grouched about the fading facilities in some older rooms, after encountering dirty windows and vents, grubby-looking kitchen appliances and stained or thread-bare bedding. However, guests who have stayed more recently have noted thoroughly refreshed facilities in recently renovated units.

Many reviewers say they would love this motel more if it had better guest facilities. Travellers don't have much good to say about the existing ones. Common gripes include the badly-maintained outdoor swimming pool, the coin-operated ice machine, a somewhat hazardous parking area and a weak Wi-Fi connection.

Several guests were disturbed by noisy trucks coming in and out of a neighbouring construction site. Some travellers claim they were kept awake by the chatter of fellow guests through thin walls, while renovations happening in other parts of the hotel have also caused an occasional din.