Name: Suntide III Condominiums
Address: 3000 Gulf Blvd, Padre Island National Seashore, Padre Island National Seashore, Padre Island National Seashore, 78597, United States of America
Rating: 8

Elevator/lift

Smoke-free property

General

Accessibility features

Wheelchair Accessible

Accessibility

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Barbecue grill(s)

Picnic area

Barbeque

Sun Deck

Recreation

Free parking

Parking

Pool facilities

Pool and beach

Fitness facilities

Sports

Sauna

Beauty and wellness

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

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At the apartment

Gravity Park

South Padre Island International Airport

Valley International Airport

Matamoros Airport

Suntide III Condominiums

Padre Island National Seashore

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wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

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safe

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wi-fi

kitchen

We have been visitors to this facility for many years. Property maintenance has certainly slipped. Walkway water damage in ceiling not repaired. Cracks building exterior. Towel service has been eliminated. No refunds for any reason including hurricane. You have to purchase travel insurance on top of renting the condo. You used to receive credit in case of mandatory evacuation.
Maintenance staff was responsive to reported problems in the condo.  
We will be looking for alternatives for next year.

Gone down hill after many years

I stayed in Condo 201. It is a beautiful 3 bedroom, 3 bath condo with a full size kitchen and family room overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. We loved spending time on the large balcony listening to and watching the waves roll in.

The condo is light and airy with a beach theme. The beds are comfy and the kitchen and bar are well stocked. There is also a washer and dryer in the unit.

Suntide III has two pools, two hot tubs, a sauna and tennis and basketball courts! The facility is well maintained and staff are helpful and friendly. 

I was able to truly relax and enjoy my stay while on the island!


Suntide III Unit 201

Suntide III Condos (2 and 3 bedroom units) has friendly, helpful front desk and maintenance staff, great access to the beach, and indoor and outdoor pools.  Our corner unit gave us views of the beach and morning sunrise, as well as views of Space X and bayside entertainment venues.  Suntide III is a grand ol' lady, and we love the place.  

Love this place

Booked our room on May 10th for a June 30th-July 2nd stay. $1,077. We were going with our family who booked at the same time. Fast forward to a week or so before our trip and our family calls about a question and find out that even though they were charged, their suite was booked out to someone else. 24 hours later they get a new room, so we're good to go. I call about my suite and sure enough the same thing had happened. I was charged, but the room wasn't booked. I talked to either the owner or the manager who was oversees but helping to answer the phones. He apologized and even upgraded our suite, which was super nice. I noted that the upgraded suite didn't have enough beds, as we had booked one with two additional beds. He assured me that they'd have a rollout bed. We check in the day of around 10:30pm and see there's no additional beds, so we're short. I call the front desk and they said they don't have authorization to give us the bed and that she has to wait for the manager to confirm. I call back, it's now midnight and again I'm told she can't do anything right now but will call me as soon as she works it out. 30 minutes later, we're exhausted, and my husband goes down and asks if we can at least get some blankets, and we'll just sleep on the couch. Nope. They're locked away. Perfect. Next day, not a peep from them so again, two of us are sleeping on the couch, no blankets or extra pillows. Needless to say, it was a rough trip. Not worth the $1,077 and don't recommend staying here until they get more coordinated. 



Terrible service

Terrible maintenance and upkeep on this condo and the hall leading to the door. The front desk staff is of no help, they tell you to call vacasa regarding anything relared to the condo. Ex: Hair in sheets. Stains on matress. Plaster falling off ceiling in master bedroom. Bathroom in spare room shower chipped and filthy. Garbage can in kitchen was gross and stunk. Master bedroom door will not close due to swelling.  No master bath tub as advertised, due to remodel with walk in shower. Tile throughout condo is filthy, needs deep clean. Grout was black, but in non traffic areas it was cream. Stools at counter were all missing screws for seats. Kitchen cabinet doors literally falling off. Throw blankets were musty had to be washed prior to use. Closets in spare bedrooms are blocked by beds no easy use for guests. Towels were not equally placed in bathrooms all smelt musty as did the entire condo even after we would air it out. If we left and returned the smell returned. TV in spare bedroom did not work. Ceiling fan in spare room was so gross we didn't dare turn it on or a shower of dust would have fallen. The exercise room was locked with no access, but also did not contain the equipment shown on the website. There were so many other issues. When I notified vacasa about our concerns and sent photos they refunded $200. I would strongly discourage people from renting this unit. It's not worth the money charged at all. Also in December all activities are closed for the season. There were no notices of this when reviewing the chamber info. 

Do not stay here!

Have been coming here 7 years on Labor Day weekend. Friends have been coming 30 years. Within 5 minutes of getting in to our unit #707 we saw cockroaches in the dresser drawers. On site management refers us to Vacasa. Local rep (Jake) was useless. Holiday weekend, no place else to put us. We have to stay overnite as it's a 7 hr ride back home. Kept killing bugs. Started calling the next morning again and the new rep (Crystal) doesn't reach out until my 3rd call to corporate. Wants to see proof of bugs so I have to send her my only vacation pics - all dead bugs we had to kill!!! REALLY??? Then she threatens not to give us ANY refund if we don't leave fast enough. It gets worse, but we finally get out of there. Vacasa? NOCASA!!! Stay elsewhere - Suntide is on the way down the ladder. We'll go back to SPI but never Suntide again. Should I mention the old, smelly ambience or torn furniture?

Bugs and More!!!

We had a great time here in July of 2022 in Room 402. The location and view is awesome as you can see. It is mid/south island. The island is small so you can get around everywhere pretty easy. Plan on renting a golf cart for part of the time so you can drive around with up to 8 people with LED lights. It's a fun thing to do and relatively cheap. The slingshots cars are expensive. The parking here is terrible. You can only park inside in a blank space if there is one available. Other than that it is outside by the street or in the public beach access lot beside. The units are older and need some repairs such as slider door handles falling off, closet doors off track, light bulbs being out. There were not enough towels for the number of people we rented for an no spare toilet paper. We ended up going downstairs and they gave us a roll of paper towels to use?! Other than that we had a great time. There were fireworks we could see from the front door balcony on Friday night. It is a great little beach town. There is a small grocery store a block away.

Would like to give it a 5 but there are drawbacks

We stayed in a unit here a few years ago and really enjoyed it.  This time we stayed in unit 1008.  To say it was rough was an understatement.  The 3 bed/3 bath units in this property work really well for our group of 6 adults and 2 children.  I believe they are not under new management of VACASA.  Our unit was disgustingly worn.  We first noticed only 2 handtowels and no washcloths for 3 bathrooms and 8 people.  All communication is via text with VACASA.  The on-site staff have no involvement other than checking you in.  First, we were told we received the proper allotment.  When pushed, we were told more would be delivered.  While we received texts saying it was a pleasure to serve us, we never received the towels.  The same response for getting proper wifi codes.  While it was technically clean, the negatives included:  A patio door that would not lock, heavy mirrored closet doors completely off the tracks, peeling paint in one shower, a 55 inch tv in one bedroom that stuck out in the walk area and also covered part of the closet.  One toilet's tank cover did not fit...just balanced on top.  Toilet paper holder missing in master.  Refigerator-big rusted scratch on door, kick plate off and just sitting on side.  I could go on, but you get the idea.  The complex itself, is a good location even though it shows a lot of wear everywhere.  It makes me wonder what has happened to all the other rentals in this building.

Great location...rough shape

We came with friends who were celebrating their 20 year anniversary. Check-in info stated that they were doing pool maintenance, Monday - Friday.   What it didn’t say was that the pool was being refinished and sandblasted and the noise was deafening  from 9-4 everyday including the weekend!  We used a decibel meter on our phone from our balcony and it read a consistent 95.  

Chairs and umbrellas were included but were told they don’t have enough staff to actually put them out and will not allow you to grab the chair or umbrella yourself.  

We tried to talk to the front desk but they have no idea what is happening on the property and tell us to call Turnkey Management.  

Our unit was old and outdated but we didn’t have any issues with it, but the management and amenities have a lot to be desired.

Poor Management

Awesome location with an awesome view.  It's nice that the front desk/office is open 24/7.  The condo has everything we need and is within walking distance to the grocery store.  That's a plus for me.  We will definitely stay here again.

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