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Hotel overview

Experience the perfect blend of casual relaxation and business convenience, with the most unique hotel location in downtown Corpus Christi. Just minutes from downtown businesses, you can enjoy fresh sea air and sand between your toes as you walk the beach behind our hotel. Our spacious bayfront rooms, with fantastic views of the bay and marina, featuring free high-speed Internet connection will allow you to relax and conduct business. Enjoy a hearty breakfast in our dining room or room service on your balcony, or maybe a cocktail at our beach side bar. Just a ten minute drive or open air trolley ride gets you to area attractions, such as Texas State Aquarium or the USS Lexington Museum. After work we will provide transportation to downtown restaurants and entertainment. When its time to leave we will take you to the airport as well. Dont forget we have over 10,000 square feet of meeting and banquet facilities available for any of your business or entertainment needs. Our Sales & Catering Staff is available to help you plan anything from an intimate destination beach wedding, to a corporate meeting. Try Holiday Inn Emerald Beach once and we are sure you will return every time you visit Corpus Christi.

Property information

Year Built: 1969
Last Renovation: 2011
Accessible rooms: 12
Double bedrooms: 264
Floors: 7
Nonsmoking rooms: 306
Single-bedded accommodations: 102
Smoking rooms: 62
Suites: 1
Total rooms: 368

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General policies & fine print

Check In: 4:00 PM
Check Out: 12:00 PM
Kids Stay Free Policy Maximum number of children per paid adult: 0Maximum child age: 19
Pet Policy Pets allowed with a one time, per reservation, non-refundable $30.00 plus tax pet fee.

Ratings & reviews

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TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_3.0 856 reviews
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 1.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Gross and unpleasant-Stay Away !

    My wife and I made the mistake of staying here for one night July 2nd, 2025. Entering the lobby we were hit with a musty smell. The room was substandard with mold and dirt growing on the wall and ceiling at the a/c vent. Desk handle fell off. Bathroom tub had gross sticky crud in it. Door to room was off set and had to be slammed to shut. They charge for parking ! Elevator cold not go from floor 3 to lobby, it only went to the basement. Upholstery on chair was torn and ragged. Do yourself a favor, stay far away from this unpleasant and gross place. Not worth it. They added a $100 charge for damages they said would be taken off the credit card if we did no damage. This place is a JOKE.

    Jul 08, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 1.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Worst room ever

    I just arrived here. The attention at front desk was good. But the room is awful. Furniture is broken, the bathtub is stained. Everything looks dirty and old. Room’s Phone doesn’t work! The balcony door doesn’t get locked. Bottles in the bathroom are empty. There is dust on almost every surface I. This room

    Jun 20, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 1.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Do not go here.

    Was placed in room 603. Upon arrival, 1 out of 2 elevators was not working so there were long lines to go up to guest rooms. Walking down the hall of the 6th floor you see mold on the ceilings. The room was big, but upon entering the a/c did not seem to be working, there was not a security bar on the patio door, and the tv wasn’t working. The front staff was prompt in bringing a security bar but asked us to give the room time to cool down. Hours later it was still warm and we requested a different room. We were moved to 302. During our time talking to the front desk to switch rooms the second elevator broke so there were no working elevators. We had to walk up 6 flights of stairs to retrieve our belongings and move rooms. In room 302 it was slightly cooler, although the patio door does not open at all and there was sand all over the floor in the room. In addition to all of this parking was terrible. Definitely not worth what was paid and would never stay again or recommend to anyone.

    Jun 07, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 1.0 star tripadvisor rating
    I do not recommend this hotel.

    Hotel is very out dated. Walk from check in to handicapped accessible room is a long walk. Hello, handicapped? Furniture in room is old and worn. Dirty looking doors, mold in bathroom. Disgusting. Asked to be moved to another room - none available.

    Jun 06, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 1.0 star tripadvisor rating
    This place is a DUMP!!!

    The rating of the number 2 hotel in Corpus Christi on Trip Advisor must have been from a LONG time ago! This place is dingy, humid, dirty, & mildewy! The lobby is old and sad. Our room had a chair that looked like it came from a nearby dumpster. The small couch was broken, with a big dip in the middle, not that I would have dared to sit on it! My wife developed respiratory issues after walking into our room. We arrived at 8pm and immediately left the hotel and demanded a refund! The Holiday Inn Express next door is 100 times nicer than this place. We heard that the hotel will be transferred to another hotel chain next month and will be renovated (or, perhaps, demolished). Clearly they have given up. Stay away from this place!

    Jun 04, 2025