The following review(s) were provided by the property manager.
Great place for family and friends
Lovely place, clean and everything was as expected. The one thing that could make this place better is adding a few more cleaning items. It’s hard to keep three floors clean and sand free with only one broom. I would recommend this house to my friends.
- Linda B.
Reviewed On: 4/13/2022
Great vacation in beautiful beach home
Great vacation in beautiful beach home. The home was beautifully decorated with all kitchen necessities. Very spacious with decks and pool relaxing. Quiet location and felt very safe, yet not too far from town to travel back and forth on the rented golf cart. Definitely plan to return!
Reviewed On: 3/20/2022
Christmas Wedding
Love this house. Every bedroom has an attached bathroom, making each guest comfortable. Love the ocean views from the two top levels. Great to wake up to and have coffee with a view. The bottom level pool area was perfect for entertaining our wedding guest. Our daughter and her fiancé got married right on the beach in front of the house. My husband drove my daughter down the easy access boardwalk in a golf cart to her perfect wedding. Our guest returned to the vacay house, where the newly weds had their first dance on the upper level patio with a beautiful background of the ocean. This house was perfect for the reception with its patio views and pool area with plenty of space for games and entertainment. By the way it’s the second daughter to get married and stay at a Gulf Waters vacation rental . It’s a perfect place for an special occasion or just a get away! Highly recommend this house or any of the vacation rentals in Gulf Waters!
- Pamela S.
Reviewed On: 1/15/2022
Family vc
Even though we did not have nearly as many family members as we thought we would the weekend was fantastic. We all really relaxed
Response from Port Aransas Escapes; Saturday, September 25, 2021
So glad to hear you enjoyed your weekend trip!
- Sherry S.
Reviewed On: 9/14/2021
GW 102
We had a great weekend and want to return next year! We were so happy to meet the new owner and we have to say it was a pleasure to meet him; very nice person. As last year, we love the beach house and location! The house is just beautiful and fully furnished! You need nothing but your swim suit so you can head to the beach! The people in Port A are so nice! We loved our stay!
Response from Port Aransas Escapes; Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Thank you so much for your review and we hope you come back and stay with us again.
- Teresa V.
Reviewed On: 10/26/2021
Sunny days
Beautiful location!!! The pool was not very clean. Could have been due to weather. The grills were in bad shape very dirty! The house was clean overall we had a fantastic time. Property management was very helpful!!! Even allowed late checkout ❤️
Response from Port Aransas Escapes; Friday, October 15, 2021
Thank you for the compliement, that is our goal
Reviewed On: 10/5/2021
We will be back!
This house was perfect for a 3 generation family vacation. The beach location was beautiful and the spacious layout allowed for plenty of space and privacy.
- Amy S.
Reviewed On: 7/7/2020
Nice but could be cleaner
We stayed a month. The beds are hard. The bedroom I was in the bathroom had a very leaky shower but they came and fixed it. The toilet was dirty and the floors had as much sand as the beach. We paid a large cleaning fee. I think the mgr should go inspect the houses they rent more to see how well they are cleaned.<br/>The pool would have been nice if the yard was not a weed farm with stickers. Yuk!<br/>We had to get the pool chairs replaced because my friend fell through one of them from being rotten. They internet is nearly non existent. So if you need internet this is not the place. The RV park and RV park pool are great. Beautiful area. The location to the beach is great. Except they closed the boardwalk to get there the last 2 weeks we were there mon-Thur. From 8 to 5. So no beach during the day unless we drive a ways. Again Gulf Waters RV park is awesome. The house so so.
- Pam K.
Reviewed On: 11/3/2020
Sunset Beach...YES!!!!
After years of coming to the island, this was the best one yet. Great Great House!!!! Loved the walkover to the beach...Loved the garage, loved the quietness of this house, and everyone slept like a champ!!!
Response from Port Aransas Escapes; Monday, January 11, 2021
We hope you have found your forever beach house! Thank you for your continued trust in Port A Escapes
Reviewed On: 12/3/2020
Great home for large family gathering
Shared this home with three families including grandparents & teens. Elevator was critical for grandparents because it’s three stories. Location to beach was perfect. Top floor is all living space with large chefs kitchen and ocean views!
Response from Port Aransas Escapes; Sunday, January 10, 2021
Thank you for allowing us to host your family gathering! We hope this will be the perfect location for future family trips. Thank you for taking the time to leave this review!
Reviewed On: 1/3/2021
GW102 and Grand Caribbean 1008
GW 102 was wonderful in every way. However, I will make a suggestion: Please post operating instructions on the inside of the elevator. Without everyone’s ability to correctly operate the elevator, it becomes useless & frustrating
Response from Port Aransas Escapes; Sunday, May 30, 2021
Thank you so much! Please come see us again soon!
Reviewed On: 4/7/2021
Review
everything was great except there was no tv in the bottom master bedroom, and no internet on the bottom floor.
- George S.
Reviewed On: 7/4/2021
Fourth of July Fun
The house was great for our big group. At first we didn’t understand why the kitchen was in the third floor, but it has the best views. The beds were uncomfortable and only had two pillows per bed. The location and proximity to the beach was awesome. The house was close to everything. Overall, I recommend the house and will definitely return to this house.
Response from Port Aransas Escapes; Thursday, August 19, 2021
We are definitely glad your family chose us for your vacation and we are sorry for the minor inconveniences you might have experienced. We hope that you will choose us again for your get a way.
- Jazmin P.
Reviewed On: 7/8/2021
Highly recommend this house!
Very clean and well laid out house; location was close to the walkover; management extremely responsive and cordial. Nice neighbors in the subdivision.
Response from Port Aransas Escapes; Sunday, August 1, 2021
Hi, thank you for taking the time to write this review! Happy to hear you liked it! hope to hear from you soon to book your next vacation!
Reviewed On: 7/17/2021
Another Great Stay!
Our favorite spot for a late summer vacation.....
Response from Port Aransas Escapes; Sunday, August 28, 2016
We are glad you had a great time. Just give us a call when you are ready to come back to Port A.
- John A.
Reviewed On: 8/25/2016
WONDERFUL BEACH HOME
We had a family reunion at Sunset Beach and had the best time. It was clean, cool, the location is perfect, and the elevator is quite a luxury for hauling all the paraphernalia upstairs. The staff was great, addressing a couple of minor needs we had. We would recommend it, and stay there again,as well.All that was missing was a DVD player.
Reviewed On: 7/26/2017
Fantastic View!! Nice and very comfortable!
We easily had 11 adults sleeping there for 3 nights and we were able to have all of our meals cooked in the kitchen and in the BBQ pits. This saved us a ton of money!! The owners need to add some bigger cast iron pans in the kitchen for large groups.
- jeffrey d.
Reviewed On: 6/19/2017
Great Space for Large Gathering
Perfect accommodations and location for a family holiday trip.
- Holly H.
Reviewed On: 12/19/2017
Beach Escape
House is located conveniently to the beach access. The layout is fantastic for large family gatherings, and the kitchen layout is perfect.
- Charles B.
Reviewed On: 6/18/2018
Great Beach house for a big family!!
We have kids and grandkids we want to take to the beach and be all together. This house made that possible. And having a personal pool for the kids is now going to be mandatory!! So fun.There was no gas in the grill, but they brought us a new one quickly and set it up and tested it. It was clean. The t.v. has no dvd player, which was a bummer. And the t.v. is not easy to work. But the picture was great. So was having a washer and dryer and elevator! I would recommend this to a friend in a heartbeat.
Reviewed On: 8/1/2018
Great House for a Large Group!
We loved staying at this house! We've always rented a different house every summer in Port A, but we'll most likely rent this one again next summer because it met our needs so well! We were a group of 5 adults, 7 kids and 4 dogs, and we all felt like we had plenty of space in the house. We loved that the boardwalk was so close and that it was a short walk to the beach. The pool is a bit small, but it was perfect for the age of our kids. The only complaint that we have is that the cleaning crew didn't do the best job when we arrived at the house. There were cobwebs along the stairs, trash from previous renters were found under beds and couches, and beds had clean sheets in the rooms but the beds were left unmade. It's clear that the cleaning crew cleaned in a hurry and didn't do a thorough job. Outside of that, we had a great experience at this house!
- Sang M.
Reviewed On: 7/18/2018
Great Home, Great Location, Needs better upkeep.
We rented this house and the one next to it for the weekend and love the amenities but were a little let down by the upkeep. The pool could have been cleaner, there were many cigarette butts on the property a shower leaked water all over the floor any time it was used. So we had to use our towels and wash them several times through our stay. The view is great but I think they should do more maintance and upkeep for the price considering it was advertised as a "new" property.
- Melissa W.
Reviewed On: 10/21/2018
The Perfect Fit
This property accommodated our every need. We loved the home.
- Sherrolyn R.
Reviewed On: 7/10/2019
Awesome
Amazing beautiful home in great location
- Heather P.
Reviewed On: 11/27/2018
Port A Trip 2019
The location and property amenities are excellent. Didn't "feel" as though it had been thoroughly cleaned upon check in. Nothing glaringly overlooked, just a feel.
Reviewed On: 7/16/2019
Family get-a-way
this was a wonderful property that met all the needs of the 12 family members. Enough space for separation, great access to the beach, small but nice private swimming pool, ease to local activity
- Trey C.
Reviewed On: 6/27/2019
Truly Amazing Stay
House was truly outstanding and very well maintained. Location was perfect and truly we can’t wait to come back!! Every aspect was perfect.
Response from Port Aransas Escapes; Thursday, January 23, 2020
Tim thank you for your feedback! We look forward to being a part of your next stay!
- Tim W.
Reviewed On: 1/17/2020
Family Time at the Beach
The house is laid out perfectly for out family getaway. The beach is accessible easily and is seldom too crowded. We have rented this same house four years in a row, and we love love staying there. This year, we had some challenges with the overall maintenance of the unit. It seems that there is a lack of concern, from the owner, over the upkeep of the home. The coffee pot was broken, the toilet downstairs rocked badly, the blenders did not work. The pool was dirty when we arrived, and was not cleaned the entire week we were there. If you happened to step off the concrete, in the back yard, without your shoes on, you would get a foot full of cockaburrs. It seems to me that it would be easy to put down something in the spring to get rid of these and it would be much more comfortable for the kids. <br/>Again, overall; we love the house and the location. The owned just needs to step up the maintenance program on the house to ensure that the overall experience is worth the (premium) price you pay for the rental.<br/>
- Charles B.
Reviewed On: 5/26/2020
Port A Excape at Gulf Waters
Super convenient. Great Beach location and access.<br/>Facility was excellent. Bathrooms on all floors.<br/>TV's and cable worked well. Views marvelous on beach and bay side.
Reviewed On: 6/30/2020
We won't be back
The positives to Sunset Beach house are the elevator, the pool and the boardwalk...that's it. <br/>All of the furniture is hard, wooden and extremely uncomfortable. The mattresses made my daughter want to leave after the first night. It didn't help that our very close neighbors partied until almost 4am. They apparently attempted an apology by crediting our account by $300. The pool lights didn't work the first night and then came on at 4am, lighting up the whole back area. I called the maintenance and a repairmen came out the next afternoon. The timer box had been painted over and he had to pry it open. We were then able to control the pool lights manually. Then on our last morning, the pool pump had been turned off. We found the box ourselves and turned it back on. <br/>The view is wonderful from the 3rd floor and the full moon during our visit was an added bonus. As usual, the cookware is old and worn out, fortunately I brought my own. The washer/dryers were functional.<br/>The boardwalk is very close by and our beach buggy helped make those trips easily. <br/>The whole Port Aransas beach scene is really a party atmosphere, not the best for a family with very young children. We are new to the area and the traffic itself (took an hour just to move 3 miles) is not worth the trip. Go to Galveston, where the majestic Galvez Hotel and the Guidos Shrimp will make your trip most worthwhile!
Reviewed On: 6/9/2020
Beautiful home!
We stayed here for 4 nights for an offsite. The home is spacious with plenty of room. The property managers were very responsive. The decorations are perfect. Only complaint is that the beds are very uncomfortable. It might be worth purchasing memory foam toppers for the beds for the guests comfort.
Response from Port Aransas Escapes; Thursday, October 8, 2015
We are glad to hear you enjoyed your spacious and well decorated home. We will pass on the suggestion about memory foam to the owners. Just give us a call when you are ready to come back to Port A.
- L Edward B.
Reviewed On: 10/6/2015
Great place for extended families !
This was a great place for 4 couples and kids. The house is large enough that even with rain you have plenty of space for grown ups and kids without being in each others way. And the decor was perfect.
Response from Port Aransas Escapes; Thursday, November 5, 2015
We are glad to hear all of you had a great time. Just give us a call when you are ready to come back and do it again.
- Bobby U.
Reviewed On: 11/4/2015
Space Galore!
HOUSE WAS HUGE TO ACCOMMODATE OUR LARGE GROUP AND BREATHTAKING VIEWS OF THE GULF!
Response from Port Aransas Escapes; Wednesday, September 16, 2015
We are glad to hear your house along with the breathtaking views. Just give us a call when you are ready to do it again.
- cathy g.
Reviewed On: 9/15/2015
Large, New, Beautiful Rental with Fantastic Views
We rented this large new home for our extended family's Christmas. Bedrooms and bathrooms were spacious and clean. Views from the beachside decks were fantastic. Top floor living area worked so well for large group meals, socializing. Kitchen equipped with pots, pans, plenty of silverware, plates, glasses of all sorts, even mixing bowls, serving plates of all sizes, utensils, cutting boards, cookie sheets. TVs everywhere in the house, but noises did not carry all over. Elevator was a great feature, as well as 2 washer/dryer combos, 2 beverage refrigerators. First floor mini kitchen worked well for watching sports on tv and grilling. 2 vehicles could park in garage, 2 outside with easy access. Great house! Management company very friendly and accommodating.
- LINDA L.
Reviewed On: 1/2/2016
Perfect house for perfect vacation
The vacation was wonderful. The house gave us enough room to get away from one another if needed and no one felt crowded. The mattresses were very comfortable and bathrooms were nicely appointed. All appliances and kitchen utensils were top quality and every kitchen utensil one could possibly need was there. The only 'deficiency' was a lack of towel racks and hooks for wet bathing suits.
Reviewed On: 7/7/2016
Amazing House and Location
There were 15 of us staying for the week- including 6 small children. The house is amazing, very spacious, and a great location. The bedrooms and bathrooms work well with a large family. Having a pool was especially nice after a day on the beach. It was disappointing that there was not a working bbq grill. There was a gas grill that previous renters had used with charcoal. We did not use it- we bought a small charcoal grill at Sam's to use for our stay. There were no pot holders in the kitchen, and only a stock pot, small saucepan, and small skillet. Also- there were no light bulbs in the overhead lighting at the island. We have stayed in VRBO's all over the world for many years and this house was one of the most beautiful, but not furnished at all for the beach or pool. Other homes where we have stayed provided beach tents, towels, chairs, toys, etc. Having to bring those items with us or buying those items after we arrived will prevent us from returning to this house. I would only recommend it to someone who knows its shortcomings.
- Jean S.
Reviewed On: 6/27/2016
Paradise in Port A
Fantastic house
- Billy J.
Reviewed On: 4/14/2016
NIce house but they could do better
Layout was good and house was clean and ready when promised. Overall the construction was a little sloppy and unpainted but livable. No problems with agency they were prompt to come out and fix remotes with missing batteries and some missing cables. The kitchen was decently equipped but the quality of the cookware was not great. The grill had propane and was of decent size to cook twelve filets or chicken quarters. There was some construction a couple doors down but they didn't work too early so was not an issue for us. The biggest disappointment I had, which was mentioned on other reviews, is they don't keep the backyard area maintained. It had lots of burrs which the kids and dogs stepped on. The beach it is on can get crowded as there is no beach permit required in that section.
Reviewed On: 8/9/2016
Wonderful Experience
Incredible location and wonderful layout. Great common areas but also very private bedrooms so if you wanted to nap, you could without being disturbed. The elevator was a great addition since my father has a hard time walking and so does our 14-year-old lab! The senior dog and senior dad would ride the elevator together. :) We plan to come back!
- Rebecca F.
Reviewed On: 5/12/2016
Gulf Waters 102
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!! Best house we've rented in PA!!!!!!!!
- Amy H.
Reviewed On: 8/1/2016
Sunset Beach
We had a lovely time and will rent this home again. A couple of points for "fine tuning"...The home was well kept and overall clean. Only one negative on cleanliness - We did not use the drawers in some rooms due to hair and debris from other occupants still left in drawers in bathrooms and bedrooms.<br/>Would have preferred to have a broom on site to sweep sand that the kids brought in the house on the lower level so it didn't get on your feet when walking through from the lower level bedrooms. <br/>Like we said, "fine tuning." We loved the location and the amenities and house. Will book this property again!!!
Reviewed On: 3/29/2016
Sand Fest Weekend....
This was a great location away from Sand Fest. The beach was not busy at all. The house is very well thought out as far as space. The kitchen is well stocked with dishes, pots, pans accessories etc. The house was clean, but could use some a tad extra attention as I found hair that the cleaning company missed. The only advice I would give to the owners is to make the house more comfortable by providing more blankets/comforters for the beds and blankets in the living rooms with extra pillows. The coverlets on the beds are thin and the couches aren't very comfortable sans pillows and throws. Brooms and dustpans on every floor would be great also. We had no way to sweep up messes through out our stay. The house just needs a few minor purchases and some fine tuning.<br/>The management company provides the towels and I would ask that they provide more kitchen towels as they get dirty fast. <br/>Other than fine tuning the stay was very enjoyable, in an otherwise very well thought out house.<br/>If you book be prepared that this house is on the beach side of Gulf Waters RV resort and you are required to wear wristbands all weekend. Security will sit in the golf cart on the board walk and check. They also hassled our builder when he brought my husband back to the rental after a meeting because he didn't have a car pass. We did not like this aspect of the stay as we felt security for this place is a little overboard. <br/>However the RV park is very nice and the people staying there were very friendly. <br/>I would book this place again.
- jennifer c.
Reviewed On: 5/4/2016
Sunset Beach
Beautiful but expensive. Small pool but sufficient. Check out procedure stressful. Overall five stars for location on the beach.
- jimie o.
Reviewed On: 6/14/2016
Terrible
On check in the house was very very dirty. Back yard around pool had tons of stickers in the sand that my two year old and five year old had covered there feet! After next day it was cleaned and better, but wasted 1 evening dealing with that. Then on the next to last day my two year old was stung in his room by a scrorpian ! We had to leave early ! For the money the owner and company take poor care of this house inside and out and we will not be back! Thanks Mike Kelley
- Mike K.
Reviewed On: 6/27/2016
We had a family reunion at Sunset Beach and had the best time. It was clean, cool, the location is perfect, and the elevator is quite a luxury for hauling all the paraphernalia upstairs. The staff was great, addressing a couple of minor needs we had. We would recommend it, and stay there again,as well.All that was missing was a DVD player.
Reviewed On: 7/26/2017
We easily had 11 adults sleeping there for 3 nights and we were able to have all of our meals cooked in the kitchen and in the BBQ pits. This saved us a ton of money!! The owners need to add some bigger cast iron pans in the kitchen for large groups.
Reviewed On: 6/19/2017
The vacation was wonderful. The house gave us enough room to get away from one another if needed and no one felt crowded. The mattresses were very comfortable and bathrooms were nicely appointed. All appliances and kitchen utensils were top quality and every kitchen utensil one could possibly need was there. The only 'deficiency' was a lack of towel racks and hooks for wet bathing suits.
Reviewed On: 7/7/2016
Layout was good and house was clean and ready when promised. Overall the construction was a little sloppy and unpainted but livable. No problems with agency they were prompt to come out and fix remotes with missing batteries and some missing cables. The kitchen was decently equipped but the quality of the cookware was not great. The grill had propane and was of decent size to cook twelve filets or chicken quarters. There was some construction a couple doors down but they didn't work too early so was not an issue for us. The biggest disappointment I had, which was mentioned on other reviews, is they don't keep the backyard area maintained. It had lots of burrs which the kids and dogs stepped on. The beach it is on can get crowded as there is no beach permit required in that section.
Reviewed On: 8/9/2016
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!! Best house we've rented in PA!!!!!!!!
Reviewed On: 8/1/2016
Our favorite spot for a late summer vacation.....
Reviewed On: 8/25/2016
We rented this large new home for our extended family's Christmas. Bedrooms and bathrooms were spacious and clean. Views from the beachside decks were fantastic. Top floor living area worked so well for large group meals, socializing. Kitchen equipped with pots, pans, plenty of silverware, plates, glasses of all sorts, even mixing bowls, serving plates of all sizes, utensils, cutting boards, cookie sheets. TVs everywhere in the house, but noises did not carry all over. Elevator was a great feature, as well as 2 washer/dryer combos, 2 beverage refrigerators. First floor mini kitchen worked well for watching sports on tv and grilling. 2 vehicles could park in garage, 2 outside with easy access. Great house! Management company very friendly and accommodating.
Reviewed On: 1/2/2016
There were 15 of us staying for the week- including 6 small children. The house is amazing, very spacious, and a great location. The bedrooms and bathrooms work well with a large family. Having a pool was especially nice after a day on the beach. It was disappointing that there was not a working bbq grill. There was a gas grill that previous renters had used with charcoal. We did not use it- we bought a small charcoal grill at Sam's to use for our stay. There were no pot holders in the kitchen, and only a stock pot, small saucepan, and small skillet. Also- there were no light bulbs in the overhead lighting at the island. We have stayed in VRBO's all over the world for many years and this house was one of the most beautiful, but not furnished at all for the beach or pool. Other homes where we have stayed provided beach tents, towels, chairs, toys, etc. Having to bring those items with us or buying those items after we arrived will prevent us from returning to this house. I would only recommend it to
Reviewed On: 6/27/2016
Fantastic house
Reviewed On: 4/14/2016
Incredible location and wonderful layout. Great common areas but also very private bedrooms so if you wanted to nap, you could without being disturbed. The elevator was a great addition since my father has a hard time walking and so does our 14-year-old lab! The senior dog and senior dad would ride the elevator together. :) We plan to come back!
Reviewed On: 5/12/2016
We had a lovely time and will rent this home again. A couple of points for "fine tuning"...The home was well kept and overall clean. Only one negative on cleanliness - We did not use the drawers in some rooms due to hair and debris from other occupants still left in drawers in bathrooms and bedrooms.<br/>Would have preferred to have a broom on site to sweep sand that the kids brought in the house on the lower level so it didn't get on your feet when walking through from the lower level bedrooms. <br/>Like we said, "fine tuning." We loved the location and the amenities and house. Will book this property again!!!
Reviewed On: 3/29/2016
This was a great location away from Sand Fest. The beach was not busy at all. The house is very well thought out as far as space. The kitchen is well stocked with dishes, pots, pans accessories etc. The house was clean, but could use some a tad extra attention as I found hair that the cleaning company missed. The only advice I would give to the owners is to make the house more comfortable by providing more blankets/comforters for the beds and blankets in the living rooms with extra pillows. The coverlets on the beds are thin and the couches aren't very comfortable sans pillows and throws. Brooms and dustpans on every floor would be great also. We had no way to sweep up messes through out our stay. The house just needs a few minor purchases and some fine tuning.<br/>The management company provides the towels and I would ask that they provide more kitchen towels as they get dirty fast. <br/>Other than fine tuning the stay was very enjoyable, in an otherwise very well thought out house.<br/>If you book be prepar
Reviewed On: 5/4/2016
Beautiful but expensive. Small pool but sufficient. Check out procedure stressful. Overall five stars for location on the beach.
Reviewed On: 6/14/2016
On check in the house was very very dirty. Back yard around pool had tons of stickers in the sand that my two year old and five year old had covered there feet! After next day it was cleaned and better, but wasted 1 evening dealing with that. Then on the next to last day my two year old was stung in his room by a scrorpian ! We had to leave early ! For the money the owner and company take poor care of this house inside and out and we will not be back! Thanks Mike Kelley
Reviewed On: 6/27/2016
We stayed here for 4 nights for an offsite. The home is spacious with plenty of room. The property managers were very responsive. The decorations are perfect. Only complaint is that the beds are very uncomfortable. It might be worth purchasing memory foam toppers for the beds for the guests comfort.
Reviewed On: 10/6/2015
This was a great place for 4 couples and kids. The house is large enough that even with rain you have plenty of space for grown ups and kids without being in each others way. And the decor was perfect.
Reviewed On: 11/4/2015
HOUSE WAS HUGE TO ACCOMMODATE OUR LARGE GROUP AND BREATHTAKING VIEWS OF THE GULF!
Reviewed On: 9/15/2015