Shark Reef Resort Motel & Cottages

2.0 star property

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Family Cottage, 1 Bedroom | 1 bedroom, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Queen Room with Two Queen Beds | 1 bedroom, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Family Cottage, 1 Bedroom | 1 bedroom, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Reception

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
$77
includes taxes & fees
Nov 16 - Nov 17

Explore the area

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314 Cutoff Road, Port Aransas, TX, 78373
  • Place, IB Magee Beach Park
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Port Aransas Beach
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Horace Caldwell Pier
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Corpus Christi, TX (CRP-Corpus Christi Intl.)
    ‪45 min drive‬

Room options

Queen Room with Two Queen Beds

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(36 reviews)
  • 320 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Standard Single Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(38 reviews)
  • 320 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Family Cottage, 1 Bedroom

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 736 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Single Room

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Deluxe Double Room

  • 320 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Deluxe Quadruple Room

  • 320 sq ft
  • Sleeps 8
  • 4 Double Beds

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About this property

Shark Reef Resort Motel & Cottages

Port Aransas motel close to Port Aransas Beach
This smoke-free motel features an outdoor pool, a hot tub, and a garden. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include barbecue grills and a picnic area. Weekly housekeeping is available.
Shark Reef Resort Motel & Cottages offers 58 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers. This Port Aransas motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Irons/ironing boards and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided weekly.

An outdoor pool and a hot tub are on site.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Shark Reef Resort Motel & Cottages features an outdoor pool and a hot tub. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Port Aransas motel also offers barbecue grills, a garden, and a picnic area. Complimentary uncovered self parking is available on site. A total renovation of this property was completed in January 2022.

Shark Reef Resort Motel & Cottages is a smoke-free property.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Things to do

  • Hot tub
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Fenced pool
  • In-room microwave
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Pool gate

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Housekeeping (weekly)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 1 step to reach entrance
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair-width doorways

More

  • 1 building
  • 1 floor
  • Built in 1960
  • Renovated entire property - January 2022
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 43-inch TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 6 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Cash deposit for Spring Break: USD 100.00 per stay for guests under 25 years old staying between 04 March - 27 March

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Property Registration Number 200102744

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 9 AM to 11:00 PM
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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Reviews

Shark Reef Resort Motel & Cottages Reviews

8.2

Very Good

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 438 out of 958 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 265 out of 958 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 131 out of 958 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 80 out of 958 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 44 out of 958 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Miranda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Ashley

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was spacious for 4 of us. But No hot water at all for 4 days. Mold in the bathroom ceiling. Front desk worker was rude. Very thin walls could hear everything! Had free wifi but never could get connected.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Seth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The stay was decent for the price we paid. Less than 500 for 4 night. The bed was lumpy and hurt mine and my wife’s back. We didn’t get any cleaning service until I asked for but was marked cleaned everyday. Ac quit working last night we were there and basically soaked everything in the room. But regardless of all this I’ve stayed at worse. There were clean sheets and fresh towels daily.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Krystal

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Was ok but not worth the cost paid

Bed was not comfortable at all and broken. The pillows were cheap as expected for a motel. The Internet was horrible. Had to turn it off to accomplish simple things on phones
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Angelica

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great mini vacation with no worries and with great comfortability.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

samantha

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Taylor

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Norma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Port A- Summer 2025

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Family owned and operated its a great place

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Rosa

To many cockroaches inside the room & no window view.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Will

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Will stay there again

Needs more plugs
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amanda Rose

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Johnathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Cheryl

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfort Stay

Rooms are update and clean. Very comfortable bed, I like the convenience of parking in front of your room. Very friendly front desk lady. The only thing I didn't like was a $125 hold on your bank acct. that was like a week. A day or two would have been fine, but really a week!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marco

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great price
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Joseph

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Place was okay, bed was extremely uncomfortable I got barely any sleep. I was also charged $35 out of my incidentals for some reason without being given an explanation. While it was affordable for the reasons above I think next time we will stay at another place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was nice and clean outside too. But our bathroom door didn't lock and didn't close properly. Needed to place towel to secure door closed tightly shut.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
For a low cost place it was a pretty good place to stay. I would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had a long and event filled day at work and was running late to check in. Just as I crossed over to the island the most pleasant lady called to check on me and see if there was anything I needed further. She politely requested my updated eta which was 20 minutes. The motel and cottages are very brightly painted and well cared for. The Room smelled fresh and the AC was ice cold and comfortable. The room was very clean with no issues. Well worth staying at again and perhaps one of their cottages when our family visit again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denise

4th and Family

Our stay at Shark Reef hotel was wonderful. From check in to check out every thing was excellent! Staff was abundantly friendly, rooms were clean, outdoor areas were well taken care of, and pool/hot tub were awesome. Location was perfect! We will definitely be back! Thanks for a great weekend!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025