Sea Shell Inn Motel

The only thing great about this place is the location. Right next to the beach. Also right next to Fajitaville Bar and Grill. If you don’t like a lot of noise this place isn’t for you. Beds were very stiff, and upon arrival we examined the beds only to find hairs and brown stains all over the bottom mattress and mattress sheets, almost looked like vomit. My sister who stayed in the next room also had stains on their bed. Restroom wasn’t the cleanest. It almost seemed as If all they did was make the beds after the previous guest left. The big Windows (ceiling to floor in height and about 4 to 5 feet wide) were somewhat a inconvenience, the beachside view was amazing but didn’t get to enjoy it much with everyone looking inside the room as they passed by. Like i stated before, the only thing great about this hotel is the convenient short walk from the hotel to beach.

This place is in a great location with amazing beach access and great views, but that’s about it. There are several full time tenants that are probably living there, and some of them looked a little sketch. It’s kind of hard to enjoy the view from your room when your blinds are open and so many people walk by and can see every little thing in your room. The rooms aren’t all that bad if you’re a single guy or you and your wife are tough. They’re large, dirty and have paper thin walls. You might be able to tolerate it during the day time, but at night forget about it. You will not be able to sleep. We checked in on a Monday and left that same night. People run up and down the outdoor hallways, sit all over the place smoking cigarettes and drinking at all times of the day and night. Save yourself the headache and spend a little more somewhere else. You won’t regret it.

This place has been renovated and is now clean enough to enjoy the fantastic views.
PROS
Fridge and microwave in room
Bed very comfortable
Great water pressure in shower
Pool
Right on beach
Close to USS Lexington
Walk to restaurants
CONS
WiFi virtually non existent.
No elevator
Small TV
Furniture old — holes in upholstery
25 cents for ice
No shampoo conditioner lotion
No hair dryer
No coffee maker
Kind of sketchy area

I booked this Inn because it was really close to the event I was going to, and the price was the best around. I was so surprised at how nice it was! It is right on the beach, clean, the person at the front desk was friendly, the AC worked great, the bed was firm but comfortable, and the view from our room was amazing! We left early the next morning, so we didn’t use the shower and I don’t know if there’s room service or anything like that, but we liked it and are already planning to come back and stay longer later this year!

Like Jonathan said in an earlier review, this place ain’t no 5 stars but the location gets it up there, they do have kitchenette rooms but make sure you bring your own pots and pans. For the ladies you might want to bring a blow drier.
There is just something about this place that sits well with me, as you step into the balcony walkway you catch a view of the Lexington and the Gulf of Mexico. There is restaurants within walking distance along with an outside bar on the beach right next door. I do believe that this place has so much potential but all it needs is some tender loving care.

Meh. You need to bring everything with you. They have no blow driers, iron, dishes, pots or pans, shampoo, nothing. Asked for extra pillows and they didn’t have any, and you could run yourself raw with their sand paper towels. Oh and the wifi sucked.
Pros, they are right on the beach, clean rooms, clean sheets, comfy beds. You can tell they’ve tried renovating, so not too bad.
Over all I don’t think we’ll be staying here again.

This motel has parking under the motel for your vehicle, while I was there on a weekend stay the roof fell onto my car. The owner was rude and refused to give me any of his info to get it fixed. Will never stay here again!!! Roaches in the bathroom too. Spend a little more money and go else where

Now, i give this place 5 stars because of many many reasons. It is def. not a «5 star hotel» by any means whatsoever. But! The views are AMAZING! A friend and I went to a hair show just down the street in May 2014 and it was the cheapest place we could find that people didn’t already tear a new one for. The AC was ice cold! It was great! Step out on the «patio» bam! Freakin amazing ocean! Walk down a few flights of stairs and boom! Ur at the beach! I don’t think there was an elevator (if there was it was not in service) so that kinda sucks. Especially since they have no floor units. Sorry for you handicapables… I feel ur pain. OMG we had so much stuff to lug up and down the stairs!
Remodeling was in progress while we were there and this place does need a facelift, however things seemed to be coming along great.
Now you may ask why I give 5 stars to a business that obviously needs work… Because, the front desk (small business owners who run a family business) was so polite! They would have bent over backward for us. Probably. There wasn’t a single roach or bug in sight! That’s worth it’s weight in gold! It was cheap as hell and the view was worth much much more. But above all… I feel like they deserve 5 stars damnit! Support local business guys. You will thank yourself later, especially when your children have a great place to work in the future!

This hotel is definitely a great one for its price. Definitely cheep in price and some good quality for the cost. To start off, if you are bringing a lot of bags, there is no elevator to get to the 2 upper floors. Next, the room décor is a bit old but it seems to add a nice touch. Also, the pool. Eh. It’s just filled with chlorine. Literally. You can’t see your feet with goggles on or about 2 feet in front of your face except the faint colors of someone’s swimming suit 5 feet away from you. But, it is from 3 feet to 7 feet deep which is very nice. What else is very nice is the location. RIGHT on the beach, about 100 feet walk from the front fence. And the beach has been quite a peaceful area. Also, there is a lot of Hispanics, not trying to be stereotypical or racist but that seems to be the majority of the people staying here.

T-​E-​R-​R-​I-​B-​L-​E!!! Woke up with a roach in the tub, mold around vent, and mold filled pillow. Crack-​head maid was rude, and just walked in the room. Pool was GROSS, bottom was slippery, check in was painful and rude. Only decent part is they let us out of 3 nights of our 5 night stay (stayed one night and that was one TOO much! but they charged us 2 as their reservation policy.)
Stay away, it is disgusting, and not worth the money. You are better off checking craigslist for a condo, we got a nice one on padre island for 75 a night.