Franke Rentals South Padre Island Vacation Rentals

Jan 15th, 2024

Beach access was nice. House was falling apart. Very dirty. Housekeeping is good at cleaning around items. Layer of fifth under beds. Stains on comforters. Hand prints on headboards. Dont be deceived by the professional photographs.
Nov 23rd, 2023

The best places ever! The staff is very nice and help you out with whatever you call them, if the houses ever have any issues, they do their best to fix it. A con is that some houses arent very well maintained. Specifically the older ones. But Im sure that wont be much of an issue once the new houses start taking over. Ive seen how much progress this place has made and its amazing to see that. These are such nice houses to stay in knowing your safe, the beach is near, you have plenty of space in your property and around to walk/bike, and that theres usually security driving around at night. My absolute favorite stay was in the beach house Kiskadee. Ive stayed in other ones before but the pictures definitely dont do that house justice. Its super squeaky clean, and the layout of that house is so unique and fun in a way.
Mar 6th, 2024

Super disappointed. After an overall great stay in August at the Sea Pointer Inn, we left our review on their site. We had a few issues pop up during the stay that I didnt even mention as to be kind. I posted a very thoughtful review with tons of the good. To be balanced, I shared a couple things that needed improvement like their knives that had plastic or some sort of colored coating on them that peels off into the food. Made a comment that hopefully the owner will replace with better non coated knives. I also noted that the bunk beds in the kids room were every bit as high as they appeared in photos. Our kids us usually fight over the top, but fought over the bottom, so our oldest wound up on the couch. I noted that the bed in the guest room was very tall. Nothing negative, just that it was tall and if you are short like us, its comical climbing in and out of. Every single one of these constructive criticism comments were edited out of my review. We had planned to stay with them next year in a different house, hopefully on the water, but due to their dishonesty, we will never do business with them again. Here are the notes I put in my phone regarding the Sea Pointer Inn as a basis for my review. My initial review was kinder than this and left out the hairdryer and propane, but might as well mention it now that I know they are shady in their business practices. Since they edited my review, Ill hold nothing back here: Fridge was set to 45-this should have been checked by cleaning crew or maintenance prior to arrival. Water filter needs changed Ice is very slow to produce and runs out quickly Knives are cheap and peeling-we were getting coloring on cheese while slicing. They need to go buy a knife block from Costco or IKEA even that doesnt have a weird unknown coating. No large bowl for a salad etc No hairdryer or offer to bring one Propane tank ran out within ten minutes of using. Emailed and they said they would bring one by. Got back a few hours later and no tank. Called both regular number and after hours at 5:30 on a weekday and no call back even the following day. Never got propane. For the price point, I expected better service. Bunk beds-our kids usually fight over the top but because of how tall they are, they fought over the bottom and we ultimately had one kid on the couch. Pros-very quiet location. We are not into crowds so this was ideal for us. Loved having the big pool directly across the street and our own in the backyard Beach access was easy and on the quiet part-peak season and hardly anyone there! House is very clean.
Sep 23rd, 2023

Always a pleasure doing business with Franke Rentals. Their properties are exceptional. They ensure safety and cleanliness at all their rentals. Staff is quick to respond to calls and inquiries. We stay at Ocean Vista every year and have never had a bad experience.
Apr 27th, 2023