Best Western Marina Grand Hotel

For the past three trips to Corpus Christi I have stayed at the Best Western downtown. This is the fancily-named Best Western Marina Grand Hotel.

There are cheaper hotels and more expensive hotels in Corpus, but this one has a few nice features:

• plentiful free parking
• recently-renovated rooms
• nice view of the marina
• across the street from several restaurants and bars
• across the street from a nice walking trail along the seawall
• across the street from a good coffee shop (Aqua Java)
  
• free continental (i.e. sugar-high) breakfast
  

For directions, use the address 300 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401. The hotel takes up the entire Lawrence St, Shoreline Blvd, Water St, and Williams St block.

The main disadvantage of this hotel is the distance from Worldwinds and Padre Island. As you can see from these directions, they are about 1 hour away from each other. However, I personally like staying downtown where I can easily walk to everything I need.