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"Two Families and a Dog on a Spring Break Beach Getaway
Overall this pink beach house was a good place for our two families of four to stay. We were able to bring our 70 lb. dog with us. It was clean and beds were comfortable. The water was off when we arrived but the host promptly sent maintenance to turn it on. The first morning we discovered the dryer was broken and maintenance came back out but unfortunately it wasn’t repaired or replaced while we were there. It also was not walking distance to the beach. It’s very close but there’s only private access where it’s located, so you need to drive a car or golf cart 3 very large blocks and down 1A street to get to the beach. The pool was just the right size but too cold for our mid March Spring Break trip to use. The shuffleboard and chalkboard were great for the kids. The fridge was very cold and the additional downstairs fridge was very convenient. We were very close to Dominoes Pizza drive thru and also enjoyed dining at Seafood & Spaghetti Works. We stayed an extra day after texting the host to arrange it. We would’ve liked to have been able to walk to the beach but no places could be found since we started looking only two months out and needed a place that accepts large dogs. We would have rented the golf cart if we had to do it all over again. I would recommend to other families with lots of kids and big dogs that have to travel with their emotional support humans. "
Mar 17, 2024 - Crystal W., Corinth, TX
"Cherry on Top is the Best-Spacious and great private pool
Excellent!!!!!:):)"
Aug 15, 2023 - Terry S., Katy, TX
"Weekend getaway
Overall great place!! I did mention when I called about a/c Friday ,orning that the master to the left, the bathroom sink would not drain, couldn't even brush your teeth and the shower heads are awful, there's NO pressure and they spray straight down, awful. But like I said other than that, it was great! Thank you!! "
May 31, 2023 - Brandy M., san antonio, TX
"It was ok
The house was extremely hard to find in the dark when we first arrived. Would recommend additional lighting and providing people with clear instructions on the location. I wasn’t crazy about how close together the homes were but it wasn’t too bad because nobody was in the houses on either side of us. It would have been annoying in the busy season. The house itself was cleaned very well by the cleaning crew though there are some damaged areas that nobody has bothered to fix. The outside was not cleaned at all. My kids and I were hanging out in the rocking chairs on the porch and the porch was covered with cigarette ashes from prior guests. I’m guessing a mixture of cigarette ashes and sand was in the pool as well. It was filthy and upon our arrival on Friday I reached out and asked for it to be cleaned. I was told someone would come out Saturday and when nobody showed up Saturday I sent a follow up text and was completely ignored. I found that to be totally unprofessional and as a result would never rent from this company again. "
Oct 20, 2022 - Kristin M., Belton, TX
"Great family fun close to the beach
We frequent Port A at least 4 times a year and love it so much. We have become very familiar with the areas that we do and don't like. We love the Ocean Village neighborhood. It's so close to the beach (but golf cart or vehicle are suggested). The house was nicely appointed with everything we needed and the pool was perfect with the bathroom and refrigerator downstairs. It is a little confusing of whose check-in instructions you follow when renting this house but we figured it out. We'd go back!"
Sep 25, 2022 - Kim W., Round Rock, Texas
"Family Beach Trip
We loved having the pool, the house is neat. Management was quick to take care of issues we had. Highly recommend better lighting for outside. Being by a pond you should expect some bugs - it’s part of it. Home could have been cleaned better. Upon arrival the floor felt very Sandy and dirty. Some of the sheets were stained and or dirty. Overall would recommend. If you have little ones you may want to opt out to a more secluded location. Lots homes close together which is awesome if you music and people talking loud. For the two toddlers we had with us it was hard for them to sleep during day and at night due to how noisy it was and the golf carts blaring music (which we loved as adults). Easy to rent and loved the outdoor area. Thanks and until we meet again Port A stay salty. "
Sep 23, 2022 - , Alvord, TX
"Family vaca
Nice house with private pool. Room for everyone. Great covered area where the whole family can set up chairs and visit with a nice breeze. No direct access to the beach so a beach permit for your vehicle or cart will be needed. Can’t wait till the next time. "
Jul 17, 2022 - , College Station, TX
"Roaches (very large) and cobwebs. Hope none came home in suitcase
Our large family has come to Port A for 8 years. 3 of the visits have been in the Ocean Village neighborhood. Cherries on Top has been the worst experience of all our stays. Kitchen was NOT equipped properly. Very few pans, coffee left in coffee pot from previous guests, the house was so hot when we checked in we had to go buy fans for the first night. It took 12 hours to cool off. (Unacceptable when you know guests are arriving.)Dining room chairs were broken down and upholstery coming off. After the first day we saw large roaches at night. Going up the dining room wall and others on the living room rug running under the couch. Very disturbing. An old rusted out grill was not hauled away and left rusted shavings around the pool. Random pieces of debris were all around the pool area and outside kitchen area. An accumulation of old trash was around the outside air conditioning unit and posed such an eye sore. Huge cotton candy type cobwebs were in the corner of the dining room. Our complaints were reported to management. They brought us a toaster and can opener that worked but our other concerns were not addressed. "
Jun 26, 2022 - Elwanda T., Wichita falls, Texas
"Cherry on top
WONDERFUL HOME!! Came equipped with everything needed, and very close to the beach and great shops. "
Mar 29, 2022 - Mia M., Kingsville, TX
"Great End of Summer Getaway
We came to sneak in another weekend before summer ending. It was my family, parents and brother's family. Plenty of room for all 9 of us. Still had room for others. House was clean and had everything we needed. The pool and outdoors was a huge hit with the kids and we enjoyed the evenings outside. We have stayed in Ocean Village twice and loved it. We will be coming back. "
Sep 21, 2021 - Dorothy A., San Antonio, TX
"Great Experience
This home was clean, perfect size for our family and in a great location. We really enjoyed the pool. It was convenient to have a refrigerator and bathroom downstairs by the pool. Check in and check out were super easy. We would stay here again."
Aug 21, 2021 - , Austin, TX
"WONDERFUL!!!
PERFECT!!!!"
Aug 16, 2021 - , GLEN ROSE, TX
"Great beach house, great location & pool!
Great rental. Perfect spot with no back neighbors, view of the pond, and private pool! The only issues we had was the A/C and TVs. The back pink room was HOT and you couldn’t adjust the fan to go any higher. We could not get the TVs to work, even after following the detailed instructions in the handbook. "
Jul 31, 2021 - , Katy, TX
"Great Vacation
Great place to stay and pet friendly. Very convenient to restaurants and the beach. There was a shuffle board table in the home which kept us occupied when the weather didn't cooperate."
Jun 26, 2021 - David L., Austin, TX
"Awesome Little Getaway
We rented this house for my daughters 4th birthday party and it was amazing. The house was perfect with the personal pool and had more parking than you actually thought just looking at it. "
Jun 15, 2021 - , Corpus Christi, TX
"Little getaway
The overall stay was ok. The property was hot and a little dirty. It had roaches and the walls were super dirty. The furniture was peeling and that was not attractive. "
Jun 10, 2021 - , San Antonio, Texas
"Fishing Tournament
Great location but the house definitely needs to increase the kitchen items: not enough silverware for even a party of 8, poor kitchen cooking utensils, no tongs, BBQ pit in disgusting condition, had to be cleaned before we could cook on it"
Jun 10, 2021 - Will C., Cleveland, Texas
"Needs some TLC
The property needs some TLC. There has been attempts to fix holes in wall with Spackle but no paint and some spots that were painted the paint is a completely different color. The shuffle board skin is peeling off on the legs, one of the drawers inside of the refrigerator was broken, the furniture in the living room has lots of wear and tear (pleather is peeling, overall looks a lot different than the beautiful photos on the website. The pool was nice but could use some attention. "
May 04, 2021 - , New Braunfels, TX
"Can you say AMAZING!!!!
Cherry is a great house for a family, friends or a girls get away! The large table is great for dining, a work station and/or cards. The pool area is perfect for kids and adults. Plenty of seating around the pool, a Baja ledge in the pool, a bathroom, a bar, grill, picnic tables, shower and more!! There is always something to do in town, at the beach or at the house. We also rented the golf cart which was great to get to the beach which is just down the street :) Port A is a great place to vacation and this house made it perfect. "
Apr 11, 2021 - Rebecca P.
"Not worth the money
The house was average. We picked this property specifically for the “heated” pool, but the pool was ice cold the entire time. We stay in port a frequently and we have stayed in a lot better, more comfortable homes than this for less or the same money. The only tv that worked was the tv in the living room and that one barely worked. I put in a maintenance request the day we arrived and no one ever showed up or called. We will not be staying at this property again. "
Apr 06, 2021 - Crystal S., San Antonio, TX
"A Cherry On Top
The house overall was good for a family weekend getaway. There were some cleanliness issues however like, finding popcorn on one of the beds, kids hand prints all over a full size mirror, a fly in the coffee pot and a vape pen and bead necklaces around the pool. "
Oct 14, 2020 - , Corpus Christi, Nueces
"TMR Concert
Absolutely Wonderful!"
Oct 02, 2020 - Shelley A., Palacios, TX
"Excellent Customer Service
Great experience and clean property. Look forward to renting from Port Aransas Escapes in the future."
Aug 11, 2020 - Megan A., Helotes, TX
"Loved our time at the Cherry On Top!
Amazing vacation home with lots of room!! Very clean!"
Aug 09, 2020 - Jenny P., Boerne, TX
"Vacation review
It was good! Always enjoy working with Port A Escapes. It was nice to have the owner reach out & offer her golf cart for rent. Location was good. Cleaning was the only concern & the BBQ put is a fire hazard so I recommend not plan on using it or request confirmation that it was cleaned."
Jul 21, 2020 - , Georgetown, TX
"SUPER!!!
We love love the condo it was very clean and spacious for us. We found it very convenient for my family. Brenda you were super!!"
Jul 18, 2020 - Adele C., Waxahachie, TX
"Family trip
It was great. "
Jul 12, 2020 - Robert T., Hondo, TEXAS
"Great vacation stay
Loved the location, very roomy and property management were very helpful and nice"
Jul 01, 2020 - Elisa O., San Antonio, TX
"Great multi family vacation home
Overall this was a good vacation rental in a great location (literally two left turns and at the beach). The staff was friendly and handled a mishap pretty well. The AC was not working and they had it fixed by about 10 pm of arrival day. The rooms and beds had plenty of space for guests although the mattresses weren’t the greatest but they just weren’t our preference. The home was overall clean but there was one set of bedsheets that had not been cleaned/changed(there was a stain through both layers of sheets). I was glad I checked because we were about to tuck one of our children in and it did put a question in our mind if the rest of the sheets had been changed or not. The private pool isn’t really what I would call a pool. It was more of a sitting pool to cool down in and allow a couple kids to swim around. Besides the fact that the pool needs to be resurfaced, it was very dirty when we arrived. The flowers, leaves and sticks weren’t a big deal but there was several plastic items that I cleaned out as well.
I would still recommend this rental for a big family or multiple families to stay in because of the space and proximity to the beach.
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Jun 27, 2020 - , San Antonio, TX
"Great House!
We stayed here on a whim and it was very enjoyable! The house was kept up very well and had everything we needed. My only complaints would be that there were no closets, and that the TV was very difficult to operate (there are two sets of instructions in the unit) and the internet kept going out which would mess up the TV. Since we weren't spending much time watching TV, it wasn't a huge problem...just frustrating to the kids! The pool and downstairs bar set up are great and very convenient. As is the downstairs half bath! Overall a great place, and we would definitely return. "
May 19, 2020 - Jordan W., Boerne, TX
"Cherry on Top
Great home! Plenty of space for our large family. The only issues we had were that we found a few roaches, someone came to clean the pool and made us all get out for 30 mins (probably should have been done early in the AM or in between rentals), and the AC unit did not adequately cool the home (especially at night)."
Jul 21, 2019 - , San Angelo, TX
"Beautiful property
Well maintained property that fit our party of 9 perfectly. The only issue we had involved small pots and pans as we like to make large meals for the family and having small cookware made this difficult. We will definitely be staying here again but will be better prepared next time. "
Jul 01, 2019 - , Maxwell, TX
"Great house!
The Cherry on Top is a great house to stay in! Super cute and clean, great pool, close to town! The only thing that we thought needed to change is just some extra lighting outside by the pool! Everything else is great!! "
May 31, 2019 - Lindsey M., Speingtown, TX
"An Amazing Girls Trip To Be Remembered
A group of ladies rented Cherry on Top and There's Money in the Banana Stand together and let me tell you, it was the best experience ever. My rental was Cherry on Top. The exterior is so fun, perfect for entertaining with ample seating, BBQ area, beautiful furniture and its own private pool! The pool was the perfect temperature and had a shallow area for lounging. Perfect after a day at the beach. These two units are also connected to the community pool which we did take advantage of as well. Inside, the decor is bright and sunny with every amenity you could imagine. Stocked kitchen, flat screen TVs in every bedroom, TWO master bedrooms with en suite bathrooms and balconies, a bunk room that seemed to be able to sleep at least 8 people if I am counting right. Every detail is paid attention to. The linens, artwork, lighting fixtures - these units hit every single mark. Very clean and well maintained. Location wise, very close to the beach and shopping. I would stay here again in a heartbeat, wish I was there right now!"
May 01, 2019 - Megan A.
"Awesome getaway
Its was awesome and one of the best vacation with friends and family. The home itself and the inside were great the colorful rooms made the home so comfortable perfect house definitely coming back."
Apr 10, 2019 - Oscar G., San Antonio, TX
"Beautiful, clean and fun!
This property is beautiful and well thought out for a large family vacation. The decor is vibrant and colorful. There are numerous little details that make it perfect if you have a large group - plenty of seating, a downstairs bar area with an additional refrigerator by the two pools available for this property (one small private one that can be heated) and the larger community pool right next door), a shuffleboard table in the common/living room, and a beautiful lagoon/pond with some catch-and-release fishing action for the kids. We loved it and will book Cherry on Top for our next Port A trip."
Mar 19, 2019 - Brendan M., San Antonio, TX
"2019 Cherry on Top
We love staying at Cherry on Top! This was our 3rd year and it is still as nice as it was brand new!"
Mar 14, 2019 - , Bernalillo, NM
"We love Port A
Second consecutive year to stay at Cherry on Top. Our son and family rented, Money in the Banana Stand, next door, so we were a ready-made party and the two houses are just the right place for that. Plenty of space, private pool, good parking, short drive or quick jog to beach and the helpful staff to back us up when we needed extra towels-all made for a nice stay. "
Dec 15, 2018 - , Pagosa Springs, CO
"A break from summer
Fantastic"
Sep 15, 2018 - , Hunt, TX
"#portabound
We had a wonderful time here the house was very nice, and clean came with everything we needed. Great views. Only upset kerrig didn't work ��"
Aug 07, 2018 - Lauren B., Fort Worth, Tx
"2018 4th of July Fam Vac
Port A Escapes Harry, Brenda and Team were wonderful helping checking in and out. Our trip was great. The Cherry On Top house was great, we will definitely be back! Thank you."
Jul 09, 2018 - Rita U., San Antonio, TX
"Cherry on Top
We had a wonderful time at our rental. It met all our needs and was clean and comfortable. We loved having our own pool! The only negatives were that we saw a couple bugs and we had some difficulty with the TVs. Overall it was a great place and we would definitely return."
Jun 30, 2018 - , Temple, TX
"Great Property
Spent a few days at the house for Spring Break. We had a great time. House is wonderful and has everything you need. We will be back!"
Mar 19, 2018 - , Austin, TX
"Wonderful rental!
Definitely a must stay. Every person at Port A Escapes went above and beyond. The house was super clean and in a perfect location. I will definitely be back."
Jan 09, 2018 - Jo K., Port Aransas, TX
"Cherry on Top - Aug 2-5
Rental Unit was a very good layout for us, since we had 2 granddaughters with us, (ages 3 and 7), and with just one staircase to watch, we could make sure the 3-yr old wouldn't be falling."
Aug 07, 2017 - , Yorktown, TX
"Amazing house
We had such a great time at the house. The pool backs up to the lake area and gives a perfect amount of privacy. The bar area down stairs is super cute, the beds we comfortable and we loved the open living area. Overall an amazing experience. "
Aug 01, 2017 - Carrie M., Austin, TX
"Not a happy vacation goer!
Home was not very clean. Dishes were in the dishwasher but they were dirty and no dish washing soap was present. I didn't know we had to bring our own cleaning materials. There was a little bit of dishliquid so we washed dishes as we used them. The first day we got there, the pool was filthy! they came out to clean it the next day but we had to wait till later in the evening to use it because of all the chemicals that were added. Roaches were every where, living room, kitchen and baths! Someone came out to spray the home and sprayed the pantry with all of our kitchen bags resting on the floor..some of which included our personal paper towels, plastic utensils and paper plates. We had to throw that all away because bug spray was all over them and also inside of our bags. The last day, I went to wake up my 7 year daughter so we can prepare for checkout, and as I pulled the covers back, a large roach crawled from under her sheets that she was sleeping in and headed towards her pillow and face! I screamed and she flew out of bed and we honestly couldn't get out of there fast enough. "
Jul 26, 2017 - Felicia G., San Antonio, TEXAs
"Cherry on Top
The house was perfect for our situation. We really enjoyed our time. "
Jul 07, 2017 - Monica E.
"Bugs everywhere
There was plenty of roaches and spider. And wifi is very bad. No signal. And pool is very small! "
May 23, 2017 - Lisa T., Houston, TX
"Sand fest fun!
We had a great time and the house was perfect along with the little pool. The only came complaint was loud unruly neighbors but that had nothing to do with the house. The house was super clean and nice...convenient for a beach stay. "
Apr 25, 2017 - Jean H., West Point, TX
"Winter 2017
We absolutely loved Cherry on Top in Ocean Village! Close to everything in Port Aransas and we also enjoy working with Port A Escapes!"
Mar 10, 2017 - Linda N., Holly Ranch, Tx
"Annual vacation in Port A
Very helpful staff and great company. However, house was not finished- bathroom downstairs was not complete. Swings in front of house were torn down?? There was no wifi as advertised, the shuffle board didn't have sand and when requested, maintenance delivered normal beach sand which may ruin the game and was still unplayable. "
Sep 23, 2016 - Vanessa M., San Antiono, TX
"Cool and relaxing
Overall it was fantastic real easy check in process not far from beach , real nice service the one thing I will say is the wifi is terrible although the fun we had at this house kind of made up for it. None the less better wifi would be nice especially for those later night when it's sleep time and you just want to put a movie on for the kids. "
Aug 17, 2016 - Jimmy K., San Antonio, TX
"Brand new property
The property is/was brand new with new appliances and TV's throughout the house. Lots of beds and very clean.
Some of the issues I experienced were that they were in the midst of construction on both sides of the property. They started early and would leave their equipment and tools in the driveway. They also attached their hoses and un-did ours. One job site played country music and the other was Tejano music, but both started earlier than I would have liked. When I spoke with management company I was told that they can start construction at 6am and there was nothing they could do about it.
The other issue we experienced was that the property advertised a half bath downstairs and a bar downstairs. When we got there they were both locked. I later convinced the rental folks to give us a key and both rooms were unfinished; i.e. no sink or toilet downstairs as advertised and the bar was just an empty room. I'm sure these issues will be resolved in the near future and both of those rooms will be perfect but they weren't done as of 6/26/16.
The last thing I'll mention is that there was a video camera looking down on the pool which I found to be a little creepy.
As I started with, the property is beautiful and very new and we enjoyed our stay overall. "
Jun 28, 2016 - , Pflugerville, TX
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