El Constante 204

Unit 204. Location and view fabulous as always. Unit itself adequate: Only half the blinds in the second bedroom, living room hide-a-bed couch shot and like sitting on wood, sliding door barely opens.

- Gerald S. from San Antonio, Posted: 06/18/2018

Thank you for your feedback, we will use it to help imrpove the property for future guests.

- Padre Escapes staff, Posted:

AC is very loud. Wicker furniture is not the most comfortable. Ceiling fans would have been nice in all rooms.

- Karen L. from Cedar Creek, Posted: 11/21/2018

Thank you for your feedback, we will check into your concerns and get them addressed.

- Padre Escapes staff, Posted:

We enjoyed our stay very much...The only issues we had were the toilets upstairs are not secure and wobble very badly...the sliding glass door off living area was very hard to open and close.

- Wendy B. from Rockport, Posted: 05/22/2018

Beach and pool are just steps away from unit. Ample space for four people, with 2.5 bathrooms.
Just before we arrived, the living room ceiling fan crashed down so we were without that. Check that it is replaced before you book.
Only one bedroom had a ceiling fan. Another one must be installed in second bedroom. Upstairs bedrooms and bathrooms are very hot with ineffective air conditioning. Blinds had to remain closed to try to rebuff heat.
Saying all that, the location alone makes this a good rental choice.

- Anonymous from Corpus Christi, Posted: 08/10/2018

I have stayed on this property many times. There is a history of maintenance issues at this facility. This year I brought 23 family members to stay here. A couple of the rooms were unfit and had to be moved. My unit had several problems. AC capacity upstairs in 2 story units is the major issue. Secondarily we have maintenance issues nearly every time we have stayed where something is broken or not working properly. Unit 204 has poor cooling particularly in guest bedroom. The downstairs toilet would not refill and was unusable. Otherwise I would give the unit 4* because it's beach front and convenient. I would like to see a better job of packing the sand along the shore for drivability. Lot's of people were getting stuck despite that heavy equipment was there scraping sand.

- Michael R. from Cedar Park, Posted: 08/08/2017

We're working hard to get this units up to our normal standard. We just came on it May but we will get them there. Thank you for your feedback.

- Padre Escapes staff, Posted:

The only reason we rented this condo was because it had two twin beds that would accommodate our family of six. We knew going in that it was not an updated unit (which was fine). However, there were some issues that are easily fixed and would be inexpensive.
1. All of the toilets were not bolted down properly.
2. The vertical blinds in the rooms were missing about half of the slats, it would have been nice to sleep in without all of the sunlight coming through
3. The condo could have been cleaned better (wipe down all toilets, baseboards, and sweep throughout).
4. The WiFi and spectrum cable kept going out. My daughter wanted to watch movies at night, but couldn’t.
5. It is very hot upstairs, we had to purchase a fan to keep the boys sleeping comfortably at night
6. The vents in the condo are rusted and should be replaced.

The staff and maintenance crew were very friendly. Despite the issues, I would stay there again; just not in the same unit. Although, we wanted beachfront, those issues are enough to pick another room regardless of the view.

- Christina W. from San Antonio, Posted: 06/09/2018

Thank you very much for your feedback. We are working with the homeowners to update things and we will point out your concerns to housekeeping. Hope we see you back again soon.

- Padre Escapes staff, Posted:

Padreescapes is a five star organization that is professionally set up in all regards ... this review is only for Unit 204 which we rented from 6-18-18 to 6-22-18.

Positive:
Best location of any of the units with perfect views of both the beach and pool.

Lots of everything with regard to linens, kitchen and bathroom supplies.

Great nightlight in the kitchen that made me smile every time I saw it.

A special shout out to the two custodian pros, Anthony and Larry, who were friendly and helpful for our entire stay!

Things Needing Improvement:

This is a big one ... the master bedroom does NOT have a queen bed, it is a double. We have physical limitations that resulted in one of us having to sleep on the floor (me).

The box fan does not work in the master bedroom and the upstairs AC can not keep up with the daytime temperatures(downstairs is just fine).

The patio doors and shades just don't work without a ton of "muscle". My wife opened the door to the downstairs patio while we were "beaching" and could not get back in ... we all laughed but she was mad about it. THE DOORS NEED TO BE FIXED PRONTO.

We had a good time but I will not come back until the unit has a queen bed as they advertise it is ... that is a big "con". Vr Tom a

- Amy B. from Brooklyn, Posted: 06/24/2018

Overall it was a good experience, but there were a number of glitches associated with our rental.
The A/C was not working properly on our arrival and one of the toilets, though reported as not working properly was never fixed while we were there. Fortunately there were 2 other toilets that worked upstairs.

- Eusebio P. from San Antonio, Posted: 07/03/2018

Very affordable. Perfect location. Unit was clean and well stocked. Staff very friendly. A/C does NOT cool the upstairs bedroom AT ALL!

- Anonymous from Dallas, Posted: 05/02/2018

Wonderful!! Love to stay here.

- Anonymous from Lavernia, Posted: 11/27/2018

This condo has the most amazing view. Everything we wanted however the patio door off the living room needs to be replaced we could hardly get it opened and closed. The blinds in the bedrooms need to be replaced. It’s hot in the rooms upstairs and because all the blinds weren’t there you can’t block out the sun to keep the heat out. A ceiling fan in the pool side bdrm would help also All of the toilets were lose on the floor had to careful sitting on them. With all that being said it was still a wonderful place to stay. We just feel like with that kind of view this condo could use some maintenance work.

- Anonymous from Austin, Posted: 05/27/2018

Wonderful, relaxing.

- Maria E. from Poteet, Posted: 09/06/2017

El Constante is the perfect getaway. The staff is so attentive and courteous. The new renovations are very nice. Our vacation tradition continues. Thank you!

- Robin A. from San Antonio, Posted: 10/17/2017