The Lighthouse Inn at Aransas Bay

Beautiful area along with private pier! Great for family’s and fishing. Breakfast was good especially the strawberry waffles… Only negative was Saw several gigantic cockroaches. Scared my teens. We got a laugh out of that.

What a great place and great location. Staff was very nice and the rooms made you feel at home. Will definitely stay there again next time we are in town!

Loved the place, great service and stayed there for 2 nights, the only thing it bothers me that the room needs to be clean. Dec end and the weather is almost 75s. First time in Rockport and we will be back. The restaurant service is sucks though, just for 2 appetizer takes almost 45 min. At least on the weekend hire some more people. I booked a room through Expedia and don’t have a clue that I will get a room view of the road and the pool, I asked the lady by the front desk that i can have a room of the bay view, asked me $ 50 bucks. I bet they have tons of rooms available on xmas night.

This hotel was very nice, and the location was great. The rooms are a good size and I really enjoyed our patio outside. The pool is huge and the hot tub was big as well. They have a small pier for the guest and nice outside sitting areas everywhere as well as a barbecue pit. The breakfast was okay, it was a hot breakfast but no pastries. Also if you get a room on the bottom floor be aware that you can hear noise very easily. We had people keep us up because of all the running around above us. There’s not enough parking space either, other then that I had a nice stay and would be returning

Lots of amenities and very friendly staff. The hotel is a little dated but appears to be getting some work done. The view is spectacular. I would definitely come back again

Sigh… Ok I showed up at 11am on a Saturday morning and I know, the check-​in is at 4pm. I asked the lady at the front desk if she could accommodate me early because it never hurts to ask. All I wanted was to store luggage so we could head to the beach. She said that the previous night was booked up (yeah right) and that housekeeping would need until 4pm. Ok that’s fine I’m used to that because you hardly ever have that kind of luck. They just want to stick by their rules and I know. ‘She offered’ to call me when the room was available. Great I said! She asked for my cell phone number and I asked when she could anticipate a room being available. She said probably around 2pm. The phone call never came. I have stayed at massive resorts with big recognizable brand names… many times. I have always received that phone call. This «boutique» hotel has nothing going on and it’s a sleepy place… but no phone call. They’re probably too busy watching funny cat videos on youtube. Every time you walk by they’re not smiling at you… they have their faces glued to their monitors. I doubt they’re actually working.
Ok so when I show up later at the front desk to pick up my room key I get the infamous person described in a previous review (I won’t say her name). She says I have the room with the pool view (included with that you get the view of the parking lot and a busy city street behind it, and the ugliness of dive bars and restaurants with cheesy tropical names, but they don’t mention that). All I said was, «oh I guess the water view rooms are booked up». She says, «you didn’t pay for that, you paid for the pool view». I don’t care where you’re from or how you were brought up but that’s poor service. If you don’t know how to talk to customers, don’t get a job at a place that fancies itself a boutique hotel. She continues to say, «I guess you just hurried that online check-​in and didn’t notice that». It’s just part of the game and I guess she wasn’t going to have any part of it. I have been upgraded to suites before just because I politely asked, but oh not at this top-​notch place!
So, ok I’m overlooking that too but I’m getting mildly irritated. But then she says there are lots of restaurants «but none of them have food as good as ours». Alrighty then. Your food patrons must be picky right? The same ones that are ok with eating their plates on a couch (because there aren’t adequate tables)? Or eating at a table that doubles as a backgammon table? The dining area is a hodge podge of mismatched tables and chairs thrown together in a small area. I can’t imagine that the food would be anything to get excited about.
To the main complaint that I have. The rooms aren’t clean. We found hairs in our tub. I have never, ever seen that before and I have often stayed at hotels that are priced at $ 80 a night. It doesn’t matter where you are in the hotel, you WILL smell a strong musty, mildew odor. I get it. This place is just about literally on the water. It has to have gotten high waters before, but odors like that must be taken care of, especially for people that may be sensitive to that. I think that could be the reason the air conditioners are always cranked down low… in an attempt to mask the odors. Even the stairwells are chilly cold and I found that to be very odd.
I don’t critique hotel rooms based on things like paint missing from the walls, or doors that don’t close right, or showers that smell of mildew and are just plain unsanitary, but I could… I am a 2 shower a day person. I don’t go anywhere in the morning unless I’ve showered because that’s how I was brought up. I made an exception at this place because the shower was nasty. I could even hear the people in the adjacent room showering… and that brings things to a new level of creepy because I’ve never heard that before in a hotel room.
That brings me to the end of my experience which included the breakfast. Wow, there were 2 types of eggs served here! That’s what L reminded me of at my initial stop at the front desk. 2 types of eggs just means 2 types of gross. I can only sum it up this way… it’s truck stop food.
Here’s the deal. If you can overlook the shoddy customer service, the unsanitary rooms and the musty odors, then you may enjoy sitting by the water on the pier. That is if you’re one of the lucky ones that gets to sit in 1 of the only 4 available rocking chairs on the entire premises…

Awesome place! My mother and I love this hotel and will definitely be back! First off, they have a great hotel bar on the first floor overlooking Aransas bay. The bartender was very sweet and knew how to make a good Bloody Mary. All of their staff was helpful and friendly. The whole place was spotless (which is really saying something for the coast.) Everyone was having the best time!
Mom and I went out on their pier to fish one evening. They have lights in the water and a place to clean your fish too! We stayed in their king suite. The room was decorated well and they even have little balconies. Their shower was amazing. (It had plenty of water pressure.) The bed was decent. Their is a 24 hour gift shop in the lobby with snacks if you get hungry. Room service has tasty food. You get a complimentary breakfast in the morning. Their pool is exquisite. The location is good because it is right in the middle of all the shops and restaurants. We felt very safe there.
Go check out the big tree while your in the area it’s worth the trip.
All in all, it’s a very classy and fun place to stay.

3.5 stars
This is a 78 room boutique hotel located in the heart of the Gulf Coast. The communal rooms are nicely appointed and pretty. The hotel rooms are a bit dated and have a musty smell, but they have all the necessities, including a mini fridge and coffee maker with Starbucks dark roast. Starbucks coffee (medium roast) is also available 24 hr/​day in the lobby area.
The small balconies overlooking the beautiful bay are perfect for watching sunrise or sunset. Included in the overnight stay is an adequate breakfast buffet with hot and cold food choices. There is also a small pier with gazebo at the back of the property, which is great for relaxing.

Getting a little shabby and a little like an old folks home. Room was not very clean. Dead roach on floor. Chips in the tub, walls need to be painted. No bartender until dinner time, if you can get around the taped off area of frayed carpeting. Could not even get a Mimosa for brunch. Same breakfast everyday, nothing healthy. Room faced bay but was very cramped
Would not stay again.

This little gem is right on the water. Like ten feet. It’s beautiful sunrises are breathtaking. It’s walking distance to lots of great seafood and the staff here, especially Lindy are some of the friendliest I’ve ever encountered. (And I travel a lot!)

I was really impressed with the Lighthouse Inn. From the time we checked in till our departure the staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The grounds were gorgeous and the view of the bay was spectacular. The morning breakfast was a nice touch as well as the bar service at night. The overall experience was well worth the very affordable price. Will definitely stay again.

Have stayed here twice both times were great! The staff was great and the bar tender was even better. Very friendly and nice people. The breakfast was good as well. I also like how the ocean is right behind you and there’s a private deck to fish off of for the people staying there only.

A 5-​Star location with 5-​Star staff. Very friendly and warm surroundings.
The one area I would encourage the management to focus is the maintenance of the rooms. Our room had «curled» laminate flooring in the kitchen. Obviously, a prior guest had spilled some water. Also the laminate had not been cleaned for a while. Maybe one should consider extending the existing carpet to the kitchen as well. The tile wall of the bathtub is pulling away from the wall. Cracked caulking throughout the room was noticeable. Touch up painting is very noticeable in the room and third floor hallway.
We will entertain returning here, if some of these things are corrected. If not, we’ll maybe look at Laguna Reef as it has been updated and is now in good repair.

Where to start with this awesome stay. My hubby and I have stayed with the lighthouse inn now on and off for months now, Traveling for my hubby’s job can be draining, however staying with the lighthouse and the amazing staff makes traveling so easy. The rooms are great and the view of the ocean is breath taking. The staff which I feel are my exstended family go above and beyond to meet there guest needs. I could go on forever on how much we love this place, just do yourself a favor when visiting fulton beach, make this your exstended family as well.

I travel to various cities all around Texas and I can say without hesitation that this was the best value for my dollar that I have found. I have been to Rock[ort many times and have stayed in several hotels. I had a favorite, but it has now been replaced by the Lighthouse Inn.
I don’t what to sound to effusive because it might appear that I’m bias for whatever reason. I assure you that I’m not, and you can read my other reviews and see that I can be brutally honest.
There are areas for improvement, but they are lost in all the positives.
The next time I’m in Rockport, you can find me at the Inn.

First time to Fulton/​Rockport area. I wanted to stay at another place but it was full. After staying here and driving by the other place, I’m so glad we stayed here! It’s right on the water. When sitting in your room looking out the window, it looks like the water comes right up under your private deck! Rocking chairs everywhere and a few lounge chairs too. Told them it was or anniversary and they delivered the most delicious large piece of chocolate cake I’ve had in years! What a lovely extra touch to show they care. Breakfast was nice — although the same thing every day. Pool area was really pretty and they have nice tables and chairs by two gas grills near the pool. Exercise room too! We’d definitely stay here again with no hesitation! We «discovered» several restaurants in the area with the best seafood we’ve had some moving to Texas, which made or experience even better! Be sure to take the beach road here — the drive is beautiful!

Nice staff, great location, within walking distance of local pubs/​restaurant, has it’s own fishing pier, right off the water, a little dated rooms, musty smell but that’s expected being old and right off the water, there are rennovations taking place currently, the bartender was friendly and outspoken, the staff were nice and smiling, they were willing to help out whether if it was offering directions to other venues in the area or providing additional shampoos (conditioner is provided at a cost), the food was ok. Maybe I was expecting something very formal and very high-​end but its pretty casual and relaxing in the Palm Room. The steak I ordered was grilled to perfection. Salad looked very basic and something a kid could throw together… but hey it’s a salad and doesn’t involve rocket science. My wife’s ½ lb burger was enjoyed by her and it was filling. The morning breakfast was nothing that was jaw dropping. If you’ve enjoyed breakfast at motel/​hotels like Hampton’s or Comfort Suite then you can imagine what the Lighthouse provides. It’s very similar and on par with the basics like ‘self-​make’ waffles, baskets of fruits, buffet servers of eggs, eggs with bacon/​ham, sausage (good stuff at this place), canadian ham, biscuits, gravy, orange juice, tea, water, coffee. By the way my wife loved going to the lobby to make coffee as she said it tasted so good that it was worth making the trip back and forth. I’d come back again and stay at the Lighthouse although I’d request to have a room that was recently rennovated. Also, request the Bay Suite which is what we had and its beautiful waking up to the views of the rising sun off the coast from the luxury and convenience of your bed.

We enjoyed our stay at the Lighthouse Inn. The room was lovely decorated, clean, quiet and the bed was plush & comfy. Breakfast was fresh, yummy and waitstaff was attentive.
It was serendipitous to find this gem of a place!

We really enjoyed our stay here! So, first things first. One downside is there are just two luggage carts — but this is only a problem if you need a luggage cart. Pre kid — we did not need a luggage cart. The foyer is very pretty and consists of a help desk, gift shop and library. Beyond that, you will find a bar and the breakfast area. The breakfast area overlooks the water. Breakfast includes a few cereals, a waffle maker, plain eggs and meaty eggs, instant oatmeal, toast and bagels. Beverages include water, OJ and coffee.
The room we stayed in was perfect. A petite kitchen included a fridge, coffee maker, stove top, oven and some set ups. A nice bathroom had shampoo/​conditioner, soap, a shower cap, dryer and towels. A master bedroom with a flat screen TV and large bed also included a closet with twin robes.
The master and the living area both led to the balcony.
Location was close to the Fulton Mansion, plenty of restaurants, and a short drive from the beach and funky shopping. An HEB and a few gas stations are just a quick drive away too.

This is a nice place to stay. Too bad front desk employees like Lindy ruin it as soon as you walk in the door. It took her several minutes to look up and greet me as I stood at the front desk waiting. Then, when asked for recommendations for a burger joint and a seafood restaurant she had the oddest reply: I can’t give you recommendations because I don’t know what you like to eat! Well, how about a burger place and a seafood place? Well, I don’t know how you like your food and how spicy you want it, etc. when I offered to tell her (ok, I’ll play along) she pulled out a restaurant list and started ticking off some places with the caveat that she wasn’t recommending them; she just heard they were good.
Then she proceeded to go about her business without even telling me we were done. So, I stood there waiting for whatever she was printing to finish. I didn’t know we were done. Hate looking like an idiot.
Written in my travelogue: Expensive and needs paint and updating. Front desk employees with helpful attitudes would sure go a long way to relieve a weary traveler. Stay at your own risk.