four stars hotel in the Corpus Christi area

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  This hotel is not worth a four star rating. We looked up nice hotels with four stars in the Corpus Christi area, and this is the only one that came up. Every chance I get, I stay at Omni hotels, so why not try this one for myself? We booked two "Premier King Bay View facing rooms for a grand total of $387 for one night. Photos looked amazing, but the rooms were sub par for any four star I've stayed in (the night before we stayed at The Royal Sonesta Houston - 4 stars, and TOTALLY worth every star, and was even cheaper!!).
  
  First problem - we pulled into valet only to wait for no one to assist us for 10 minutes or more. Then there was no bellhop for baggage. Next, we waited in the check-in line only to be assisted with two people because they didn't have our rooms ready, and it was past 3p (their check in policy time!).
  
  Amenities: Their "heated pool" was not very warm, the hot tub was right next to the pool where children were jumping in and splashing us - not an enjoyable, relaxing experience at all. They had no cardio machines in their gym facility, which is about 200sq ft. Balconies had no chairs to sit and enjoy the view. The showers and sinks did not drain, and you stand in an inch of water while showering. The iron left a white powder residue on my brand new shirt. I was charged $9.95 for WiFi which wasn't even posted on their login page. We couldn't get change at the front desk to tip the valet when leaving, but that didn't matter because valet didn't even offer to help load up our luggage.
  
  I will never recommend this hotel; you'd be better off at the Holiday Inn Express. At least there you know you get what you pay for. Save your vacation some money and go somewhere else!

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  Wow. I almost forgot that hotels put guests first. The Omni Hotel in Corpus Christi has restored my faith in customer service in Texas. From the parking attendant to our servers to the registration desk, everyone was incredibly friendly and helpful! My son had looong conversations with everyone we met and people were so patient and kind with him! One of our servers even bought my son's dinner because they became good buddies! I was delighted. I'm terrible at names, but pretty much everyone on duty on Jan. 15-16 gets lots of credit for excellent customer service.
  
  We splurged and got a bayside view with a balcony and it was gorgeous. We could see the USS Lexington from our balcony which was lit up at night, as well as the bridge. And the sunrise was absolutely breathtaking.
  
  The room was very nice-- large bathroom, very comfortable beds, nice touches.
  
  At one point, there was a loud, drunken group of people a few doors down from us when we were trying to sleep. It was annoying. I called downstairs and someone immediately came up to ask the group to be more quiet, so that was great.
  
  At night, we even stumbled into an impromptu pool party where my son made new friends and I got to meet some nice people. I was thrilled that the pool was heated so even in the 70s at night, it was such a pleasant experience to be in the pool which was lit up with beautiful blue lighting. Totally fun.
  
  The only reason I'm not giving five stars is because the casual restaurant wasn't very good at dinner and too expensive for what I got. The fish was actually chewy-- I asked before ordering it the fish was fresh and they said it was. But it didn't seem fresh at all. I've had better fish and chips at much cheaper restaurants. It was weird. I didn't really eat much of it. But the service was excellent! The breakfast buffet was really nice at only $9 a person. Great value there.

   

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