If you are on a tight budget but still aspire a vacation by the beach, this is a good option with trade-offs. Every decision has a trade-off and this is no different. If you are yearning for a beach-facing room, you should not mind the sad neighborhood, old building (not antique type), creaking infrastructure, mold-smelling rooms, measly breakfast options. A heads-up - if you are a family of 5, it is a "sardiney" squeeze...so don't go by 3rd party aggregators who sell the rooms as fit for 5 occupants. However if you are used to 5 people living in small 200 Sq ft tenement, you will not have a problem adjusting.....but carry your own air mattress. Even the roll-up bed offered by the hotel (i.e. if you are lucky to get one from them) won't fit for the 5th person. The plus side is - beach facing rooms, 2 minute walk to the North Beach, 2 minute drive from. USS Lexington floating Naval Aircraft Carrier museum (don't miss this at all....), 3 minute drive from Texas State Aquarium.