Radisson South Padre is now Isla Grand South Padre Island

The former Radisson South Padre is now called the Isla Grand Hotel South Padre Island.

The hotel has underwent a major facelift, and looks amazing inside. This popular spring break hotel is home to the Coca Cola Beach Stage & is the site of the infamous Rehab @ the Pool on Wednesday Nights with Inertia Tours & DJ Silver.

The Isla Grand South Padre is a superb, full service hotel next door to Inertia Tours headquarters condos, the Saida Towers South Padre.

If you would like to book the Isla Grand for Spring Break in South Padre, call Inertia Tours toll free 800 821 2176, or email inertia chad at chad@inertiatours.com anytime!

Inertia Tours focuses on spring break packages for $499 per person & less with condos, meals, parties & more!

Visit http://www.inertiatours.com for more information about its spring break trips to South Padre Island, Texas

Cheap Spring Break Deals

http://www.InertiaTours.com
Inertia Tours specializes in Spring Break Deals & Cheap Spring Break trips $499 & less per person.

The following trips fall under this budget:

*South Padre Island Spring Break
*Mazatlan, Mexico on our spring break party buses
*Panama City Beach Spring Break
*Spring Break Ski Trips to Colorado

There are no “strings” nor catches involved in the prices we quote & post on this blog – they are real. You can email me directly chad@inertiatours.com or call me 800 821 2176 x 4 when it is answered.

Questions:

Q: Is airfare included in the $499 price?
A: No. You drive down (well, we have a party bus included for your transportation for Mazatlan, however)

Q: Does it matter how many people we have?
A: Sort of. We can still get you a $499/person trip with 2 people, but it would be for 4 nights instead of 7 to South Padre Island, Texas.

Q: Do I have to be 21 to go?
A: No, 18. All clubs on the Texas & Mazatlan trip are 18+

Q: Why is this spring break trip this cheap?
A: It’s a road trip. We are including a condo, meals, and parties. NO transportation (except Mazatlan from Texas or Arizona departure cities)

Q: Will there be alot of people on this trip?
A: THOUSANDS!!!!

Q: DO I have to pay for this trip all at once?
A: NO! We take a $150/down payment deposit per person (comes off the trip price) and you have 3 weeks to pay off the balance. Those terms are pretty easy to live with & afford as a college student.

Email: chad@inertiatours.com or call 800 821 2176 or visit http://www.inertiatours.com for more details.

Low Cost Spring Break Trips is all we do – and we do it bad ass!!!

Chadillac

South Padre Spring Break clubs & bars – described & broken down

If you plan on going to South Padre Island, Texas this spring break season, chances are you are looking forward to seeing what the island has to offer in terms of nightlife.

I’ll break this down by the “major” spring break clubs to the other possibly fun bars to go to – South Padre does a pretty good job of covering most peoples’ tastes with clubs & bars.

we will provide a basic description, as well as the “pro’s” of the spring break parties there

A major thing to understand about Padre is that it does not offer super club, indoor feel nightclubs. It’s a nice change up from Acapulco if you’ve went there before – South Padre is a casual destination you can wear flip flops to the bars, and not wear pants or slacks as a guy – which we always thought was gay.

Major Spring Break Bars/Clubs Include:
*Louies Backyard
*Club Pelican West
*Tequila Frogs
*Chaos
*Skky Bar & Lounge

Fun Bars to go to
*Palm Street Pier
*Tequila Sunsets
*Amberjacks
*Wanna Wanna Beach Bar
*Jakes

*Louies Backyard
Description:
Louies is a huge venue on the bayside of South Padre Island. In March, June, July, & August,
this restaurant opens up its decking area to become a huge dance party on the water.

Positives of Louies
-Biggest club in South Padre
-Professional, safe, and clean restrooms
-Restaurant has some excellent choices – Steak Fajitas & Ahi Tuna to name two
-Big time concerts on spring break from top artists like Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, Ying Yang Twins,
We the Kings, and Cartel.
-Venue has a huge dance floor, and is outside/inside

*Club Pelican West
Description:
Pelican West is the closet approximation of a true nightclub experience you will find on the Island

Positives
-Incredibly nice inside. Huge sound system, if bad weather great choice
-Gives you one night to get really dressed up
-Two levels
-Hosts appearances by Paris Hilton’s My New BFF cast after the booze cruise
-New, nice, very clean

*Tequila Frogs
Description
Tequila Frogs is the venerable bayfront club with the huge froggies specialty drinks and the
wet t shirt contests. It is mostly an outdoor venue. UPDATE: club may night be reopening
for spring break 2009

Positives
-Over the water, huge contest stage
-Huge specialty drinks like the Froggy and Beauty
-Outdoor venue when the weather is nice, its really nice to party outside

*Chaos
Description
Chaos is a huge old shopping mall of t shirt shops that they converted to a club of sorts
It is located right on the main drag in South Padre – you can’t miss it. It is only open in
March for spring break on select nights

Positives
-This place is mostly covered up/inside so if inclement weather it’s good
-Location – noticeable & easy to get to.

*Skky Bar & Lounge
Skky at this time is closed. We will update you if we get word it is to re-open.

Fun Bars to go to
*Palm Street Pier
Description
Palm Street is a SUPER fun bar located over the water – they also have great food

Positives
-On the water, partially covered
-Good food – oysters on the half shell and the Burgers are great there
really inexpensive
-Has a “locals bar” feeling most people get comfortable with very quickly
-Great location near lots of hotels & condos
– Open year round

*Tequila Sunsets
Description
Tequila Sunsets is a cool little bar we feature on our Pub Crawl that always has live music.
It is also located bayside on the water so you can see incredible sunsets

Positives

-Outside, bayside, on the water
-Live bands & music if you like that
-close to Louies for late night partying

*Amberjacks
Description
Amberjacks is actually one of the Island’s very best restaurants. Located on the water, this is a
MUST try dinner place on your spring break. Upstairs, the new sports bar is simply outstanding.

Positives
-Prompt service that’s very good – hard to find in Padre
-EXCELLENT FRESH seafood & steak – go big when you order
-Really nice inside, but not stuffy
-Great location

*Wanna Wanna Beach Bar
Description
Wanna Wanna is one of the only actual bars in South Padre on the beach, and it is located next
to the International condos that http://www.InertiaTours.com offers for students on spring break

Positives
-Beachfront bar, you can grab a drink & set right on the beach
-Superb fried food baskets – shrimp, fish, and the burgers are all superb grubbin’ food
-The Wanna Wanna is a huge specialty drink you should really try
-Bring your crew & play sand volleyball one day

*Jakes
Description
Jakes is what we consider THE locals bar in South Padre. Super fun, great food – we eat there
all the time on staff – on our Padre Pub Crawl, huge outside courtyard with karaoke – MUST try.
Great choice if you and your friends one night want to just hang out & have a few drinks low key

Positives
-Great locals bar feel
-cheap food that’s real good
-nice choice for a night “off” of the mega-bars & clubs.
-Dirt cheap pitchers of beer
-Easy to get to Location right off of Padre Blvd (the main drag)

If you have any questions about South Padre Island on spring break, contact us toll free 800 821 2176 or email us: info@inertiatours.com. We’d be more than happy to help you book a perfect spring break travel package to South Padre, or give you advice on what’s the best down there. Inertia Chad can help you out!

Facts about South Padre Island, Texas from an insider

Today, I’d thought I”d take the ol’ blog a different way and tell you some things I know about South Padre Island that are rather secrets I think, or at the very least, not known by many.

As I love lists since they are easy to read, that’s how I’m gonna format this post. You’re gonna hear ALOT about food, because I love to frickin’ eat!

• If you get thrown in jail in South Padre, they give you Whataburger fast food for breakfast, lunch, & dinner. While that might sound like heaven – try eating fast food (not just the same restaurant, the same food at the same restaurant.

• The Queen Isabella Causeway (the big bridge that connects the Island with the mainland of Texas) is not just over 2 miles long, you can’t park on it, nor walk over it legally – a tremendous design flaw when you consider all of the tens of thousands of beautiful photographs that could have been taken off that bridge

• The Island of Padre actually runs all the way from Boca Chica Beach (that was cut off to put in the inter-coastal shipping channel by the US Corps of Engineers from South Padre) all the 400 miles to the North past Corpus Christi, Texas. About 27 miles north of the City proper of South Padre if you drove on the beach you’d hit the next “cut” that allows ships to pass to the inter-coastal channel.

• South Padre has less than 5 total miles of habitated land mass. The other 8 miles of US State Highway that goes beyond City Limits has zero homes, condos, or businesses. The road sometimes get “drifted over” by sand when Cameron County (because of budget problems) and the State of Texas get in a fights over which transportation sector should “plow” the road to keep it clean

• If you live on South Padre Island, your kids go to school on the mainland in the Town of Port Isabel – South Padre Island lacks a school of any kind. For that matter, South Padre Island “Golf Course” isn’t located on South Padre – it’s located on the mainland in Laguna Heights

• South Padre Island is commonly referred to as one of the top two places in the United States to kiteboard – because of the constant, steady light wind. The Outer Banks of North Carolina is the other spot typically mentioned to go. (want a lesson go to www.airpadre.com )

• The Mayor of South Padre Island, an incumbant, Robert Pinkerton, won his last election by an incredible landslide over his opponent – a candidate that ran on a platform of “any change is good” – could this spell trouble for the upcoming Presidential race? Bob is also a decorated Marine veteran with a Purple Heart, and we love him!

• The Mcdonald’s Restaurant in South Padre was one of the top 5 highest sales volumes in the WORLD in the early 90′s – due mostly due to their being open 24 hours per day during Spring Break and particulary, Texas week of spring break

• South Padre became a popular spring break destination by way of a fluke in law – in the mid 80′s, Texas REFUSED to raise the drinking age to 21 – making it a haven for a SINGLE YEAR for minors to partake in drinking on spring break. So many college students came that year, discovered its wonderful beaches & weather, and well…the law changed, but the crowds, and spring break tradition, did not.

• The summer months of June, July, & August have higher hotel occupancy rates than Spring Break in March – largely due to the fact that South Padre is a great family destination for summer vacations because of its driveability, and therefore affordabiliy.

• One of the reasons I”m in love with South Padre Island is the people – particularly the local business people – what a tourist doesn’t see is how incredibly hard it is to have to make 12 months of income in 4 months time with this seasonal destination – and do a first class job of it with year round worries & expenses. These people have their shit together, to say the least

• The offshore fishing and bay ishing in South Padre hosts arguably the richest fishing waters in the United States. You simply have to retarded not to be able to catch fish here – and if you have the right guide, you can expect to catch more, and bigger fish, than you have in your entire life

• Drinking on the beach in South Padre Island is legal – but glass is not for obvious reasons (feet getting cut) – you WILL get a $500 fine for your very first violation

• Speaking of the South Padre Island Police – I’ve found them very fair, and not harrassing myself – but there are 3 things they absolutely are hardcore about 1.) Speeding – just don’t do it, they WILL pull you over & ticket you 2.) seat belts. Just put it on ….I won’t mention my staff guy Travis Cherro’s name, but this guy has got like 4 or 5 seat belt tickets in a month before 3.) head lights out – another big time bust issue

Finally, if you are drinking & driving, you’re just plain stupid. Cabs are only $5 to go anywhere if you

are alone. $5 – come on! You’d risk a DUI for $5 – then you deserve one, too.

• South Padre has had a recent real estate boom, since it simply has the (nicest) , the (best) and (cheapest) beachfront real estate in the United States. Like the rest of the US, they have seen a decline in 2008 in both inner island condos (not on the beach) and land lots that are not built on. I would predict January you might be able to get land & real estate as cheap as it has been there in the last 10 years. Can you believe a buildable lot less than 1/2 block to the beach (and ocean) is $175,000? It is. Compare that price to California and you will see the real value there – it’s DIRT, DIRT cheap right now.

• South Padre Island lacks both 5 star restaurants and 5 star hotels. The noteable (and upcoming) exception is the forthcoming opening of the Sapphire condo complex – we shall see. The current nicest condos in South Padre are at the Peninsula in my opinion. This is a timeshare property, but their designer was superb in all ways, and the interiors are the highest end I’ve seen, and I consider myself a bit of a design snob

• South Padre hosts a huge Gay friendly party called Splash! in late April, and early October, having as many as 5,000 people show up for the weekend festivities.

• Mexico, while only 45 minutes away, is barely visited anymore due to fears about border security. These fears are largely false, although drug cartel violence has increased in Laredo, Texas (3 hours away) from Matamorros, the border town closest to South Padre Island

• Some of the most frequented travelers from outside of Texsa to South Padre included the States of Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, Colorado, Illinois, and Oklahoma

• Retirees that come to the Island to escape the cold winter months up North a their homes are called “snowbirds” in Florida. In South Padre, they are called Winter Texans. Winter Texans are very cheap, and typically eat dinner out before 6 p.m. to save money & take advantage of early bird dinner specials.

• Almost every restaurant in South Padre serves some sort of shrimp in celebration of the local shrimping industry.

Inertia Tours specializes in college spring break trips to South Padre Island under 500 per person, and is the only first class, full service tour and travel company servicing the Island. Please feel free to visit www.inertiaoturs.com, or email us questions: tripinfo@inertiatours.com, or call us toll free 800 821 2176 for more information on some of the great packages we offer to students. The advice is free, and if you can’t tell, I believe that I know more about South Padre than any other copy cat spring break travel companies offering South Padre Spring Break.