Our analysis of spring break airfare pricing from around 50 US departure cities to South Padre Island, Texas for spring break reveals that airfare has decreased in price approximately 12% on average. We feel that the safety of going on college spring break to Texas, combined with the travel deal that seems to exists points to the fact that South Padre Island should be one of the hottest spring break 2010 destinations this year.
Saida is THE place to stay with Inertia on Spring Break in South Padre
Inertia Tours offers complete spring break trip packages with airfare, included airport transfers, condos at the Saida Towers, and 2 dine around restaurant meals per day.
Trip prices with airfare run $649 to $1099 per person with all fees included. Visit http://www.inertiatours.com for more details on this exciting destination or call us toll free 800 821 2176 x 1
or email chad@inertiatours.com
*Trips under $500/person that are incredible
*over 30,000 students on one 3 mile area of island
*Inertia parties = INCREDIBLY – 5,000 people certain nights
*Meals – included, and American = no pepto bismo
*Condos = we have HUGE units that can sleep up to 10 people
*Side Trips – unlike Florida, South Padre Island actually has things to do, like an included booze cruise & pub crawl or surfing lessons – all with your Inertia package
No hesitation, Inertia IS South Padre Island Spring Break 2010. Facebook Inertiachad for a personalized package set up for YOU and your group, not some cookie cutter package off the internet.
Inertia Chad…OUT
800 821 2176 x 1 if you wanna chat
I found a picture of spring break in South Padre from back in 1988. My first impulse was to say that the only major change on the beach (other than the crowd size and corporate sponsorship) is the fashion, but with the resurgence of neon in the last couple years, even that’s debatable.
Most of the tips I could offer for South Padre would apply most anywhere you go for spring break. Some, though, are specific to the island.
I’ve tried to group them, accordingly.
General Spring Break
Bring protection of BOTH kinds–Sun and sexy time.
Smile–It should be obvious, but it’s easy to overlook.
Get to the clubs early–Lines are shorter, drinks are cheaper.
Condos don’t have maids–Hotels don’t have kitchens.
Meet new folks–It’s a long drive just to party with folks from home.
Don’t sleep through checkout–It’s a hefty fine and you could miss your flight.
Expect traffic–It’s the flipside of the getting to party with a huge crowd at the clubs.
Specific to South Padre:
Glass containers are prohibited on the beach–It’s a $500 fine.
Whizzing in public is also prohibited–$185 fine.
Open containers are legal on the beach–But not on the street.
Don’t damage the condos–It’s a felony charge in Texas.
Kegs are NOT allowed in the condos–You’ll be evicted.
You can drink more here–Since we’re at sea-level, your tolerance goes up.
I have no beef with hotels. If you need sleep, they’re ideal. If you need a place to store your luggage while you go to a wedding or Disneyland or some other event, they’re also great.
But, for spring break, you really need a condo. The reasons are manifold. Primarily, you entertain in a condo. This is not to say you’re hosting a party, but if you have folks over for drinks before heading out or have folks over to cool out a after the club…you need a place to do this.
And a hotel won’t fit the bill. Nearly all of this has to do with the lack of a kitchen–as you need a place to:
Make ice.
Cook pizza rolls.
Blend margaritas.
Store cups for beer pong.
Boil water for mac & cheese.
In all, a hotel doesn’t have any of the stuff you want around when you’re trying to get drunk. And if you’re already drunk, a hotel has none of the stuff you want around to help get sober again.
This doesn’t even touch on the fact that hotels tend to be just a giant room, whereas you might need multiple rooms for people to make out/pass out/primp/watch the game.
Also, since condos hold more people than a hotel room, they’re not necessarily more expensive than hotels. And beyond all that, hotels just don’t generally look like condo complexes.
Come spring, you’ve got a load of options as far a spring breaking goes. For folks in the South, South Padre is an obvious choice for several reasons. Primarily, it has all the bonuses of being a domestic location–no plane fare, most folks can drive there the same day, etc.
But, even for folks as far as the Midwest, it’s also got a totally different feel most of the other domestic options, since it’s:
a) an island
b) 30 minutes from Mexico
c) further south than Miami
To that end, authentic Mexican food isn’t far off, the beach is never more than a block and a half away, and it’s hot as hell–all of which might help account for the 50,000 students that trek on down.
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!!!
One great reason to book your spring break trip to South Padre with Inertia Tours is that we have such a phenomenal & huge block of condos at Saida Towers. There are alot of “me-too” websites in this world, but ONLY Inertia guarantees you stay at Saida if you book it – no “bumpings” or “like kind” exchanges on Saida at the last minute. Not just this ….where are their videos? Where are their pictures? Saida is clearly demonstrated as Inertia’s headquarters party property – not Mister Rogers Tours.
Here’s a little video we did of the pool at Saida:
Why We Love Saida:
*That video shows one of the best reason to select Saida for your stay – 2 beachfront (and did we mention…HEATED) pools and two hot tubs you can see the waves from while you sip your cold brews.
* Great location – right on the beach, yet 5-6 blocks to the entertainment district. You can walk to the action if you stay here.
Need to see a map of what this might look like:
http://www.inertiatours.com/southpadreisland/map.php
*We love the view of the ocean from the Saida Units!
Here’s a video from the Balcony of Tower III where we have a ton of condos!
*Saida also has tremendous before & after parties during spring break – a big benefit to meeting other party people when you are on spring break
*Saida is located adjacent to the Full Throttle Beach & Entertainment stage during the day – where everyone parties during the day with kegs & ENORMOUS beer bongs
Here is a good video of the dance contest at the Full Throttle Beach stage they do everyday of spring break:
*The condos are “bad ass” nice inside – you get a full sized kitchen with a full sized fridge for your cold ones, and a big dining room table for beer pong, as well as multiple bathrooms (girls, think about getting ready – you need a few bathrooms or it will take hours upon hours!)
Here’s a great video of one of Inertia Tours 2 bedroom condos in South Padre at Saida:
*Saida Towers is also a “Cowboy Cadillac” in that it is surprisingly inexpensive – you can book this condo with your friends “almost all inclusive” with Inertia in that this package will have the condo, 2 dine around restaurant meals & more priced between $350 and $499 per person out the door!
*Saida represents accommodations that would be like you booking the Presidential Suite at a 4 star hotel – except that every single condo is that big & nice, and you don’t have to be the President to stay there.
*My favorite….Bens Liquor Warehouse is in the strip mall right in front of Saida Towers – you literally have to walk under 100 yards to get more hooch!
If you have any questions about Saida Towers, South Padre Island, or a great spring break trip – give us a chance at Inertia Tours to earn your business! Visit our website http://www.inertiatours.com/southpadreisland for more information, or call us toll free 800 821 2176. Emails are always appreciated too info@inertiatours.com
Inertia Tours http://www.inertiatours.com offers the most inclusive spring break trip packages to South Padre Island available all at an affordable price!
If you book spring break to south padre with us, here is what you will get:
* 3, 4, 5 or 7 nights hotel/condo accommodations – most are Inertia Exclusive properties with our “Walk to the Action Pledge”
* FREE ta’ Eat! Diner Program – 14 Dine-Around Restaurant Meals
Here is a video of our breakfast place, Benny’s By the Bay Cafe
* * Gas Relief Fill Up Card Upon Arrival – $50 card per hotel room or 1 bedroom condo / $75 per 2 bedroom condo / $100 per 3 bedroom condo- provided if your group drives down
* FREE College Spring Break Survival Kit with goodies from our sponsors like Monster Energy Drink
* FREE Souvenir Kit -key Lanyard, Keggar Kup, & more
* 0% College Spring Break Trip Financing with a low down payment deposit required ($100 for condo packages / $150 for air or bus included packages
* Exclusive Red Carpet VIP Package Entrances & club line cutting – Access to our optional “Red Carpet VIP Party Package” with NO COVER CHARGES each night to some of Padre’s hottest nightclubs.
Here is our own Inertia Chad on The Travel Channel on a reality piece they did on us in South Padre Island, Texas:
* Roundtrip Airport Transfers Included if flights purchased in package
* Welcome Orientation & Briefing
* Free Welcome Party with free Bud Light (21+)
* All Hotel & Condo Taxes & Fees included
* Exclusive Discounts with Inertia Tours “On-site Discount Sheet”
* The Island’s only Spring Break Tour Office open to the public @ 1515 Padre Boulevard
* Exclusive Inertia Tours taxi cab discounts around the island – pay just $3 per person to go ANYWHERE in South Padre ANY time with A Taxi
* 24-Hour Destination Travel Staff
* Available Optional Trip Cancellation Insurance
* Optional Red Carpet VIP Event Package Available
* Exclusive College Spring Break Events and Discounts
* Exclusive Rehab @ the Radisson Pool party, our official sponsor
* Exclusive MTV Celebrity Guest Appearances all week long by Viva La Bam crew & MTV’s The Real World
* * Known DJ’s from Myspace & more
* Texas-Size Party Guarantee – Inertia has the largest student tour Company parties any night during spring break
If you have any questions please email us tripinfo@inertiatours.com or call us toll free 800 821 2176
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.
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