Sports and Activities

Our friendly and helpful reception agents will be delighted to assist you with arrangements for any of the activities or attractions on this page, and will be able to provide you with additional information for other activities at your request.

Kiteboarding:  Visit www.kiteboarding.com for authoritative information on this rapidly-growing sport.  If you're an extreme-sports fan, you'll want to try this one out.  Their world headquarters is across Chaparral St from the Hotel.

Surfing:  The Surfrider Foundation, Texas Coastal Bend Chapter, has pretty good surfing conditions and local resources listed on their website at http://www.surfrider.org/coastalbend/Default.asp. 

Bicycling:  The Corpus Christi area has several great locations for cycling, and some good bicycle shops to keep your equipment up to date.  There are also bicycle tours in the Bayfront/Downtown area that include equipment and lunch. 

Skateboarding:   Cole Park on Shoreline Drive features the Corpus Christi SkatePark.  More information can be found at http://www.cctexas.com/?fuseaction=main.view&page=3141. 

Fishing and Hunting:  There are way too many opportunities to list here, but one provider can be found by clicking here.  If you like fly fishing and would like to try your hand on the Nueces River, click here.  Bay fishing charters can be found by clicking here.   For the more adventurous, deep sea packages can be found here.  The hunting seasons for the various wildlife that can be hunted in Nueces County are found here. 

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Dining and Nightlife: 

See the Downtown Management District's website at http://www.downtowncorpuschristi.com/wiki/DMD/HomePage.  There's a pretty good calendar there and you can see some of the nightclubs that feature live music, along with their entertainment lineup.

City Diner and Oyster Bar:  Across Water St. from the Hotel.  No website.  We (hotel staff) eat there all the time.  Open at 7:00 am for breakfast, serving lunch and dinner as well. 

Katz 21 Steak and Spirits:  317 N Mesquite St, 3 Blocks from the Hotel.  The following is from their website:  Katz 21 Steak & Spirits is a traditional steakhouse specializing in dry aged corn-fed Midwestern Prime. All our beef is specifically trimmed to our specifications, then packed and shipped by rail from Chicago. Our beef is simply the best money can buy.

Our menu, while obviously featuring the best cuts of beef, offers a variety of fresh seafood and pasta as well as veal and lamb. We honored our namesake ‘Steak & Spirits’ by adding a deliberate selection of ‘Spirit Sauces’ to enhance any entrée.

Water Street Oyster Bar:  309 N Water St., 3 blocks from the Hotel.  From their website:  Fresh Gulf Seafood, friendly service and outstanding value have been the hallmarks of the Water Street Seafood Restaurants since 1983. Check out the Oyster Bar and Seafood Company for the freshest fun in town or get your Zen on South Texas style with the new Sushi menu. Locally owned and operated, we've been voted "Best of the Best" seafood in Corpus Christi for 14 consecutive years.

Blackbeard's:  Across the Harbor Bridge on North Beach, this landmark restaurant offers Tex-Mex Seafood. 

Dr Rockitt's Blues Bar:  Eclectic decor in an old building right behind the Hotel.  One of the best places in town for a night of music.

House of Rock:  511 Starr St., 2 blocks from the hotel.  Featuring live rock and roll acts. 

Music and Performing Arts:

Concrete Street Amphitheater: 

Nature and Wildlife

Our friendly and helpful reception agents will be delighted to assist you with arrangements for any of the activities or attractions on this page, and will be able to provide you with additional information for other activities at your request.

Birding:  The Texas Coastal Bend is one of the best bird watching environments in the world.  There are thousands of species that call this area home, at least for part of each year.  Notably, the endangered Whooping Crane is a huge attraction for bird enthusiasts, and there are packaged tours available to see these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat.

For more information, go to www.whoopingcranetours.com or call (877) TX-BIRDS.  This website also has information about dolphin cruises and more.  Also, you can visit www.texaswhoopers.com or call Rockport Tours: (800) 782-2473 or (361) 729-4855.

There are also numerous opportunities for specific interests.  For those interested in birding and nature photography,

Local bird watching sites, scattered throughout the Coastal Bend and even within the city of Corpus Christi are available here.  One excellent location, Blucher Park, is within a mile of the Hotel.

The Texas State Aquarium: 

The USS Lexington: