I booked the room online, one of those deals that if you pay now you'll get this really attractive low price, but you can't cancel. So if you can't make the trip you pay anyway. Well, we arrived a day early, I called ahead to see if I could check in; they had a room available so we went ahead and checked in... the after-midnight clerk spoke no English and I didn't speak his native tongue (Pakistan or India dialect). Needless to say it went down hill from there... we were placed in a non-smoking room (reaked of tobacco)on the 4th floor. When we finally made it to our room the door between the rooms was open. Luckily no one was in the other room, so we closed the door and tried to lock it... lock was broken. We pried a chair under the knob so it would be difficult to open. Then the front door lock was difficult to set... after some time we figured it out.
Went to take a shower, nothing but 2 hand towels... toilet didn't have enough water pressure to flush... showered anyway, drip dried, went to bed, pillowcases looked dingy.
The next morning I went to the front desk for my meal card and the clerk (Belinda) said she had some questions about my check-in, she said I was double booked... she was very pleasant, spoke English, and very helpful. If everything in the place had been as pleasant as she was I would consider going back...
However, the breakfast was great!!!
We did get some towels, but the toilet never flushed correctly. I seriously doubt I will ever stay there again!!!

First of all, we were coming to the Day's Inn because the Clarion we had stayed at was so bad. The girl at the front desk was RUDE and testy. The lobby and little breakfast place looked nice, clean and updated. That was the ONLY part of this place that was! The bedding and pillows had seen better days. Found a 2 inch critter in the bathroom. When I got in the shower I discovered that the rubber mat glued to the bottom of the tub was to cover the large hole in the tub. I'd say around 6-7 inch diameter. It was startling when you first put your weight on it because it was so unexpected so definately a safety concern. Water did not stay at one temp., breakfast was marginal at best-if you like beans and tortillas for breakfast. Spend a little more ($10)a night and stay at the Comfort Suites on S. Padre Island Drive. It is much nicer, quieter and friendly!!!

The hotel was overpriced for the amenities that were available. The room service was marginal at best and the kleenex holder was never filled during our stay. and there was always a shortage of towels and wash rags. The breakfast was certainly not up to expectations. The dining room staff and their families monopolized the swimming pool and the hot tub. There were 14 of them, mostly children, who were not even properly dressed for swimming. We became so disgusted that we left the pool area. The rooms only contained the most basic of guest friendly luxury's, i.e., tv and radio. There were not the usual ironing board, coffee dispenser or the like. I travel frequently and would not recommend this hotel. I will never book a room there in the future.

Here's a portion of the letter sent to Days Inn:

We have a number of complaints about one of your facilities in Corpus Christi, Texas:

1. The room was terribly run down and in desperate need of updating (painting, repairs, etc.); 2. The outside door security latches were loose and didn't work well; 3. The carpet was stained and felt nasty; 4. The bottom of the bathtub was stained to the point of being almost black; 5. The blanket on the bed was stained; 6. The towel bar in the bath area was almost falling off the wall; 7. We were charged a nightly fee to use the safe, which we did not ask for and did not use; 8. Our room entry card was somehow demagnetized while we were gone, and we had to walk down to the office late at night to have it re-magnetized; 9. Someone had urinated in the elevator Saturday night; 10. The security gate was never closed, allowing ANYONE access to the facilities; 11. The security fence around the property was in disrepair, and we saw three juveniles enter the parking lot through the fence, who then proceeded to try to hide from us; and 12. We placed a "Do Not Disturb" sign on our door when we left the room Saturday morning, and when we returned Saturday night, the sign was removed, and the room had been entered and cleaned. What about "Do Not Disturb" do they not understand?

Those were our more MINOR complaints. The biggest problem was that when we went to take a shower this morning, the shower knob didn't work, so it was impossible to bathe. We didn't have time to call the front desk, because we were trying to leave town as soon as possible. When we went to check out, we stated that we shouldn't have to pay for more than one night's stay, inasmuch as we were unable to use the bath/shower. We were not given any sympathy whatsoever and were told they could do no more than give us a 10% discount, which was totally unacceptable to us.
Then the desk clerk gave us an 800 number to call, and when we called it, it was for Day's Inn RESERVATIONS!