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Bring your Big Group, 12 BR/8 BA, Private Pool, Walk to the Beach!

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Welcome to Red Marlin--Port A's Premier Vacation Property!
Welcome to Red Marlin! Plenty of parking with 12-14 spaces for your vehicles.
Relax by the private pool with plenty of seating for your group.
Upstairs living/dining room is spacious and colorful
Upstairs living room offers ample seating for your group

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
12 bedrooms8 bathroomsSleeps 32343.1 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Air conditioning
  • Washer
  • Outdoor space

Explore the area

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Port Aransas, TX
  • Mustang Island Beach
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Palmilla Beach Golf Club
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Port Aransas Beach
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Rockport, TX (RKP-Aransas County)
    ‪47 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

12 bedrooms (sleeps 32)

Bedroom 1

2 Single Bunk Beds

Bedroom 2

2 Single Bunk Beds

Bedroom 3

1 Single Bunk Bed

Bedroom 4

1 King Bed

Bedroom 5

1 King Bed

Bedroom 6

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 7

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 8

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 9

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 10

1 King Bed

Bedroom 11

2 Single Bunk Beds

Bedroom 12

1 King Bed

8 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 4

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 5

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 6

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 7

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 8

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Bring your Big Group, 12 BR/8 BA, Private Pool, Walk to the Beach!

Welcome to the Red Marlin! Located on the corner of Beach Access 1A and 11th Street, this island gem is approximately a 400 yard walk (3-5 minutes) to the beach or a minute by beach cart. When you're not enjoying the close proximity to the beach, relax and enjoy a cold beverage while taking in the cool gulf breeze alongside your own heated pool. The pool area features a beautiful "beach-entry" style in-ground pool, BBQ grill, surfboard cabana table, and beautiful island décor to top off this coastal bend retreat.

With 12 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, the Red Marlin accommodates up to 32 guests and is ideal for family gatherings, weddings, reunions, fishing trips, and corporate retreats. The property is divided into two separate floors--each with six bedrooms (two with king beds, two with queen beds, and two bunk rooms) and four baths. Each has a large living/dining area where your group can gather and a full kitchen. The upper floor has a balcony overlooking Beach Access Road 1-A and a large covered deck overlooking the pool that is perfect for morning coffee or a cold drink at the end of the day. The lower floor has a large covered patio where you can relax after a swim in the pool.

Across the patio is another building housing the game rooms and laundry facilities. Downstairs you'll find ping-pong, foosball, and a game table to entertain the kids after a day at the beach. Upstairs is a game/poker room with a wet bar and a laundry room with two sets of machines. Wireless internet and smart televisions with a standard cable package are also provided.

The Red Marlin is in the Port A "golf cart zone" which means you can use a cart to get to the beach, shop or dine downtown, or just enjoy the many attractions on the island. The beach is a five-minute walk or about a minute by cart or car and there is shopping within a block of the property.

The Red Marlin is unmatched on the island. It's a place you'll want to return to and make lasting memories. We hope you visit us in iconic Port A soon!

City of Port Aransas Rental Registration #009366

Property manager

Island Getaway
Premier Host

Languages

English, Spanish

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Amenities

Pool
Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

Events allowed: family gatherings, birthday parties, weddings
All events need to be approved by the manager.
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Per city ordinance, noise should be limited between 10 PM and 8 AM.
No smoking of any kind is allowed in the house, the game rooms, or the pool area.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Parties and events (including family gatherings, birthday parties and weddings) are allowed on site. Maximum attendees: 32
Note from host: All events need to be approved by the manager.
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock

About the area

Port Aransas

Located in Port Aransas, this holiday home is near the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Port Aransas Beach and Mustang Island State Park. Travelling with kids? Consider Roberts Point Park and Aransas Pass Aquatic Center. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking and scuba diving nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling and horse riding.
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Port Aransas, TX

What's nearby

  • Mustang Island Beach - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Holiday Beach - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Palmilla Beach Golf Club - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • IB Magee Beach Park - 5 min drive - 5.0 km
  • Port Aransas Beach - 6 min drive - 5.2 km

Getting around

  • Rockport, TX (RKP-Aransas County) - 47 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sonic Drive-In - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Whataburger - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Fins Grill & Icehouse - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Taqueria San Juan - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Port A Pizzeria - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Bring your Big Group, 12 BR/8 BA, Private Pool, Walk to the Beach! have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool. Pool types include heated pools.

Is Bring your Big Group, 12 BR/8 BA, Private Pool, Walk to the Beach! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Bring your Big Group, 12 BR/8 BA, Private Pool, Walk to the Beach!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Bring your Big Group, 12 BR/8 BA, Private Pool, Walk to the Beach!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Bring your Big Group, 12 BR/8 BA, Private Pool, Walk to the Beach! located?

This family-friendly Port Aransas holiday home is located by the sea, within a 15-minute walk of Mustang Island Beach and Holiday Beach. Port Aransas Beach is 2.6 mi (4.2 km) away.

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

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Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 45 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 45 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 45 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Xaling T.

Disliked: Communication, location

Poor Customer Service/Management

Place is spacious for big group but rating 2Star because of poor customer service.We contacted the host via text & phone about some electrical light issues. The lights would flicker on and off. Noticed this the 1st night, but it was not bad & everyone could still enjoy the night. The lights flickering on and off got so bad on 2nd day towards nighttime that we had to cook dinner and eat in the dark. It was flashing on and off very fast like club party lights, then died for 10-15mins & came back on. This repeated throughout the night. Messaged & sent videos as proof. He took no acknowledgment & said the previous two guests before did not mention this & to his knowledge, there are no electrical issues with the lights because an electrician has already come out to check and everything is fine. Pretty much he was telling us to just deal with the lights flashing on and off like we’re in the club. Any customer spending 3k to rent this place would be upset that they are dismissing this & asking something to be done. Despite the concern, we stayed until the next morning to checkout. We did get 1 night refunded & they sent a message saying "we accepted a refund so why did we continue to stay the night". Sending that last “petty” message shows how poorly it was managed.Updated: host confirmed that there was an electrical issue with the wiring & there was nothing they could have done. In my opinion, they are well aware of this issue and it has happened before but they fail to fix it.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Exactly what we needed for the weekend!

The house was perfect for what we needed. It is exactly what is pictured and had plenty of space for 14 teenagers to spread out and enjoy their time in the house. The heated pool was great for our end of Feb stay, the game room got lots of use, both living rooms were large enough for us to hangout and enjoy being a team, and it is a short walk over the hill to the beach!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Insha D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Best Birthday Ever

I celebrated my 25th birthday in Port Aransas with my large group of friends and family and it was the most amazing birthday I’ve ever had! There was plenty of space for everyone to enjoy their privacy. The weather was chilly so the home was perfect for us to stay in and have a wonderful time. If we ever visit Port Aransas again, we will definitely be staying here!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dale H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family vacation

This was our second year staying at this house. Plenty of room for our big family. Great place. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

John G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family get together

Is perfect for a large family group. Close to beach. Really enjoyed this place. Will use it again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Paige C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Family reunion

Plenty of space for all ages. Nice to have downstairs bedrooms for the less mobile. Well equipped kitchens
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janis B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beach Trip 2024

Sadly, Hurricane Beryl caused the cancellation of our annual family vacation. The owners were very helpful with advice and options, including a refund. We have booked the house for next year, fingers crossed.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicole B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Large Group Getaway

This place was just what we needed to start our Summer Break! It was spacious and close to everything we needed. Bobby and family were pleasant to work with. Thank you for a great vacation experience! Hope to be back soon!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donna K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

28 of us in the house

Great floor plan. The house is decorated beautifully. The hostess Bobbi was very accommodating. Everything we needed was in the house. We brought our own towels. My suggestion would be to have the checkout instructions printed and taped on the wall upstairs and downstairs. Thank you for hosting us in this beautiful house.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Deep sea get away

Took a few of our team members to Port A to do some deep sea fishing. It’s not easy to find a place that will sleep 17 adults each in their own bed but this place had the set up with room to spare and the location was awesome. Would recommend staying here for large groups.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erin T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Location,

This location was amazing to walk to the beach for Sandfest. The gameroom and pool were wonderful for our large extended family. Having 2 smaller kitchens instead of one large one was not great, but manageable. Be aware you are on a corner with a decent amount of traffic heading to and from the beach so you will hear street noise. Tons of beds, space, and parking! Wonderfully communicative and available hosts. Thank you so much!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aly H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spacious and fun stay!

We stayed at this house for our company’s team building and it was more than enough space that we could all spread out and enjoy time together. We loved this house and never had a dull moment! Highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bianca A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Such a fun weekend

It was so fun being together for Easter in this property. The property was beautiful and such a great spot for the family. Thoroughly enjoyed the weekend. Will definitely book again
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Greg H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great property

House was very clean and very fun. Pool was warm and clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Stephanie T.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

Great place for large group

Overall the place was in a great location, management company was very flexible and accommodating. House was perfect for many people with areas to feel like there is a lot of space. The cart rental place next door gave us great deals on rentals. We had a wonderful time together. Negatives were: cleanliness (especially assuming all guests remit a large cleaning fee like we did), the towel’s being old and something you would use for cleaning not personal use, in need of updates, there were no extra blankets and the beds were very noisy and not comfortable in almost every one of the bedrooms.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gayle A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent response

Appreciate the prompt response regarding a small repair that was needed. Very fast and prompt
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tommy F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A great place turned out to become a great stay.

It was what I was looking for when looking for a place to hold our retreat. I couldn't ask for a better place.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dale H., Manor, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Mini vacation

We have a large family and every November we all have a family get together in Port Aransas and need a big house for everyone. This place was perfect. Everyone I enjoyed it here. There was lots of room for everyone. We will be back. Thanks.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kim A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Place

Perfect place for a large group and convenient for us as we were taking a group of employees fishing in the Bay. Property was amazing.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

LISA M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome Place to Stay

Stayed here for our annual company fishing trip. Had a great stay and would stay here again in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tim M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Large Group Vacation House

Hosts were very flexible and helpful accommodating our friends as they arrived until the house was ready. Everything was just as described. When we had a minor issue with the pool Bobbi came out ASAP to help fix it. Excellent communication thru every part of the rental process.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michellle C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent stay

The house was amazing and our family group of 17 people were very comfortable staying here. We actually had one bunk room we didn’t use! Everything was very clean and everything functioned as it should. The property manager was very accommodating with every request we had. They were quick to respond and the service they provided was great! We loved the pool and spent time in it every night, we just wish it had been a little warmer. The property manager did try to turn the heat up but for some reason during our stay it never felt more than maybe 80 degrees at best even though the heater was set to 86. My guess would be that their heater isn’t registering the right temp and needs to be fixed. Our first night at the house in the upstairs area we saw quite a few roaches around the living room and kitchen areas. After talking with the property manager they sent out their pest company to spray and we did see a reduction in the amount of roaches we were seeing during our stay. They said that there can be palm tree roaches that come around this time a year but regardless it’s definitely not something you want to see when vacationing. For good measure we put all of our clothes in the dryer on high when we made it home. Overall this house was amazing at accommodating our large group and the property manager was very accomodating so we would definitely stay here again if we do another family reunion in Port Aransas.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Miller E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good

Good
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dulce A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Vacation

It was a great vacation! The house was able to comfortably accomodate all of our family. Our children enjoyed the pool and other amenities. Our hosts were attentive, fast to respond to all of my questions and to resolve concerns. Thank you for a great stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Port Aransas TX great place to stay!

We had a great time staying here & will definitely come back. The house was just as described & the host was great with communication.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

About the host

Hosted by Island Getaway

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What makes this property unique

This is one of the few properties in Port Aransas that can be used as a self-contained, private venue for weddings, corporate retreats, reunions, or large family gatherings. With a capacity of 32 guests and a location just 2 blocks from the beach, Red Marlin is the perfect retreat for all occasions.

Languages:

English, Spanish

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