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University Inn & Suites

2.5 star property
Unwind amidst nature's splendor or explore nearby museums. Take advantage of easy check-in/check-out for a seamless stay.

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Located near the historic Immaculate Conception Cathedral and Stillman House Museum, University Inn & Suites offers a warm welcome with its lush garden, outdoor furniture, and laundry facilities. Enjoy convenient amenities like in-room WiFi, express check-out and check-in services. Previous guests have appreciated the property’s proximity to local attractions.

Reviews

5.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Room options

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Basic Single Room, 1 Queen Bed | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Single Room, 1 Queen Bed

Highlights

Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
TV
Heating
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • River view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Located in Brownsville, University Inn & Suites is in the city center and on the waterfront. The area's natural beauty can be seen at South Padre Island Beach, while Stillman House Museum and Historic Brownsville Museum are cultural highlights. Don't miss out on a visit to Gladys Porter Zoo. Fishing offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails nearby. Visit our Brownsville travel guide
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55 Sam Perl Blvd, Brownsville, TX, 78520

What's nearby

  • Close-up portrait of a Marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata) in a zoo; Brownsville, Texas, United States of America
    Gladys Porter Zoo
    3 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • University of Texas at Brownsville
    8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Stillman House Museum
    8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Immaculate Conception Cathedral
    10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Historic Brownsville Museum
    14 min walk - 0.8 miles

Getting around

  • Brownsville-South Padre Island Intl. Airport (BRO)
    19 min drive

Restaurants

  • Restaurante García
    16 min walk
  • Santa Fe
    19 min walk
  • Rutledge Burgers
    9 min walk
  • Las Ramblas at Market Square
    9 min walk
  • Cazuelitas
    11 min walk

About this property

University Inn & Suites

Motel near Gladys Porter Zoo
Located close to Stillman House Museum and Immaculate Conception Cathedral, University Inn & Suites provides a terrace, a garden, and laundry facilities. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a snack bar/deli.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Free self parking
  • Express check-out, express check-in, and barbecue grills
  • Outdoor furniture
Room features
All guestrooms at University Inn & Suites feature comforts such as air conditioning, as well as amenities like free WiFi.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations and shampoo
  • 32-inch TVs with premium channels
  • Daily housekeeping and desks

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Beach shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Ecotours

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • On a river
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with premium cable channels

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 10:00 AM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Tuesday - Saturday (9:00 AM - 8:00 PM)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

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
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

University Inn Brownsville
University Inn & Suites Motel
University Inn & Suites Brownsville
University Inn & Suites Motel Brownsville

Frequently asked questions

Is University Inn & Suites pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at University Inn & Suites?

Check-in start time: 10:00 AM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at University Inn & Suites?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is University Inn & Suites located?

Located in the heart of Brownsville, this motel is within a 10-minute walk of Stillman House Museum and Immaculate Conception Cathedral. Historic Brownsville Museum and Camille Lightner Playhouse are also within 2 mi (3 km).

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Reviews

University Inn & Suites Reviews

5.2

5.2

Cleanliness

4.8

Location

6.0

Staff & service

4.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 89 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 89 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 89 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 89 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 37 out of 89 reviews

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

David

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location to border was ideal.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Esdras inocente

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
excellent service, very friendly and kind workers,
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Gloria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's an okay stay
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Javier

The whole place was horrible never will I myself stay at that again. I won’t even try to recommend anybody to stay there
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Umesh

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Never ever stay here
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Daniel

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Low income option

Great for migrants new to the country that might need a place to stay at an affordable rate. They accept various types of payments from pesos to Zelle. You can walk to the Mexican border from the location.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Edward

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst hotel I ever stayed @ very dirty no breakfast can't believe you have it on your website needs to be cleaned
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Anna

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Do not book if you may arrive late, nobody is checking in, door is closed. And will not return the money if you can't check in due to a late
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

James

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

I should have known better

They should be banned from listing on here. The picture are not as it appears on the website. They should be shut down by the city. They moved me to better room but still filthy floors
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

SHIYUAN

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No stuff on duty when I was checking in at 8pm, the office was locked. Had to call 3 times when he responded thru unknown message account. Thought it was a spam in my first impression.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Satisfait 💯
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

adela

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Esta en muy mal estado las abitaciones
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Dany

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
I don't like the way they tried to charge extra money when you do the checking with allegations about expidia have not ready the information for your reservation. They want to have your credit card information by phone call.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

johanna

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Todo muy bien 👍
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

Joel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Me maltrataron y me botaron diciendo que la reserva con ustedes (Expedia) no era valida
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

ROMELIA GONZALEZ

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Limpieza muy mala me picaron chinches en todo el cuerpo, parecieron vacaciones de terror y nadie que pudiera apoyar en domingo, ni había nadie en recepción
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place should be closed.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
TERIBLE TERIBLE TERIBLE, DO NOT STAY HERE!!! I recerved for 2 adults 2 kids. They gave me a room that was missing a bed. The room was filthy. It had a spit on the sink. Some of the ligts did not work including the bathroom (I had to fix it). The A/C was a home window unit attached on a plywood with a lot of electric cables exposed. Later they gave me a room with the two beds but had no blankets on the beds. It had NO TV, no shower curtain. Some of the lights did not work either in this room. The bed matress was super old. THE PICTURES ONLINE MISLEAD YOU. IT DOES NOT HAVE A SWIMING POOL. This place is no up to CODE. IT NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN BY THE CITY!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service
La persona del lobby NADA amable
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Dianette

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
It was ok
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was not aware of no late check ins. So really don’t know what really happened ?? Got there no room of course, no one lobby closed had to sleep in car with my kids. 😢 then i don’t know if still I’ll be charged ??
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Use more lighting outside,overall the property was good
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Carlos

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sucio

Viejo, sucio, descuidado
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

cesar

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel de espanto

Una experiencia horrible, hotel viejo, suzio y descuidado, la recepcion malisima, cobraban una trifa superior, y no pudimos dormir ahi aunque nos cobraron la noche, el clima no funcionaba, apestoso
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nada está sucio con cucarachas no hicieron el aseo del cuarto cuando regresamos en la noche estaban las camas sin tender y el cuarto sin asear no había toallas suficientes pedimos dijeron que no tenían que no nos podían ayudar la cama sólo tenía una sábana, el cuarto estaba obscuro y solo tenía un foco pedimos y no nos dieron , el personal que atiende se desentiende de los problemas sólo dijeron no vinieron las camareras que quieren que haga yo no voy a tenderle sus camas , fue una experiencia horrible invitada a no volver JAMÁS yo les aconsejaría no se quemen poniéndolo en su lista de hoteles
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019