Camp Margaritaville Resort Crystal Beach

We stayed for a week over Christmas. This is a very well maintained RV resort. The spots are level and clean. The amenities are top notch. The pool was heated and the hot tubs were amazing. Great beach access. The shower house and laundry room were very nice. We did eat at the restaurant twice and it was very good, but a little pricey. My only complaint would be the actual spot that we picked. The two rows behind us were all RV rentals. You can't tell that when you are booking your spot. Luckily with the time of year we went they were not full but I imagine there are times of the year when they are getting a lot of traffic.

We expected this place to be exceptional, but it only turned out to be an average place to stay, with some major disappointments. Margaritaville is located in a great location with easy access to the beach and the town nearby. When talking with staff you were told everything you want, but when the time comes, they have changed your lot location, staff, for the propane will not be in for another hour, there are only six washers and dryers for the whole camp and if you want to wash your clothes or use the shower bathrooms, they are on the second floor with an elevator that has been out of order since December, it doesn’t take a couple months to fix an elevator. I would have thought that would be against American disabilities act how is a disabled person to get up the stairs to the showers, laundry and restrooms? We are leaving on Thursday morning and wanted to fill our propane so we ask on Tuesday and Wednesday when the person to fill propane would be in and we were told 8 AM both days. Thursday morning we were at the propane tank and when we went to the store, we were told that they would not be in for another hour 9 AM to fill the propane. Our friends booked a lot months ago so they would be next to some of their friends that we’re staying for three months from December through March. When they got to the camp, they were told they couldn’t give them the lot that they were told they had and put them at the opposite side of the camp. They received an email apologizing, but did not offer any compensation. We made reservations in December and ended up adding five days to our stay. We were told we would have the same lot but when we got to the camp, they had changed the lot number and gave us a different lot several streets away from their original spot. Looking through all the reviews at the resort, I see one thing in common, they always apologize, but never offer any type of compensation.

The service at Camp Margaritaville is absolutely amazing. Penny and Patricia in the refund department were especially outstanding. A group of my friends and I were unable to attend the Camp Margaritaville event, and Patricia was incredibly caring, responsive, and helpful in getting our full refund processed smoothly. She made the entire process easy and stress free. They truly run a great operation at Camp Margaritaville. Overall, a great experience.

This place is literally a little piece of paradise in our gorgeous coastline of crystal beach Texas. Your design, cleanliness and incredible staff all go above and beyond to make sure, us your guests have the best time. Shout out To the owner Minh for your constant investments to make the resort even better and bringing the best bands. We loved your super sweet staff Brenda in office, bartenders Selena and Ro constantly providing top notch customer service, maintenance and even techs on site if need anything. Enjoyed watching sunsets on the beach cruising in the golf carts, chilling pool side, relaxing in the hot tubs…and dining in hot 5* fins restaurant!! 10 stars loved it all!

The location is beautiful. Definitely not as big as pictured. It makes the concert venue and pool area huge, it isn’t. The cabins are new. We are currently here to celebrate New Year’s. It’s in the 40’s. Inside is the cabin is 55 degrees. There is no AC for the entire house, only a Mini Split in the living room and each bedroom with ONE remote to work all 3, mind you, they are two stories with a flight and a few steps of stairs to share one remote between. We arrived and turned all the mini splits to 90. It’s been 5 hours and it’s FREEZING in here still. No heat! I called the after hours number no answer. The restrooms are freezing so it’s hard to take showers! Now, the beds. There is are NO comforters!! A sheet on each bed with a folded up thicker type sheet I guess they assume that is a blanket?? It’s same material as a hospital “blanket” you get in the waiting room. This is awful! Right at $400 per night! Never again 👎🏼! We went to the concerts and were told their were heaters. There were 3 all out by one another at the very front. Even the lady from Hawaii asked several times if they could move one closer to the stage because it was so cold she couldn’t play her guitar anymore. Poor management.

First time here from Michigan and it is beyond our expectations! Clean, spacious, friendly accommodating staff and the pool is fantastic! They even care enough to warn you about the freezing weather coming, with tips to get through it. Kudos to the owners/developers for the design…now, just get those pickleball courts installed!

Crystal Beach Margarita RV Resort goes hard. Killer pool, easy beach access, golf carts everywhere like Mario Kart for adults. Stocked ponds if you wanna fish, camp store actually stocked (shocking), and the staff is really-friendly. The restaurant? Amazing—like “why is this at an RV resort?” good. Live performances with legit famous people, not just Bob and his guitar. Clean showers, solid GYM zero complaints. Absolute vibe.

My wife, kids and I all traveled from Colorado to visit. Very good customer service, clean campsites, and an absolute wonderful experience through our whole trip. Plenty to do for both kids and adults. Golf carts can be driven on the beach 3 miles each way making it a great exploring experience also. We will be returning

I'm giving this place between a 3-4 star review. It's a new RV Margaritavillle and it's still under construction. The sites are beautiful and well maintained. We sites each had a picnic table and a fire pit that we cooked s'mores in. We were by the laundry/showers/fitness center. The laundry was reasonably priced at 1.50$ to wash and 1.75$ to dry. It literally only took 1 time to dry everything. The showers were immaculate. There were lots of them and the rooms all had a toilet and sink as well. Very clean and very big. Plus.... They were free!!!! It was nice not having to use our shower at the RV. The fitness center was also nice with barbells and a treadmill as well as other stuff. The pool is huge and beautiful. It does have an adult side and a kids side, but both sides have a swim up bar. The bar had the typical drinks and the only downfall is that they do not have a blender so they can't make frozen drinks that don't come from their premade machine. They also do not open the bar until 11 which is fine, but it would have been nice to have a mimosa or Bloody Mary at 9 when it opened. You can also order from the restaurant menu for food. We ordered pizza and some nachos and both were amazing. Prices were typical for food, but 6.50$ is a little steep for a beer. Especially if you are staying at the pool all day drinking. It would be nice if you could opt in for an all inclusive drink package or pay 50$ and bring in your own cooler. We didn't have a day that our pool tab wasn't less than 100$ pretty steep when you are already paying 100$ for week day and 130$ for Weekend slots for your RV. The roads were closed through the park to get to the ocean due to construction so we did have to drive down a couple of streets to be able to access the beach. The walk was too far especially if you were carting a cooler and young kids. They had a playground for bigger kids and a jumping pad and astroturf game area with lots of activities for kids. Just not anything toddler friendly. A splash pad would be nice for them. We had difficulties with the restaurant when we went to eat. They did not want to honor their website family feast.... Check out my review for Fins Bar and Grill. The smart thing would be to post a sign on door that said they weren't honoring it so you knew that coming into the restaurant. If we had seen it, we would have went somewhere else. Patricia was a great bartender both at the pool and restaurant. They need to utilize her people skills more. We had a great time over all, but I can honestly say I don't know if we will go back. Seems much easier (and probably cheaper) to go to a all inclusive in Mexico or just go to the lake closer to where we live.

Edited to add : unfortunately after I made my original post our trip took a turn , just know that on the FAMILY side kids can not throw balls , jump , splash ect as it may disturb the adults who have no kids but want to be on the family side because it is " warmer ". Rules need to be put into place to prevent this from happening. Bob the security guard continued to come tell all families the kids needed to not be splashing water because of one adult male who refused to go to the adult side of the pool. We came here with our 5th wheel & I was skeptical because it is a bit pricey but I'm pleasantly surprised! Private beach access , super nice accommodations, swim up bar on the family side of the pool and adult side . Golf carts are super useful and they rent them out for $150 a day which I find to be pretty typical. I haven't left and I already want to come back.

Very nice resort. Super clean and super friendly staff. The adult only swim up bar was wonderful.

Bolivar beach club was so nice from when we first toured the place to see what it was all about. Then on a busy summer 2022 weekend, we reserved a cabana online and looked forward to our visit with a few musicians inlcding Matt Castillo. We didn't stay at the cabana much at all, it was more of a storage location. Because of the crowded time we arrived, I would totally reserve that cabana again to be sure we had "safe" place for our stuff. Wear your flip flops from area to area because the concrete is hot! Restrooms are upstairs so that's a small pain. Looking forward to visiting this place as a Margaritaville Camp! Should be same fun or maybe even MORE fun!

Friendly staff, clean facilities, cool amenities.. We will definitely be returning to this one! I will say, this is very beach front price for not technically being beach front. It's surprisingly far from the beach if you're motorcoaching it without extra wheels. A golf cart is $150/day. Beautiful pool, great drinks, great restaurant. Perfectly kid friendly but not completely kid centered. We love it!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Camp Margaritaville in Crystal Beach, it was the best! From making last minute accommodations for us, food buffet that was terrific, they let us have the room two hours longer than requested due to an accident that prevented guests from arriving on time, they even extended invite to enjoy free pool time and offering us a free cabana- they were nothing short of amazing! They went above and beyond to make this event the best day for our family and friends!! Thank you so very much for everything! The staff was friendly and helped me every step of the way! I highly recommend any

Great getaway spot visiting this area. The concerts are great and always fun. The bathrooms are kept top notch clean and staff are very friendly. Make this a regular visit....

We rented a beach house in Bolivar and had a full morning/ half afternoon to kill before checking in so we decided to try the resort. First off, the prices are super high and the $150 cabana charge is insane. The cabanas don't have a fan or a server assigned to them, and it's the only way to get some shade as there are zero umbrellas available in the pool area. The drinks were decent, service was okay and there are a few activities for kids but not much else. I think it's ironic that they push you to rent the cabanas with the lack of shade elsewhere, as Jimmy died of an aggressive type of skin cancer, food for thought! I don't think we will ever make it a destination but if you happen to go during the week, their prices are more affordable. The cabanas go for $50 to $60 which is what they're worth since it's just a way to escape the scorching sun and nothing else. Also, no food or drinks allowed, not even water. Leave all travel cups as they do not let you bring them in. They provide you with plastic cups and a water dispenser at the bar. Overall, it could be much better but it's lacking a lot for the prices they charge on the weekends or holidays.

The Pool Bar staff is second to none! After my first order, I never had to tell them what I wanted. As I walked up they had the order ready for me. That's what I call service. Love, love, love this place and I highly recommend!

We had family in from Kansas and we rode the ferry to it at Finn's Bar and grill at Camp Margaritaville. We started with BBQ nachos and we had the Seafood Plate and the Grilled Shrimp Plate. The food was delicious and a great value. We have taken them this week to Pappas Seafood, Red River, Delta Blues, and she said her meal today at Finn's Bar and Grill was a little superior from the others. With your BAFL card we received a free appetizer and an additional 10% off. Great place for kids with all the activities. We did not know this, but park at the camp store and they shuttle you curbside to the restaurant.

Tired of run down sketchy lookin parks that make you want to get a tetanus shot just in case? Want a place that lives up to the Margaritaville name? We've stayed twice this season and had a blast each time. Clean, upscale, and with great service. Ginormous pool and pool-bar... on-site GOOD restaurant and bar.... Arcade... live music with a real concert venue. You won't have any regrets going here.

This resort is about 1 yr old. The property is beautiful. The pool area is gorgeous. We had drinks from the bar and food from the food truck. The bathhouse/restroom area was big and clean. We watched a movie outside in the evening on the turf....that was fun! Free popcorn for everyone! They also had other Halloween type activities including trick or treating while we were there. The sites are all paved and flat. They have wifi but no cable. You do get charged for a wrist band per day per person which is odd to me because I'm already paying for my site to stay there so you would think having access to the pool would be included. They also advertise you can rent a golf cart or bring your own....but just know you get charged to bring your own cart...which is odd. We have never paid at any other RV park to "park" our own cart on our site that we paid to stay in. There is private beach access you can walk to or drive your golf cart. So that part is great. Overall the place is super nice but just know that there are a lot of additional fees to stay here.

We were there from Mon-Fri during Thanksgiving (2023). Our grandchildren enjoyed the scheduled craft activities, playground, and the bouncy dome. Food was also great. We were extremely disappointed with the fact that the pool was not heated during our stay, after being told it would be. There is no way that the heater was on. We chose to drive 3 hours for our grandchildren to swim in a heated pool. We would have stayed at the Camp Margaretiville only 30 minutes away from our house. Don't go thinking you will swim in a heated pool because you won't

No drinks allowed in kids play area, yet no where to purchase them. ‍ Pool area has no shade either, no umbrellas or tables. Not nearly enough chairs & they are looking at expanding. Maybe put in lockers or people's belongings? Another water area, like splash pad or pool? Entertainment area for camping capacity is already not enough for the weekends. Trying to find wait staff with any personality is a challenge as well. This was our first and will be our only trip.

I have stayed 2 times as of date and the first time was great with my 2 kids because they are really quiet but my second trip was an adult trip only and it was supposed to be fun so that we could release before we had to return to the rat race of life ! but unfortunately y'all have lost a group of 5 trailers and 5 families because you made rules that we followed to the T but since we were there and you already had our money you get to pick and choose which customers are more important and not follow your own rules so sorry all of us won't be back after spendin over 3K with you no thanks !!!!

Shiny and new but a bunch of "I'm better than you kens and Karen's" This place is full of a bunch of ppl that just come to get drunk and give other campers a hard time. I Will not return. I tried calling the camp over 15 times to check in on Wednesday. Finally some rando security person answered and gave me a site number. Still have not seen anyone over the age of 18 that looks like they are in charge here. The email I was sent stated we could get our paperwork at some nondescript location by the pool. (Two days later still can't find it) The restaurant is super slow and drinks are over priced. Yeah, the surroundings are beautiful but it's not really not worth the headache. Can't believe I spent two hours trying to get across the ferry only to be treated like trash at this over priced "resort".

I never noticed how many RV parks were around until COVID hit but I'd have to say this one tops them all. It's new, clean, and crisp. The owners thought of everything from stuff for adults, kids, even down to your pets. The sites are spacious, the restrooms are super clean and modern, there's even a gym to get a quick workout in. We rented a cabana and hung out during the day poolside. Convenient how there's a swim up bar to grab water or drinks to enjoy without ever having to get out of the pool. We were able to grab some food from the food trucks throughout the day. We topped off the night enjoying a concert. Cody Canada and the Departed were awesome. The weather was perfect to sit out at night listening to music next to the cool breeze. The kids were able to play on the turf with the other guests kids as adults sipped on drinks from the full bar. All the staff were professional and friendly. Loved how this randomly popped up. Definitely nothing like it in Galveston. I wouldn't mind coming for a day pass at the pool to then catch live music afterwards. A perfect staycation that's just a ferry ride away.

Just spoke to Donna in the front office to make a new reservation. Donna was VERY ACCOMMODATING and told us about specials/promos. Updating this place to a 5 star rating. Great place for us to take our mini vacations! We stayed three more nights, and love it! Restarant has awesome food, and friendly service!!!

this place is A#1 first-class! gorgeous grounds, pool and facilities. the restaurant is great and staff were so nice. right next to a beautiful beach. doesn't get much better!

Everyone was very nice. All the facilities were exceptionally clean. The only thing I will say is we got a poolside cabana and typically you receive a server and we did not have one. The resorts agenda said poolside service was offered beginning at noon but we never saw a server. However, everything was so nice I still give 5 stars!

Best experience! Amber was so nice and accommodating- set up and food was all great will definitely be back

It was very under staffed. Took way to long to get a drink and when we were able to get a drink it was way over priced. Not including. Under age drinking. I know this because my friends 19 yr old son was served a beer without being ID. After swimming we ended up with some sort of rash. I was so looking forward to staying there and now I will never stay again.

I loved this place! It was great! My kids had a blast. They have activities for the kids and adults can enjoy their drink in the pool with their kid. It's great for singles too. Clean bathrooms, the food was great too. You order from the bar and they get it from their food truck. It was surprisingly very good easy food. Drinks are not expensive in my opinion. The staff are friendly and eager to help if needed. It's a little pricey to get in. It would be nice if they offered weekend passes instead of day passes. It's a nice change of pace from being on the beach all week. So we loved that we came. I do recommend it to everyone.

We attended one of the grand opening concerts, Cody Canada and The Departed over Memorial Day weekend. This entire place is going to be amazing when it is completed. I'm impressed with the vision it took to imagine an RV park, massive swimming pool, beautiful event center with a massive stage and all the other amenities. The concert was fairly well attended considering the lack of time to properly promote. Of course Cody did not disappoint playing lots of newer stuff as well as hits from CCR. We rented a VIP Lounge in the edge of the general admission seating and it was the perfect place to take in the show. Wait staff kept drinks full and overall the staff were timely and courteous. Two food trucks put out some awesome food, with a full scale restaurant opening soon. When you consider all the moving parts involved in this massive undertaking it's not hard to be blown away. You need to check this place out. We will be regulars for sure!

Very nice RV park but could use a few improvements to be 5 star. Pool is nice but hot tubs don't work and plaster is stained and not clean looking. There is also a ton of rules. I understand places have rules but the rules here seem excessive for an RV park. We were constantly getting fussed at by a Karen for parking our golf cart somewhere or bring a drink here etc. Place is pretty expensive to have to deal with those things. Pool bartenders were great, pool food was decent and the prices at the pool were reasonable. The campsites are very nice as well.