This is the best choice while visiting family in Mission or Mcallen.
Firstly, the staff is super friendly. Secondly, the rooms ARE clean.
But.........
The description on the website states that amenities are plentiful. I received ONE small bottle of shampoo for the entire week...ONE.
Most importantly, the walls are PAPER THIN.
Finally, it is stated that security is on-site during the night. Really? Then why did I have to endure a noisy party during the wee- hours of the night? Was security sleeping? When I opened my curtains to see what all of the noise was about, a young woman yelled at me to go to bed...I would've if she and her friends would've kept the noise down. The next morning, beer cans were scattered everywhere. Not a very nice thing to see first thing in the morning.

I've stayed here twice when I've gone to McAllen (actually Reynosa) on business. It is one of our corporate "preferred" hotels, and I like it. The rooms have a definite Texas decor - they have tiled floor in the kitchen, bath & family room. The room is nice (bedroom is a little dark, but cute). The suites include a small kitchen with sink, burner and refrigerator. The hotel property is nicely decorated and landscaped with palm trees.

The first night I was there the cable TV was out, but that didn't bother me too much. I noticed one night that the walls were a bit thin (heard the neighbors), but when I stayed in a one-story suite it wasn't an issue. I had a bit of a problem with the room key once or twice, but the front desk staff helped me out. The free breakfasts include hot items (eggs, bacon) and there is a happy hour on weeknights. The pool area is nice, too. I spent a morning reading a book there (in April, when it's not too hot)

The hotel is in Mission, not far from McAllen but away from the traffic. We like to stay in this hotel because it's not far from the Mexico border (and you don't have to go through McAllen traffic to get to Mexico). It's in a nice section of town, near some beautiful homes. There is a strip mall not very far (probably could walk) that has a nice bar/grill restaurant.

Overall, I enjoyed my stay and would stay there again. I like the charm of the place versus staying at a standard chain hotel.

I stayed at the Hawthorne Suites in August 2008 for 6 days. I choose it because it was close to my work and it was touted as a "tropical paradise".

Upon entering, the entrance is definitely nice. It is located in Sharyland Plantation, Mission TX. High Palms and lots of Flora and Fauna.

On the other hand, my room initially looked well, until I was staying in it and noticed the details. Plaster is chipping and breaking off in many locations of the room. The A/C leaked directly into the bathroom. There was a wad of hair on the side of the bathroom that housekeeping finally cleaned on the 5th day of my trip. The shelves have not been cleaned and still have remaining bits and pieces of the previous visitors. Additionally, in my 6 day trip booked through Expedia, I had to "recharge" my key 4 times. I don't know why my keys would stop working. That got to be very irritating.

If you don't have a need for cleanliness, this is a good hotel. Location is in the middle of nowhere. Parking is sparse, so in the evening, get in early. Breakfast is so-so - definitely not a 3-star.

Hotel was very dirty especially the floor. It was very loud from the courtyard and swimming pool. Housekeeping was lazy and did not want to clean room.
Beware definately not a 5 star hotel!!!!!!!
Would not recomend.
Our whole family stayed in this hotel and all three rooms we stayed in reported the same problems.