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We had fun here. It wasn't the best, but we really enjoyed the break from the pyramids. We...
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We had fun here. It wasn't the best, but we really enjoyed the break from the pyramids. We brought our swimsuits and changed into them then played for a while and changed back and were able to go back to the pyramids. They have big changing rooms that make it easy. We will definitely be back to Palm Beach this summer. They have a water spray park, a few pools and my dd's favorite the big octopus slides :-)
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San Luis Resort
Category:
Hyperbaric Services
5222 Seawall Blvd
Galveston,
Texas 77550
(409) 744-1500
Great view, great family feel. This resort center is located off of seawall, giving all rooms a...
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Great view, great family feel. This resort center is located off of seawall, giving all rooms a wonderful view of the Gulf. There are two buildings, one for the hotel and one for the condos. If you are staying here, plan on spending some cash. Don't fret, you'll get your money's worth. There area host of nearby restaurants to enjoy, along with beach rentals, jet-skis, etc. The architecture is not as impressive as the Galvez, but the amenities are comparable and the rooms more comfortable.
Bottom Line: Expensive, but if you can find a deal it is worth the price. Now that more national chains are coming, this hotel will have to drop prices to compete.
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My husband and I stayed here for a night for our anniversary. I got it for a great deal online...
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My husband and I stayed here for a night for our anniversary. I got it for a great deal online and was so pleased with everything. The rooms are beautiful and the beds are very comfortable. We went in December and it was decorated beautifully. We were very pleased with this inn and would highly recommend it to anyone.
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I loved this hotel! Galveston is one of my favorite getaway spots, and the Tremont House is so...
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I loved this hotel! Galveston is one of my favorite getaway spots, and the Tremont House is so romantic. I would definitely come back to this hotel- the lobby alone is gorgeous. My room was clean, with an adorable bed that you would never find in a standard hotel. The Strand District has some great shopping so make sure and stop by there; it?s very close to the hotel. I would recommend this hotel for a romantic getaway.
Pros: Beautiful lobby, nice rooms
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I reallly enjoyed the Moody Mansion Museum. I cannot say when was the last time I enjoyed so...
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I reallly enjoyed the Moody Mansion Museum. I cannot say when was the last time I enjoyed so much history before. They have so much to tell. I am so glad I took the family there. I would love to go again and see what I did not get to see. I will make sure I go back real soon. The people there are so nice and friendly.
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Bishop's Palace
Category:
Museums & Galleries
1402 Broadway St
Galveston,
Texas 77550
(409) 762-2475
This trip will be unforgettable always to me. This was a beautiful building and the tour was...
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This trip will be unforgettable always to me. This was a beautiful building and the tour was great. The reason it will be unforgettable though is because my daughter was under 1yr old and had just learned how to squeal. The whole tour she was squealing loudly to hear the echo. We were laughing so hard. I felt bad for her interrupting the tour, but it was so adorable. The tour is great though.
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We had so much fun on this little cruise around the bay. My daughter was having some cheetos and...
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We had so much fun on this little cruise around the bay. My daughter was having some cheetos and decided to throw one up in the air. BAD mistake...lol We were swarmed and I mean swarmed by seagulls. She was screaming and my husband and I were laughing so hard we were near tears. Needless to say it made for some great pics.
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Casa Del Mar is perfectly situated directly across the street from a wonderful gulf view. Our...
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Casa Del Mar is perfectly situated directly across the street from a wonderful gulf view. Our family has vacationed in Galveston three years straight and have yet to find a better place for family.
Casa Del Mar is furnished with a small kitchen complete with full size fridge, stove, microwave, pots, pans,dishsoap, silverware, towels and anything else you might think you would need for a night of home cooking.
The units have one bedroom with queen size bed. There are a set of bunk beds just outside the bedroom which are great for kids but a bit too cramped for a full grown adult. The living room complete with a TV, stereo and a sofa that folds down into a bed holds all the comforts of home.
Our first year we ended up in a horrible hotel sight unseen on the first night. The first night of our stay was July 4 and we were certain we would end up sleeping in our car. We went in person to Casa Del Mar where the wonderfully friendly staff managed to find us a room that had just been vacated.
We had third floor room in the wings, we thought for sure we would have no view but to our amazement there was an absolutely wonderful unobstructed view!
Yes, you could see the people down below and the traffic but not buildings obstructing our view.
Casa Del Mar's structure is two rows set up at an angle and each angled building has another "wing" curved off the back, sort of like a capital letter "Y". With this setup everyone gets an ocean view! However, I do recommend asking for a garden side view if you are not going to go for the more expensive view as looking at the
garden and the ocean is way better than looking at McDonalds and the ocean!
Covered parking is INCLUDED in the price of the room which seems to be rather rare in seawall hotels.
The beach is right across the road, no need to fret trying to find a parking space on the seawall.
If you are staying for a full week, you can get a discounted room rate.
We got a $99.00 room rate for the weekdays but the weekends and holidays were more. Weekends were somewhere between $119.00 and $149.00.
Our first year I think we paid $725.00 for our first week. Last time we paid around $1000.00 but I don't recall how many days we stayed and that included phone charges. Be sure to ask about the specials or weekly rates.
Pros:
*Clean-We haven't seen one cockroach indoors and we did the "towel test on the
floor where you rub a white towel on floor to see if it comes back tar black or not
*Housekeeping comes in daily unless you put up "do not disturb" sign
*Kitchen-great for families or if you don't want to spend all your money on dining
*Enough beds for the kids-Mom & Dad get their own room!
*Great view
*More reasonably priced if staying for a whole week than most hotels
*Two swimming pools-one heated
*Free covered parking
*Awesome staff-very nice and helpful-they even let us pick our room
*Beach right across the road
*Hotel secuity monitors parking lot and buildings
Drawbacks:
*Local calls are 50 cents each
*Checkout time is 11am (I'm a late sleeper)
*The bed is an old standard hotel bed (but hey at least its a bed)
*The air conditioning is noisy which would be fine if the noise was at least consistent but it goes on and off.
*No continental breakfast - but you have your own kitchen
*Common washers and dryers always seem to be in use and if you get to use them you may have to dry for at least two cycles before your clothes are really dry. Either get up real early for laundry or go to laundry mat instead.
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1877 Tall Ship Elissa
Category:
Tour Guides & Services
21st Street At Harbo
Galveston,
Texas 77550
(409) 763-1877
Wow, this is a great place to visit! Whether local or tourist, everyone should give this seaport...
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Wow, this is a great place to visit! Whether local or tourist, everyone should give this seaport museum a go. This is where the new official Tall Ship of Texas is located, the Elissa. It's a beautiful piece of sailing history, and you can see it up close and personal. Things can get a little hectic if you are trying to visit on days that the cruise ships are boarding, so either come early or choose a different day.
Bottom Line: Do it, you'll love it.
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The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is great. We stayed there this past weekend and had tons of fun....
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The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is great. We stayed there this past weekend and had tons of fun. The staff was very nice and accommodating. We asked for some extra stuff and it didn't come after a couple of hours so I went back down to ask again. Well the manager was there and he said he would get right on it and have it brought up. Sure enough about 10 minutes later it was there.
This hotel is the only hotel on the island that is built out over the water. It has a fishing pier that you can fish off of 24 hours a day and we took advantage of that. It's a lot of fun to stay here. It's right smack in the middle of Seawall Blvd. so you can walk to pretty much anything.
The only things I would have to say about this hotel that isn't great is that it needs to be updated a little. The elevators are a little rough and some of the walls need painting but other than that it is great. I will be staying there again in the near future. I'm going back down in a few months.
The views from any of the rooms are spectacular and the hotel has been remodeled some recently. The sheets are nice and clean and the rooms are a very good size. We were in the room with two double beds and it also had a chair and ottoman. Well we added a roll away bed and it was also a double. The three beds fit great and there was still room left over.
This hotel isn't the most luxurious but it is more than worth the money. And there are 2 large topless mermaids outside of the building. I even have pictures from the stay there and of the mermaids.
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