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Lovely lot of horses here. Pretty much a horse for riders of any ability.
The group horseback stroll down the beach was nice but our first year we forgot the sunscreen and by the time our half...
Lovely lot of horses here. Pretty much a horse for riders of any ability.
The group horseback stroll down the beach was nice but our first year we forgot the sunscreen and by the time our half hour jaunt was over with......we were crispy critters!
They have a guide ride in front and a guide in back of the group, I suppose to keep track of the group and keep the horses in line.
Unfortunately the guys in charge didn't seem to be too keen on anyone galloping or even trotting the horses, I suspect it has something to do with liability issues and concerns with rider's ability.
They also don't allow you to take the horses into the water but if the horses go in there on their own accord it appears to be allowable as long as they stay shallow.
Cost for the approx half hour beach stroll was $20.00 each. They will take pictures if you wish and then charge you extra for them but they did allow us to take our own pictures with our own camera.
Bottom Line: Nice scenery with the ocean front stroll on horseback and great for the average inexperienced rider but if you are experienced and looking for something you have more control over and the ability
to jump, trot, canter, gallop or any other freedoms with a horse-then the group rides here are probably not for you.
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A few years back we stayed here after they had been open for only a month.
The room we had booked in Galveston had hurrcane damage so we tried to find somewhere else to stay in Galveston. With...
A few years back we stayed here after they had been open for only a month.
The room we had booked in Galveston had hurrcane damage so we tried to find somewhere else to stay in Galveston. With having everything booked up in Galveston, we decided to try Texas City.
On one side of the road was a Best Western and on the other Crystal Suites. Since we only planned on staying for one night we decided to compare their rates. After checking with the lady at Best Western, we went over to check with Crystal Suites. The minute I walked through the front doors I knew we had found our hotel if we could afford their price! In the entryway was a high ceiling with a beautiful double grand curving staircase leading to the second floor rooms. It was absolutely breathtaking. Definately not what we expected to see in a hotel.
They had one room left for same price as the Best Western. In our room was a mini fridge, no stove because it was a handicap room but there was a microwave and coffee maker with coffee. The furniture was not your average junky hotel furniture. The headboard of the two queen size beds was made of real wood in a homey cherrywood finish. The desk, dressers, loveseat, chest were also the same quality craftmanship in a cherry-ish finish.
Also included was internet service, a small-ish pool, a small weight room and a wonderful breakfast every morning. Breakfast went fast if you weren't up quick though. Bagels, donuts, cereal, muffins, juice, milk, coffee, fruit were just some of the yummies that breakfast in the dining room consisted of.
Staff were always friendly as were all the other guests we ran into.
There is a laundry room with washer and dryer.
PROS:
*Breakfast
*Beautiful Rooms and Common Areas
*Very Clean
*Kitchen with fridge and stove
*Priced Right
*Friendly Staff
DRAWBACKS:
*No View
*Pool is small
I hope they keep up the good work keeping the place in tip top shape, family friendly and reasonably priced yet still draw quality clientele.
I can't say enough about the fabulous service. We ended up staying the whole weekend. Can't wait to go back.
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Being a child living in Galveston many moons ago, my husband had fond memories of dining out at the Long John Silver with his family and loving the food so that was the one place he was looking...
Being a child living in Galveston many moons ago, my husband had fond memories of dining out at the Long John Silver with his family and loving the food so that was the one place he was looking forward to on our Galveston vacation.
We quickly found the place, quickly settled at a table and ordered our food.
My selection was chicken and hush puppies due to my not caring for seafood. The rest of the seafood loving family ordered fish.
Upon arrival of our food we were surprised to discover that all of our meals looked the same and everything on all of our plates had the same breading. Upon a taste test-the chicken tasted just like the fish and they were both very bland. About the only thing we ended up eating were a few of the hush puppies which also had the breading.
Bottom Line: Everything taste the same, maybe good for very little kids that don't care that eveything tastes and looks the same, but if you're a big kid--forget it.
We won't be eating here again.
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Situated right across from the seawall with a wonderful view of the ocean, after ordering your meal they bring it out to your car and hang it on your window.
The last night we ate here, our...
Situated right across from the seawall with a wonderful view of the ocean, after ordering your meal they bring it out to your car and hang it on your window.
The last night we ate here, our waitress was clad in skates skillfully balancing our meal tray as she glided over to our vehicle. We were thrilled and impressed. It was like a flash back to fifties night. Needless to say she earned herself a huge tip. Okay, so they don't have the skateresses every night but they still have an ocean view.
There is no indoor dining but there are some tables outside if you wish to have an ocean view rather than a view of your dashboard, just don't pick a table near the trash-too many bees.
We have eaten here several times now and have not had a bad experience.
Service has been pretty good and extra special during skater night.
I really hope they keep up the skater nights, that will definately keep me coming back for more!
The onion rings are yummy and the sandwich I had was made up of a burger patty, barbeque sauce, bacon and an onion ring on toasted bread. It was a different kind of sandwich for a fast food joint and quite good.
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Whataburger's are non-existent in the north so when we traveled to Galveston, we had never heard of the place. We were pleasantly surprised in the quantity and even, dare I say-quality for fast food...
Whataburger's are non-existent in the north so when we traveled to Galveston, we had never heard of the place. We were pleasantly surprised in the quantity and even, dare I say-quality for fast food that it is.
My teen son has quite the appetite and usually orders the largest double burger they have at any restaurant as he did here. He was stuffed by the time he finished his huge burger, huge drink and huge fries.
We stayed in Galveston for two and a half weeks with many of our meals being eaten at Whataburger. I suppose it was partially a novelty for us.
My son and husband say the jalepeno burger were Awesome!
PROS:
*Everything is supersize and economically priced.
*Food pretty good
*Service was good
DRAWBACKS:
The place always freeeeeezing inside (I actually had to dig out a sweatshirt-suppose I should have had a jalapeno burger too!)
If you've got a very healthy appetite this is the place to go for more food for about the same buck and they have choices for the not so big appetites too but bring a sweater if you get cold easily.
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Sight unseen we booked a room here for our first Galveston vaction and we were sorely disappointed-actually horrified would be a better term.
When we arrived they wanted payment in full on the...
Sight unseen we booked a room here for our first Galveston vaction and we were sorely disappointed-actually horrified would be a better term.
When we arrived they wanted payment in full on the spot which I suppose some places do this but I have never been to a place requiring payment up front-until now that is.
After our 32 hour drive to get here we just wanted a place to sleep and shower.
So, how was the view you ask? Looking out the window we see we have a view of the railroad tracks a few feet away.
We thought nothing of it, thinking they were probably abandoned. I mean nobody would put a hotel practically on top of useable railroad tracks right???
Wrong-long trains went by four times in two hours shaking the entire building.
While I unloaded our vehicle, my husband showered. I was walking around in barefoot when I noticed my feet were sticky. My feet were black! My husband said it was from walking outside and back-I didn't agree and neither did he once he looked at his freshly showered feet-black!
Now my husband grew up in Texas so he knows the a filthy floor is a breeding ground for cockroaches but so far we hadn't see one.....
We did a the "towel test" on the floor in which you swipe a white towel against the carpet-it came out black in every spot we tested.
Then I opened a dresser drawer........
Very very large brown ugly ugly ugly FLYING cockroaches flew out.
Not being bug people, my daughter and I scream, automatically jumping on the bed for cover. My husband begins throwing all our belongings out the front door toward the car, shaking them out and just throwing them in back while daughter and I stand screaming as the big ugly brown insect flys about the room and we duck for cover.....
We convinced management to refund our money as there is no possible way we could have stayed that night.
Pros:
*Dirt cheap-but there is a reason for this!
*Came with hairdryer and coffeemaker
Drawbacks:
*Filthy
*Roaches
*No pool
*Practically on top of Train Tracks
*Long Trains go by Often
*Building shakes and you have to yell at each other when trains go by
*Far away from anything
*Filthy Comforters
Under $400.00 a week-If you can afford an extra couple hundred it would be worth it for peace of mind to stay elsewhere unless bugs, trains and dirt don't bother you.
This refers to the Jones Howard Johnson's
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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...
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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Kwik Trip
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Convenience Stores
436 W Main St
Marshall, Wisconsin 53559
(608) 655-4321
Located on Main Street directly across from the smallish plaza, Kwik Trip stays open until 11pm every night of the week providing an option for locals to grab those late night munchies long after...
Located on Main Street directly across from the smallish plaza, Kwik Trip stays open until 11pm every night of the week providing an option for locals to grab those late night munchies long after the grocer has closed.
Also great for a coffee and donut grab n go in the morning. Their donuts consist of not only Krispy Kremes but also donuts they make up early in the morning. My personal fav is a cream filled long john with maple frosting-along with a piping hot cup of english toffee cappuccino.
Only drawbacks are trying to get gas in the morning. There is usually a line and although they have 8 possible spots to pump gas from, only four are realistically usable due to the pumps being too close together, only one car will fit at a set of two pumps at a time.
Great Service for a small town shop.
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