Beach House w/ Oceanfront Deck in Galveston!

Reviews

• 5/5

• Back to School - Last Hooray

  5/5

  We had a great long weekend. Finally got the college kids all in one spot to enjoy 2 awesome days on the beach, fishing, sunning, laughing and enjoying the great water and gorgeous moon!

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Some quirks but overall awesome

  5/5

  There were lots of things we loved about our stay and the best thing was you literally walk out the door and are on the beach in 100 feet. It's a great beach with soft sand and though the beach is so close, we never heard any noise from other people out there. The exterior door to the desk was working great (some earlier reviews said it was stuck) and I thought it looked new. We ate and hung out on the deck all the time and enjoyed the ocean view (they had great outdoor furniture).

  That being said, even though we had read in the reviews that parking was hard without a 4x4 and even though we rented a 4x4 Jeep SUV, the sand was so deep and loose in the driveway that we never dared park there. There was a small spot across the street from the driveway where we parked with no problems throughout our stay though, so it worked for us.

  Though it's older, it was clean and there were a lot of updates throughout. The layout was great for families, with parents upstairs and kids down. Beds were comfy and there were options on the pillows (some thick and some thin) - if you are in your 40s like us and that matters :)

• 3/5

• Location!

  4/5

  This location could not be more perfect for a beachfront house with easy beach access. The interior was well maintained and clean, among the best of many houses we’ve rented in Galveston. The host was responsive and cordial. Unfortunately, the listing photos are outdated. The exterior stairs are not in great shape and there was no gate on the deck as shown in the listing photos. The host did quickly resolve this, having a baby gate installed so our toddler could safely use the deck. However, the host did not provide us a key to access the fishing pier even though this is noted as an amenity in the listing. Since we are a fishing family and this amenity was important to us, I started asking 5 days ahead of check-in to make sure we’d have access, which I was assured we would. I continued to communicate throughout our stay, but we were never provided the key card required to access the fishing pier. Had I known we wouldn’t really have the access promised, I would’ve considered other rental properties. But, if you’re only interest is the beachfront, this is a great location!