check-in time: 4:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. other amenities include a fitness room and a seasonal outdoor pool, as well as a 24-hour business center and coin-operated laundry facilities. across the street from the beach, this unfussy all-suite hotel is 1 mile from both the lone star flight museum and schlitterbahn galveston island waterpark. offering balconies with gulf views, the modern suites come with free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, plus minifridges and pull-out sofas. breakfast and off-street parking are complimentary William P. Hobby Airport 52 min
1892 Bishop’s Palace (15 min) Huge, circa-1892 Victorian mansion with stained-glass windows, ornate wood carvings & public tours. Galveston Island State Park (9 min) This 2000-acre park features campgrounds, hiking trails, birdwatching spots & unsupervised swimming. Moody Mansion (14 min) Guests to this restored 1895 estate featuring the original furnishings are led on an hour-long tour. Galveston Railroad Museum (15 min) Historic locomotives & indoor displays of artifacts, plus model trains & Saturday train rides. Strand Historic District (16 min) Historic district with Victorian architecture, restaurants, antique stores & curio shops. Rainforest Pyramid (7 min) Home to sharks, seahorses & other animals, this attraction features a 1.5-million-gallon aquarium. Galveston Beach (3 min) Long stretch of wave-lapped sandy beach backed by a promenade lined with restaurants & condos. Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum (18 min) Retired rig offers 3 floors of models & interactive displays, plus education programs & a gift shop. Historic Downtown Strand Seaport Partnership (15 min) Stewart Beach (17 min) Wide, calm sand beach with lifeguards, volleyball courts, snacks bars & showers. Galveston Seawall (13 min) Listed 10-mile-long gulf coast sea wall built in 1902 with a sidewalk, street art & beach views. Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier (10 min) Old-fashioned waterfront amusement area with rides for all ages, games of skill & boardwalk eats. Galveston Historic Seaport - Home of the 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA (17 min) Visitors can explore an 1877 ship & an adjacent museum with exhibits on sea commerce & immigration. Moody Gardens (7 min) 242-acre amusement park with hotel & attractions including aquarium, zip line & paddlewheel boat. Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston (4 min) Water amusement park with outdoor attractions open seasonally & heated indoor park open year-round. |