Parking and continental breakfast are free. There's also an outdoor pool. The casual rooms include free Wi Fi, flat screen TVs, microwaves and minifridges. Coin operated laundry facilities are available. Less than 3 miles from the Port of Galveston, this straightforward hotel in a low rise property is 5 miles from Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier and 2 miles from Porretto Beach at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. William P. Hobby Airport 57 min
The Bryan Museum (8 min) The story of Texas & the American west from Native American artifacts to modern objects. Galveston Railroad Museum (10 min) Historic locomotives & indoor displays of artifacts plus model trains & Saturday train rides. Strand Historic District (7 min) Shopping Stewart Beach (4 min) Wide calm sand beach with lifeguards volleyball courts snacks bars & showers. Galveston Seawall (6 min) Listed 10-mile-long gulf coast sea wall built in 1902 with a sidewalk street art & beach views. Moody Gardens (24 min) 242-acre amusement park with hotel & attractions including aquarium zip line & paddlewheel boat. Seawolf Park (19 min) City park for fishing (sunrise to sunset) picnicking & touring 2 retired naval vessels on display. 1877 Tall Ship Elissa At The Texas Seaport Museum (8 min) Visitors can explore an 1877 ship & an adjacent museum with exhibits on sea commerce & immigration. Moody Mansion (8 min) Guests to this restored 1895 estate featuring the original furnishings are led on an hour-long tour. 1892 Bishop S Palace (6 min) Huge circa-1892 Victorian mansion with stained-glass windows ornate wood carvings & public tours. Galveston Beach (17 min) Long stretch of wave-lapped sandy beach backed by a promenade lined with restaurants & condos. Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston (22 min) Water amusement park with outdoor attractions open seasonally & heated indoor park open year-round. Historic Downtown Strand Seaport Partnership (8 min) Shopping Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig And Museum (8 min) Retired rig offers 3 floors of models & interactive displays plus education programs & a gift shop. |