TThompson05 Posted April 29, 2013 #1 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Needing help to find a hotel on the island not far from the strand. Flying into Houston the day before and need a place to stay close to the port and the strand where you can walk to shop and eat. And won't break the budget. Can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJCruiseguy Posted April 29, 2013 #2 Share Posted April 29, 2013 We stayed at the Holiday Inn when we did our last cruise out of there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornonaboat Posted April 29, 2013 #3 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Needing help to find a hotel on the island not far from the strand. Flying into Houston the day before and need a place to stay close to the port and the strand where you can walk to shop and eat. And won't break the budget. Can anyone help? Harbor House Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherCraig Posted April 29, 2013 #4 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Best and closest hotels to the ship and the Strand is the Tremont House and Harbour House. Hotel Galvez or Tremont House is where we alwways stay. If you stay at Hotel Galvez, you can leave the car in their garage for free and they will shuttle you over to the ship... and pick you up. Another favorite is the San Luis Resort and they will also shuttle you over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornonaboat Posted April 29, 2013 #5 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Best and closest hotels to the ship and the Strand is the Tremont House and Harbour House. Hotel Galvez or Tremont House is where we alwways stay. If you stay at Hotel Galvez, you can leave the car in their garage for free and they will shuttle you over to the ship... and pick you up. Another favorite is the San Luis Resort and they will also shuttle you over. Just beware....most of the hotels listed already require a 2 night minimum. Single nights are probably available somewhere on the island, but you'll have to search for those and they probably won't be within walking distance of The Strand or the cruise terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnesotamamafish Posted April 29, 2013 #6 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Sorry, double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnesotamamafish Posted April 29, 2013 #7 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Look into a bed and breakfast! I know, they seem like they'd be expensive, but most are not. We got a room at Avenue O for $109, including parking across from terminal, full hot breakfast, one night minimum, nice, quiet atmosphere, bikes available to use, and walking distance to the Strand or the beach. Some have a pool or hot tub. You can google bed and breakfast Galveston or go to galveston.com Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzin Posted April 29, 2013 #8 Share Posted April 29, 2013 It was a couple of years ago- but we stayed at the Holiday Inn - Galveston, on the Beach. $125.00-ish per night- no 2 night stay requited. Nice location - we did not need a car and used the shuttle to dinner and a local store to pick up last minute supplies. http://www.ihg.com/holidayinnresorts/hotels/us/en/galveston/glssb/hoteldetail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&T ReadyToCruiseAgain Posted April 29, 2013 #9 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Harbor House is great. It is right on the water front and if you have the right room you can see the ships coming into port in the morning. It is so close to the port we walked over to board. We had two suit cases on wheels, a garment bag and a carry on. We also walked to the shops and stores on the Strand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&T ReadyToCruiseAgain Posted April 29, 2013 #10 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I found some pictures of Harbor House and the view. The Conquest coming into port from the window of Room 301 of the Harbor House Hotel. We watched the Conquest turn around in the channel, then back into port. The following pictures are from our Port side Aft Wrap cabin on the Conquest. Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant and one other building are between the port and Harbor House. Our room in Harbor House, #301, is the top left window in the pictures. The room also had two other windows on the side of the building too. Room 301 had a separate living room and bed room. A couple of more pics to come below in the next post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&T ReadyToCruiseAgain Posted April 29, 2013 #11 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WISH84 Posted April 29, 2013 #12 Share Posted April 29, 2013 If "staying by the Strand" is your number one concern, you have all the recomendations and opinion's you need. We have never stayed near the strand as we just go down there for a couple of hours the day before we depart. We have always stayed near Seawall Blvd. The Galveston Island Hilton Resort is the best one we have used, we have used the Holiday Inn Sunspree resort twice and our last visit wasn't the best we have had but not enough that we would not stay there again. There are several other resort style properties along the Seawall. Plenty of clubs, restaurants, shops and now there is Pleasure Pier. We typcially fly in the day before, rent a car so we can drive over to see the ships sail in the morning of our departure and to get us around the island throughout the day. Dropping off the car is difficult as the Galveston Island Car Rental agencies are not open on Sunday so you end up paying for an extra day sometimes if they won't honor the "Sunday Drop Off" however that's not been such an issue that we don't rent a car. We love Galveston and look forward to our journey on the Magic for our second trip and our Platninum Cruise this December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired & Loving It Posted April 29, 2013 #13 Share Posted April 29, 2013 We always stay at Guaido's. It's right across the street from the water and has two restaurants attached to it. I think it ran about $100 for a night. It's not a fancy place, but the food was good and the service terrific. If you drive, they'll let you store your car there. All in all an enjoyable visit and I'm looking forward to seeing them again in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired & Loving It Posted April 29, 2013 #14 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I just went out and looked at last year's files. We were there on April the 13th and the cost was $61.07. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherCraig Posted April 29, 2013 #15 Share Posted April 29, 2013 We live in Houston and stay down in Galveston a lot and you can always get a great deal using Priceline.com and bid. Everytime we bid for a high star hotel near the Strand... We get either Hotel Galvez or Tremont House. You can try that as well -- if on a budget. Usually between $70-$80 a night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvpends Posted April 30, 2013 #16 Share Posted April 30, 2013 We typcially fly in the day before, rent a car so we can drive over to see the ships sail in the morning of our departure and to get us around the island throughout the day. Dropping off the car is difficult as the Galveston Island Car Rental agencies are not open on Sunday so you end up paying for an extra day sometimes if they won't honor the "Sunday Drop Off" however that's not been such an issue that we don't rent a car. How do you get the rental agency to allow you to do this, and what agency do you use? I called Enterprise today and they claimed that they don't allow drop-offs in Galveston. I would love to know how to do this. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galveston Cruiser Posted April 30, 2013 #17 Share Posted April 30, 2013 We always stay at Guaido's. It's right across the street from the water and has two restaurants attached to it. I think it ran about $100 for a night. It's not a fancy place, but the food was good and the service terrific. If you drive, they'll let you store your car there. All in all an enjoyable visit and I'm looking forward to seeing them again in October. Gaido's:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TThompson05 Posted April 30, 2013 Author #18 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Thank you guys for all of your comments and suggestions. Looking for room for daughter and hubby on Aug 31st and sailing on the 1st of Sept. Labor day weekend....most are 2 day minimum and quite pricey. Did check out the B & B also minimum 2 day stay. I did find The Inn at Beachpark or something like that. Have passed along to them and let them choose. 4 generation cruise planned for next Sept in 2014. So research not lost....and looking now....planning to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisecrazymama Posted May 2, 2013 #19 Share Posted May 2, 2013 You can use one of the online sites to get around the two night min. For the multi generational pre cruise stay,consider a private vacation rental. More bang for your buck and plenty of space. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted May 2, 2013 #20 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Main areas to stay On the Gulf (seawall)(many motels and hotels) On the Bay (Moody Gardens and Inn at Water Park) Downtown Old Town Historic District by Port – Only (Harbor House and Tremont) On highway coming into town(few) ---------------------- see INTERNET maps below for visual of Greater Houston Metro and to get bearings of island galveston.com ....interact and discover.... maps Houston Map PDF Download Houston-area map in PDF Format: Houston Metro Galveston Island Map PDF Download Galveston-area map Galveston (B&W) Galveston (Color Hi-Resolution) ---------------------------- In my opinion San Luis, Hilton, Moody Gardens, Tremont, Galvez and Harbor House are the better hotels. Many other nice ones obviously! There are 32 miles of Gulf of Mexico Beach on Galveston ISLAND Toes in the water, Ass in the sand, Not a worry in the world, a Cold Beer in my Hand, Life is Good Today!!! Zac Brown Band!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolmama_1 Posted May 3, 2013 #21 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Look into a bed and breakfast! I know, they seem like they'd be expensive, but most are not. We got a room at Avenue O for $109, including parking across from terminal, full hot breakfast, one night minimum, nice, quiet atmosphere, bikes available to use, and walking distance to the Strand or the beach. Some have a pool or hot tub.You can google bed and breakfast Galveston or go to galveston.com Good luck! I totally agree! We stayed for 3 nights at Grace Manor on Post Office Street and loved the historic district location. It was within walking district of the Strand. We even walked to the seawall and the harbor! Fabulous breakfast and beautiful home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbgd Posted May 4, 2013 #22 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Within this thread is photos of the actual rooms at the Harbor House http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1711772 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted May 9, 2013 #23 Share Posted May 9, 2013 You found it!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvpends Posted May 10, 2013 #24 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Within this thread is photos of the actual rooms at the Harbor House http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1711772 Lovely photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misty57 Posted May 10, 2013 #25 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Just beware....most of the hotels listed already require a 2 night minimum. Single nights are probably available somewhere on the island, but you'll have to search for those and they probably won't be within walking distance of The Strand or the cruise terminal. I was able to get a reservation for one night at Harbor House:D but not via their own website. I went through another internet site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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