KelJ Posted July 3, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 3, 2018 DH and I are sailing on Liberty of the Seas out of Galveston in January. This is a new port for us, and we are looking for a nice hotel for two nights pre-cruise that is fun, relaxing, and in a location where we can walk to bars/restaurants. We are flying to Hobby and plan to take a transfer from the airport to the hotel, and then from the pier to the airport, so we will not have a car to park. A hotel that offers a shuttle to the pier would be a plus. We know nothing about Galveston and don't know what area to search. For example, Priceline has many subcategory locations for Galveston, such as Galveston Bay, Central Galveston Pleasure Pier Area, Galveston East, Galveston Island South, Galveston West Holiday Beach, Galveston West Waterpark Area, et cetera. Could someone recommend in what area we should stay so that we are not bored and so that we have nice food, drink, and activities options and also are fairly close to the cruise pier? Hotel suggestions are very welcome and appreciated! Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted July 3, 2018 #2 Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) First there is a trolley system to/from/between most hotels and tourist destinations. And the better hotels have a courtesy transfer vehicle to all locations. The better Hotels are San Luis Tremont Galvez Harbor House Moody Gardens AREAS: Old Town Strand / Port has two hotels only Tremont and Harbor House with lots to do and walking to Gulf of Mexico / Seawall has many hotels including Galvez and San Luis and other good ones with lots to do and walking to Moody Garden Hotel is on water and bay front with Moody Gardens an entertainment complex Vacation Rentals: Short Term Rentals Owners Association of Galveston stroag.org see galveston.com see galveston.history.org see pier21.org see bryanmuseum.org Edited July 3, 2018 by ssb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted July 4, 2018 #3 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Download Map of Galveston Island Download Map Galveston's East End Download Map of Houston Metro Area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan4182 Posted July 4, 2018 #4 Share Posted July 4, 2018 First there is a trolley system to/from/between most hotels and tourist destinations. And the better hotels have a courtesy transfer vehicle to all locations. The better Hotels are San Luis Tremont Galvez Harbor House Moody Gardens AREAS: Old Town Strand / Port has two hotels only Tremont and Harbor House with lots to do and walking to Gulf of Mexico / Seawall has many hotels including Galvez and San Luis and other good ones with lots to do and walking to Moody Garden Hotel is on water and bay front with Moody Gardens an entertainment complex Vacation Rentals: Short Term Rentals Owners Association of Galveston stroag.org see galveston.com see galveston.history.org see pier21.org see bryanmuseum.org The Tremont House is on the National List of Historic Places. It is a beautifully restored old hotel close to the ship port docks. The Hotel Galvez is a sister property located on the Seawall. It offers free parking/storage for your car if you book at least one night before or after your cruise. It also offers free shuttle service to/from the ship. Hope this helps. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottacruises Posted July 4, 2018 #5 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Fog can cause delays in Galveston in January. Have a contingency plan in case your ship arrives late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamici Posted July 5, 2018 #6 Share Posted July 5, 2018 I was just researching Galveston hotels on cruzely dot com for a trip in May 2019. They have a map function that was helpful. A warning, though, my one night before the cruise was 93% booked 10 months out. Might want to lock it down!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelJ Posted July 25, 2018 Author #7 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Thank you to all of you who responded. We booked two nights pre-cruise at the Harbor House. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killerkelly Posted July 25, 2018 #8 Share Posted July 25, 2018 My wife and I stayed at the Harbor House last October for a couple nights before our cruise. It was wonderful and you can easily walk to many restaurants and bars and it's right at the terminal so you can watch the cruise ships coming and going. The hotel was very clean and unique...we had a wonderful experience there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coreynjoey Posted August 15, 2018 #9 Share Posted August 15, 2018 We looked on airbnb and found this nice B&B https://www.schaeferhausgalveston.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted August 15, 2018 #10 Share Posted August 15, 2018 stroag.org Short Term Rental Association of Galveston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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