CruznBeans Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 We have a cruise booked for later this year, leaving from the Galveston port. We will be arriving in Galveston the day before we sail. Does anyone have any hotel suggestions or advice for that area? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 There is a whole thread dedicated to Galveston......but I stayed at the Four Points by Sheraton, the last time I was there. It was about $170/nt with my members discount but who knows what the prices maybe like post-pandemic. Edit... The topic All things Galveston is located on page three, I don't know how to link a topic. CruznBeans and ChessE4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruznBeans Posted July 2 Author Report Share Posted July 2 @Ampurp85 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scatmanjack Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 We often stay between Houston and Galveston when sailing... Webster has several reasonably priced Marriott Properties. Galveston hotels sometimes require multiple night bookings. All of this was Pre-Covid... CruznBeans, stevendom57 and ChessE4 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galveston Steve Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 Here is the link to the thread on All Things Galveston ChessE4, cruisellama and CruznBeans 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruznBeans Posted July 2 Author Report Share Posted July 2 @Galveston Steve Thank you! Galveston Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 We stay in Clear Lake the night or two before and make a mini-vacation out of the pre-cruise time. Johnson Space Center and Kemah boardwalk are right there along with a ton of restaurants. Houston museums and the zoo are just 20-30 minutes from there. We have stayed at a couple different Hilton properties (there are several) in that area - cheaper than Galveston and no multi night stay requirement. Momof4crazytocruise, cruisellama, Galveston Steve and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumlee2028 Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 Staying along the seawall is always a good classic. Theres tons of shops, restaurants, etc down the length of the shore. Any drive from the seawall to the port is around 10-20 minutes in my experience. Lots of the hotels have shuttles to the cruise port. I have never seen a multi-night stay requirement at the 10 or so different hotels I've stayed at there, but it has been about 2 years. My tradition was always eating at Gaido's or Nick's the night before or at Fisherman's Wharf which is along the port side of the island not real far from the Cruise Terminal. If you have a family, there are places like Casa Del Mar or Victorian Hotel which are condo type units and have Usually a master bedroom, couch bed, and installed bunk beds in the wall to sleep around 6 people in a room. Nicer places there's the San Luis resort or Hotel Galvez which is more historical. I stayed at a Comfort Suites along the seawall last time, it was about 150 for the night for a large room. Short uber to lots of restaurants and had an onsite bar, and a free port shuttle. If you're driving in, look for hotels there that let you park for free if you're on a cruise. There are many of those, that can save some parking money if that's a concern as well. CruznBeans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 Stay in the Webster area and go to the Johnson Space Center. Its cheaper and Galveston is just OK as a beach destination. CruznBeans and stevendom57 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinBolton Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 My wife and I stay at Springhill Suites by Marriott in Webster, just south of Houston many times. It is just one block off interstate with many different restaurants nearby. We get up eat breakfast and in 32 mins be at Cruise Terminal. CruznBeans, Yo2slick, Momof4crazytocruise and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 6 Report Share Posted July 6 On 7/2/2021 at 7:41 PM, wordell1 said: Stay in the Webster area and go to the Johnson Space Center. Its cheaper and Galveston is just OK as a beach destination. How far a drive is Webster to Galveston? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted July 6 Report Share Posted July 6 1 hour ago, Matt said: How far a drive is Webster to Galveston? We usually stay at the Hilton on NASA boulevard, it’s about a 30 minute drive from hotel parking lot to the terminal. (Side note, about a 10-15 minute drive over to Kemah Boardwalk for dinner the night before) Matt, wordell1, stevendom57 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo2slick Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 On 7/2/2021 at 7:51 PM, KevinBolton said: My wife and I stay at Springhill Suites by Marriott in Webster, just south of Houston many times. It is just one block off interstate with many different restaurants nearby. We get up eat breakfast and in 32 mins be at Cruise Terminal. Thats exactly what we do. Dinner at Saltgrass the night before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galveston Steve Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 I'm seeing some pretty expensive hotel rates for a couple upcoming cruises. We are staying at the Hilton Space Center on Clear Lake for one cruise and at the Springhill Suites in Webster for the other one. I normally advocate staying on Galveston Island and enjoying the island before a cruise, but if you don't like the hotel rates then the Webster or Clear Lake areas are a good option. stevendom57 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 We stay at the Holiday Inn since they have a port shuttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 13 hours ago, Matt said: How far a drive is Webster to Galveston? 30 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 11 hours ago, TXcruzer said: We usually stay at the Hilton on NASA boulevard, it’s about a 30 minute drive from hotel parking lot to the terminal. (Side note, about a 10-15 minute drive over to Kemah Boardwalk for dinner the night before) Great suggestion on the Kemah boardwalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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