jsheldon81 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 This is not really a shore excursion question, but more of a hotel question near the Port of Galveston. Does anyone recommend any hotels close that offer any sort of shuttle service and if they allow vehicles to be left in the parking lot for the duration of a 7 night cruise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 Yes, we stayed at holiday inn beach resort and took shuttle to port while car was left. Royal has a package but I think it's cheaper to book directly with hotel. Please see thread on all things galveston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus527 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 If you haven't already, you might check out this thread: Galveston Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaShark Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/15/2023 at 1:59 PM, ChessE4 said: Yes, we stayed at holiday inn beach resort and took shuttle to port while car was left. Royal has a package but I think it's cheaper to book directly with hotel. Please see thread on all things galveston. @ChessE4 do you recommend the holiday inn vacation beach resort? We won’t arrive from our flight (from Bush) until late night before sailing. We’ll be looking for a hot meal (Uber/Lyft and a clean sleep:-). I read reviews saying property is isolated. Also read to expect high pressure vacation property sales pitch. First time at the Galveston port. I don’t want to spend dinner hour or any other time on a vacation property sales pitch. Is this the same property on 11743 Termini-San Luis Pass Road? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 10 hours ago, MamaShark said: @ChessE4 do you recommend the holiday inn vacation beach resort? We won’t arrive from our flight (from Bush) until late night before sailing. We’ll be looking for a hot meal (Uber/Lyft and a clean sleep:-). I read reviews saying property is isolated. Also read to expect high pressure vacation property sales pitch. First time at the Galveston port. I don’t want to spend dinner hour or any other time on a vacation property sales pitch. Is this the same property on 11743 Termini-San Luis Pass Road? TIA No, this is the one at 5002 Seawall. We purchased the package with Royal, but I believe we overpaid -- saw the invoice price for the room when we checked in, and the hotel received much less than we paid. Therefore, I think the better deal is to contact them directly. Seawall is the road next to the beach. There is a hotel restaurant with live music at night, breakfast buffet costs about $15-18, but you can walk to other restaurants. I'd say it's 1.5 to 2 miles from Port. Holiday Inn Resort Galveston--On the Beach. It isn't brand new, but it is maintained adequately. There are several other hotels on Seawall, some closer to the port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaShark Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 6 hours ago, ChessE4 said: There are several other hotels on Seawall, some closer to the port. 6 hours ago, ChessE4 said: No, this is the one at 5002 Seawall. We purchased the package with Royal, but I believe we overpaid -- saw the invoice price for the room when we checked in, and the hotel received much less than we paid. Therefore, I think the better deal is to contact them directly. Seawall is the road next to the beach. There is a hotel restaurant with live music at night, breakfast buffet costs about $15-18, but you can walk to other restaurants. I'd say it's 1.5 to 2 miles from Port. Holiday Inn Resort Galveston--On the Beach. It isn't brand new, but it is maintained adequately. There are several other hotels on Seawall, some closer to the port. @ChessE4 ahhhh. Thanks for the clarification and helpful info. I’m struggling with the difference of hotel options in Galveston as opposed to Florida accommodations. Of course — apples to oranges compounded by my procrastination and booking this close to the stay. I was also trying not to use my Marriott points for such a short overnight stay, but now that reasonable options are sold out I’m reconsidering the Tremont again. Prices are ridiculous, but we’ll hopefully cut some our losses by paying less for private transportation if we were closer to restaurants, cruise port etc. (we’re active seniors, but not up for hiking) I’m super glad I saw your post and we didn’t get lured in a time share trap! KristiZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne Elise Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 We also stayed at the same hotel. They do charge for cruise parking. We did find the shuttle slow but it worked for us. Overall we really enjoyed Galveston a lot. We booked directly for a regular room and organized the shuttle and parking on arrival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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