Cottage on 14th. Cozy Historic Cottage. Doggies welcome.

I rented the Cottage on 14th the week of my wedding at nearby Garten Verein. The house is beautifully decorated and is oozing charm! It was a perfect base of operations for all of our last minute errands and prep work. You are very close to the Strand, great restaurants and a quick drive to the seawall. The neighborhood was quiet and the beds very comfortable.

After taking into account the cleaning fee and taxes, this house was a little less per night than the mid-range hotel my family was staying at on the seawall. There was added value in being able to cook some meals at the house and it was very nice to have the washer/ dryer to use.

I would definitely stay here again! The owners have done a fantastic job of restoring this beauty and it made for a memorable and comfortable visit!

We really enjoyed our stay in the cottage. It's walking distance (about 4-5 blocks ) from the seawall and also close to area restaurants. We love the historic area in Galveston. As a VRBO owner myself I'd like to recommend that a few things are kept on hand in the home. There was no soap or shampoo for the shower so we had to make a grocery run for that. Also there is no creamer or sugar for the coffee although there was a nice supply of K-cups for the guests.

We loved that you allowed us to bring our 2 Boston terriers and they enjoyed the pretty patio out back. We appreciate that you allowed us to stay for one night as I understand there is a 2 night minimum. Thank you for sharing your cute cottage!

We booked this property for our annual mom/daughter Dickens weekend trip. We've stayed at B&B's in the past, but with all of the good ones being closed now, we find that renting our own VRBO property works pretty well, too. All communication with the owners was easy as could be - check in and check out were seamless. We needed a later arrival and they were able to accommodate us with no issues. The house had good living space for two people who spent most of their time out and about - these historic cottages are small, in general - but good resting space for when we came back in the evening and wanted to hang out before bed. The kitchen was well-appointed, the back porch was great to sit on in the mornings, and the property felt clean enough, so we were happy. One bedroom is upstairs, in what might have been the former attic - it had a nice-sized mattress/bed set in at floor-level, which would have been great for kids or lounging, and a step up to another queen-sized bed at the back half of the room. One of our only critical comments would be about this step up - it was kind of a hazard when getting up at night. The owners know this and there are night lights around, which is good, but it surprised us once or twice anyway. It's not at all a deal-breaker, though. Downstairs is the other bedroom, which is right off the living space, separated by a set of glass-paned pocket doors.

This being where I slept, I can say the bed was extremely comfortable! Our only issue downstairs (and only at night when I was noticing it while trying to sleep) was the road noise. The street the cottage is on is a more-traveled thoroughfare with a stoplight in the next block, and has a decent volume of traffic. The historic windows in the cottage didn't keep out any of the noise from outside - ergo, it was decently loud our Friday night. It might have just been a busy night - there was much coming and going from the next house, lots of cars driving past, and an ambulance or two - and it did keep me up. I'm used to perfect silence while I sleep, however. I can say that Saturday night, I didn't notice it as much. Honestly, that's the reason for 4-stars out of 5 and it's not something to punish the owners for. While we old ladies wouldn't select this property again as a first choice, we noticed they have several other properties as well - we would look to stay in another one of their properties the next time we come down! Thanks for having us!

Looking forward to next year.

Ron & Troy do a fabulous job of making you feel welcomed and informed. We have a new favorite rental in Galveston!