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A Sunny Sandbar | Gorgeous Views, Steps to Beach

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A wooden deck with turquoise and pink Adirondack chairs, a table, and a modern house with large windows and a covered porch.
Two beachfront houses with elevated decks and a view of the ocean.
A two-story house with a covered porch and a staircase leading to the upper floor.
A spacious living room with a fireplace, a ceiling fan, a large window, and a balcony with a view.
A spacious living room with leather sofas, a coffee table, and a ceiling fan. Large windows provide natural light, and a kitchen is visible in the background.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Highlights

  • Scenic water view

    Relax and unwind with top-rated water views, offering a scenic experience.

  • Centrally-located

    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.

  • Discover nearby landmarks

    Walk to Sea Isle Beach
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 8

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Swimming pool
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine

Explore the area

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Galveston, TX
  • Place, Sea Isle Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Terramar Beach
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Half Moon Beach
    ‪3 min drive‬

Where you'll sleep

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

2nd Bedroom

1 Single Bunk Bed and 1 Queen Bed

3rd Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

Primary Bedroom

1 King Bed

2 bathrooms

2nd Bathroom

Primary Bathroom

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Dining area

About this property

A Sunny Sandbar | Gorgeous Views, Steps to Beach

Welcome to Sunny Sandbar, a gorgeous retreat. This home has large sliding glass doors and picture windows bring fantastic views into the living and dining area. The vaulted ceiling, natural lighting, and open living space make this house open, airy, and comfortable for socializing. This home also features central air and heat, high-speed wireless internet, washer/dryer, dishwasher, microwave, and a plethora of small appliances including a blender, a toaster oven, waffle iron, and George Foreman grill.

The massive deck is partially covered so that you can enjoy the view and the outdoors in any weather. The beach is just a few steps away (approximately 20 yards) making this a family-friendly vacation home.

The Primary bathroom offers a king-sized bed, is wheelchair-friendly, with a wide pocket door entry, a step-in shower and grab bars. The second bedroom has twin bunk beds, plus a queen. The third bedroom has a queen.

Outside amenities include a cabana shower and a ground floor deck with a large beach view bench.
Sea Isle is a family-friendly neighborhood, located on Galveston’s West End, that is highly sought after by families who love to swim, fish and cruise the island in golf carts. Sea Isle offers a public beach, seasonal community pool, bait shop, playground, tennis courts, a convenience store, restaurant and a bar.

Please Note: The Sea Isle Pool is open from Memorial Day thru Labor Day. Guests must call Sea Isle HOA at 409-737-2438 to obtain pool passes. The pool passes are 10 for $100. They are open Monday thru Friday 8am to 5pm.

GVR # 02685
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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 10:00 AM

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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

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Events

No events allowed

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Pets

No pets allowed

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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property Registration Number GVR02685
Property # 2687727vb
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with UK consumer law, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Galveston

Located in West End, a neighbourhood in Galveston, this holiday home is near theme parks and near the beach. While the natural beauty of Galveston Island Beaches and Sea Isle Beach can be enjoyed by anyone, those looking for an activity can head to Galveston Country Club. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and kayaking nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails and cycling.
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Galveston, TX

What's nearby

  • Sea Isle Beach - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Terramar Beach - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Half Moon Beach - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Galveston Seawall - 47 min drive - 35.7 km
  • Port of Galveston - 56 min drive - 40.1 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Circle K - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Venados Cantina - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Sandbar - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The West End And Sand Bar - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Way West Grill And Pizzeria - ‬9 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does A Sunny Sandbar | Gorgeous Views, Steps to Beach have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is A Sunny Sandbar | Gorgeous Views, Steps to Beach pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at A Sunny Sandbar | Gorgeous Views, Steps to Beach?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at A Sunny Sandbar | Gorgeous Views, Steps to Beach?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is A Sunny Sandbar | Gorgeous Views, Steps to Beach located?

Located in West End, this holiday home is steps from Sea Isle Beach and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Galveston Island Beaches. Terramar Beach and Half Moon Beach are also within 1 mile (2 km).

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 26 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 26 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 26 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 26 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 26 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

8.8/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Great views and easy access to the beach, beds were comfy.

We had a great family vacation!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Spending time with loved ones is what life's all about, Reagan, and we thank you for making us your trusted rental partner.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay!!!

We really enjoyed our stay, it had a great view of the beach!! The house was perfect!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great vacation spot

Second year in a row to stay at this property. Clean, spacious, full amenities, and close to the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Great getaway, so close to the beach!

Loved the location within walking distance to the beach for quick morning strolls! Comfortable home with plenty of space.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you for sharing your 5-star review. Please keep Ryson Vacation Rentals in mind for your next vacation. We look forward to seeing you again!
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Great Experience

Really nice property
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you for your review and feedback. We are glad to hear you had a great experience. We hope that you come back next year for another memorable vacation!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Home Nice view

This is a fantastic place to stay. It is a lovely, second row home, that feels like a first! The view is lovely, and the house is nicely appointed. Great experience, and I would book again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you for your 5-star review, Arielle, and we can't wait to see you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was great!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 1 Aug 2025
Thank you for the positive review! I'm glad you enjoyed your experience. Your feedback is appreciated and helps us continue to improve our services.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Summer by the beach

Great time with family. Able to enjoy the sounds of the waves at any time of the day. The house was cozy and perfect to spend time with our kids and my sister . Great experience for it being our first vacation since we lost my mom.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you for your 5-star review, Maricela. So sorry to hear of your loss. A beach vacation sounds like it couldn't come soon enough, and we can't wait to see you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Great house for families!

We had a wonderful time. Updated house with plenty of space and fabulous location. Only issue was that email messages prior to the trip went unanswered but when I called and spoke with someone, she was extremely helpful.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you for sharing your 5-star review, Wendy, and we can't wait for you to stay with us again soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful location

The house was great. Location was beautiful. Great views from the deck. Easy walk to the beach. House was very clean. Had plenty of linens for our whole party. Rental procedures were easy and staff answered all my quests promptly. We had a great time and would definitely rent here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your 5-star review, Lori, and we can't wait for you to stay with us again soon!
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Perfect!

The location and the house were great! The outdoor shower was wonderful with little kiddos, to avoid having sand all over the place. Also, the proximity to the beach made it easy to come back and forth to the house with our 3 year old as often as we needed to. We will be back!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2016
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Here at Ryson, we are always happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience with us and the property that you reserved for your vacation on Galveston Island. A Sunny Sandbar is a great home in a great location and the outdoor shower is so convenient when you have young beach goers. Our reservationist look forward to helping you with your next stay in Galveston.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Getaway at Sunny Sandbar

Ryson vacation rentals customer service was absolutely fantastic! Our rental house was exactly what was advertised. Clean and well stocked with just about everything you need, all you have to bring is food/beverages. We will for sure be renting that exact same house again and from now on! No more tiny condos or hotel rooms for us!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you for your 5-star review,Todd, and we can't wait to see you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Grandsons Trip

We brought two of our teenage grandsons and two nephew's on a mini beach vacation. The house was very comfortable for us and there was plenty of rooms for the boys to sleep in. My husband and I found the master room very comfortable also, the bed was wonderful to sleep in. The beach was just a short walk from the house so that was not a problem. We enjoyed the location because it far away from the crowded beaches closer to Jamacia and Stewart Beach. We will definitely be back soon.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Mosquitoes

County, city or someone needs to spray for the massive amount of mesquites or sand fleas. We were eaten alive by both our entire trip.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

Ended dramatically

Ny family awoke this morning to bed bugs. They left at 3:40 am!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you for your review. This is something we take extremely seriously. Hopefully this was already reported to us, but either way, we will forward your feedback to our Operations Team to have immediately looked into and exterminated if this is the case. Thank you for choosing Ryson, and we're truly sorry you had such an experience.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Vacation

This was a family get away with our 4 kids (3 adults and one teen) so there were 6 of us total. Plenty of room for all of us. Very clean and even more spacious in person. Two nice surprises that the pictures didn't show were 1- the newly renovated bathrooms (really nice) and 2- a lot more seating on the deck than pictured (counter height chairs for unobstructed views of the water : )) Beds were really comfortable, esp the king size bed in the master. Like the other reviews mention, it really is a super short walk to the beach. We loved the deck! Nice breeze and great views of the water. Enjoyed morning coffee watching the beautiful sunrises and finished each night with some really gorgeous sunsets. Check in and check out was easy. Everyone in our family loved and want to book here again : )
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Jul 2025
Thank you for taking the time to provide such a detailed and positive review of your stay. We're delighted to hear that the property exceeded your expectations and that your family thoroughly enjoyed the amenities and the beautiful location. Your feedback is invaluable, and we appreciate you sharing your experience. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future.
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location
Disliked: Communication

Fine until it wasn’t

Had the house for a three night stay. At 3:00am the second night (Saturday/Sunday am)…the air conditioner went out. The house was unbearable-we ended up leaving early on Sunday. I emailed and messaged the host…they did nothing…I tried to get in touch with them yesterday and have not heard back. I am requesting a refund (and am prepared to seek legal counsel) as this is a breach of contract on their part. I think they knew the a/c had problems…it was set at 75 (absolutely no way to change the temp…and with over 100 degree heat…that’s hot). Each room had small fans in them. Yesterday was miserable. I would really appreciate hearing from someone about this….and more importantly what they plan to do with pretty much ruining the trip for us, Susan
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great West End Getaway!

Property was clean and recently renovated. Well stocked kitchen, great location. Beds were comfortable. Grill is rusted and not usuable, toilet in master needs to be leveled and caulked; otherwise great property.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Great location

Great house and just a few steps from the beach. Lots of space in living room and had a great balcony space with part covered from the sun. Only negative was a bad ant problem in hall bathroom and kitchen/dining room so we weren’t able to eat the cupcakes or bread/snacks we brought. There are a few places on the outside deck where it needs replacement (both of my adult kids got splinters). Overall it was a great weekend and we would come back. Thanks for the fun.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Brenda, thank you for your review and feedback. As we're always looking for ways to improve, your feedback will be forwarded to the appropriate team members to be reviewed. We sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding while we work on addressing your concerns, and we hope to see you again soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good Times in Sea Isle

We’ve rented about 6 of the houses over the last year on this stretch in Sea Isle. This house is definitely one of my favorites. Great for our family (two small children). One word of advice- if you are sitting on the loveseat in the spot closest to the kitchen, move your feet before you recline. It comes out like a switchblade, and you could lose your toes on the edge of the coffee table if your not careful. Not a big deal, just be ready for it!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you for your review and feedback, and we can't wait to see you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great

I loved the neighborhood, great spot to stay with friends and family for a vacation.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you for your 5-star review, Guillermo, and we can't wait to see you again!
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, listing accuracy

Good location/ Poor everything else

The only positive thing about this house is the location. If you have small kids, it’s nice b/c you can easily walk back and forth to the beach. Other then that our experience was not good. The house had ants ALL over it. The deck furniture had rusty nails sticking out of it, arms missing and broken from chairs, the bathroom tub had a huge crack in it, and the return vent in the hall way has SO much lent coming out of it , it looked like the filter had never been changed . We also had no cable Tv the entire week. The satellite dish was laying in the grass when we arrived, nobody was able to come out the entire week to fix it. All around disappointing stay for the price we paid .
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you for sharing your review, Candice. Sorry to hear your stay was anything less than a 5-star experience, and your feedback will be reviewed and addressed. Please let us know if there's anything else that we can do.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Nice house

We had a good stay this week. The house is quite comfortable. Internet is not fantastic but it works in a few spots of the house. There were coffee grounds left in the coffee pot and we did find a cracker under the coffee table. The chairs on the porch have some broken boards, nothing too big of a deal but for the price you would expect better. Also, the pool that is advertised is an extra one hundred dollars. The ad on Vrbo did not say it would be an additional cost. Location to the beach is great. Overall, we had a great trip but I am not 100% committed to rebooking.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you for your review, Joseph. The charge for the community pool is stated in the listings description, but hopefully, your review may help anyone else who may have missed it too. We will forward housekeeping and maintenance items to our Operations department to be addressed. We hope to have you stay with us again soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice place

We enjoyed it.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you for sharing your 5-star review, and we hope you stay with us again soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic rental

We were very pleased with the rental property. It looks like it had recently been rahab'd (inside & out). Very nice decorations and very comfortable beds. Even though the beach house is on the second row from the beach we had very nice views of the ocean. The rental has a very large deck on the 2nd floor with 2 access doors to the living room. Part of the deck is covered (in case of bad weather), so you can still enjoy it. Overall, I would definitely recommend this beach house for rental!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you so much for your 5-star review. This is the kind of feedback that keeps the team motivated and excited. Please come back soon!

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