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Bishop's Beach | Beachfront, Family-Friendly

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Wonderful

4 bedrooms4+ bathroomsSleeps 162000 sq ft

Popular amenities

Beach view
Dryer
Air conditioning
Washer
Barbecue grill
Outdoor space

Explore the area

Galveston, TX

Terramar Beach
‪8 min walk‬
Sea Isle Beach
‪2 min drive‬
San Luis Beach
‪3 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 16)

2nd Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

3rd Bedroom

2 Single Bunk Beds

4th Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

Living Room

1 Double Sofa Bed

Primary Bedroom

1 King Bed

4 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

2nd Bathroom

3rd Bathroom

4th Bathroom

Half Bath

Primary Bathroom

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Balcony

About this property

Bishop's Beach | Beachfront, Family-Friendly

Welcome to Bishop’s Beach, a 4-bedroom, 4.5-bath beachfront retreat in Bay Harbor, Galveston, Texas, accommodating up to 16 guests. Located just steps from the sand along San Luis Pass Road, this modern Gulf-front home is designed for family gatherings, group getaways, and unforgettable coastal escapes.

Take your shoes off and your feet are in the sand! Expansive decks provide plenty of room to relax, grill, and soak in sweeping Gulf views, while the living room, kitchen, and primary bedroom all showcase spectacular panoramas. Inside, modern furnishings, high-end finishes, and conveniences like central air, Wi-Fi, and cable/satellite TV create an inviting space to unwind after sun-filled days.

The open kitchen is perfect for entertaining, complete with a large eat-in island, dishwasher, oven, ice maker, and Keurig coffee maker. Each of the four bedrooms has its own private full bath, while the additional half bath adds extra convenience. Sleeping arrangements include a Gulf-view primary suite with a king bed, additional queen bedrooms, and bunk rooms ideal for kids or groups.

Set on Galveston’s tranquil West End, Bay Harbor offers a peaceful atmosphere just 18 miles from town. Guests can enjoy deep-sea and bay fishing, surfing, jet skiing, golf, theme parks, and nature trails, as well as a variety of local dining options.

This home accommodates up to four vehicles parked in the driveway or designated spaces (no trailers, RVs, or boats allowed). Carpooling is recommended. Please note: no pets are permitted at Bishop’s Beach.

Book your stay at Bishop’s Beach today and discover the perfect blend of comfort, style, and beachfront bliss on Galveston’s West End.

GVR-02010

Property manager

VTrips

Premier Host

Languages

English

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

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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

Property Registration Number GVR02010

About the area

Galveston

Located in West End, a neighbourhood in Galveston, this holiday home is near theme parks and on the beach. While the natural beauty of Galveston Island Beaches and Half Moon Beach can be enjoyed by anyone, those looking for an activity can head to Galveston Country Club. Jet skiing, kayaking and snorkelling offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling nearby.

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What's nearby

Half Moon Beach - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
Terramar Beach - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
Sea Isle Beach - 2 min drive - 2.6 km
San Luis Beach - 3 min drive - 3.4 km
Jamaica Beach - 12 min drive - 12.6 km

Restaurants

‪The West End And Sand Bar - ‬5 min drive
‪Sea Isle Marina - ‬5 min drive
‪West End Marina Bar - ‬5 min drive
‪Nate's Westend Seafood & Steaks - ‬9 min drive
‪The Wer Whistle Bar - ‬3 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Bishop's Beach | Beachfront, Family-Friendly pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Bishop's Beach | Beachfront, Family-Friendly?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Bishop's Beach | Beachfront, Family-Friendly?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Bishop's Beach | Beachfront, Family-Friendly located?

Nestled on the beach, this West End holiday home is within 1 mi (2 km) of Half Moon Beach, Terramar Beach and Sea Isle Beach. San Luis Beach is 1.7 mi (2.7 km) away.

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9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Check-in

8.4/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Arnold B.

26 Aug, 2025

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

Great accommodations and location

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kari A.

1 Aug, 2025

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

Beautiful home, clean, perfect sleeping situation for what we needed!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Amanda F.

8 Jul, 2025

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

Great House

We had three families in the house with kids. Plenty of room and bathrooms. Great location and right on the beach.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne H.

24 Jun, 2025

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

wonderful home right on the beach!

property was perfect! All kitchen dishes and cooking pots and pans were provided!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Michael P.

16 Jul, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location

Short Summer Beach Trip

The property was really great overall. Excellent access to the beach. The beach behind this property only had a few neighbors on it, not a lot of people, so everything was calm and relaxed. There are a few minor maintenance issues with the house, but nothing that made our stay uncomfortable. There was a process outside of VRBO needed to sign a release before being able to access the property that I had some trouble with. I don't know if it was an issue on my end finding the email they sent me or if the email was supposed to be sent but wasn't until I requested it. The property management was super responsive and helpful. I would definitely stay at this property again.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marjorie S.

21 May, 2024

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

Great place!

It was a nice clean place. Plenty of room.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Denise R.

9 Jul, 2019

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

Best Vacay in Awhile!

Very family friendly location, right on the beach! Whole family loved it. Will definitely refer friends and rent again!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Pam W.

12 Jun, 2024

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

Galveston 2024

This beach house was great! The layout of the house was excellent for our four families staying there. Plenty of room to spread out for privacy or come together for meals and fun. The beach was nice, other than the raging wind, but no one could have controlled the weather. The steps to cross to the beach were missing a couple of boards but it was reported to management and I'm sure it will be taken care of asap. Management response to this small issue was prompt and courteous. Overall, we loved the house and location! Also, the living room furniture is super nice and comfy!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Gabrielle C.

21 Jul, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Communication

Great place on beach with a few problems

Great house with good accommodations. The refrigerator isn’t large enough or nice enough for a house that sleeps 16. It went out during our stay, but started working again. Management needs to replace it. Not enough paper towels, trash bags, dishwasher detergent or dish soap for a house this size. We had to buy some to get through a 4 night stay. Great location with short walk to beach. The beds were soft but the sheets kept coming off the mattress. We will not stay at this property again.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020

4/10 Poor

Dee Ann W., Dallas

3 Feb, 2022

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

Home repairs

We had a water leak the first night and weren’t sure we could use main bathroom for a few hours. There ended up being a hole cut out in downstairs hall ceiling and also two holes cut in wall of main bath. It was clear that bathroom had had problems from looking at ceiling and it has 3 different floors in it. We were able to use it even though plumber couldn’t fix it till we left. Siding outside was off outside that shower also so very windy rainy night one night and the flapping/ wind howling through/ the siding kept us up. The property manager was great and was going to check on a partial refund for us as the property was not in the condition for a top dollar rental.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Edward K.

26 May, 2025

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

Memorial Day weekend family gathering

Nicely furnished property. Great location and beach access. Needs a new outdoor grill!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl N., Mabank,Tx

6 Sept, 2022

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

Disliked: Communication

Labor Day

Location and house was great! Thankfully the public access to beach was close. The walkway over to beach was very short at the house, but the Mosquitoes were very bad. Also paranoid walking through dunes due to snakes. So in all a fun trip!

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Becky B.

15 Aug, 2022

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

Great house

We enjoyed this house very much. It had a lot more things than were described which is nice, but I wish we could have known in advance. I even asked questions a few days before but didn’t get an answer. For instance there were 2 keurig pod coffeemakers plus a regular drip machine. There were lots of extra pillows and blankets. There were also plenty of spices, but we read that we should bring our own salt and pepper. And there was a charcoal grill. The layout was great. The area under the house to wash off was great. The master bedroom has a newly remodeled shower instead of the bathtub listed. The beach was very close. Bring extra dish soap and paper towels and toilet paper if you like quality paper products. The hot water in the showers didn’t get hot enough for me. Overall we were very happy with our stay but I like reviews that give details I’d want to know.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Anne R.

10 Jul, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Check-in, communication

Beautiful Property / Didn't care for Ryson Management

Beautiful property and furnishings. Great location, great view, nice to have outdoor shower with hot and cold water. Two toilets needed maintenance, dripping faucet, towel rack needed repair. Could use more teaspoons, and cookie sheets. Ryson Rentals was stingy about giving access information... 40 minutes before our check in time. (I did try to call and get the info 24 hours before, but Mary Jo wouldn't budge. We had family traveling and my 85 year old mom doesn't text or email while traveling.) Didn't receive enough towels for our group; asked for more and was promised more... The towels were never delivered.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nick B.

14 Jun, 2022

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

Great

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Connie J., Brenham , Texas

24 Aug, 2021

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

Perfect, steps to the beach !

We were booked at a different location, the property sold ! So, last minute problem solvers at Ralston came through with the perfect get away . This house accommodated the guest coming and going . Will definitely stay here again . It’s also close the the action , restaurant etc than some of the other properties! Don’t miss this place , the beach is at your doorstep!

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

MyLinh L.

7 Jul, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Check-in

Nice Vacation

Overall it was good experience! However, there are three things that we did not like. First, we came from the west and had to make an hour trip extra to pick up the keys and another one hour trip to return the keys at check out. Second, the master bedroom of the house does not have a shower or a standing bath tub that made it inconvenient for our sister’s family who stayed there. Third, the lower beds of two bunked beds in one room downstairs are too low that even an 11 year-old boy could not sit there. My 11 year old nephew and his dad who slept on the lower beds accidentally got up and hit their heads too hard. It was dangerous. Additionally the ceiling fan in that room is too close to the bunk beds. It can hit the one who stays in the upper beds. We had to remember not to turn that ceiling fan on. That was very unsafe. My brother’s family who stayed in that bed room was not happy.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Frank O.

12 Nov, 2020

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

Long needed Vacation

We had a great relaxing time. Shared the beach with our dogs.

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Theresa V.

10 Jun, 2020

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

Awesome vacation!

Loved our stay at Bishop's Beach! The house was amazing! The only complaint is that the listing states that there is a shower in the master suite, but there is only a bathtub. The bed is also very high in the master. I'm 5'10" and could barely climb up into it. The refrigerator was also leaking a little water inside. Other than that...everything was perfect. We loved sitting on the porch and having dinner on the large picnic table. We would stay there again! It was the perfect vacation!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2020

6/10 Okay

Katy D.

19 Dec, 2019

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Nice location but home needs a bit of TLC

We checked into this property which is a great location and has a great layout. However, upon check in we discovered standing water in the dishwasher that had been there for an indeterminate amount of time and it stunk up the whole house, counters were dirty and the fridge was malfunctioning leaking condensate all over our food and there was already a pool of nasty water in the bottom of the fridge. If this property is marketed for families the fridge should be capable of safely storing food and the dishwasher should be checked by housekeeping. Also, management should consider going to properties with check in dates pending and turn the fridge down to cool properly at least 24 hrs prior to check in. We had to throw out a lot of our food

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Lynda M.

16 Jul, 2019

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

Bishop's Beach House Lovely

House was well stocked with kitchen appliances and tools and plenty of towels in all the bathrooms.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

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10/10 Excellent

Kara M.

20 Oct, 2018

Great Ocean Views

Very comfortable home with great ocean views. The first-floor, open-concept layout is perfect for families with small and school-age children. Beach access is quite close, just a few minutes away.

10/10 Excellent

Steve H.

11 Apr, 2018

Awesome Beach Visit

The location of the property is excellent if you want a little bit of quiet on your vacation - the home is 10-15 minutes from the hustle and bustle of Galveston so the beaches were relatively quiet each day. The home is in excellent condition, great location and great layout. Rooms are well appointed and very comfortable. Parents were happy, teenagers were happy, dogs were happy. We would be thrilled to stay here again on our next visit.

Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

JoAnne W.

4 Aug, 2016

This house is great!!

The house was great! The pictures did not do it justice. Very roomy and literally 30 seconds from the beach! My family and I will definitely stay here again!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2016