We were looking for a quick vacation for the kids before school starts. We landed on Galveston given the ease of travel from Dallas/McKinney. We searched through tons of properties, both privately-owned and resort-style, and stumbled across this little place. Plenty big enought for 5 of us, with room for a 6th easily. The home was extremely clean and well maintained, newer appliances, comfortable beds, and we could go on and on.... Accommodations overall were about a 12 out of 10 given how much thought clearly went into everything the owners supplied for an excellent experience! Now for the location... The main part if the island off the Sea Board is EXTREMELY busy and chaotic. 4 lanes of busy traffic you have to play frogger to cross, not to mention carrying beach items and kids. Thankfully we were skeptical, and decided to look further down the coast line. This house is completely away from all the stress, with direct beach access to a great spot not overrun with people. Also, the marina is literally right around the corner, with excellent food, live music, drinks, market, and a bait shop. Another huge bonus, a somewhat private pier for fishing! The home comes with a key card, and you can simply waltz out with the kids to fish...many times of which we were the only ones in the pier. And yes we caughts lots of fish, one of which was large enough to snap a 20lb test line (thinking huge redfish). Needless to say, we absolutely hope to book this property again!!