This is a hands-off realty co., not a host that cares about your experience, so don’t expect much. You’re just the next to stay in their loose screw on a messed-up assembly line. Interactions make u feel like you’re an inconvenience. You start by traveling 8mi out of your way from property to pick key up from their office (unless you’re coming from Galveston). We arrived & raised hurricane blinds to see the view but the living rm one was broken. We spent the whole week with 1/2 ocean view blocked. Our “linen pkg” we paid for was on floor in clear trash bags. Clean, but self-serve. We go to put them on the beds, & the pillows and bed protectors had dark flakes and stains on them. We had to wash the bed protectors ( luckily most stains came out) & buy new pillows from a dollar store. Wished we hadn’t seen the disgusting mattresses underneath. Too. Much. DNA. Their pillows, shams, bedspreads, & furniture covers aren’t washed either. Bring your own bedding. You’ll have to make your own bed anyway. It’s a lot to deal with after you’ve traveled all day, not to mention ridiculous considering what you pay. Luckily only 1 roach was found in kitchen & 1 unidentified bug in a bed. Could’ve been much worse, considering other reviews. SOME surfaces were clean to the eye, just don’t look hard, open drawers, or look under furniture. If u drop a penny, leave it. Ignorance is bliss. Pool was cloudy most of our stay. It wasn’t maintained well. No outdoor lights by or in pool to swim at night, in the pool for 4. Six, if u just stand up still. Outdoor shower was rusted. Didn’t work. Dryer is very rusty, disgusting, & took forever to dry a load. We only used it out of necessity. On surface, it’s pretty. Decorated nicely. The kitchen was well-stocked. Deck has great views of the ocean. Tons of shells. Great fishing. No dolphins visible. Local store with necessities. Not much extra activities unless you ride a ferry to Galveston-fun in theory but ferries non-consistent so you may cross in 30 mins or it may be 2 hours. But Galveston was great for a day trip if beach doesn’t hold your attention. Driving is allowed on beach, there are almost always fishing lines from the shore, and beach isn’t private, so watch your kids. That being said, it was a nice area. We just won’t rent this house from these owners again. It’s great that it’s pretty to look at in pics, but I’d rather not have to stay awake at night thinking about what we’re all having to sleep or sit on.
