Victorian Condo Hotel Resort, Galveston

What a great place for a wedding, we had family come from all over. The event planner went out of her way to make everything a great experance. All of the staft where friendy and helpful the grounds where very neat and clean and well groomed. We have around 80 people there and heard no complants. If you are going to have a family get to gather or a wedding this is a place to check out. We got a room that is called The Galley that you could meet everyone and party it can handle around 70 people has a kitchen and bathrooms table and chairs we had a good time there. The pools where very nice. I'm not much of a writer but I had to post something. I can't say how much fun we have there.

Beach front rooms with great view of ocean! The room was clean and well appointed with a Kitchenette with a Dishwasher, Refrig, cook top and microwave so we could cook up some local seafood ourselves and keep snacks. The staff was friendly and helpful and quick to accomodate our needs. There is an upscale restaurant (Bistro) on campus with great food at reasonable prices that we enjoyed and they do room service too! Free, on site there is a nice gym room, full size tennis courts, hot tubs, one heated and one real cute and kid friendly swimming pool, and a picnic area with fish cleaning facilities if you want to fish at one of the fishing piers in walking distance. There is so much to do! All kinds of new stores built after the hurricane and new attractions. We really enjoyed the Duck boat tour. It was well worth the $15.00 cost. We flew kites for several hours using an inexpensive model purchased at the Walmart. There are some beautiful huge stunt kites at the local kite shop that looked interesting too. We walked the labyrinth at one of the local church yards (free) after shopping on the Strand. Loved the Emporium on the Strand best pastrami sandwich since Baltimore and New York! Local seafood was great at Casey's next (related to the famous but more expensive Guido's). Staff is super nice too. The best "find" was a restaurant named Misquito Cafe. What great healthy gourmet food reasonable! There were 2 nearby bakeries that were lovely too for your heart's desire of baked goods. They were on 14th street. Back to the Victorian for a quiet, laid back evening. The Victorian is close to everything, right off 61st street as you come into Galveston from I-45 and is in the middle of the island so it is convenient. You can walk to Walmart or next door for many stores and restaurants. I will always stay at the Victorian. Great prices and hospitality.

Dislikes: Filthy, out of date, bathroom is clautrophobic, water leaks and sprays all over the place, roving bands of noisy hulligans, counter help is obviously in the wrong line of work, in other words this place is not worth staying at if it's free. Bed is noisy when you move telegraphing everything you are doing or thinking about doing to at least 10 other rooms. Likes: Close to the beach.

This place is great for singles. Lots to do within walking distance and great views of the Gulf. If you are looking for a place to take the family I might suggest the San Luis or renting a beach house. If you want a place you can have easy access to bars and the beach then this is it!

This place is filthy. They were doing work right outside our door with air compressors and saws running when we got there. First room was disgusting and did not sleep 8 as we were promised. Moved to another room also very disgusting. Toilet leaked water from underneath. We weren't there even 30 minutes in second room and our daughters feet were solid black. Also, there was a hole in the bathroom wall. We left and went to another place. I would definitely not recommend this condo/hotel to another person it is not worth the money and very unclean. There are also burgular type bars going into all of the rooms.

I wish I would have read these reviews before we booked. This place was way overpriced and run down. I had hoped for better. We had a 1 bedroom condo with a fold out couch in Bldg 4. We are a family of 4 - 2 adults, a 10 yr old and 7 yr old. The beds were comfortable enough, but the carpeted areas were filthy. Other reviewers have noted the same. The bottoms of your feet or socks would be BLACK. They advertised free WiFi, but you can't get it in your room at all - no signal. It is only available in the common areas. The television in the living area only worked half the time as if there was a short in it. When it did work, the reception was very 'snowy'. The television in the bedroom worked fine, though. The air in-take vents were filthy. The refrigerator was small as was the freezer, but there was a large pantry. Both of the burners on the electric stove didn't look like they fit and tilted at an angle. One of the elements had the coating peeling off and looked dangerous to me. The pool areas were nice and seemed to be well maintained. Housekeeping stopped by each day and offered clean towels and took our trash for us. We were there 3 nights total. We were in Bldg 4 and had a nice view of the pool and the gulf. It is very conveniently located to shops and restaurants, and the beach is right across the street. There is plenty of free parking, too. For July 2 and 3, we paid $195/night plus tax, which was way too much for a room in this condition. We wanted the flexibility of a kitchen, but it wasn't worth it to me. Would rather have stayed at the Hilton or some other reputable hotel instead for the same money.

2 of us were driving from Wichita, Ks. and 5 were driving from Ajijic, Mexico-we arrived between 2am and 4am-they could not put us up for that night since we did not reserve that night, but they booked us in another motel for discounted rates and we were very pleased! We had a condo in building 8 that overlooked the Gulf. It was clean and decent. The rate was good considering there were seven people, three of which were children. The 3 children had their own little alcove room with bunk beds and a dresser. We had the master bedroom with a full bath and an alcove sink and mirror. My daughter and her husband had the other bedroom although they had to share a toilet off of the living room. The living room was very nice. The kitchen was adequate with counter and bar stools. The only thing needed was an updated kitchen stovetop and sinks in the bathroom. The location was great because of Walmart right across the street, restaurants very near, even fast food was only maybe six blocks away. The beach gulf of mexico was just across the street, however, we did have to walk about a quarter of a mile to the beach area for swimming. Overall we were content! Prior to this stay we had stayed there in a corner condo for seven that was better suited to our needs with an updated decor, but overall we were very satisfied. Thank You!

We chose this destination because we had actually considering buying a condo here. I had hoped the negative reviews were from overly picky people and I like to form my own opinions, but our rental pool unit was not great at all. Our room was in building 9 with an excellent, unobstructed view of the Walmart parking lot. Aside from the less-than-appealing view, our non-smoking unit reeked of cigarette smoke--probably from a nearby unit, as the intensity varied throughout our 2 night stay. Our unit was a 1 bedroom with a queen bed, bunk beds, and a fold out sofa bed. The rail (a 2 x 4) on the upper bunk fell out--convenient for an adult who didn't want to climb over it and didn't need it , but unsafe for a child or someone nearby who might be hit by it. The mattresses on these bunks were closer to box springs--they were cheap, lightly padded and spring filled--not very comfortable at all. The sofa bed, however, was NOT sleep-able--the "mattress" was thin, flimsy and did nothing whatsoever to pad the support bars. Even the cushions on the sofa itself were worn and flat. The bar of the sofa bed was exposed at the edge of the sofa. All of the furniture was worn and several pieces had holes. The refrigerator is half-size with a very small freezer compartment and there is no oven. There is an additional charge if more towels are needed or maid service is requested. Kitchen linens consisted of one small dishtowel. There was a WiFi signal, but too weak for my laptop to connect. It appeared that there was a land line, but you would need to bring your own cable. Parking was abundant (because occupancy was low) and the entire area was gated with a security guard on duty at night. There were televisions with cable service in the living area and bedroom. The ceiling fan in the bedroom was too noisy to use, though. We will not be buying a condo here--I can't even recommend it as a place for others to stay in the rental pool units. I cannot express how incredibly overpriced it is for the condition and level of amenities and we will not return.

Checked in on Thursday, room smelled terrible, and was very dirty. The few towles I had were stained up and threadbare. Friday afternooon I came back from the beach to find water dripping from the celing and my whole living room carpet wet. I called the front desk and they sent maintenance to check on it. Over an hour later, I was moved to a different room only to find water leaking from the bathroom celing. After another call to maintenance they came out and said it was a clogged pipe and was fixed. half an hour later I was washing up to go out and was getting dripped o by the same leak that was allegedly fixed. during our stay I noticed that our bedroom window was repeatedly unlocked even though we left the "no service" card in the door, and nobody should have accessed our room to be able to unlock it. The front desk assured me I must have unlocked it myself and just forgot. When I arrived home this morning I discovered I was missing something from my suitcase...somebody had taken some of the pills out of my perscription bottle. i called the hotel and Galveston PD, pretty much got oh well, you touched the bottle so we can't help you sorry, and the hotel assured me I must have miscounted them or something cause they have a strict policy on not touching personal items of guests. This hotel does not know the meaning of customer service, and I am sure that they have a light fingered employee or two!

The room was dirty. Had to ask for it to be mopped and when they did, she used a broom with a towel. The last night we were there, we had been gone all day and came in to find the dirty towels still in the bathroom and all trash cans had not been emptied. We did complain but got no satisfaction, only excuses. I do not recommend it to anyone. My daughter, three of the grandsons plus myself spent 4 nights and we were so disappointed. Please think twice if you are considering the Victorian.