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Steps to Sand: Galveston Beach Bungalow!

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Galveston Vacation Rental | 2BR | 1BA | 962 Sq Ft | Stairs Required
Living Room | Free WiFi | TV w/ Streaming Capabilities | Central A/C
Kitchen | Cooking Basics
Living Room
Living area

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 589.4 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Air conditioning
  • Washer
  • Outdoor space
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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Galveston, TX
  • Place, Pirate's Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Pirates Beach
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Jamaica Beach
    ‪4 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 5)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Full Bathroom

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Garden

About this property

Steps to Sand: Galveston Beach Bungalow!

Your family’s next Lone Star State escape begins at ‘Palm Beach Bungalow!’ This updated vacation rental features 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, and an unbeatable location just a few blocks from the Gulf of Mexico. Enjoy easy access to several beaches and Galveston Island State Park, less than 1 mile away! The bungalow also features everything you need to unwind after a day at Moody Gardens or the Pleasure Pier, including spacious front and back decks, free WiFi, and a flat-screen TV!

-- THE PROPERTY --

GVR05764 | Outdoor Shower | Updated Interior | Central Air Conditioning

With a prime location in the Palm Beach neighborhood and all the comforts of home, ‘Palm Beach Bungalow’ is perfect for small families or a couple’s beach retreat.

Bedroom 1: Queen Bed | Bedroom 2: Queen Bed | Additional Sleeping: Extra Mattress Available

KITCHEN: Fully equipped, stainless steel appliances, Keurig coffee maker, drip coffee maker, cooking basics, center island w/ seating
INDOOR LIVING: Renovated bathroom, updated travertine shower w/ rainfall showerhead, washer/dryer, flat-screen TV w/ Xfinity Flex for streaming, ceiling fans, open floor plan, nautical decor, linens/towels
OUTDOOR LIVING: Back deck, front deck
PARKING: In front of house (3 vehicles)

-- THE LOCATION --

BEACHES: Sand Art Beach (0.2 miles), Galveston Island State Park (0.6 miles), Pirates Beach (0.9 miles), Sea Shell Beach (1.5 miles), Beach Pocket Park (1.2 miles), Sunny Beach (4.8 miles), Galveston Beach (8.5 miles), Porretto Beach (12.6 miles), Stewart Beach (12.9 miles), San Luis Beach (13.0 miles)
FAMILY FUN: Schlitterbahn Waterpark (8.3 miles), Galveston's 61st Street Fishing Pier (8.6 miles), Moody Gardens (8.9 miles), Rainforest Pyramid (8.9 miles), Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier (11.2 miles), Pier 21 (13.1 miles)
HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS: Garten Verein (11.5 miles), 1859 Ashton Villa (12.2 miles), Historic Downtown Strand Seaport Partnership (12.6 miles), Bishop's Palace (12.7 miles), East End Historical District (12.9 miles), 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA at the Texas Seaport Museum (13.1 miles), Fort San Jacinto Historic Point (15.3 miles)
FISHING CHARTERS: Always Hooked Up Fishing (2.9 miles), Deep Sea Fishing Charters Galveston (9.4 miles), 3G Fishing Charters (12.9 miles), Wave Dancer Charters (13.8 miles)
GOLF: Galveston Country Club (0.6 miles), Moody Gardens Golf Course (7.5 miles), Bayou Golf Course (24.4 miles)
AIRPORTS: Scholes International Airport (8.2 miles), William P. Hobby Airport (49.0 miles)

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-- POLICIES --

- No smoking
- No pets allowed
- No events, parties or large gatherings
- Must be at least 21 years old to book
- Additional fees and taxes may apply
- Photo ID may be required upon check-in
- NOTE: Your safety matters. An exterior security camera is located at the front door, facing out towards the entrance. The camera does not look into any interior spaces
- NOTE: This property can comfortably accommodate 4 guests in beds, but the maximum occupancy is flexible up to 5 with 1 guest sleeping on the provided mattress

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Air conditioning
Outdoor space
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 11:00 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

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 and a first aid kit
Property Registration Number GVR05764

About the area

Galveston

Located near the beach, this holiday home is in West End, a neighbourhood in Galveston. Port of Galveston and Port of Galveston Cruise Terminal are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's popular attractions can visit Moody Gardens and Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier. Galveston Schlitterbahn Waterpark and Broadway are also worth visiting. Looking to get your feet wet? Scuba diving and power boating adventures can be found near the property.
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Galveston, TX

What's nearby

  • Pirate's Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Palm Beach - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Pirates Beach - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Broadway - 2 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Jamaica Beach - 4 min drive - 4.1 km

Getting around

  • Houston, TX (EFD-Ellington Field) - 53 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Coopers Landing - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Pariah Coffee - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Sugar Bean Coffee and Cream - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Seawall Coffee Company - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Seahorse Grill - ‬9 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Steps to Sand: Galveston Beach Bungalow! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Steps to Sand: Galveston Beach Bungalow!?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Steps to Sand: Galveston Beach Bungalow!?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Steps to Sand: Galveston Beach Bungalow! located?

Located in West End, this holiday home is within 1 mile (2 km) of Pirate's Beach, Galveston Country Club and Galveston Island State Park Beach. Palm Beach and Pirates Beach are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

8.4

Very good

7.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

9.4/10

Check-in

8.4/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

8.0/10

Listing accuracy
Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 49 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 49 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 49 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 49 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 49 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Shellie K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This was a cute, put together little condo! Great location to beach! Part of our traveling party stayed in an RV at the State Park that was walking distance to the condo which was very convenient!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a nice and comfortable cabin that was easy to find and good location.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jace B.

A whole vibe for a country boy like myself
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Trace H.

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

Good

It was good. The place was clean and nice.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ginger B.

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

Great get away!

Nice and clean. Soft comfortable beds. Everything you need to enjoy a short stay.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Alex S.

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

Beach Trip

Great location
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Stephen S.

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

Beach Getaway

We enjoyed staying here for a quick beach getaway. Walking distance to the beach away from crowded areas made all the difference. House was very comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Francisco H.

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

Quick stay

Overall it was a cozy place for my wife and I, plus our 2 kids to start a couple of nights. Super close to the beach, in a very quiet neighborhood.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Abby R.

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

Simple but comfortable

We had three people staying here two nights and this property totally met our needs. The property listing was exactly as described. Nicely furnished, comfortable beds. The proximity to the beach is awesome. Good value, checkout steps were reasonable, and overall a very good stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cody C.

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

Pretty beach house

Was a very nice and kept up beach house, with a short walk to the beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Galveston getaway

Definitely a short walk to the beach. Enjoyed our stay overall. The house needs new towels and new mattresses as all were stained.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany O.

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

Summer 2023 vacation

Very nice small cute home. Nice private beach with just a short walk from the house.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Arwen H.

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

Wkd getaway

Cute house. Quiet location, but still close to all the things. 5 min walk to beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrea L., China Springs , TX

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

Great stay

We really enjoyed our stay. The house is cute, clean and comfortable . The location is amazing. We walked to a very clean beach less then a block away. The neighborhood was quiet. I will definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Karen

10/10 Would Recommend

My family and I stayed 5 days we will definitely be back! We had a blast! We are far enough away from the hustle and bustle to enjoy the peace and quite! But close enough to enjoy ourselves but still go and have fun! We will definitely be back this is our new yearly family vacation spot.

8/10 Good

Steven B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Beach House

Great little house just outside of Galveston. Nice quite neighborhood, short walk to the beach. Great kitchen and Bathroom. 1 bedroom has a double bed and the other has a queen, listing is not correct.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Raul N.

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

Beach weekend

Where should I start off. As soon as I pull in the lawn was overgrown and unkept and there’s an old beat up golf cart under the deck. The inside was nice. It wasn’t very big but that was expected. It was actually roomier than expected. The sink in the bathroom was draining slow, but we could live with that. Then night came and we had no patio light. It was pitch black. This bothered me because it was very unsafe walking downstairs. Went to run the dish washer and noticed an odd smell. Next morning realized the dishwasher was backed up and that was the smell. Had to hand wash all the dishes. Tried to reach the contact the first night and never heard back from them. Very dissatisfied with this rental. Stay away from this rental . Worst rental I have had in all my experience.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Paul W.

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Not happy

One bedroom was not clean had to wash sheets and towels myself very disappointed
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marissa G.

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

Galveston Getaway

The house was very clean, cute, and had everything you needed! Very close to the beach, which made for a short walk. Beach was very nice and clean as well. On the day we checked out, getting ready to leave, my car would not start. We were out in the heat, waiting on AAA to come, we called owner, and Jake was kind enough to let us go back in to cool off, which I thought was very nice!!! I would totally come back to stay again!!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kelly G.

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

Catfished-trip ruined

First of all, I read the reviews and took notice of problems others listed with the property. I saw good reviews after and assumed the property manager would care to correct the concerns brought about by previous occupants. I WAS WRONG. The pictures listed are OLD, the property is run down. We encountered; broken chairs, deadbolt that doesn’t lock/work, dirty floors, rugs, furniture, nails that are sticking up out of the floor, as well as a bathroom sink that doesn’t drain, pots and pans (that are appear as though they’re cast iron due to the water and tear but aren’t) stains on rug, bedding and mattress, missing bulb in bedside lamp to name a few. The cleaning lady came at 10:13am and I had to turn her away, telling her our rental expires as 11:00am. It’s a rundown property amongst other nice properties. I went outside to drink a cup of coffee and when I sat down in the blue chair by the table it collapsed underneath me. I weigh 135lbs, it was so embarrassing. There isn’t a light on the deck, the property manager’s solution was a solar lamp on the table. The property is listed as being elderly and children friendly however, the deck is badly warped, chairs are broken, nails are sticking up out of floorboards and there is a treacherous “step” to enter the bathroom. I will NEVER rent this property again and in my opinion, Evolve/Vrbo shouldn’t NOT allow such a misrepresentation of a property to continue to be listed.
Golf cart with four flat tires STILL there
Worn out cookware
Stained mattress
Broken patio chairs-back deck
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Brittany

Amazing!!!

We have been to Galveston so many times and have never stayed on this side of the beach!!! I will never go back!! It was so nice to just walk to the beach within minutes! My girls loved it. The area was quiet and clean. The house was perfect. Had everything we needed plus more!! I will for sure book this house again in the future.

8/10 Good

Melissa O.

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

Nice Spot

Enjoyed how close to the beach the house was. The house was nice and clean on the inside. Only complaint was the grass was extremely tall making it hard for us to walk up to. Also, our trash bin had not been cleaned out seems for awhile. When i opened the bin it was full and full of flies. Other than those two issues was a very nice stay.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Stacy R.

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

Great location, but needs maintenance and cleaning

Arrived to see trash overflowing and animals had got into it and trash was all over the yard. My husband cleaned it up because we were there for a week and it was truly disgusting walking through an unmowed yard filled with trash. Frustrating to spend hundreds on a cleaning fee when it clearly wasn’t, and we had to do a lot of cleaning ourselves upon arrival. Inside was nice enough but there was not any dishwasher detergent, dish soap (luckily we brought our own thanks to a previous review) and looked as though the previous renters put their dirty dishes back in the cabinet without at least handwashing, no toilet paper, and a cockroach under the couch. Location to the beach was great but had I seen the current reviews before I booked several months ago, I would not have booked this rental.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Jennifer E.

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

Location saves it!!

I have a family of 5 and this was our first time ever staying in a rental home. We were so excited, but to pull up to the grass being as tall as my 3 year old, the trash overflowing onto the ground and covered with flies plus tons of broken items( golf cart, kick boards, fishing poles) was not a warm welcome after a 6hr long drive. The inside wasn’t too bad. It was clean for the most part and we were comfortable. The place would be amazing if it had some TLC. It just needs maintenance, like making sure the locks work. Now the distance from the beach is unbelievable! The 5 min walk was great and easy, even with very young kids. We loved the beach experience, but I would recommend SOAKING your body with bug spray. The mosquitoes were ridiculous!! We were fine at the beach but during the walk back, I guess after the water washed the bug spray off, was war. Overall, that house would be perfect if the owner cared about it. Hopefully, once it’s sold, the new owner will see the potential.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Mike and Toni V.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy

Needs some TLC

This house is in need of a refresh. It's currently for sale so perhaps the owners don't want to put any money into it. The mattresses and pillow are stained, the second bed is not a queen, but a full. We found an air mattress in the closet, but there were no sheets to put on it. The shower head has a leak that dripps pure hot water so you have to dodge it unless you want to get burned. The check out process when leaving is one of those annoying, strip the sheets, take out the trash, wash, dry and put away all the dishes (the sponge they leave you to do that with is moldy) AND we're going to charge you a cleaning fee. The outside hasn't been mowed in some time, so you have walk in through a jungle of grass and thick mosquitoes. I stayed here because I was considering buying the house, but we won't be making an offer.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

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