Room #2 The Oleander

Great Property, location, and Owners! Positive: Great property and the Owners were wonderful! We had family call ahead to surprise us with champagne and sweets and the owners went out of their way to arrange for the purchase and set them up in our room with a typed message. They were very responsive with questions or suggestions. Will definitely book there again in the future if ever in Galveston. Negative: All was great.

It was easy to get in very clean Positive: Easy to check in Negative: No water in the rooms

Would not advise a stay here. Positive: We never saw anyone. Our Uber went down an alley with homeless everywhere. We had some difficulty finding the hotel.we struggled up a few stairs with heavy luggage. The lockbox did not operate easily. Room 2 had a dirty, smelly rug, and the mattress on the bed allowed you to sink in with no support.Not to be overly critical, but the comforted seemed to be from the 1950’s. We left at 10:30 am the next morning, never seeing a single hotel employee. I am unsure how to interpret the reviews, which were generally positive. This is not like Maryann or Ginger. This is black and white with no grey. Even the Motel 6 that we stayed during Spring break would be an improvement. Caveat Emptor-or am I missing something? Negative: Everything. The neon was a nice touch!

No one was there to talk to when checking in or out. Positive: Very cute Negative: There was a fire alarm ringing in room next door from 2am until I left. Kept me up!

Very convenient overnight stay before biarding ship Positive: Clean and close to ship port