Beautifully renovated Historical Home sleeps 16. Walk to Strand, restaurants!
House in Texas City, TX
16 guests · 4 bedrooms · 3 baths
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind
Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more
About this house rental
We hope our guests can enjoy our recently updated three story FOUR BEDROOM, THREE BATH Historic Victorian Galveston Island home! This modernized 1900 storm survivor exudes the eloquent charm and design to mimic the architecture of its time. Many elements, such as the large grand wooden staircase, large wall spanning windows, 10 foot ceilings and the two wrap around balconies are just a few of the restored home features.
Our home is located only a mere few blocks from quaint restaurants and boutiques. In addition, the strand is a 10 minute walk and attractions such as Seawall Boulevard, Pleasure Pier, Moody Gardens are only a short ride away. As an aide to your island travels, coming in Summer of 2017, will be the restored electric trolley only a few blocks from our front door!
Our "Belle" also includes many modern day luxuries, such as a dual walk in two head shower, an updated and fully stocked kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances. Our guests can enjoy complimentary coffee and tea with condiments, as well as a fresh stash of spices and basic staples. Both living areas boast 48" smart TV's with high speed Cable. Free wifi is available throughout the house, with handy electronic device charging ports on each night stand!
Because your hosts want to ensure a great night's sleep for their guests, they have purchased only top of the line beds (including adjustable king size bed) high quality bedding, towels, complimentary soaps, shampoos and even face wash/makeup remover! .
For larger groups, or multiple families, our first floor includes a private kitchen, bathroom (glass enclosed shower AND antique shower tub), bedroom with two twins (trundle) and full size bed to sleep four. The first floor large living area boasts a 48" flat screen smart TV, memory foam queen sleeper sofa bed, a twin memory foam sleeper chair, and two twins (trundle) to sleep five. A memory foam roll away twin bed and an automatic inflatable queen mattress can allow this first floor to sleep up to 12 adults, or maybe just all the kiddos!!.
The third floor has three bedrooms as follows, Large First Master has a King size wrought iron bed (adjustable) with a door to the upstairs wrap around balcony. The Second Master, has a Queen Rice Poster bed, a beautifully wood carved full size crib and bedding with floor to ceiling windows that can be raised (CAREFULLY) to access the balcony as well. The third, room, known as a Trunk Room, is cozily fitted with a trundle bed (two twins), rocking chair and an antique dresser. All six third floor guests have direct access to the third floor bathroom, with double vanity and double walk in shower. Both larger rooms have full closets in addition to a chest of drawers, armoirs, vanity and comfortable reading chairs. A private coffee/tea service with electric coffee percolator, mugs, freshly ground coffee and condiments is also in each of the large rooms. Our guests can enjoy their morning coffee, while lounging on the upstairs balcony wicker furniture in their comfy morning attire! Just fill up the coffee percolator the night before and enjoy a freshly brewed pot in your own room or balcony the following morning!
The second floor also has a full bathroom with a double sliding glass door walk in shower. The newly renovated kitchen has direct access to the back yard deck where guests can comfortably lounge on our wicker set of two swivel rocking chairs, glider love seat and matching wicker table with seating for 8! The dining room has a very large faux stone table top, set for 14, with a very probably squeeze of 16! The "updated" 8 antique dining chairs were lovingly and most "novicely" reupholstered by your host! Enjoy the beautifully appointed and professionally reupholstered living room furniture (can adequately seat 8 adults plus two large fluffly floor cushion users) while catching up on the news or sports on the second 48" flat screen smart TV. Yet another gathering area, the front first floor balcony, can comfortably seat guests on a full size wicker couch, and two chairs.
Additional gathering areas include the front downstairs patio with a garden wrought iron table. love seat and chairs. The ground floor front porch with a fun swing san wicker chair basket and two other comfy out door chairs provide another visiting area.
Come enjoy our Belle and partake in the many modern day luxuries, eloquent designs and restored historic Galveston Island home features!
Our home is located only a mere few blocks from quaint restaurants and boutiques. In addition, the strand is a 10 minute walk and attractions such as Seawall Boulevard, Pleasure Pier, Moody Gardens are only a short ride away. As an aide to your island travels, coming in Summer of 2017, will be the restored electric trolley only a few blocks from our front door!
Our "Belle" also includes many modern day luxuries, such as a dual walk in two head shower, an updated and fully stocked kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances. Our guests can enjoy complimentary coffee and tea with condiments, as well as a fresh stash of spices and basic staples. Both living areas boast 48" smart TV's with high speed Cable. Free wifi is available throughout the house, with handy electronic device charging ports on each night stand!
Because your hosts want to ensure a great night's sleep for their guests, they have purchased only top of the line beds (including adjustable king size bed) high quality bedding, towels, complimentary soaps, shampoos and even face wash/makeup remover! .
For larger groups, or multiple families, our first floor includes a private kitchen, bathroom (glass enclosed shower AND antique shower tub), bedroom with two twins (trundle) and full size bed to sleep four. The first floor large living area boasts a 48" flat screen smart TV, memory foam queen sleeper sofa bed, a twin memory foam sleeper chair, and two twins (trundle) to sleep five. A memory foam roll away twin bed and an automatic inflatable queen mattress can allow this first floor to sleep up to 12 adults, or maybe just all the kiddos!!.
The third floor has three bedrooms as follows, Large First Master has a King size wrought iron bed (adjustable) with a door to the upstairs wrap around balcony. The Second Master, has a Queen Rice Poster bed, a beautifully wood carved full size crib and bedding with floor to ceiling windows that can be raised (CAREFULLY) to access the balcony as well. The third, room, known as a Trunk Room, is cozily fitted with a trundle bed (two twins), rocking chair and an antique dresser. All six third floor guests have direct access to the third floor bathroom, with double vanity and double walk in shower. Both larger rooms have full closets in addition to a chest of drawers, armoirs, vanity and comfortable reading chairs. A private coffee/tea service with electric coffee percolator, mugs, freshly ground coffee and condiments is also in each of the large rooms. Our guests can enjoy their morning coffee, while lounging on the upstairs balcony wicker furniture in their comfy morning attire! Just fill up the coffee percolator the night before and enjoy a freshly brewed pot in your own room or balcony the following morning!
The second floor also has a full bathroom with a double sliding glass door walk in shower. The newly renovated kitchen has direct access to the back yard deck where guests can comfortably lounge on our wicker set of two swivel rocking chairs, glider love seat and matching wicker table with seating for 8! The dining room has a very large faux stone table top, set for 14, with a very probably squeeze of 16! The "updated" 8 antique dining chairs were lovingly and most "novicely" reupholstered by your host! Enjoy the beautifully appointed and professionally reupholstered living room furniture (can adequately seat 8 adults plus two large fluffly floor cushion users) while catching up on the news or sports on the second 48" flat screen smart TV. Yet another gathering area, the front first floor balcony, can comfortably seat guests on a full size wicker couch, and two chairs.
Additional gathering areas include the front downstairs patio with a garden wrought iron table. love seat and chairs. The ground floor front porch with a fun swing san wicker chair basket and two other comfy out door chairs provide another visiting area.
Come enjoy our Belle and partake in the many modern day luxuries, eloquent designs and restored historic Galveston Island home features!
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Dishwasher
TV
Garden
Family friendly
Map of Texas City, TX
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Ratings and reviews
10.0 / 10.0
Loved the location and uniqueness of the property. Sweet neighbors and plenty of room!
10.0 / 10.0
Beautiful and exactly what we have always wanted to stay in on the island. House has that old Victorian charm with some upgrades.
10.0 / 10.0
Very nice house close to Sacred Heart. We had a very relaxing memorial day weekend visiting family in Galveston. It couldn't have been better!
10.0 / 10.0
Greast house and host. The historic houses in Galveston are always so interesting and cool to stay in.
10.0 / 10.0
We stayed at the house for our daughters wedding. It was spacious and had room for the entire family. Beautiful historic home with large dining room and enough sleeping area for everyone. The AC worked great!
10.0 / 10.0
The house was beautiful and so full of history, we had 13 people in our family from PA, KS, LA and of course TX. Our host was amazing stayed in touch to let us know if there were any changes or anything we needed! Thank you Ellen & Tony for sharing your lovely home with our family!
10.0 / 10.0
Great beautiful house. Wonderful host and loved the location to strand. Plenty of beds and room
10.0 / 10.0
The house is a cute old house with a lot of character. There are a lot of beds or sofas to sleep on. But if you are looking for a private bedroom with a bathroom, this is not the place to stay. If you are looking for a place with a lot of personality and not needing a lot of privacy this is the place.
10.0 / 10.0
Property was as described and well furnished. We enjoyed our stay for the weekend in Galveston. Eileen was very easy to work with. Highly recommend this property.
10.0 / 10.0
We had a great time in this beautiful and charming house. Great location in relation to The Strand and Pleasure Pier.
10.0 / 10.0
This is a lovely house in Galveston. It’s huge. We were a group of 15 between kids and adults. The house was extra clean. The owner is wonderful. The house is very well equipped. You will love it here! book!
10.0 / 10.0
Great home
10.0 / 10.0
We rented this house for my husbands 50th birthday and it did not disappoint. We weren’t able to enjoy any of the patios/porches because of the weather, but we made the best of it! The owners were very quick to answer any questions or concerns we had. The location is perfect. We will definitely be back.
10.0 / 10.0
Comfortable and great location
The location was great the house was spacious and comfortable and clean. Awesome time.
10.0 / 10.0
Relax
Plenty of space
Comfortable
10.0 / 10.0
Family Historic HomesTour
We selected this home because there was plenty of bedrooms and bathrooms. We absolutely loved this beautiful, and comfortable home! With its historic plaque it could’ve easily been on this years tour.
10.0 / 10.0
Relaxing
The house was beautiful and stocked with everything we needed. Eileen was gracious and called before our arrival to answer any last minute questions. It was a very comfortable and relaxing time.
2.0 / 10.0
We almost DIED!
Certainly the gas leak we reported was beyond the owner's control, but the level of resistance and argument we received from the owner was appalling. I texted the owner at 9:41PM saying that there was a strong gas smell downstairs and outside around the house. This is the moment that any reasonable homeowner would immediately call the city to come inspect. Instead, what followed was the owner deflecting, arguing, and trying to talk us out of what we smelled until *finally* at 10:08PM, almost half an hour later, they called the city due ONLY to my refusal to back down. Instead of acting instantly on our behalf and on behalf of her home, the owner tried to tell us it wasn't gas and we must be mistaken. She said:
1.We don't use gas in the house, only electric
2.Correction, we do use gas but only on the first floor
3. The upstairs furnace makes an odor
4. The upstairs furnace is gas but we had a biannual inspection last week.
5. It's just something pressing on the water heater
6.There is typically a smell in the laundry room but it's not gas. It's the pilot light but it's ok because it's vented to outside.
7. The downstairs can smell because of the original wood flooring.
8. Maybe it's raccoons
9. Maybe it's cats
10. We have had renters all winter and ourselves and never had a gas odor yet.
I had to argue for a half hour with this woman to just keep my family (and her house!) safe. I hate to think about what would happen if it was someone with less experience in owning a home, or who would have been convinced that the smell was ok and normal by this woman. There was a MAJOR gas leak and the city immediately sent out a crew to replace their gas meter which went into the early morning. Even as the crew was replacing the unit, she asked for photos, and kept texting me asking about the nature of the repair (was it our meter, not the neighbors? Is it broken on our side or the city's? Did the breakage occur from forcing or natural corrosion? - all questions for the repair crew, not your renters!) I had to ask her to contact the crew because how would I know those things? She finally contacted the crew and they filled her in. She then proceeded to circle things in the photos and send them back to me asking, is this a cigarette butt? and what's this metal tag? She said she would compensate us for "all of this". I could have lost my family due to no carbon monoxide alarms and her refusal to act on our behalf. WE COULD HAVE DIED!!!
10.0 / 10.0
Historic East End
The house is beautiful and in a beautiful Historic area. Plenty to see and entertainment near. Easy to walk to The Strand or beach. We rarely had to use our car.
10.0 / 10.0
Fantastic venue
Brought a group of friends for Dickens on the Strand. Loved the house. Beautifully decorated for the season and the neighborhood is very nice. We were able to walk to the Strand from the house. Plenty of things to do nearby. Spacious rooms and seating everywhere. It was a great find!
8.0 / 10.0
Bedrooms
Thought the house had 5 bedrooms but only had 4 with a living room used as the 5th bedroom.
10.0 / 10.0
It was great!
We had the best time. The house was beautiful. The host was great.
8.0 / 10.0
Girls Weekend - Nice Place to Stay
House was clean and ready for us a little before check-in time. Communication with host was excellent - always prompt and friendly. Other than the street construction (which host or vrbo had nothing to do with) we enjoyed our stay. Google didn't care for the address of the property and kept sending us to the wrong house but that gave us an opportunity to look at all the historical homes in the area. . Overall I would recommend house to family and friends.
10.0 / 10.0
Great place to stay!!!
We had never visited Galveston before but we lucked into this beautiful property. It is within walking distance to the beach, shops, restaurants and is in a beautiful historic neighborhood. The house was fully furnished and lovely. The host was great to work with. Our family had a wonderful time and if we make our way back to Galveston, I won't hesitate to return.
10.0 / 10.0
Belle of the Ball Review
Our stay here was wonderful! Would absolutely stay again. Lots of room, lots of beds, and large front porch for sitting and visiting in the evenings. Do yourself a favor and stay at this place!!! Eileen is a pleasure to work with and there are lots of little extras. Great time with great friends❤️
10.0 / 10.0
Daughter's birthday getaway
My family and I really enjoyed the house it was close to everything we wanted to do.the house is beautiful and clean host was wonderful if we ever get back to galveston hope the home is still up for rental guys you will love the home a lot of room for my family
Ms.Plano Tx
July 22- July26
10.0 / 10.0
Majestic Victorian!
We enjoyed staying at this turn-of -the- century Victorian home. Beautiful decor!
Air conditioning.
8.0 / 10.0
Nice Accommodation
Pretty unique experience with this property. The house was nicely decorated throughout. Comfortable accommodation for our group of 12. The owners were very nice and thoughtful in providing useful amenities for guests. We really enjoyed our stay.
10.0 / 10.0
Perfect family home!
We enjoyed our stay! The house was lovely and very welcoming. It was stocked with more than enough supplies and essentials and fully stocked kitchen. There was plenty of room and comfortable for my group of 10. Very clean and beautifully decorated. Overall a fun experience! I also loved the neighborhood and neighbors very nice people. So much history in the neighborhood. I definitely would stay here again!
10.0 / 10.0
Beautiful House
We enjoyed our stay very much.
10.0 / 10.0
Amazing house and host
The house was amazingly beautiful, and Eileen really went out of her way to make us feel at home. We were just blocks away from everything historic in Galveston.
10.0 / 10.0
Awesome historical home!
This is a beautiful home that my entire family loved. Plenty of space for the kids. Large kitchen with plenty of room for dining. Loved that there are three bathrooms with three showers! Everything is spotless! We all had a comfortable stay and will love to stay again!
10.0 / 10.0
The Belle is lovely.
The perfect place for our group of 8. Plenty of room to relax and enjoy one another's company. The Belle has everything you could possibly need at you fingertips. Eileen was available and responsive to any questions I had before and during our stay. Very clean, which is very important to our group. Would definitely stay again.
5.0 / 10.0
Where to start....What a perfect weekend. Small group for a Bachelorette gathering. House was beautiful and comfortable, everyone had their own space and then some. The decore was on point!!!! It fit our Practical Magic theme. Porch was great for morning coffee, just you, your brew and the birds. Eileen was an awesome host and very responsive. We have already had request to share her link to the house by friends for future visits. Tips: Kitchen is on second floor, we found it easier to use outside stairs to carry up all larger items; ice chest, suitcases, etc. You will get your cardio workout, my calves are feeling it today :) but that is not a bad thing :) House is not far from strand so really no need to move your car once you get there, we do wish we had planned a cart rental, but next time. Eileen, thank you so much for letting us stay in your lovely home.
10.0 / 10.0
PERFECT WEEKEND
Where to start....What a perfect weekend. Small group for a Bachelorette gathering. House was beautiful and comfortable, everyone had their own space and then some. The decore was on point!!!! It fit our Practical Magic theme. Porch was great for morning coffee, just you, your brew and the birds. Eileen was an awesome host and very responsive. We have already had request to share her link to the house by friends for future visits.
Tips: Kitchen is on second floor, we found it easier to use outside stairs to carry up all larger items; ice chest, suitcases, etc. You will get your cardio workout, my calves are feeling it today :) but that is not a bad thing :)
House is not far from strand so really no need to move your car once you get there, we do wish we had planned a cart rental, but next time.
Eileen, thank you so much for letting us stay in your lovely home.
10.0 / 10.0
Beautiful home
Beautiful home
Great location
10.0 / 10.0
It was a great location and beautiful homes on the street
Plenty of sleep and eat space great outdoor experience also with the porches off each bedroom allowed for the s sea breezes fill up the spaces. Wonderful
10.0 / 10.0
Wedding Weekend
This is a great place to stay! Eileen is very easy to work with and very accommodating. My daughter got married in the area and all of the bridal party were able to get ready at the house because of the 2 front entrances. The bride and groom never saw each other before the wedding.
10.0 / 10.0
Location, Big, Beautiful, and Historical
We only had 6 (3 couples) stay in this huge home. It was perfect for us in every way. We loved the convenience of the location, nice neighborhood, big home, with nice rooms, gorgeous decor and the historical significance meant a lot to us. Our group is from Houston area and this was a weekend getaway.
One thing to add, we were concerned about parking, as we had 4 cars between 6 of us. But we took turns 2 cars in front one night, the other 2 cars in front the other night. Parking along side streets was not an issue at all! There is a parking garage a block away. We asked at the County Courthouse, and they said weekend parking is ok in the garage, but have your car gone by Mon. morning.
Don't hesitate to reserve this home. There are so many beds everywhere for your large family!
10.0 / 10.0
Beautiful, Comfortable house
The Belle was great! It was spacious and very tastefully decorated. The beds were very comfortable. The Dining room table is huge and perfect for family meals or games with friends.
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Texas City?
The average price for a rental in Texas City is R 3,626 per night. This rental is R 4,287 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Beautifully renovated Historical Home sleeps 16. Walk to Strand, restaurants!. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Beautifully renovated Historical Home sleeps 16. Walk to Strand, restaurants!. Enjoy the water!
Is Beautifully renovated Historical Home sleeps 16. Walk to Strand, restaurants! pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this house is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Beautifully renovated Historical Home sleeps 16. Walk to Strand, restaurants!?
We found 11 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, and parking.
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