Once Upon a Tide | Steps to the Beach!

Galveston, Texas
$374 avg/night
Minimum Stay 2 Nights
Bed 3

Bed

Bath 2

Bath

Home Private Vacation Home

Property Type

Sleep 10

Max Sleeps

Night 2 nights

Min Stay

Great Views, Steps to Beach, Beautiful House, Great Rate! With Modern vintage colonial décor - a nod to Galveston's rich Victorian history - Once Upon A Tide is a little different from your usual beach house. Original antiques blended with attractive modern comforts make this a memorable, delightfully comfortable & attractive house. A second-row home, only steps to the beach, there are great sea views from both upper deck and lower patio without the front row price. Wake up to morning coffee and sunrise over the sea on your deck or wind down and enjoy a glass of wine in the gentle breeze at sunset.

If you love making memories with family meals there's room for 12 at the dining table inside or feel the breeze as you BBQ on the charcoal grill and dine alfresco on ample picnic tables on the lower patio next to the porch swing. The kitchen is well equipped for your needs.

The living room, with high vaulted, paneled ceilings reminiscent of whaling cottages of a bygone era is surrounded by windows giving 180 degrees light and a bright airy feel. A home theater system with surround sound is installed above the fireplace so you can watch your favorite movies on Netflix, Hulu, etc, watch blue rays or DVDs & listen to music from your phone, iPod or Pandora.

Pamper yourself as you slip between crisp white sheets in antique pillow-top beds at the end of a great day enjoying the beach. The primary bedroom has a queen bed (sleep 2) & full en-suite bath including both a Jacuzzi tub and separate shower. The primary bedroom also features Roku streaming television. The second bedroom has a queen bed (sleeps 2). The third bedroom is a children's loft, great for gaming (has Wii Nintendo) with two twins over twin trundle beds (sleeps 4). The living area also features queen size sleeper sofa with an upgraded memory foam mattress.

Once Upon A Tide is located in the smaller community of Spanish Grant Galveston Beach. Fewer houses afford a semi-private feel to the beach and plenty of room for you to enjoy. It’s conveniently only a minute's drive from activities at Moody Gardens, Schlitterbahn, Seawall, Pleasure Pier, and grocery stores.

Whether you are looking for an interestingly themed cottage or merely a beautiful house with all the modern comforts, great views, and steps from the beach you'll find it at Once Upon A Tide. There are three (3) approved public pedestrian pathways to the beach in Spanish Grant. One is at the end of Spanish Grant Blvd. and the other two are at the east and west ends of Ventura. DO NOT enter the beach at Buena Vista dunes or by cutting through private property to access the beach. Parking is only allowed on the beachside of the road on Buena Vista.

Spanish Grant is a quaint, cozy, welcoming, friendly, island beach village, established well before the ’90s, located just seven miles West of 61st Street, with just three rows of beach homes and offers multiple pathways to access the beach. The beach in Spanish Grant is not a drive-on beach, which many families with small children prefer.

This vacation home should accommodate up to 4 vehicles to be parked at the property. Carpooling is highly recommended. Vehicles should be parked in the driveway or designated parking space. At no time should any vehicle be parked on lawns, yards or dune. Many HOAs do not allow parking for trailers, RVs, boats, etc. Please contact Ryson with any questions.

Spanish Grant offers three (3) approved public pedestrian pathways to the beach in Spanish Grant; at the end of Spanish Grant Blvd. and the east and west ends of Ventura. Please do not enter the beach at Buena Vista dunes or by cutting through private property to access the beach. Parking only allowed on the beachside of the road on Buena Vista from the beach.

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  • Feature Features
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  • Review Review

Feature Features

  • PETS

    No Pets Allowed
  • BEACH

    Near The Beach
  • DINING

    Dining Table
  • SAFETY

    Carbon Monoxide Detector Not Reported (host Has Not Indicated Whether There Is A Carbon Monoxide Detector On The Property; Consider Bringing A Portable Detector) Fire Extinguisher Smoke Detector Installed (host Has Indicated There Is A Smoke Detector On The Property)
  • BEDROOM

    3 Bedrooms Bed Sheets Provided Sofa Bed
  • GENERAL

    Unit Size: 1384 Sq Ft (129 Sq M)
  • KITCHEN

    Coffee/tea Maker Cookware/dishes/utensils Dishwasher Microwave Oven Refrigerator Stovetop Toaster
  • LAUNDRY

    Laundry Facilities Washing Machine
  • PARKING

    RV, Bus, And Truck Parking On Site
  • INTERNET

    Internet Access
  • OUTDOORS

    Balcony Charcoal Grill
  • POOL/SPA

    Hot Tub
  • BATHROOMS

    2 Bathrooms Towels Provided
  • LANGS SPOKEN

    English
  • THINGS TO DO

    Cycling Nearby Fishing Nearby Jet Skiing Nearby Marina Nearby Sailing Nearby Snorkeling Nearby Theme Parks Nearby Water Park Windsurfing Nearby Winery Tours Nearby
  • ENTERTAINMENT

    DVD Player Hulu Netflix Streaming Services Video Game Console TV With Cable/satellite Service
  • LIVING SPACES

    Fireplace Living Room
  • CLIMATE CONTROL

    Air Conditioning Heating
  • LOCATION HIGHLIGHTS

    Near A Health Or Beauty Spa Near A Hospital Near A Zoo Near Outlet Shopping
  • SERVICES AND CONVENIENCES

    Concierge Services Iron/ironing Board
  • SUITABILITY/ACCESSIBILITY

    Smoke-free Property

CheckIn Check-in : 04:00 PM CheckOut Check-out : 10:00 AM
No Wheelchair No smoking No pets Children allowed
Occupancy Max occupancy : 10

Map Map

School District Availability

Review Review

  • Andrea S.

    Submitted Jul 15, 2025

    Stayed Jul 11, 2025

    Nice beach area. Not super populated. Good view of beach even from second row. Only frustrating point was the dryer never worked even after maintenance came and cleaned the exterior filter. So we were not able to do our laundry as planned.

  • Nathan K.

    Submitted Apr 3, 2025

    Stayed Mar 26, 2025

    The location was ideal for our trip, and they even let us check in slightly early. Very prompt and responsive management office. Would stay here again!

  • Shelley B.

    Submitted Jan 11, 2025

    Stayed Jan 6, 2025

    The property was very nice, perfect for our family of four. The only small issue was the door lock is very tricky to unlock. But otherwise very nice

  • Bill H.

    Submitted Jul 16, 2024

    Stayed Jul 1, 2024

    Check in process was nightmare... Key did not work. Maintenance man came quickly but I did not notify us. As a result we wait another 2 hrs waiting for maintenance. They did NOT notify us that door had been opened.

  • Aaron H.

    Submitted May 27, 2023

    Stayed May 22, 2023

    The house is very close to the beach and was clean. Great views, easy walk to the sand, and you can hear the water from the deck. The washer and dryer are tiny and very loud, I would suggest an update.

  • Donna R.

    Submitted May 2, 2023

    Stayed Apr 27, 2023

    Excellent location, close to the beach. We definitely enjoyed our stay it was a quiet peaceful neighborhood. Beach was great for relaxing, boggie boards, shell hunting and ghost crab searching after dark only 10 minute drive to Seawall. With a few repairs we would rent this place again. House and furniture could use a little TLC. We did report a broken dining room chair and broken slat on one of the twin beds in the loft upon our arrival. Didn’t report but noticed living room rug is badly fraid and one outlet had black scorching all around the wall cover also in the living room.

  • rajni a.

    Submitted Jun 12, 2022

    Stayed Jun 9, 2022

    Stay was great Beds are Front lock did not work have to keep door unlocked

  • Art C.

    Submitted Oct 16, 2021

    Stayed Oct 10, 2021

    Great beach, almost private. Nice quiet neighborhood.

  • timothy H.

    Submitted Sep 19, 2021

    Stayed Sep 16, 2021

    Listing was as advertised. Short walk to the beach. Very clean inside, particularly bathrooms which seem recently updated and very nice. Only drawback was downstairs outside shower doesn’t have enclosure but wasn’t that big of deal with showering off toddlers. Comfortable deck chairs and nice living space. Would stay here again.

  • Betsy M.

    Submitted Jun 18, 2021

    Stayed Jun 15, 2021

    We had 6 family members and it was great! 4 of us had plenty of room in the loft. There was one adult in each of the bedrooms. More would have been a little tight, but doable. There were plenty of chairs on the deck, kitchen was well stocked and the furniture was comfortable. Our only issue came when it took a really long time to cool the upstairs once we got there and figuring out how to lock the door. We were only able to get it to lock once when we went out for the day. It is a really odd way of holding handle while you turn the key and when it did work, it did so on the 4th try. I would still stay at the house again!

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