This very active spirit found on the 5th floor of the hotel is rumoured to be that of a young lady who checked into room 500, waiting for her fiance who was at sea. Its no surprise that a hotel with so much history should have its own mysterythe guest who checked in, but never checked out. Hotel galvez and spa, galveston having fun in the texas sun. Oct 12, 2017 when youre in galveston writing a series of articles titled haunted galveston, where else would you stay but the hotel galvez. The tremont house stands among the most historic hotels in galveston, texas. Guests can enjoy views of the beach or city in select rooms. I spent the night at a haunted hotel and surviveda ghostly. I wrote about the haunted tours at the hotel galvez a notsotypical assignment that literally gave me. Throughout spooky october, the hotel galvez invites guests to learn more about the paranormal activity during its dinner with the ghosts tour and dinner event.
Those who want to experience the haunted site in person without an overnight stay can book a dinner tour at. Im not going to try to convince you the galvez is haunted. She was excited about her upcoming wedding to her mariner fiancee, who often sailed in and out of the port of galveston. Many years ago when i first began to be interested in the haunted places on galveston island the love lorn lady at the hotel galvez was the only ghost anyone ever talked about and the only ghost almost everyone i spoke to had any real experience with. The hotel has long been rumored to be haunted by a young woman who took her own life when she learned that her fiance had died at sea. The historical foundation plays with that in its are we haunted tours, in which. Audra was a lovely 25 year old girl, like any other. Top 10 haunted places in galveston you should visit. Oct 23, 2017 every great hotel must have its ghost, and the hotel galvez has one who has been around at least a half century.
Sense the presence of spirits on a special guided ghost tour of the historic and haunted hotel galvez in galveston along the seawall, youll find all the hallmarks of what makes galveston such an enjoyable stay. Most haunted hotels in galveston, tx haunted rooms america. Looks like you are staying on the haunted floor, he said with a skeptical tone. Our aaa 4diamond property is the only historic beachfront hotel on the texas gulf coast and renowned as one of the finest galveston hotels on the beach. The hotel galvez is a historic hotel located in galveston, texas, united states that opened in 1911. Hotel galvez story of ghost bride and other ghost stories. This very active spirit found on the 5 th floor of the hotel is rumoured to be that of a young lady who checked into room 500, waiting for her fiance who was at sea. Galvestons haunted hotel galvez to offer annual ghost tour. I realized i knew all this stuff but didnt have a place to put it, he said. I offered a skeptical joke in return, and another smile as i stepped off at the fifth floor. Hotel galvez and spa, a wyndham grand hotel, galveston. Aug 15, 20 so i think i mentioned back in december of 2012 i won a bucket list contest with the houston visitors center. Find haunted hotels in galveston texas the hotel galvez and. Enjoy free wifi, an outdoor pool, and a restaurant.
The hotel galvez concierge will guide guests through the hotels. While waiting for their rendezvous, she received news that her fiances ship had sunk somewhere off. The most haunted hotels in galveston, tx haunted rooms america. When he was out to sea, audra would check into room 501 at the hotel galvez and wait for him to. We were given a free voucher for sunday brunch and boy was it glorious. Wellbehaved dogs may be left unattended in rooms, but housekeeping will not enter. From one end to other, top to bottom, there have been sighting and reports of children ghosts, indians, nuns, and even pirates. Throughout spooky october, the hotel galvez invites guests to learn. My stay in the haunted room 501 of the hotel galvez in. Although the common conception is that the 5th floor is haunted, the whole of the hotel is actually haunted. The wyndham grand hotel galvez and spa offers concierge services, a business centre and fitness centre. Galvestons haunted hotel galvez to offer special halloween package with annual ghost tour and dinner in october. Galvestons hotel galvez to begin taking october ghost.
Galvez, who lived from 1746 to 1786, was a spanish military figure and colonial government administrator, led spanish forces against britain in the war and is one of just eight people to be awarded honorary u. Hotel has been pleasing guests with elegant decor, luxurious service, scenic gulf coast event space, and a majestic location. To book the dinner with the ghosts overnight package, please visit. One of the most luxurious properties in galveston, this hotel has more of a romantic vibe than one suited for families. During the 104yearold historic texas hotels onehour tour, the hotel galvez. After arriving in galveston, texas, my travel companion and i were sipping gin gimlets at dusk inside the hotel galvez, a turnofthecentury beauty built on the. Spend some time exploring our 100year history with history tours, wake up with our morning fitness classes, or indulge in our onsite spa. Hotel galvez and spa galvestons 1900 storm and hotel.
The building was added to the national register of historic places on april 4, 1979. I would say its certainly one of the most haunted cities in the world simply because galveston in its short life. Legend has it that was about twentyfive years old and stayed in room 501. Galveston vacation packages deals discover galveston. Learn more about the haunted hotel galvez, galveston tx. Our island city is home to victorianera buildings, historical exhibits, museums, and art galleries. With all the prestige and presumedly normal tourism industry, just what exactly is the story behind the spirits haunting the hotel galvez. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in. Galveston islands only truly historic hotel, the galvez, is reminiscent of a gilded age gone by. I didnt know about all the devastation caused by the 1900 hurricane, so reading the actual letters from survivors was heartwrenching it was a very appropriate way to introduce the city and begin the book. The most haunted places in galveston, tx haunted rooms america. When he was out to sea, audra would check into room 501 at the hotel galvez and wait for him to return.
Enjoy a luxurious spa getaway with deluxe accommodations and valet parking, or take advantage of our convenient location to the galveston port with a park and cruise deal. No matter what occasion brings you to sunny galveston island, hotel galvez and the tremont house offer an array of unbeatable vacation packages. The first thing i used was the 2 night stay at the hotel galvez. An evening of revelations at galvestons hotel galvez houstonia. To book the ghosts of the galvez overnight package, please visit. This commemorative book is a celebration of one hundred years of history at hotel galvez. According to jan johnson a fifthgeneration galvestonian and the author of walking historic galveston, the galvez ghost could be a bridetobenamed audra. Aug 23, 20 haunted galveston is a fascinating read. Oct 14, 2015 the hotel galvez in galveston is a symbol of strength and perseverance it has weathered some of histories hardest trials, but despite her rich and interesting past the hotel has some guests who.
Sep 30, 2015 throughout spooky october, the hotel galvez invites guests to learn more about the paranormal activity during its dinner with the ghosts tour and dinner event. Travelocity can search over 400 airlines and more than 510,000 hotels worldwide to help you find cheap flights to houston, as well as hotels in galveston, tx. Every great hotel must have its ghost, and the hotel galvez has one who has been around at least a half century. After arriving in galveston, texas, my travel companion and i were sipping gin gimlets at dusk inside the hotel galvez, a turnofthecentury beauty built on. Kathleen shanahan maca lives in clear lake, texas, and works on galveston island writing about its history. This 1page, hardcover coffeetable book features both current and historic photos of the hotel and the town of galveston, as well as a variety of historic postcards.
Featuring side by side photographs documenting times past and present, hotel galvez. Rooms are equipped with a flatscreen tv and tea and coffeemaking facilities. Of course, i had heard the buzz that the hotel galvez was haunted, but ive never believed in such things as ghosts or haunted hotels. Being the bucket lister i am, i didnt want to book just a regular old room. To book the dinner with the ghosts package, please visit. The haunted galveston team was fortunate enough to stay in the galvez hotel on november 9, 2005. Get the best available rates and start earning points with wyndham rewards. The most haunted hotels in galveston, tx haunted rooms.
Its no secret that texas has an extensive haunted history, but very few people have experienced it firsthand. Take advantage of packages at hotel galvez in galveston, texas with spa deals, a book ahead discount, mardi gras fun, and wyndham breakfast offer. Take a ghost tour and eat a threecourse dinner at hotel galvez in texas. Excellent galveston hotel deals deals discover galveston. Popular attractions galveston island historic pleasure pier and galveston seawall are located nearby. This year take thr ghost tour inside the historic galvez hotel in galveston, enjoy a. Visit these haunted galveston places houston chronicle. Book a stay in one of the most haunted hotels in galveston.
Even with the lack of spooky stuff, the hotel galvez is an amazing hotel. An evening of revelations at galvestons hotel galvez. Guests must contact the restaurant at 409 7657721 to make reservations. The hotel is reportedly haunted by the famous ghost bride of galvez. Ghost tour and threecourse dinner at hotel galvez in texas. Galveston, texas, feels haunted by victims of 1900. Candles blowing out on their own, dishes breaking with no one around, eerie ghostly appearances, and things that go bump in the night, these are things that make for great ghost stories. Oct 08, 2015 audra was a lovely 25 year old girl, like any other. My stay in the haunted room 501 of the hotel galvez in galveston. The iconic hotel galvez lets you do just that with a monthly ghost tour and threecourse dinner. Pier 21 and galveston fishing pier are notable landmarks, and some of the areas activities can be experienced at port of galveston cruise terminal and port of galveston galveston wharves. Gary cartwrights beautiful new book on the history of the hotel galvez here in galveston is now in stock. Surrounded by vinecovered columns, it has a whirlpool and swimup bar, or. Galvestons hotel galvez to begin taking october ghost tour reservations on sept 4.
Hotel monthly billed the hotel as one of the best arranged and most richly furnished seaside hotels in america a year after the hotel opened. The wyndham grand hotel galvez and spa offers concierge services, a business center and fitness center. A graduate of sam houston state university, she is the author of galvestons broadway cemeteries from arcadia publishing, and a member of the texas chapter of the association for gravestone studies. Dubbed the queen of the gulf, this iconic hotel overlooking the great seawall and gulf of. On this day, crews prepared to lay the first concrete floor of the hotel galvez. Need insider tips on mustsee attractions in galveston. Queen of the gulf is an excellent source of history for fans of the hotel as well as those interested in galveston.
Galvestons haunted hotel galvez to offer annual ghost. Haunted galvez tours now all year round houston chronicle. Galveston island historic pleasure pier and galveston schlitterbahn waterpark are not to be missed. A work desk and ironing facilities are also included in the guestrooms at the hotel galvez and spa. Features include a refined restaurant, a beautiful spa with outdoor whirlpools, and simple, beachy rooms with comfy beds and modern amenities. In that package i got a free two night stay at the hotel galvez, 6 passes to the st arnolds brewery, 4 ticket voucher to a sugar land skeeters game, and passes to the houston museum of natural science including the butterfly center and the planetarium. Our breakfast buffet was great and heaven made it even better. The most commonly reported paranormal activity on the hotel property is the sense of being surrounded or followed. After arriving in galveston, texas, my travel companion and i were sipping gin gimlets at dusk inside the hotel galvez, a. Thats when i remembered ghosts of galveston, a book i had eyed in a boutique earlier in the day.
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