A wave of relaxation washes over you as you enter on winding, tropical Hope Boulevard, the hassles and deadlines of your daily routine... more »
A wave of relaxation washes over you as you enter on winding, tropical Hope Boulevard, the hassles and deadlines of your daily routine fading to a distant memory. As you round the curve, three immense pyramids emerge before you. Surrounded by 242 acres of breathtaking gardens and majestic pyramids, you are surprised to find that your hotel is right before you, nestled in the valley of
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Location. Moody Gardens hotel in Galveston, Texas, is adjacent to Moody Gardens and the Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Water Park. Galveston Beach is one mile from the hotel. The Strand and the Cruise ship terminal are six miles away. The hotel offers complimentary shuttle service to nearby attractions. Hotel Features. Chefs at Shearn's Restaurant boast specialties such as Shrimp Dejong and Lobster Bisque. The Terrace offers casual dining amid murals and panoramic window views. Also on site are the lobby bar and poolside bar for both the indoor and outdoor pools and a spa tub. Other recreational amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, a jogging track winding around the Oleander Bowl, and marina boat slips. An on-site spa offers massage and skin care treatments, a teen spa and a salon. The 24-hour business center offers print, photocopy and fax services and high-speed Internet access, just across from the ballroom area. As a convention facility and hotel, Moody Gardens offers more than 100,000-square-feet of flexible exhibit and meeting space. Surrounding these facilities are a living rainforest, IMAX theater and aquarium. Guestrooms. Moody Gardens' 428 guestrooms feature Art Deco furnishings and bathrooms with robes, vanity mirrors and Lord and Mayfair accessories. Also included are 27-inch televisions with premium cable channels and video game consoles, and complimentary newspapers. Expert Tip. The hotel's Safari Kids Club provides complimentary children's activities daily, including scavenger hunts, arts and crafts, and movie nights for all ages.
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35 year old with a luxury budget, traveling for leisure
My husband and 6 year old daughter and I just came back from a 3 night stay at the Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston. I imagine that many years ago, this was a very nice hotel but now, it is in need of a facelift/remodel in a bad way. For the price that we paid, we expected at least a clean hotel, but I constantly felt like the property was dirty and unkept. The carpets are old, the bathroom in our room had peeling paint and a moldy bathtub. The common areas are old and musty. The on-site attractions are no better. The pyramids are lacking in both decor and activities. Especially Discovery Pyramid. The attractions are falling apart/broken. The Aquarium Pyramid smells very bad. I know there are fish, etc. but a good cleaning inside there would do wonders. The Palm Beach area appears nice at first, until further inspection, which shows the pool water to be dirty and the fake rocks to be slimy. The common hallways and restaurant areas are not clean either. Stains, bits of food etc in the corners. Just an overall lack of attention it seems. For the prices they charge and the amount of people that were there, they can afford to fix these things. If you are going to Galveston my advice is stay somewhere else, perhaps Hotel Galvez or The San Luis Resort and take a day trip to Moody Gardens. For all it's faults, my daughter did enjoy the attractions. It will take no more than a day to see/do the attractions and you would still have time to go to Schlitterban next door. Then after a long day there, go back to your nicer hotel and be glad you are there!
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