We had a lovely weekend in Galveston! First the pros of this property: Location, location, location. If you want a beautiful view of both sunrise and sunset, this is your place. Being able to see the beach and the bay was a nice perk, and we enjoyed sitting on the balconies and watching the beach. The view of the beach includes a good portion of the vehicles-allowed side, so do keep that in mind if you're wanting a pristine beach view. And the beach is a decent walk from the house, so that's worth noting as well.
The condo itself was clean, but we did note that it was pretty sparse (likely due to COVID-19). We thankfully brought coffee with us, but minimal provisions would have been appreciated, particularly given the fact that the nearest grocery store was miles away. The kitchen implements could use some upgrades in the future, but all in all, we were satisfied with the kitchen.
Our main complaint was with the checkin process. We had called to modify our number of guests after receiving an invoice for wristbands for the resort area. We never received a call back, and received multiple invoices with the incorrect number of guests listed. A note to future guests: If you do plan to use the pool/resort area, it's worth noting that you'll be invoiced separately for this access. This was surprising to us given the fact that we felt this rental was already pretty costly.
The other con for us was the price. While this residence met our minimum expectations, for the price it did not EXCEED our expectations.
One other minor point of frustration for us was that the entry code was incredibly complex and therefore impossible to memorize during our stay. This meant that every time we returned to the condo, we had to pull our phone out to look up the code after 3 flights of stairs (while balancing all of our beach supplies and trying to keep an eye on our small child). Little details like this make your trip easier and more enjoyable, so we would ask the property management to consider this when setting property codes in the future!