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The Spa at the Hotel Galvez is a multi-million dollar, 9,736 square-foot spa with eight treatment rooms, accompanying salon and fitness center. The spa features Mediterranean-inspired décor and was designed to complement the architectural features of the ...

Every great hotel must have its ghost, and the Hotel Galvez has one who has been around at least a half century. According to Jan Johnson (a fifth-generation Galvestonian and the author of Walking Historic Galveston), the Galvez ghost could be a ...

Galveston and Hotel Galvez Milestones 1785 A survey expedition appointed by Bernardo de Gálvez discovers and names the Bahia de Galvezton after the Spanish colonial...

The only historic beachfront hotel on the Texas Gulf Coast - Hotel Galvez & Spa is an integral part of Galveston’s history and a symbol of the community’s resilience following the 1900 Storm.

Hotel Galvez & Spa, a Wyndham Grand Hotel and National Trust Historic Hotel of America, has been revered as the “Queen of the Gulf” since its opening in 1911. Overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, Hotel Galvez is the only historic beachfront hotel on the Texas ...

From grand receptions of 500 to intimate exchanges of vows and horse-drawn carriages, Hotel Galvez & Spa makes every bride’s day perfect. Situated along the Gulf Coast beaches, Hotel Galvez offers couples a rich, elegant setting for a destination wedding.

Gracing the coast of the Gulf of Mexico since 1911 is the renowned “Queen of the Gulf,” the Hotel Galvez & Spa®, a Wyndham Grand® Hotel.

A group of businessmen pooled their resources after the 1900 hurricane and opened the Hotel Galvez in 1911 as a symbol that Galveston Island had not only withstood the devastation of the Great 1900 Storm, but had returned to its pre-hurricane glory.

Quick Facts on Hotel Galvez & Spa®, A Wyndham Grand® Hotel