Sea Shed - a 3 bedroom 2 bath home that sleeps 9. - Crystal Beach

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3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 9143.1 sq m

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Parking available
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Pet-friendly
Dryer
Washer
Outdoor space

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Port Bolivar, TX

Crystal Beach
‪2 min walk‬
East Beach
‪46 min drive‬
Port of Galveston Cruise Terminal
‪75 min drive‬
Galveston, TX (GLS-Scholes Intl.)
‪54 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 9)

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

Primary Bedroom

1 King Bed

2 bathrooms

Full Bathroom 1

Full Bathroom 2

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

About this property

Sea Shed - a 3 bedroom 2 bath home that sleeps 9.

Sea Shed is a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home that sleeps 9. It is a 3rd row home in the Cloon area. When your family stays at Sea Shed, you'll be just a short walk away from tons of fun in the sun on the beach! There is a downstairs shower to rinse off after a long day playing in the sand. Smell the salty air and listen to the sounds of the ocean while you're sitting on the deck with your favorite book or your morning coffee. There is plenty of room in the kitchen to prepare your favorite meals. Enjoy eating outside on the upstairs, or downstairs picnic tables. Wifi is available so you can share your favorite vacation photos with your friends and family! You don't have to leave your fur baby at home, pets are welcome with a $200 non-refundable pet fee.
**Even when provided, internet access/satellite TV/cell service can be UNRELIABLE on the BOLIVAR PENINSULA. We are a rural community and weather sensitive. We apologize, but Bolivar Escapes CANNOT GUARANTEE that these amenities WILL BE WORKING during your stay, and CANNOT OFFER REFUNDS for disruption of these services.**

We provide linens and bath towels in every house and standard beds are made for your arrival. Paper products and cleaning supplies are not included.

There is a starter pack consisting of the items below, please bring anything else you will need:
1 roll of paper towels
3 white kitchen trash bags
2 dishwasher tab (if applicable)
2 laundry tab (if applicable)
1 sponge
1 small dish soap
2 roll toilet paper per toilet
Small bar hand soap
Beauty bar per bath
Trial size shampoo/conditioner per full bath

Don't forget the beach towels, bug spray and sunscreen! Enjoy parasailing, sunset cruises, putt-putt, swim up bars, etc., on our beautiful peninsula!
This home might have an outdoor camera(s) to monitor the exterior of the home. Any attempt at disabling, redirecting or obscuring the camera(s) is prohibited and may result in the guest being evicted without refund of outstanding nights’ rents.
If a home has a lift or elevator, it is not for renter use unless otherwise stated in comments or with permission from Bolivar Escapes.
Please note, the mapping may be off on some properties. Please double check with us for the location. All of our homes are located at Crystal Beach/Port Bolivar/Gilchrist. Not Galveston.

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Bolivar Escapes

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

About the area

Port Bolivar

Located near the beach, this holiday home is in Crystal Beach, a neighbourhood in Port Bolivar. Pier 21 Theater and Texas Seaport Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier and Haunted Mayfield Manor. Galveston Railroad Museum and Moody Gardens are also worth visiting. Jet skiing, power boating and sailing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling nearby.

Port Bolivar, TX

What's nearby

Crystal Beach - 2 min walk - 0.3 km
East Beach - 46 min drive - 26.9 km
Galveston Seawall - 46 min drive - 26.6 km
Galveston Island Beaches - 55 min drive - 35.3 km
Port of Galveston Cruise Terminal - 75 min drive - 25.2 km

Getting around

Houston, TX (EFD-Ellington Field) - 117 min drive

Restaurants

‪Nauti Beaver Hut - ‬2 min drive
‪Jose's Cantina Cajun Steakhouse - ‬3 min drive
‪Stingaree Restaurant & Bar - ‬8 min drive
‪HardHeads IceHouse & GRILL - ‬3 min drive
‪Tiki Beach Bar & Grill - ‬9 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Sea Shed - a 3 bedroom 2 bath home that sleeps 9. pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Sea Shed - a 3 bedroom 2 bath home that sleeps 9.?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Sea Shed - a 3 bedroom 2 bath home that sleeps 9.?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Sea Shed - a 3 bedroom 2 bath home that sleeps 9. located?

Located in Crystal Beach, this holiday home is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Crystal Beach and within 9 miles (15 km) of Port Bolivar Beaches and Fort Travis Seashore Park. Gilchrist Beach and Seawolf Park are also within 12 miles (20 km).

9.6

Exceptional

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9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Steve and Melissa C.

18 July 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent!!! Loved this place!!

Super close to the beach! Loved the deck! Would definitely book this place again and again! Highly recommended!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Emily R.

15 July 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

One of the best beach vacations yet

The sea shed was a great house. It had everything we needed and was super clean. The beach was beautiful, clean and not crowded. We will definitely be back.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Carol R., Katy

7 June 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location

Great location to beach- easy walk or take your vehicle right to the beach. Well appointed kitchen, lots of room and a clean house. Management company went above and beyond when we had a problem with our vehicle. Thank you to their maintenance man!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Rob J.

20 Mar 2024

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Good spring break getaway

This place was great. The house its self had pretty much anything you needed. There was a smell inside like maybe it had been shut up for awhile and you could definitely tell smokers had been there. But by day two we had it aired out and it was fine. The outside downstairs was filthy and dusty. Grass was not blown off from the last lawn service but we got it clean up and it was fine after that. The top frack area is great with good views of the water and great outdoor seating. Down stairs needs attention in the shower area and lights should be installed. Over all great place just needs a little tlc before summer to make it spectacular. We will probably consider it again because of the road it’s on and the very little traffic that’s on it.

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Prakash S.

9 Aug 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great times

We had a great time with family and friends. This property is very nice. Loved the patio furniture. Awesome chairs to just sit , relax and make great memories. Beach is less than 5 minute walk and was pretty empty. We had rented the house during the week. I would highly recommend this property for renting. Enjoy!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer S., Rosharon

14 June 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great beach vacation rental experience

This house is amazing! It is beautiful inside and had everything a person could need to stay at a house rental. When I realized they had a Keurig I almost cried. Location to the beach was almost as good as being on the beach. Just a few minutes walk to beach access entrance. Almost full wrap around porch was to die for. Great porch seating, made sitting outside feeling the breeze from the ocean so relaxing. When I have my next beach trip, this house will be at the top of my list to rent again. I had 4 teenagers with me and they loved the house and location as well.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Joyce M., Tyler, Tx

1 June 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME!!!!!

We had an AWESOME time and plan to stay there again as soon as we can. We have already highly recommended both this house and Barbara Herman at Bolivar Escapes to friends for a perfect place to stay. We visit Galveston often and everyone in our group agrees this was the most perfect selection of places to stay. Spencer and Joyce

Stayed 5 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

3 Oct 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family vacation

The house is very nice and plenty of room for 7 people. Downside was the mosquitos were really bad. Keep us from using some of the outside area. Locals said its been like that since hurricane Laura. A can of off would have been nice from them to have left on the counter. We would stay at this house again but check mosquitos 1st. Overall we had a great time

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020

6/10 Okay

Christina P.

26 Sept 2020

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Disliked: Cleanliness

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Good: Location is excellent. House is within walking distance from the beach & we really liked being able to go back & forth to the house whenever we wanted without worrying about losing our spot on the beach or packing/unpacking everything. House is also near a local, well stocked grocery store. Bedrooms & restrooms were perfect for our group size of 7. The Bad: Oh my God the mosquitoes were absolutely terrible! I assume it has something to do w/ hurricane Laura after effects. There were SO many on the lower level of the property & attacking us in swarms! It was unbearable - I've never seen anything like it. It must have been a problem for everyone as the store was out of almost anything mosquito related. Be sure to bring all your own mosquito supplies/sprays/candles, etc. The property has a shower on the lower level but we were not able to use it a single time. It was stuffed with furniture (6 chairs, a bench, 2 small grills, kids toys). I tried to pull everything out so we could use the shower but the clouds of mosquitoes were too much to handle. It probably would have been impossible to shower anyway because of the mosquito attacks. Also, there was no swing as pictured on the site, only hanging chains for where I think the swing should've been. Again, we probably couldn't have enjoyed it but just fyi for future guests. The Ugly: CHECK the house sheets, blankets and dishes!! Some were not cleaned when we arrived. The kid's room had stains on the mattress cover, blankets, pillow cases. The larger blue blanket had white had semen-like stains! It.Was.Disgusting. We had to go to the store, buy detergent and then wash so much stuff before letting our kids sleep in the rooms. Another white blanket in the master bedroom had orange splatter stains on it. There's no telling what that was but it looked like vomit to me. Totally unacceptable and gross! The house policy says you have to wash/dry/put away all dishes before departing but previous guests did not do so and there were dirty dishes and cups in the cupboard that had dried up coffee at the bottom. Like guests just finished their cup of joe and put the cup right back in the cabinet. For the money we paid I expected at the very least - cleanliness. There were also beer bottle caps & vape pens in the kitchen utensil drawers. Not sure why they charge a cleaning fee, if the house is dirty. Nobody inspects?? I took pictures & emailed w/the property co. and was refunded a tiny amount.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Moe Moe G.

25 Sept 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We enjoyed the stay!

The property was clean and had everything we needed for the stay. We were pleasantly surprised to find beach toys, games, books, toys in the house, etc for the kids! A couple of things that could be improved: The shower heads in both bathrooms could have been better. And the light in the downstairs shower did not work, which was okay for us because we would come back from the beach around 8pm at the latest, and there was still some daylight then. Our experience overall was great and would come back again!

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Robert R.

7 Sept 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great dwelling

Really nice and clean . Location to the beach excellent. Would rent this property again.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Alisa B.

11 Aug 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent Stay

I truly enjoyed my stay. The house is perfect. There is no question if I will be back it’s when I will be back. Everything is exactly as described. Your close enough to the beach to see the beach. I love it.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Gina S.

8 Aug 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The Sea Shed

Enjoyed our time at the Sea Shed! Very clean and welcoming. Easy check in and out. They actually have a few more things they have that are not listed.

10/10 Excellent

Angelique S.

13 July 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great beach house

The experience at the Sea Shed was wonderful. Great deck, nice and clean, ready access to the beach.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Dorothy S.

11 July 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family vacation

The house was very nice, clean and just right for my family. The beach was great, however, the weather didn’t always cooperate. I would definitely recommend this house!!! Thank you!

8/10 Good

Bruce S., Whitney, TX USA

29 June 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Convenient to beach

House floor plan works perfectly for families. Kitchen is equipped adequately (except there is no blender), it’s small but efficient. We enjoyed our stay and would rent here again.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Stefanie C.

20 Mar 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Beach Home

Absolutely loved this home and would return again in a heartbeat! Exactly as described, with an amazing location.

10/10 Excellent

Scott K., Currently Beaumont, Tx. Formerly Topeka, Ks

17 Aug 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Which Way To The Beach?

Great home, great beach...wonderful stay with friends & family!! Wouldn’t want to do it again.....before tomorrow.

10/10 Excellent

Lonna M., Waxahachie tx

14 Aug 2019

It was awesome. Clean spacious. And close to the beach. I will definitely be back.

It was perfect

Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Debbie G.

9 Aug 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic in every way!

We loved our family vacation at the Sea Shed. Everything about it was perfect. The 3 minute walk to the beach was nice. The house was clean and well stocked, and the location was great. We will definitely stay again!

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Elizabeth S., Spring

8 July 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Bring a pit

Super clean & well equipped home... we’d have stayed longer if we could have! Only we needed a pit, we brought only grill food & the pit had a note inside to not to use & someone had left one that was no better... we bought on locally & we would stay again even with this... btw the evenings perfect on the porch ... short walk to the beach!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Donnie R., Willis, TX

1 July 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great House

My family and I had a great time at this house. It was as advertised! Great location and enough room for everyone. I will definitely rent this one again.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Erika M.

8 June 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved

The house was amazing and our stay was fantastic. Walking distance from the beach and we loved it. Would rent this house on our next visit, for sure!!!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Chris B.

23 May 2019

Sea Shed beach house.

Nice home close to the beach. Plenty of chairs/tables on the patio and under the house to hang out by. Only thing it lacked was some cleaning issues, home needs to be dusted and showers needed to be wiped down before we used them.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

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This 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home sleeps 9. It is a 3rd row home in the Cloon area.

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3 bedrooms (sleeps 9)

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Sea Shed - a 3 bedroom 2 bath home that sleeps 9.

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Frequently asked questions

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9.4/10

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10/10 Excellent

Steve and Melissa C.

Excellent!!! Loved this place!!

Steve and Melissa C.

10/10 Excellent

Emily R.

One of the best beach vacations yet

Emily R.

10/10 Excellent

Carol R., Katy

Great Location

Carol R.

8/10 Good

Rob J.

Good spring break getaway

Rob J.

10/10 Excellent

Prakash S.

Great times

Prakash S.

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer S., Rosharon

Great beach vacation rental experience

Jennifer S.

10/10 Excellent

Joyce M., Tyler, Tx

AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME!!!!!

Joyce M.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Family vacation

Verified traveller

6/10 Okay

Christina P.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly