Once Upon a Time: 3 BR, 2 BA House in Crystal Beach, Sleeps 12

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Location
Host

3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 12156 sq m

Popular amenities

Pet-friendly

Outdoor space

Check out the area

Crystal Beach, TX

Bolivar Peninsula1 min walk
Crystal Beach Beaches13 min walk
Port of Galveston Cruise Terminal49 min drive
Houston, TX (IAH-George Bush Intercontinental)107 min drive

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Double Beds

Bedroom 3

2 Double Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Dining Area

About this property

**LINENS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL FEE**
Beautiful 3 bedroom 2 bath house (sleeps up to 12) located only a few steps from the beach. With its spacious living area and kitchen this house is a must for your family vacation. Master suite features King size bed and garden tub with walk in shower. The two bedrooms on the opposite side of the house have 2 doubles each separated by a full bath. The kitchen has plenty of cabinet space and counter space for food preparation and is equipped with everything would need to make your favorite family meals.
Outside on the deck, you will fall in love with the views! There is furniture to sit and enjoy the sunrise.
What a great place to share memories of the day while watching the stars!
Additional features are lawn furniture, dishwasher washer/dryer, and DVD players high speed WiFi internet. Downstairs features bar and picnic area.--------Bigger accommodations needed for weddings family gatherings & events? …next door is its identical sister house called Happily Ever After behind both Front Row houses are 2nd Row Homes with incredible mezzanine/social decks both with views too called Paseo de la Playa and Peace Love and Sandy Feet…enjoy :)

Small dogs are allowed with pet fee. All Swede’s Real Estate vacation rentals are NON-SMOKING properties.

Property manager

Swedes Real Estate

Languages

English

Amenities

Pet-friendly

Outdoor space

Ocean view

Kitchen

Washer

Dryer

House Rules

Check in after 12:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 4:00 PM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Damage and incidentals

You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.

Important information

You need to know

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 not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

About the area

Port Bolivar

Located on the beach, this holiday home is in Crystal Beach, a neighbourhood in Port Bolivar. Port of Galveston Cruise Terminal and Port of Galveston are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Texas Seaport Museum and Haunted Mayfield Manor. Galveston Island Railroad Museum and Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier are also worth visiting. With surfing/body boarding and fishing nearby, you'll find plenty of adventures in the water.

Crystal Beach, TX

What's nearby

Bolivar Peninsula - 1 min walk
Crystal Beach Beaches - 13 min walk
East Beach - 46 min drive
Port of Galveston Cruise Terminal - 49 min drive
Galveston Seawall - 50 min drive

Getting around

Houston, TX (EFD-Ellington Field) - 91 min drive

Restaurants

Jose's Cantina Cajun Steakhouse - 7 min drive
Stingaree Restaurant & Bar - 3 min drive
Nauti Beaver Hut - 5 min drive
Dannay Donuts - 3 min drive
Tiki Beach Bar & Grill - 5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Once Upon a Time: 3 BR, 2 BA House in Crystal Beach, Sleeps 12 pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Once Upon a Time: 3 BR, 2 BA House in Crystal Beach, Sleeps 12?

Check-in begins at 12:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Once Upon a Time: 3 BR, 2 BA House in Crystal Beach, Sleeps 12?

Checkout is at 4:00 PM.

Where is Once Upon a Time: 3 BR, 2 BA House in Crystal Beach, Sleeps 12 located?

Located in Crystal Beach, this holiday home is within a 15-minute walk of Bolivar Peninsula and Crystal Beach Beaches. Gilchrist Beach and High Island Beach are also within 12 miles (20 km).

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8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

9.0/10

Location

8.0/10

Listing accuracy

8/10 Good

Paul W.

17 Mar 2024

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

Once upon a time

Wonderful view and very clean, internet service is poor. While we were there our neighbors were very loud and disrespectful. Other than that we had a great time.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

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10/10 Excellent

Shannon W.

19 Oct 2023

Great location and house for a family gathering

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We stayed for just under a week on the off season. House is beach front with plenty of room upstairs and down. Everything you need or want from a grill and outdoor shower below, TVs in every room, plenty of kitchen stuff for cooking, and a few games and puzzles. So no matter the weather or interests of your guests there is something for everyone. Definitely get the linen service as the house doesn't come with anything (kitchen rags,towels, sheets) and that's just too much to keep up with bringing yourself. You'll want to pick up a a spray cleaner, toilet paper, hand and dish soap. If you have more than 4 people you'll want to bring your beach chairs to use on the deck or downstairs as there are just 4 deck chairs but you'll be bringing chairs for the beach anyway so no big deal. TVs use Roku so you can easily login to your own streaming service from home. We used Swedes Realty to rent the house and they are fantastic to work with. Had a great time! Note to owner... living room remote for TV turn on was missing. There were several remotes but they weren't the same brand as TV so didn't work. We just turned on TV and used volume buttons on the side of TV itself which worked fine. Astros were playing so that was important! Lol!

10/10 Excellent

Angelina S.

3 Oct 2023

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

Perfect beach view!

We love how close to the beach this house is. If you don’t get linen package. Remember to bring dish towels and bath towels. There was dish soap but no dish pods so remember those if you want to use dishwasher. Overall,we enjoyed our stay and we loved sitting in the deck watching the moon rise!

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

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6/10 Okay

Jeff M.

29 July 2023

Once Upon A Time

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was very dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The name of the house we stayed in was "Once Upon A Time". Once Upon a time, property owners took pride in their VRBO's and wanted to make sure you enjoyed your stay and would spread the word. Unfortunately, this house is an investment property, and it is all about the money. IF you are not going to offer linens, then you have to do something about the conditions of your mattresses. 3 of the 5 mattresses were so stained we didn't even want to put our personal sheets on them (if the beds had been made, we would have never known until it was time to remove the linens after our stay). The furniture in the living room was so dirty and stained that even the kids in our group refused to sit on it. Most of the cooking dishes were unusable due to the scratches and rust. And finally I like to think that we leave a home better than the way we found it. Part of the check-out instructions ask you to clean, yet we were left with zero cleaning products. The only saving grace was the location and that view.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

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6/10 Okay

Manuel C.

24 July 2023

2023 JULY 4TH WEEK ONCE UPON A TIME CABIN REVIEW

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: I WILL SEND YOU A DOCUMENT TO YOUR EMAIL