Stairway to Heaven I

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A beach view from a wooden deck with a grassy lawn and a clear sky.
A spacious living area with a dining table, sofa, and a decorative cabinet.
A spacious living area with a dining table, sofas, and a kitchen island.
A coastal residential area with houses on stilts, a dirt road, and a beach.
A modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances, white cabinetry, and a built-in microwave.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Highlights

  • Top rated beach location
    Discover paradise at this top rated beach location.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Waterpark access
  • Barbecue
  • Air-conditioning
  • Pet-friendly
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Crystal Beach, TX
  • Place, Crystal Beach
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • Place, Port of Galveston
    ‪50 min drive‬
  • Place, Galveston Seawall
    ‪50 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Single Bed and 1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Double Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Dining area

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About the area

Port Bolivar

Located in Crystal Beach, a neighbourhood in Port Bolivar, this holiday home is near a water park and near the beach. Galveston Seawall is a notable landmark, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Port of Galveston Cruise Terminal and Port of Galveston. Ready for a night out? Consider nauti beaver hut and Old Quarter Acoustic Café. With surfing/body boarding and fishing nearby, you'll find plenty of adventures in the water.
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Crystal Beach, TX

What's nearby

  • Crystal Beach - 1 min drive - 0.2 km
  • Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier - 50 min drive - 29.3 km
  • Port of Galveston - 50 min drive - 28.2 km
  • Galveston Seawall - 50 min drive - 29.7 km
  • Galveston Island Beaches - 53 min drive - 35.6 km

Getting around

  • Houston, TX (EFD-Ellington Field) - 96 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Camp Margaritaville RV Resort - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Stingaree Restaurant & Bar - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Nauti Beaver Hut - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪HardHeads Icehouse & Grill - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Jose’s Cantina Cajun Steakhouse Restaurant - ‬10 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Stairway to Heaven I pet-friendly?

Yes, cats and dogs are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Stairway to Heaven I?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Stairway to Heaven I?

Check-in begins at noon.

What time is check-out at Stairway to Heaven I?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Stairway to Heaven I located?

Located in Crystal Beach, this holiday home is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Crystal Beach and within 3 miles (5 km) of Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and nauti beaver hut. Stingaree Marina and Port Bolivar Beaches are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 43 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 43 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 43 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 43 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 43 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our stay was great!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything was perfect
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2026
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great spot with view

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: This place met all expectations. Comfy place with perfect ocean view for the right price. Added bonus - close to our favorite restaurant.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness
The only complaint we have is the cleanliness. The bedding had stains, the chair in master had a blood stain on the seat, the floors were not cleaned before hand as well. The location and price were fantastic.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Girls Trip

Great house! Would definitely stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Front row home. Could use some updates but overall not bad. Not really happy with the front porch light not working & the primary bedroom door not being usable. Bathrooms could have used a better cleaning as well as the outside of the microwave was not clean. Overall we had a good stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location, clean, really enjoyed our stay. Would have been nice if the linens were provided, especially seen the packaged linens did not arrive until 5:30 pm on our 1st day.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Stay at stairway to heaven

Great house-nice and clean. Beach front. The only thing we didn’t like was having to pay extra for sheets.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Great location

Nice house, rental rate is competitive compared too other beachfront properties. Some of the furniture is pretty worn and tattered, needs replaced. Overall a very nice six day vacation on the beach.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Stairway

Loved the location.Wished there were at least one more of the tall chairs to see over, and maybe a table. Dryer took forever to dry clothes.Plenty of beds, blankets, pillows. Great view of the beach and just a short walk. Love the showers for feet and anything else downstairs.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

New Years 2025

First, get satellite for your TV. Great place on the front row of beach. Really would advise staying here. Fireworks amazing, and be prepared for ongoing before and after the new year. I’m booking for next year
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Stairway to Heaven

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: The house was amazing and my family had a great time. The house had everything we could have asked for and more!!!
From a partner site

8/10 Good

We really enjoyed our time here

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was clean. 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: It was a nice little get away. The floors and couches were a little dirty. Only one bedroom had a t.v. so our kids had to decide who got the t.v. I definitely had the house cleaner when we left. It was a cozy place other than these little things.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Fantastic family getaway

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: The house was perfect for our family of four. The kids were very cozy in their own room with plenty of movies to choose from during the evening wind downs. The front bedroom has beautiful views. We did not use the third bedroom because we didn’t need it, but having two bathrooms was great for us. The kitchen was well equipped with any type of appliance or utensil you could need we were able to make some great lunches. The living room views were amazing and the deck was perfect! You are a little close to the sister cabin but I never felt like we were intruding on them or vice versa. Access to the beach is so easy with the road right there, and the down stairs has plenty of space to park. The house is clean and comfortable. We enjoyed it 100% and have said it will be our priority to make sure we book it again for our next beach trip. Some wishes: more higher deck chairs because they help maximize the view on the deck. The Adirondack chairs seat you a little low. Some touch ups on paint inside would make things more crisp looking. Some things to know if you’re booking: there isn’t a lot of storage for clothes which is not a big deal because there is a washer and dryer (bring detergent). There are a lot of remotes to the TVs. I had a time making sure we didn’t misplace them. Love this place!! Swedes was so easy to work with and check in/out times are great for maximizing vacation time and minimizing stress.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Appropriately Named Property

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This is our 4th trip to Bolivar, and by far this property is the best - location, price, and amenities. Thanks to the family who owns it for providing such a well-equipped, thoughtful vacation home available for rent. Swede's is super easy to book with and rent from - nothing fancy, just good people who treat you kindly. The only negative was the bed in the (we guess master BR) where the mattress was painful to sleep on, so I slept on one of the sofas, which actually gave me a great view of dawn on the beach.
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Mar 2025
The mattresses have been replaced!! We would love to have you back again!
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Great Fall Vacation

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The house we reserved months ago became unavailable two days before our arrival date and Swede’s did a great job of finding a property that matched the original house with our most important requirement of the house being a true “beachfront” location. The only complaint we have about this house is that the mattresses in all three bedrooms were really bad. If not for that, this review would have been 5 star all the way down.
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Great View, but has areas to improve

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We were overall pleased, but there were a few areas that could be improved. The floors were dirty. If you walked around the house barefoot, your feet turned black. The beds are very low quality. No wifi. If you plan to do any cooking, there is not a decent frying pan or pot with a fitting lid. A lot of lights have no working bulbs. Downstairs there are lights, but no convenient way of turning them on or off. Switches should be labeled (there are a lot of them and some we never found out what they switched on/off). Lastly, the fan in the middle bedroom of the house does not work. Other than the above mentioned, the house offers a fantastic view.
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Great View, but has areas to improve

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We were overall pleased, but there were a few areas that could be improved. The floors were dirty. If you walked around the house barefoot, your feet turned black. The beds are very low quality. No wifi. If you plan to do any cooking, there is not a decent frying pan or pot with a fitting lid. A lot of lights have no working bulbs. Downstairs there are lights, but no convenient way of turning them on or off. Switches should be labeled (there are a lot of them and some we never found out what they switched on/off). Lastly, the fan in the middle bedroom of the house does not work. Other than the above mentioned, the house offers a fantastic view.
From a partner site

2/10 Terrible

Great location- BUT stairway to heaven no WiFi and grubby.

Rating Details: The vacation rental was somewhat 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: Be sure to pack a couple of plastic bags. When you first get there you’re going to pick up a couple of bags of garbage as they are remodeling next-door and why not have the rest of the people throw their garbage in your yard. No Wi-Fi, shower curtain more mold than you want in your blue cheese. The mattresses are unimpressive no boxsprings and a guaranteed backache. Boxes clutter the laundry room while I mention it you’ll have to put your clothes in there because three of the four closets are locked up and the fourth one is full of their towels. Beware don’t let your toes touch under the bathroom counters Because they will stick to whatever it is under there. The pantry is full of everybody’s grubby spices, and the only counterspace you have to put your things is full of used alcohol bottles and tins from cookies you don’t get. But darn, what a great location! Not to mention the smoke smell in the house and the fact that a couple of fans don’t work. Porch furniture is old and grubby and broken Darn it, fantastic location!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice, clean, and very worth it for the money! We had a great time!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Location
Love the location. This was our 2nd time to stay. Need to take a knife if you want to cut a watermelon. We took our own linens. We did have some things that were brought to Swedes attention- ice maker in fridge does not dispense, water from fridge is a trickle, broken outdoor chairs.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2026
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Amazing view

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: View was amazing nice house But the bed in one of the rooms was horrible I did read the review about the bed I was in hopes it would be fixed but wasn’t other than not sleeping for two nights the house was wonderful Would stay again and recommend if bed is replaced
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Muy pequeñas las camas

las camas muy pequeñas solo eso y limpieza le falta avía mucho pelo de perro por todas partes de ahy en fuera todo bien
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
From a partner site

2/10 Terrible

Great location- BUT stairway to heaven no WiFi and grubby.

Rating Details: The vacation rental was somewhat 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: Be sure to pack a couple of plastic bags. When you first get there you’re going to pick up a couple of bags of garbage as they are remodeling next-door and why not have the rest of the people throw their garbage in your yard. No Wi-Fi, shower curtain more mold than you want in your blue cheese. The mattresses are unimpressive no boxsprings and a guaranteed backache. Boxes clutter the laundry room while I mention it you’ll have to put your clothes in there because three of the four closets are locked up and the fourth one is full of their towels. Beware don’t let your toes touch under the bathroom counters Because they will stick to whatever it is under there. The pantry is full of everybody’s grubby spices, and the only counterspace you have to put your things is full of used alcohol bottles and tins from cookies you don’t get. But darn, what a great location! Not to mention the smoke smell in the house and the fact that a couple of fans don’t work. Porch furniture is old and grubby and broken Darn it, fantastic location!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Appropriately Named Property

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This is our 4th trip to Bolivar, and by far this property is the best - location, price, and amenities. Thanks to the family who owns it for providing such a well-equipped, thoughtful vacation home available for rent. Swede's is super easy to book with and rent from - nothing fancy, just good people who treat you kindly. The only negative was the bed in the (we guess master BR) where the mattress was painful to sleep on, so I slept on one of the sofas, which actually gave me a great view of dawn on the beach.
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