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Spacious home with huge game room, Cowboy soaking pool and guest house

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Create lasting memories in this beautiful home
Escape to your own slice of paradise
Enjoy s'mores & laughter by the crackling fire pit
Another angle of the backyard
This is the main living room area of the home

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good
8 bedrooms5+ bathroomsSleeps 38350 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Washer
  • Pool
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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Galveston, TX
  • Galveston Fishing Pier
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Galveston Schlitterbahn Waterpark
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Moody Gardens
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Galveston, TX (GLS-Scholes Intl.)
    ‪7 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

8 bedrooms (sleeps 38)

Bedroom 1

3 Single Beds and 1 Double Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

1 King Bed and 1 Double Bed

Bedroom 4

2 Single Beds and 2 Queen Beds

Bedroom 5

+2
3 Double Beds and 3 Queen Beds

Bedroom 6

1 Double Bed and 1 King Bed

Bedroom 7

1 King Bed

Bedroom 8

1 King Bed

5 bathrooms, 2 half bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 3

Bathroom 4

Bathroom 5

Bathroom 6

Bathroom 7

Spaces

Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Spacious home with huge game room, Cowboy soaking pool and guest house

Unwind in style at The Good Life! This expansive Galveston escape boasts a main house (7 bedrooms, 4 full bathrooms, 2 half bathrooms) & a guest house (1 bedroom, 1 bathroom with a full-size kitchen), ideal for families, friends, and groups! Make a splash in the private Cowboy pool, soak up the sun on the deck, or stroll to the beach (less than 5 min drive!). Explore nearby Moody Gardens & Schlitterbahn (8 min away) and create lasting memories at The Good Life!

Location: Centrally located on Galveston Island, just 8 minutes from Moody Gardens and Schlitterbahn!

Beach access: Less than a 5 minute drive from the beaches at the Seawall.

Private pool: We have a Cowboy soaking pool on the ground level that can comfortably fit up to 8 people when it's time to relax and cool off.

Rent BeachBox: Looking for beach gear for your Galveston getaway? We have you covered! Beach chairs and tents can be ready at the house upon your arrival. Message us for details and rates.

WIFI: Free high-speed WIFI is available throughout the home.

Cable: We provide Roku with access to Sling TV for live television channels. Guests are welcome to log into their own Amazon Prime, Netflix, or other streaming service apps as well.

Pet policy: Up to 3 pets are welcome in our home with a $25 fee per pet. We ask that pets stay off all furniture, are cleaned up after in the yard, and aren't left alone inside the home unless in a crate or kennel. Please message us if you’re planning on bringing your furry friend!

Large Groups: We love hosting church groups and large family gatherings, however groups over the size of 16 guests must be approved prior to booking.

Parking: There is room for up to 10 cars in the front/side driveway.

Party Policy: No parties are allowed at our home. Please look elsewhere if that is the intent of your trip.

Age Requirement: Guests must be 24+ to book.

Imagine spending your vacation in a spacious Galveston retreat designed for relaxation and fun! The Good Life boasts a main house with 7 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, and a separate guest house with 1 bedroom and a full kitchen, perfect for families and groups of all sizes.

Enjoy quality time with loved ones in the fenced yard, take a dip in the refreshing cowboy pool, or gather around the firepit for unforgettable evenings. Relax on the deck or unwind in one of the two living areas, complete with game rooms featuring poker tables, pool tables, shuffleboard, arcade games, and a ping pong table.

The fully equipped kitchen allows you to prepare delicious meals, while the multiple dining areas provide ample space to share them. Comfortable sleeping arrangements include seven bedrooms in the main house, offering a variety of bed configurations from kings and queens to singles and doubles. The guest house provides additional space with a bedroom featuring a double bed and three singles.

Just a 5-minute drive from the beach and the seawall, and 8 minutes from Moody Gardens and Schlitterbahn, The Good Life offers the perfect blend of relaxation, entertainment, and exploration. Create lasting memories at this exceptional Galveston retreat!

We are unable to price match any rates found on other booking platforms.

GVR-10632

House Rules:
- Guests must be 24+ to book the property.
- One-night stays must be approved.
- Groups larger than 16 need to be approved. We do not allow parties.
- Quiet hours are from 10pm-8am.
- Any damages to the house or property during your stay will result in a deduction or additional charge for the resulting repair/replacement cost.
- All pets must be approved by our team, stay off of all furniture, be cleaned up after in the yard, and not left alone inside the home unless in a kennel.
- Prom groups / school related stays must be approved.
- No parking allowed on lawns, yards, empty grass lots or other neighbors’ driveways, even if their home appears unoccupied.
- Oversized vehicles/trailers are not permitted unless explicit approval has been received from our team.
- Do not turn the AC below 70 degrees. If you do, you will risk the AC unit freezing up, requiring it to thaw out which will result in the home getting extremely warm.
- Should an eviction occur due to breaking house rules (noise ordinance violations, excessive guests and/or vehicles beyond the agreed amount), there will be an $850 fine.

Property manager

BeachBox Vacation Rentals

Languages

English

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Amenities

Pool
Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 24
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs less than 23 kg per pet (limit 2 pets total)
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

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 indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
Property Registration Number GVR10632

About the area

Galveston

Located in Near West End, a neighbourhood in Galveston, this holiday home is near theme parks and near the beach. Port of Galveston and Port of Galveston Cruise Terminal are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's popular attractions can visit Moody Gardens and Galveston Schlitterbahn Waterpark. Travelling with kids? Consider Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier and Magic Carpet Golf. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Galveston, TX

What's nearby

  • Galveston Fishing Pier - 4 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Moody Gardens Golf Course - 4 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Galveston Schlitterbahn Waterpark - 6 min drive - 5.1 km
  • Moody Gardens - 7 min drive - 5.9 km
  • Galveston Island Convention Center - 7 min drive - 6.8 km

Getting around

  • Houston, TX (EFD-Ellington Field) - 46 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Moody Gardens - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Whataburger - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Sonic Drive-In - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Golden Corral - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Jimmy's on the Pier - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Spacious home with huge game room, Cowboy soaking pool and guest house have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is Spacious home with huge game room, Cowboy soaking pool and guest house pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

What time is check-in at Spacious home with huge game room, Cowboy soaking pool and guest house?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Spacious home with huge game room, Cowboy soaking pool and guest house?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Spacious home with huge game room, Cowboy soaking pool and guest house located?

This family-friendly Galveston holiday home is located by the sea, within 2 mi (3 km) of Moody Gardens Golf Course, Galveston Island Beaches and Magic Carpet Golf. Seawall Beach and Galveston Island Municipal Golf Course are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 31 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 31 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 31 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 31 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 31 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Check-in

8.8/10

Communication

8.8/10

Location

8.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Danielle P.

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

Peaceful area, with plenty to do!

Loved the area, the house has plenty of room and lot of activities to do.Very well supplied with everything!The kids and adults all had a great time.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robin B.

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

Cheer Competition coaches stay

Property was great for my crew. Big enough for everyone to spread out and have their own place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa H.

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

Birthday Weekend

The property met our needs. It was spacious. The kids and adults enjoyed their stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Sue R.

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

Large house

Stay was good House needs some much needed repairs to the flooring many opportunities for tripping. Otherwise good
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa T.

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

A relaxing and specious stay for us

We loved this house! This house had enough room for my family/friends and I while not all being crammed on top of each other. We loved the game room areas and hung out in there a lot. The area was also nice and felt safe. Would definitely stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barbara C.

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

What a fun stay

My kids loved that there were two different game rooms as my bigs played card games and pool and then my littles used the arcade games. This place had a ton of room for everyone and I liked that it had the cowboy pool, so we did not always have to go down to the beach. We can't wait to stay here again next year
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lupe S.

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

Lots of space for family to relax

I loved this home! The driveway had room for all our cars and the home had room for the kids to play and us adults to relax. Loved the cowboy pool. The pool table was relaxing to use at night and the homes area felt safe most importantly.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris G.

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

1st ever Family Reunion

Overall the house was perfect for our. Smiley reunion m. The family loved the house. There was plenty of places to sleep for the 27 that stayed the night and more than enough room for the 52 total that showed up on Saturday.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Check-in, listing accuracy

Large Older Home

The home is large with lots of space, it is definitely older and creeks and has some challenges but none that got in the way of a good time. If you want coiffed this isnt the place for you, if you want comfortable and can deal with imperfect this is the place for you for lots of people. The game room is fun, the beds were great. Not a TON of bathrooms but enough to do what is needed.We had a great week and would co sider coming back.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Priscilla G.

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

Great Entertainment House

The home was quite spacious and featured a variety of entertainment options, including arcade games, a poker table, a pool table, and a ping pong table, along with several lounging areas. There was ample parking space for over 10 vehicles. The detached apartment in the back was a nice feature, as it allowed for remote work without disturbing others. For those planning to cook for larger groups, it might be helpful to bring larger pots and pans, as the ones provided were smaller. Overall, the neighborhood felt safe, and communication with the host was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie M.

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

Wonderful two stay

This property was beautifully maintained, perfect for a larger group gathering with tons of activities and games for all ages.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

beth l.

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

Day trio

Thank you for accommodating my group for Cruise. It was a wonderful time
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bianca W.

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

Super nice house

This house was super nice. We all really loved the big game room.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Leanne I.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Middle School Spring Trip

This is the perfect place for a large group. The spaciousness of the house was amazing. Kids had plenty of room inside and out of the house to have fun with their friends. Parents would stay up late laughing. Aside from a few structural obstacles, I would highly recommend this house. We look forward to our next trip to Galveston.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Melissa S.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Work Team Building Weekend

This house was perfect for the team building weekend. There are a few maintenance items that need to be addressed but over all great place.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Great getaway!

This was a great property for multiple families with kids. Everything was as expected. There is plenty to do and plenty of space to spread out. We would definitely rent this property again!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

darryeldmorrow

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Overall ojay only because it appears remodel was mot complete

Remodeling needs to be completed
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Herman K.

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

Very good

Very good
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helene S.

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

Large space; great place!

Rented this home for my family's quick trip to Galveston for our cruise. We got in the day before to jumpstart our vacation a little early and it was exactly what we needed! There was so much space in the home and plenty for us to do! We spent the night before our cruise playing cards and shooting pool. Truly a great family experience.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rudy D.

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

Overnight Stay for Cruise Trip

The house had more than enough bedrooms and restrooms for our group of 9. There was also so much to do (table tennis, old school arcade games, play cards, pool and even shuffle board) that we wish we had more time at the house. We even got to see a bull chase a dog at the neighbor’s house. It was a good start to our trip. Thanks again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hannah F.

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

Tons of entertainment

This home was an absolute blast! The game room was huge and had everything we could ask for - from pool to foosball to arcade games, we were entertained for hours on end. The rest of the house was just as impressive, with spacious rooms and all the modern amenities we needed. We did ask about the hot tub, but it is for owner use only which was not a problem. We had a great time and would highly recommend this home to anyone looking for a fun and relaxing vacation spot.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Naomi K.

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

Amazing Game Room!!

We family and I recently stayed at this place for a short family trip, and we absolutely were blown away! The photos did not give this place justice and it looks even better in person. We LOVED the large game room and common areas. The old school arcade machines and foosball table were a big hit with everyone, and the pool table and shuffleboard table in the next room were awesome as well. We has more than enough space for everyone to relax and enjoy their time together, and we cannot wait to come back soon. Anyone with a large family should really consider this property for their next trip!!!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

mary b.

Liked: Listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

BUGS

When we arrived to the property there were flying Nats EVERYWHERE.There were dead bugs in every bed and the bath tubs.flooring was coming up in many places in the room where the pool table is and to top it off we thought the BBQ pit was usable but it has a big hole in the bottom of it.I rented this property because it was big enough to accommodate my family for my Wedding Anniversary and I’m simply not satisfied.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Ashley D.

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy

Not really as listed

We flew in the day of only to have a message when landing that due to pool construction the guest house had no running water. It was very frustrating as we had a group of 23 people (host knew this) and it was difficult to rearrange people to a room as nobody wanted to stay in the 2nd level guest house without running water (this is not attached to the main house). I reached out to the host about being frustrated only to be told sorry for your inconvenience. I was offered no compensation for the bedroom/kitchen/bathroom/livingroom that was not utilized because of the running water. The photos also showed a fire pit, which was no longer there as pool was being installed.The back yard a mess. There was construction debry laying around and pool was not enclosed. We had your children. (Which host knew) that could just walked right into it. Also there was a dead rat floatinf in in.The house was clean, but the floors were terrible. You cannot walk around without shoes in has the flooring is cracked/chipping and bowing. It's obviouse there was water issues. The downstairs closet was floor to ceiling with black mold. To end our 2 night stay, the morning we are getting ready to head to our cruise, construction workers showed up hours before checkout time asking us to move our vehicles so they could get back to the driveway. It's really sad the host didn't offer any kind of compensation for the mess or out of order guest house and no fire pit as advertised. This p
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Betty A.

Liked: Location, listing accuracy

The Good Life

Overall the stay was good. The house is nice and there was plenty of room for our family. There were several places in the house where the flooring needed to be replaced. Also be aware that this is on the west end of Galveston and near open fields. There were some friendly animals next door (a cow and a donkey- the kiddos got a kick out of that, but we also has a not so friendly guest in the backyard - a 3 foot snake - my brother stepped right over it and didn't realize it was a snake until it raised it's head to strike. Lots of mosquitoes in the evening, but that was expected. Overall, a good stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

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Hosted by BeachBox Vacation Rentals

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Welcome to BeachBox Vacation Rentals! We're your go-to for unforgettable vacations on the Texas Gulf Coast with rental homes in Galveston, Kemah, Surfside, Crystal Beach and Lake Livingston. From historic downtown lofts to 8-bedroom waterfront retreats, we've got the perfect homebase for your crew. And leave the worries at home— every property is professionally cleaned before you arrive, and our friendly guest services team is always here to help if you need anything at all.

So, pack your bags, grab your sunscreen, and get ready to make amazing memories on the Texas coast with BeachBox! We can't wait to host you!

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