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Grand Galvez Resort
Galveston, Texas, United States · Autograph Collection · Near Luxury
Built after the 1900 Galveston hurricane, still the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, to prove the city could recover: a group of local businessmen raised the money and opened the Hotel Galvez behind a new seawall in 1911. Named for Bernardo de Gálvez, namesake of the city itself, the Spanish Colonial Revival building has weathered a Marriott era, a George Mitchell restoration, and Hurricane Ike, and still keeps a reported ghost in room 501.
- 226 rooms
- Opened 1911
- Neighborhood: Seawall
- Architect: Mauran, Russell & Crowell
About Grand Galvez Resort
- Heart surgeon Denton Cooley bought and renovated it in 1978. Galveston oilman George P. Mitchell restored the 1911 look in 1995.
- FDR used it as a summer White House in 1937. The Coast Guard took the house in World War II. The Wyants renamed it Grand Galvez in 2021.
History
The Grand Galvez opened in 1911 as the Hotel Galvez, built the year before in 1910 and designed by the St. Louis firm Mauran, Russell & Crowell in a Spanish Colonial/Mission Revival style. Nicknamed the "Queen of the Gulf," it was the first fireproof hotel in Galveston and was constructed to help restore confidence in the island after the devastating 1900 hurricane.
Over the decades the landmark served as Franklin D. Roosevelt's summer White House in 1937 and as a U.S. Coast Guard headquarters during World War II, hosting a long roster of dignitaries and celebrities. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and inducted into Historic Hotels of America in 1994, the property was renamed the Grand Galvez in 2021 after the Wyant family acquired and restored it, and it now operates as part of Marriott's Autograph Collection.
The setting
On the Galveston seawall. Bishop's Palace is down the island. The 1911 Hotel Galvez still stands on this block.
Restaurants and bars
- Galvez Bar & Grill — Restaurant
- Monarch Restaurant — Restaurant · American
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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