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[quote=Anonymous]Galveston is pretty decent. Many Texans don't love it, but it has been improved a lot over the years. You can fly into Houston (is that a non-stop flight option) and drive to Galveston. If you're going late summer, though, it is so hot it might not even be that enjoyable. It's a quiet beach town and very inexpensive, but has some pretty good restaurants and a cute little area called The Strand for shopping and browsing. You won't find many gigantic beach houses with pools and tons of amenities, but you can rent a small cottage for $1k a week (at least a couple years ago).

That said, I haven't been there since the last hurricane (Ike?) that really damaged or destroyed a lot of homes down there, so I don't know what it's like now. The damage was pretty horrific, and the second row house that we usually rented down there was oceanfront after the storm surge. The downtown area has a seawall, but the lower part of the island does not. There are a couple of nice hotels if you don't want to rent a house, and they are walking distance to restaurants, etc.

The waves in Galveston usually aren't too bad. But sometimes the seaweed can be bad, so check that before you go. The small communities sometimes pick it up, but it's hard to stay on top of.[/quote]

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