Amazing view, quiet location in the facility. Far enough back off the busier road to not hear the traffic yet close enough to hear the waves from dusk through the evening. Beach access is wonderful. Great stay
Condo was nice. Needs some minor things but nothing too drastic. Needs some decent nonstick pans which I should have brought myself. Beds were comfortable and the shower was super nice. We enjoyed the resort style pool and drinking coffee on the big balcony with a beautiful view!
It was very clean and nice! No complaints at all. I loved that we could sit on the balcony and watch our 10 and 12 year old swim in the heated pool. Our little dog had a great stay too, nice dog friendly areas. We walked to the beach several times. Owner was very good at communicating
This property was exactly like the site showed. Construction is being down at this facility but it did not interfere in any way. The only thing I would suggest is a bigger pot for cooking in. I will stay again here.
My wife and I have stayed multiple times over the last 10 year in the Dolphin Smile View. Every year we consider other condominiums, but in the end always go back to the Dolphin Smile. It's a great value now during the upgrade of the entire property!
Dave's property is truly a gem. The view is breathtaking. It is so nice to wake up in the morning seeing the beach and hearing the waves. Very relaxing. The condo itself is complete with all the things that we needed. We were able to cook since it has the kitchen stuff that we needed. The washer and dryer is a big plus. Bed is comfortable. Dave also responds to our message fast and checked on us on what we needed. Dave and Pam's place truly deserve the 5 star rating. Will definitely be booking this place again once we are back in Galveston. My family loved it.
The condo itself was spotless, and provided everything you needed such as towels, dishes, etc. It's not that big, and there is only one couch. I feel like the pictures depicted a larger space than what was the reality. The pillows need to be replaced in the bedrooms. They're extremely flat, and the bedspreads are clean, but are are worn out and need to replaced with something newer. The condo complex where this condo resides is old, outdated, messy, & disappointing. During our stay, the water was shut off for 3 hrs on Tuesday. The pools are not as they seem in the pictures as they need to be maintained much better. The lounge chairs are cheap plastic and need to be soaped down and scrubbed. They were extremely dirty. If I had know that this condo was in this building, I would have never booked it. I've stayed in bigger, much nicer condos, with better facilities, than this one and spent less money. WAY over priced for what you get. We loved our time in Galveston, and will come back, but will for sure stay somewhere else.
Property was just as listed. Provided an ideal space/accomodations for our party of 4. Decorated very nice. Location was great. Perfect view of pool and beach. Checkin /access was seamless. Great communication from host. Would highly recommend!
Wonderful communication with the host from booking to checking out, Dave is a great host! The listing is accurate, the unit is absolutely adorable. Equipped with everything we needed. The view is nice with the waves of the gulf and the heated pool right below the unit. Attention to detail amazing, the unit is very Clean!
We would love to stay again!
I've stayed at a few of these and my family and I can honestly say, this one was the cleanest, most stocked, manager stayed in contact constantly for anything we may need!
I will stay here again! Family friendly place. I wish I could give them 6 stars!
This condo was perfect for our family Christmas trip! Everything was exactly as described and pictured. We had plenty of room for family of 6. Everyone had their own bed-always a plus. The kitchen was just like home with plenty of pots, pans and utensils. On top of all that, Dave was an amazing host and had great communication. This is definitely the place to stay in Galveston!
We stayed at Dave's property with myself, my mom, my brother and his family. We were easily able to fit our large group in the unit. I looked at other units within this complex and couldn't really tell them apart online. After having been there, I can say that this one is likely one of the best. It is on the end and the top floor, so probably among the most quiet. It has great views of both the gulf and the surrounding area (windows on two sides of the unit). The kitchen was well-stocked. The only downside we noticed was the balcony railing seemed a little loose (so we kept the littlest kids off of the balcony). Would definitely stay again!
My sister, myself, my daughter and her friend stayed 10/19-10/21. The property was just as described, beautiful. We had everything we needed and more during our stay! Dave was very communicative with any and all questions we had! Would definitely stay there again. Thank you!
Overall, we had a great stay! When we arrived one of the elevators was down, which was challenging getting our luggage upstairs to the third floor. The next day we were able to find other usable elevators so didnât have to take the stairs! The condo was great and very clean! I wished we had been able to use to balcony more but the mosquitoes were horrible in the evening! So that kept us inside instead of being able to enjoy the sounds of the ocean! He pools were great and we might have been the only crazy people in the non-heated most days but the kids loved the pool with the island! Thanks again for everything!
This is a wonderful beachfront condo in a well-maintained complex. Anything you can think of was supplied. I appreciated that there was an elevator and we didnât have to walk up to the third floor. Beautiful poolside and beach views from the balcony.
This property was clean and well appointed with a great balcony. The complex is undergoing renovation, but we had no noise to deal with from it, and I'm sure the complex will be great when finished.
Everything was perfect and Dave was very informative, so much so that I didnât even have to ask about anything during our stay! The pools were great - you can even see one of them from the balcony so we let our teenagers go down and we stayed upstairs! Beach is right across the street and the view from the balcony is amazing! They are doing some renovations to the front of the building, but it doesnât impact where the condo is.
Such a great place to stay. 5 stars for everything! Condo was in a great location, loved the top floor views and the big balcony. It was so nice and super clean. Everything you would need to get you started is provided. Couldnât ask for a better host! We would absolutely stay here again.
This is by far the best VRBO experience Iâve ever had. The condo was extremely clean and organized. The kitchen and bathrooms were well-stocked. We had everything we needed and more! It was so nice to wake up in the morning and have coffee and cream available. Extra linens for the sofa bed and dinette bed were clean and crisply folded in labeled bins in the closet. The view of the ocean from the balcony and primary bedroom were amazing! And the communication from Dave was outstanding. He checked in with us throughout our stay to make sure we had everything we needed. I canât think of a single thing that could have made our stay more comfortable. I will book with Dave again on our next trip to Galveston!!