Driftaway in Galveston

Was in one of the rooms on the beach and I enjoyed the fantastic service and clean rooms. If there were truly any grievances to be had, they were:

1. The lack of bedding to be had on the sofa bed. No linens were to be found anywhere for it so I had to take from my parents' room as well as my sister and her fiancé's room just to have coverage.
2. Light outside on the balcony did not work. Would like some functioning lights outside on the balcony that way I did not have to strain my eyes at night.
3. Many hotels provide two to three pool hours for their adult guests before closing, so it would be nice if this resort would extend pool hours and/or allow the last two to three hours to be an Adult Swim period.

The aforementioned three points are just minor grievances, though. First two I am willing to overlook and give the benefit of the doubt since the building I was in is apparently new and just recently started in the past year. Third one is just a suggestion that I think Holiday Inn should take into consideration. My upcoming fourth reason however is a major concern and the reason for me giving a four star rating as opposed to a five star rating:

4. The poor security with the pool area. People who were rooming in the resort were leaving the gates open for friends and family not rooming in the resort, which to my understanding, people not on the bill for the resort were not allowed access to the resort pool. It would be nice if the resort could provide pass cards separate from the room keys to every person per room as well as a separate lock on the pool gate that reads only those pool pass cards as opposed to the room cards. A gate clerk/guard would also be nice to ensure that they know who is going in and out as well as monitoring the gate to make sure that it is closed. Also there are some people who would hide out in the pool area when closing hours come so a more thorough check of the pool area would be nice.

That is the only problem I had with my experience but I hope Holiday Inn will take into consideration the suggestion I made so that resort patrons would have a much nicer experience. Other than that, this was an amazing place and so long as the service is as good or even better and so long as they do not become a time share scam, I highly recommend this resort and do intend to save up for a future stays in the years to come.

I booked and stayed in this hotel for the weekend, and I was impressed! I read all the reviews and seen all the ratings on this hotel and was kinda iffy because they were half and half. After staying here and seeing it for myself, I would highly recommend this hotel to everyone! The bedroom was big and spacious, the bathroom was big as well and the living room and kitchen we're great! The hotel was very clean and taken care of when we arrived. And the pillow and mattress we're soooo comfortable and fluffy, I don't know what people were talking about them being uncomfortable or hard. Overall I loved this place and will definitely be visiting again!

Amazing place to stay! We stayed during the week at the end of April and prices per night were half of what they usually are. Hotel staff was perfect, everyone was so sweet and welcoming and really wanted to make sure we had a good time. There are tons of amenities, volleyball, shuffleboard, a fun game room and easy access to the beach. Their pool and hot top are very nice as well and have a great view of the beach. All rooms have balconies and views are amazing! We got a side room and still had a beautiful view! Rooms are very clean and nice. We will definitely stay here again!

Me and my family had a great time. The service at holiday inn club was great. The employees were very nice, because of them we didn't have to go through any trouble and the Galveston beach was calm and beautiful the community was great.

Everything was very nice this stay. Great room with view. I was pleased to see some renovations going on.