Hotel Galvez is a hotel in Galveston, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “historic place in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas”. It opened in 1911. It stands about 1.3 km from the centre of Galveston.[3]

Overview

The Grand Galvez Resort & Spa is a historic 226-room resort hotel located in Galveston, Texas, United States that opened in 1911 as the Hotel Galvez. It was named to honor Bernardo de Gálvez, 1st Viscount of Galveston, for whom the city was named. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1979.

From “Hotel Galvez” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1911. It was designed by John Mauran, in the Mission Revival architecture style. It is listed as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark and a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]

Location

2 km4 km

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.3 km from the centre of Galveston. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), about 60 km from the centre of Galveston.[4]

It is one of 7 hotels in and around Galveston recorded in Wikidata, 4 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 2 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest. See Hotels in Galveston.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Hotel Galvez (Q5911511). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Hotel Galvez. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-05.
  3. ^ Galveston (Q135744). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Galveston. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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