re: Where to stay and what to do in Galveston?

I was down there in March and stayed at the Doubletree along the Seawall. It's newly remodeled and was awesome. I felt like I was the first person to ever walk in the room it was so clean. Also they had free bikes you could use to ride around the city. Places normally charge for those.

Only negative was that the pool isn't heated. If you're going down there now it shouldn't be an issue as it's much warmer now.