Determine your requirements. Consider the number of persons travelling to decide your space requirement. Check if smaller children can share beds, look at the possibility of sharing rooms. Finalize your budget for the entire trip and allocate how much you can spend for the beach home rental. The summer and spring break are the times when Galveston is most crowded and rental rates are bound to be high. Planning a trip for this time will involve more expenditure for accommodation.
Get information about rentals. Read up on websites of vacation rentals like Sand N Sea Properties, Bay Reef Realty and Castaways Resort Properties. Find out the different types of accommodation and facilities they provide like pool, spa, fitness centers, high-speed internet connectivity and other activities. Check proximity to the beach - especially if you will be traveling with children. Rental homes that are within walking distance of the beach eliminate the need of traveling by your car and this means lesser clean up later. Read up about the place and look at the photos posted on the websites. Compare features and prices across rentals.
Look for homeowners renting directly. Search the site Galveston Texas USA Vacation Rentals by Owner for beach houses in Galveston that are put up for renting directly by owners. These will be less expensive and give you a better chance at negotiating a deal. Check such beach houses for the amenities and price.
Finalize details. Choose a beach house that gives you the best combination of facilities at reasonable rates. Get in touch with the owner or the agent as the case may be and speak about reserving your beach house. Use the information from the website to confirm details of the amenities available. Ask about other aspects that may not be on the website -- cleaning arrangements, supply of bed linen, paper towels and toilet paper; your responsibilities and any specific rules to be followed. Negotiate rates if possible and fix up the mode of payment. Check if you can make an initial deposit and pay the balance at the end of your stay. This will allow you a mode of redress if you find the services not up to the mark. Book the beach house by making an online payment using your credit card. Wait for confirmation of the transaction by a telephone call from the staff at the beach house.
