I absolutely LOVED this house. First, it is on a dead end street so there isn’t traffic driving by. Second, the beach in front of the house is a section where driving vehicles isn’t allowed. So even during the weekend, the beach wasn’t crowded and the view was spectacular. Third, you can just walk downstairs and right out to the beach. When you’re finished at the beach, there is a nice shower downstairs so you can rinse all the sand off before coming upstairs. Forth, the view from the deck can’t be beat. There are chairs to lay out, but we waited till the sun went down just behind the house. Then we sat all evening on the deck listening to the ocean and feeling the breeze. It feels about 20 degrees cooler on the deck at dusk than during the day. Fifth, I loved that the house is just a bit outside of downtown Galveston, but the drive to town was super quick (like 10 minutes). And there is a nice grocery store just a minute away—you could probably walk there quicker than we drove. The grocery store makes fresh sandwiches, salads, and dips—it was a MUST for us. Sixth, I love the open floor plan of the house. The master bedroom has a huge barn door that opens wide and I could lay in bed in the morning and look out onto the ocean. The bed was so comfortable too! While the pics online aren’t exactly updated, it didn’t bother me a bit because this house is an absolute gem. I wish it was my vacation house year round!