Grand Galvez Resort, Autograph Collection

Breathed new life into the historic Hotel Galvez and Spa with a recent five-year renovation that restored “The Queen of the Gulf” to her throne. Built in 1911 and the only Galveston historic hotel still standing on its original site, the AAA four diamond hotel, a member of Historic Hotels of America, features 226 guest rooms and seven suites, a 10,000-square-foot spa, winding river pool, swim-up bar, and beachfront loungers with umbrellas.

From beachfront business meetings to ocean-view corporate events, Hotel Galvez offers meeting planners 13,000 square feet of function space for groups to 500 that includes two ballrooms, a music hall, a veranda, an oleander garden, and a pool deck for casual events. Delegates can leave work behind for some family fun at Schlitterbahn Water Park, Moody Gardens Galveston Island, and The Grand 1894 Opera House.