Acozy, first class waterfront hotel, Boardwalk Inn is the centerpiece

A
cozy, first class waterfront hotel,
Boardwalk Inn is the centerpiece of
the Kemah Boardwalk development,
which sits just south of Houston on
Clear Lake and offers 40-acres of dining and
entertainment.
The Boardwalk Inn features 52 rooms, including
four luxury suites, each with waterfront views,
custom interiors and a balcony overlooking
Kemah Boardwalk’s plaza, restaurants and
amusements. Offering on-site entertainment
from fine dining to live music to amusement
rides and boat rides, Boardwalk Inn is a
dynamic location for any type of visit.
All of the classically appointed nautical
guestrooms feature king or double-size beds,
oversized desks and occasional chairs with
ottomans. The luxury suites offer kitchenettes, a
separate living and dining room, and adjoining
king bedrooms.
An executive boardroom and ballroom are located
on the third floor, and provide the ideal setting
for corporate meetings or special gatherings up
to 100. Aquarium Restaurant, known for its
one-of-a-kind underwater dining experience,
also offers meeting space, as do several
other restaurants on the property.
#8 Kemah Boardwalk
Kemah, Texas 77565
1.877.AT.KEMAH
www.kemahboardwalk.com
The San Luis Resort
5222 Seawall Boulevard
Galveston Island, TX 77551
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HOSPITALITY DIVISION
INSPIRING MEETING FACILITIES AND ACCOMMODATIONS
onveniently located across the street
from Minute Maid Park, home of the
Houston Astros, and steps from Houston’s
bustling central business district, Inn at
the Ballpark is a luxury boutique hotel
that subtly and elegantly brings the
world of baseball into each of its 201
rooms. From the hotel’s Ballpark Café and
Ballpark Bar to the artwork lining the halls,
America’s favorite pastime is handsomely
woven into every aspect of the guest
experience. An atrium lobby with a
sophisticated, urban feel is the centerpiece of the first floor of the hotel, which
also offers 12 spacious suites, a fitness
center, gift shop, business center, and
24-hour in-room dining, along with
many other distinctive amenities.
Inn at the Ballpark offers four welldesigned private rooms and one
permanently set boardroom for banquet
and meeting needs, all equipped with
state-of-the-art audiovisual services. In
addition to the nearly 5,000 square-feet
of meeting space on-site, Inn at the
Ballpark also partners with nationally
acclaimed steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s,
which sits adjacent to the hotel. Vic &
Anthony’s offers three private meeting
rooms,
including the
Board Room,
with luxurious
leather walls, and the Wine Room, which
also serves as the home of the restaurant’s
award-winning wine collection.
Downtown Aquarium, located blocks
away in the heart of Houston’s Theater
District, is also a partner of Inn at the
Ballpark, and provides unique meeting
space, including a magnificent 6,000
square-foot ballroom with an incomparable
view of the downtown skyline, to Inn at
the Ballpark guests.
1520 Texas Avenue, Houston, Texas 77002 • 1.866.406.1520 • www.innattheballpark.com
G ulf Coast Meetings
onsistently honored with the
AAA Four Diamond Award®
since 1999, The San Luis Hotel,
Spa & Conference Center is at
the heart of the Texas Gulf
Coast’s most elegant beachfront resort,
featuring the finest in hospitality, dining,
entertainment, and meeting and
convention facilities. Stretching from
50th to 57th streets along Seawall
Boulevard, the 30-acre San Luis Resort
offers beautiful, unobstructed views of
the Gulf of Mexico. The resort is home
to The San Luis Hotel, Hilton Galveston
Island, Holiday Inn on the Beach, The
San Luis Condominiums, The Rainforest
Cafe, Retail Village & River Adventure
Ride and the Galveston Island
C
Convention Center at The San Luis
Resort, along with eight outstanding
restaurants including the AAA Four
Diamond® award-winning Steakhouse
restaurant.
This 700-guestroom resort, with three
diverse hotel options and nearly
200,000 square-feet of meeting space
on the grounds, has something for
everyone and every meeting.
HOTELS
The crown jewel of the property is the
16-story San Luis Hotel. Each of its
250 guestrooms is complete with a
private balcony and a spectacular view
of the Gulf. The San Luis Hotel also
offers an elegantly appointed spa;
Aveda™ salon and fitness facility; Style
San Luis, a designer boutique; and
Galveston Island’s most decadent pool,
with lush landscaping, a mammoth
waterfall and a palapa bar that creates
the feel of a tropical getaway oasis.
The Hilton Galveston Island offers
first-class comforts, including deluxe
Gulf-view rooms with designer
furnishings and private balconies. The
hotel features an elegantly tropical
theme with rich hues of corals, greens
and golds. The 250 guestrooms and
suites are reminiscent of a cozy beach
home, with beautiful tropical plants,
cascading window valences in a
seaside-inspired print and stoneaccented bathrooms. Other amenities
include an outdoor swimming pool
complete with a tropical swim-up bar,
fitness room and Jacuzzi.
The Holiday Inn on the Beach
anchors the east side of the San Luis
Resort. The hotel has recently received a
host of renovations, including exterior
painting and stonework, landscaping,
room upgrades and enhancements,
restaurant décor changes and a new
poolside fitness center.
MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES
In addition to one-of-a-kind dining and
entertainment on the grounds of The
San Luis Resort, Galveston Island is
bustling with activities for conventiongoers. Along The Strand, visitors wander
through a collection of galleries and
studios, restaurants and shops or visit
the wooden decks of the tall ship
Elissa, the period dining and Pullman
coaches at the Railroad Museum and
the Grand 1894 Opera House.
Guests can arrange special golf outings
and deep sea fishing excursions
around Galveston. For those who enjoy
basking in the sun, taking a swim or
strolling leisurely along the water, the
beach is across from the resort on
Seawall Boulevard.
The San Luis Resort offers meeting
space in each of its three hotels, as
well as the 140,000 square-foot
Galveston Island Convention Center
at The San Luis Resort. This multi-level,
multi-function convention center provides a column-free 43,100 square-foot
exhibition hall, a 15,500 square-foot
grand ballroom, 12,000 square feet of
breakout meeting space and 29,000
square-feet of pre-function, exhibit and
reception space. Two-story floor-toceiling windows offer unparalleled
views of the Gulf as guests enter and
exit the first floor exhibition space and
second level ballroom.
Also at the resort, The San Luis Hotel,
Spa & Conference Center offers a
40,000 square-foot IACC Conference
Center, while the Hilton Galveston
Island provides a more intimate
meeting setting with its four meeting
spaces on the ground level. The
Holiday Inn on the Beach offers seven
function facilities for groups up to 250
and banquets from 10 to 175.
GETTING THERE
Galveston Island is an easy-to-reach
destination less than an hour’s drive
from Houston, three hours from Austin
and five from the
Dallas/Ft. Worth
area.
Transportation
directly to the
resort is
available from
both Houston
airports with advance
reservations. The resort is
conveniently located
minutes from
Galveston's
Scholes Field and
Interstate 45.
Special promotional rates and
packages are
available year
round, as
Galveston’s temperate
fall and winter weather
allow for seaside
meetings beyond
the traditional
summer and
springtime
months.
Packages
include
guestrooms
designed with the
business traveler in
mind, breakfast, lunch and
dinner, continuous refreshment
breaks, meeting room set-up,
standard audio-visual equipment and
conference supplies. The resort’s
on-site professional conference
planning department is available to
coordinate and assist with recreational
activities, dining options and
meeting needs.
For more information, please contact our Sales Team at (409) 744-1500 ext. 2100 • (800) 445-0090 ext. 2100
SAN LUIS RESORT • 53rd & Seawall Boulevard • Galveston Island, Texas • www.sanluisresort.com
HILTON GALVESTON ISLAND • 54th & Seawall Boulevard • Galveston Island, Texas • www.galvestonhilton.com
HOLIDAY INN ON THE BEACH • 50th & Seawall Boulevard • Galveston Island, Texas • www.holiday-inn.com/galveston-beach