Gulfway Motel & Restaurant

Comfort Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking | Premium bedding, desk, rollaway beds, free WiFi

Comfort Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking | Premium bedding, desk, rollaway beds, free WiFi

Comfort Room, 1 Queen Bed, Smoking | Premium bedding, desk, rollaway beds, free WiFi

About this motel

Nestled in Bolivar Peninsula, this lovely motel for $85 per night is a great choice for your next trip. Motel for sandy fun and salt air, near Eubank Woods Bird Sanctuary Guests at this beach motel will appreciate convenient onsite amenities such as barbecue grills and a picnic area. Air-conditioned accommodations at Gulfway Motel & Restaurant offer complimentary toiletries. Beds feature premium bedding. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Housekeeping is provided daily. Recreational amenities at the motel include a seasonal outdoor pool.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen / Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Garden

Map of Bolivar Peninsula, TX

Nearby attractions

Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier

30.45 miles

Moody Gardens

33.94 miles

Gulfway Motel & Restaurant

3.7

Good(258 Reviews)

Motel in Bolivar Peninsula, TX

Reasons to book

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen / Kitchenette and more

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About this motel

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen / Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Garden

Map of Bolivar Peninsula, TX

Nearby attractions

Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier

30.45 miles

Moody Gardens

33.94 miles

Reviews

3.7/5.0

Good(258 Reviews)

4.0

Apr 2024

Spotlessly clean, friendly, helpful managers and very close to excellent birding hotspots. The restaurant food was good, Asian/American, but hours were variable. Earlier breakfast service would help birders.

4.0

Apr 2024

Stayed here due to location to the birding areas. I read the reviews about the trash around the office and it was still there. Old parts, machines, etc should be cleaned up. I was given a room across from the office and the road noise was loud.You will need ear plugs to sleep there. The lady that checked me in was very nice and I love the towells. No coffee machines in the room or no coffee in the office.

4.0

Mar 2024

Very old but very clean. Pool was down. But it is off season. 100% Customer service. Will be back.

8.0

Jan 2024

From the outside the motel looks old. The wonderful family that owns this has kept the rooms incredibly clean. sk them for the special Italian coffee in the morning. Great place to access the nearby birding spots early in the morning.

3.0

Jan 2024

Updates were great. Staff was amazing. Really sweet folks. Very nostalgic, we loved it!

4.0

Jan 2024

Aged and dirty, no coffee in the rooms and the restaurant is closed. Heater didn’t work in the room. Outlets only work when the light is on. No ice machine. Mangers fighting in foreign language during check in. This whole stay was a train wreck.

10.0

Dec 2023

The owners were extremely friendly. They are working on updating the property. It’s an older motel and needs some work, but it was clean and the customer service was top notch. Very close to the beach! Can’t comment on the pool since we didn’t use it. Quiet property and the area around the motel is also quiet. Felt safe to be there and walk around. Would highly recommend this motel for the proximity to the beach and the friendly owners.

10.0

Nov 2023

The staff are always friendly. Thats what matters

3.0

Nov 2023

It was clean. No odors. Kind owners. It was our second stay; will return.

3.0

Oct 2023

We had a very nice stay at the Gulfway motel. This is the only hotel on High Island and was convenient to do local birding. It’s the closest place to stay near Anahuac wildlife refuge. It also has a restaurant with a nice choice of food. When the restaurant is not open, there is a gas station next door with a mini market to pick up snacks. The tv did have some reception problems which eventually worked itself out. The towels at this motel are very soft. The bed is firm but comfortable. Noise from adjoining rooms can be heard but ear plugs drowned out those sounds.

3.0

Sep 2023

Good food and helpful owners.

5.0

Sep 2023

This place was good for the price. Had a easy time checking in/out. Staff is friendly and easy to talk to! Clean on the inside of the rooms as well. Plus a TV and Wi-fi. Don’t leave your netflix logged in!! Will definitely stay again!

5.0

Aug 2023

Family owned motel, very nice friendly and helpful. I like the property is gated and secure at night.

5.0

Jul 2023

We chose this motel because it is the closest to the Gulf on the High Island end of Bolivar Peninsula. The outside area of the motel was a little weathered with it being so close to the ocean. But, the inside of our room was great! The bed was comfortable, with clean sheets and bed linens. The air conditioner cooled the room quickly, and kept it cold for our entire stay. The refrigerator/freezer was larger than I expected and it worked great! I loved the original mid century modern blue tile in the bathroom! The shower/tub had great water pressure and the water got hot and stayed hot for my entire shower. The motel provided plenty of clean towels for us. The towels were monogrammed with the motel's logo, which I thought was a nice touch. I had no complaints with our 3 night stay in June 2023. We will definitely be back! Thank you!

2.0

Jun 2023

T V did not work. May have been the internet. T V did not work. Restaurant not open on Monday. Any Monday. No where to get food. Well one could do 20 miles or so in any direction. We ate in the restaurant on Tuesday. Pretty good. Live and learn. Will NOT stay at Gulfway again.

2.0

Jun 2023

Excellent staff, good food, the only problem was bedbugs in one bed

5.0

Jun 2023

Gulfway Motel is clean and affordable. The family who owns and runs the motel is friendly, efficient and helpful. I was in town for birding, and the owners were very knowledgeable about the local sanctuaries and bird populations. There isn't much else nearby, so dining (beyond the motel breakfast, which I left to early to try) is a 20 minute drive or more. The property does not look good from the outside, but is nonetheless a fine choice for a bargain stay.

3.0

Jun 2023

They have great big clean rooms. Owners are wonderful people. The Chef in the restaurant attached to Hotel make the best food .His chow mein is fabulous and the pizza is great.

3.0

May 2023

I will be back. Wife and I loved it here. Owners are very nice and helpful. Awesome for an older hotel.

5.0

May 2023

Friendly staff very clean comfortable beds and pillows. Ac worked

5.0

May 2023

CLEAN updated rooms with comfortable beds, lots of updated electrical/USB outlets, and new linens/towels. Our room lacked a bath mat and the AC unit was loud. This is a nonsmoking property. Love the small fridges that have a separate freezer — no food in the fridge got frozen and our blue ice froze solid. Each room has a microwave. BIRDERS — this is THE place to stay for an early start at High Island hot spots. In spring 2023, barn swallows nested near the entrance to the lobby — very cool.

4.0

Apr 2023

Location great for birding, had to request coffee maker, no ice machine

4.0

Apr 2023

Reasonable rates; not fancy but clean and comfortable. Really appreciated the refrigerator and microwave. Pets allowed for a minimal fee and there's a nice fenced in green space for walking them. Just wish there was a coffee station; we had to drive 20 miles for a cup of morning coffee!

5.0

Apr 2023

The managers of the property at Gulfway were friendly and helpful. The motel is older but clean and a great location for bird watching and beach walking. Food was excellent!

1.0

Oct 2022

I was under the impression that I had paid for my stay via Expedia but was told on check-in that wasn't the case and made to pay (again?) then plus was charged more than my reservation stated. Also, the cockroach greeting was quite unpleasant! It was on the ceiling as we entered the room! Gross!!

4.0

Oct 2022

None

5.0

Sep 2022

This is an older motel and some might drive by it without consideration, but the rooms are very clean, beds comfortable, and staff super friendly. I will definitely stay here again.

2.0

Sep 2022

Both of the rooms I booked including our two other rooms that our family had all together we had a total of four Rooms They Were Dirty and our tv didn’t work in one of them also the pool wasn’t too good and the front desk didn’t want to give ice no phones in neither room what if if someone had an emergency and didn’t have their own phone they wouldn’t be safe or just totally ( Sol ) and In being considerate for others the towels weren’t white they were dingy water bugs and Mosquito’s really got us terrible spider’s ect

5.0

Sep 2022

Clean rooms comfortable beds.

4.0

Sep 2022

For the price it was a great place near the beach and away from the crowds. It is older but is being kept up.

4.0

Aug 2022

Comfortable bed.Soft towels. Great A/C.Nice Owners. Close to beach and Bird Sanctuary. Good food at the motel restaurant. No coffee in room( I brought my own pot). Free breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. Bacon,eggs and hash brown. Overall,, enjoyed ourcstsy

4.0

Jul 2022

The motel is old and the property is cluttered, bordering on trashy. Clean up around the office and store your items/equipment in a proper place out of sight. If it weren’t for the very clean rooms, I would have thought that it was a pros motel or a good place for druggies. No way I would ever eat in the restaurant.

3.0

Jul 2022

Room was good. Toilet stopped up, but they fixed it. And turned off our ac, so it was an oven when we returned. Disappointed in breakfast. Free if you eat there, wanted to charge 10.99 to take to your room. I will not go back because of that.

5.0

Jul 2022

I have stayed at this motel since I was a child. It was always a safe, clean place to stay within a mile from the beach, and it continues to be convenient and satisfactory. The staff we encountered were friendly and accommodating and the room was clean. We will definitely continue to stay here, hopefully for years to come.

3.0

Jun 2022

We did not stay long in our room but everyone we met was very nice. I also left an item and they're mailing it back to me

5.0

Jun 2022

Staff was excellent, great location to the beach, not luxurious but perfect for what we needed.

2.0

Jun 2022

Owner kept the $50 deposit for the room.

10.0

Jun 2022

Staff is always friendly & accomodating. We stay here whenever we go to the coast & are very happy with it.

5.0

May 2022

its clean and they are working on the outside!

4.0

May 2022

FAQs

How much does this motel cost compared to others in Bolivar Peninsula?

The average price for a rental in Bolivar Peninsula is $319 per night. This rental is $234 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this motel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Gulfway Motel & Restaurant. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this motel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Gulfway Motel & Restaurant. Enjoy the water!

Is Gulfway Motel & Restaurant pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this motel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Gulfway Motel & Restaurant?

We found 7 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, and parking.

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Gulfway Motel & Restaurant

About this motel

Amenities

Map of Bolivar Peninsula, TX

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Gulfway Motel & Restaurant

Motel in Bolivar Peninsula, TX

Reasons to book

About this motel

Amenities

Map of Bolivar Peninsula, TX

Nearby attractions

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this motel cost compared to others in Bolivar Peninsula?

Is parking included with this motel?

Is there a pool at this motel?

Is Gulfway Motel & Restaurant pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Gulfway Motel & Restaurant?

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