Wet Bars
Have a drink in the drink.
by Suzy Banks
The Hotel Galvez, Galveston (2024 Seawall Boulevard, 409-765-7721, 800-996-3426, fax 409-765-5780). The stucco arches, tropical greenery, and blue tile lend this bar a Caribbean air, so it's fitting that frozen pina coladas are a favorite libation. Hotel guests only.
Moody Gardens Hotel, Galveston (Seven Hope Boulevard, 409-741-8484, 888-388-8484, fax 409-683-4937). If the Jetsons ever visit the Island, they'll feel right at home at this oddly futuristic stucco-and-Plexiglas swim-up bar. Piped in music—from Jimmy Buffet to the Beach Boys—sets the tone. Hotel guests only.
San Luis Resort, Spa, and Conference Center, Galveston (5222 Seawall Boulevard, 409-744-1500, 800-445-0090, fax 409-744-8452). Colorful frozen drinks like the Melon Mist, made with melon liqueur, and the turquoise Tidal Wave, made with blue curacao—most of them garnished with a paper umbrella—rule at this insanely popular palapa bar surrounded by lush landscaping. Even kids join in, sucking down more than five hundred virgin pina coladas and strawberry daiquiris on sunny weekends. Hotel guests only.
Sheraton Fiesta, South Padre Island (310 Padre Boulevard, 956-761-6551, 800-222-4010, fax 956-761-6570). With the water in the swim-up-bar area heated to whirlpool temperatures, the best way to chill is from the inside out with a frozen strawberry daiquiri. After a couple of these concoctions, some of the strange sea creatures painted on the bar's backsplash may start to look familiar. Hotel guests only.
The Wyndham Anatole, Dallas (2201 Stemmons Freeway, 214-748-1200, 800-996-3426, fax 214-761-7520). If you start to prune up in the pool before you finish your frozen peach margarita, you can shuffle on over to the land-based side of the bar and still stay cool under the misting machines. Hotel guests only.
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