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Poretto Beach

10th Street at Seawall, Galveston, Galveston Island, TX
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Ranked #27 of 41 attractions in Galveston
4.0 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
Type: Beaches
Description: Popular beach featuring playground facilities, eateries and picnic areas.
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Galveston, Texas
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52 reviews 52 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2012
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This is Galveston's only privately owned beach which means that you pay the owner to park on the beach rather than the City of Galveston. That's the only real difference, the sand is the same and the water is the same which is all good. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012
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We are a pharmaceutical company who have utilized Porretto Beach once before in 2010. After being treated incredibly fair and provided with more than adequate service we plan on returning again this year with 2 more groups and twice as many clients. Porretto Beach accomodated all 190 of us, prepped the beach area and site, provided catering, rolled out the... More

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Texas
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 June 2011
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people found this review helpful

The beach was covered in carpets of seaweed....looked like they hadn't raked all year. Kids really don't enjoy walking on the slimy stuff. No concessions either, which their website shows them to have. The girl taking our entrance fee (7) seemed high and couldn't even tell me what amenities the beach had, ie showers, etc (which there were none). So... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2011
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I by no means am a snob about anything but, my goodness, this place was no better than any public beach on the island. For starters, nobody was at the entrance to tell us where to go(or collect money); Beach was quite hard packed, strewn with things like bottle caps and LOADED with seaweed;THERE WERE NO RESTROOMS!! They did provide... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2011

It was the best service I've ever seen on a beach. My daughter and I went during spring break and it was pack and they still had time to take care of us. We had a great time and it's a perfect spot. More

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Houston
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56 reviews 56 reviews
Reviews in 29 cities Reviews in 29 cities
59 helpful votes 59 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 May 2010
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people found this review helpful

I took my toddler here for the day on Memorial Day Monday... we arrived at 9am and found a perfect spot to put our umbrella/chairs, down the beach a bit, away from the rentals. We were able to park close to the beach, which was wonderful, as I had lots of supplies on hand to keep my kiddo entertained for... More

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Dallas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2010

People were awesome there. Kids had a blast. Just plain old fun in a good environment on a private owned family beach. - AAO More

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