JAMAICA BEACH

"Construction Camp"

Jamaica Beach RV Resort had a Good Sam Rating of 10/10/10. It had advertised good paved roads, 111 pull-thru sites, cable, wifi, pool, spa, splash pad, lazy river, outdoor movie theater, activities, and minutes away from cruise lines, NASA, etc. The amenities sounded too good to be true.

Upon arrival,the receptionist told us we did not have a reservation. And we could not park on the site they had originally assigned to us. Finally, the two gals were able to verify our reservation and assured us the "premium" lot they assigned us was nice...and quiet.  It was in the new section but there was "grass."

Windshield View

We were very disappointed upon arrival at our site. The sod looked like they put it down that morning and it had not been rolled out, very uneven and lumpy. A worker was covering the sewer pipes with duct tape as there were no caps. 

During the day there were workers placing rerod and pouring cement for new sites, working on construction of the lazy river, and hauling dirt in a skid steer or large bucket roller past our site.

The heart of Galveston was 11 miles away from us as Jamaica Beach is on the west end of Galveston Island. There was no wifi for 90% of our week's stay.

Funny, the RV resort map indicated a dumpster would be placed on the end of the row alongside our "premium" lot. Yuck!

The Best Thing: Although the beach was about three blocks away from us, we could hear the surf through the walls of the motorhome (for three days we could hear it but not see the surf...sea fog).