After a long and successful career in Real Estate and Real Estate Finance, the principals, Richard and Bunny Gillen, started Crystal Beach Vacations after retirement to continue their involvement in managing properties, specifically, beach house rentals.

They selected only the finest homes for our beach house rentals, with prime locations close to the beach on the Gulf of Mexico. We are committed to providing fully-equipped, lavishly furnished, stylishly designed, "year-around" single family beach house rentals. We selected the area's best rental management company, Swede's Real Estate, to impeccably maintain and manage our beach house rentals and provide 24 hour service for our guests. Their primary goal is to ensure that you enjoy a Crystal Beach Vacation without any worries.Swede's Real Estate in "on call" to provide you with five-star service so all you have to do is relax.

MISSION

"Our mission is to earn repeat visits from those who spend their vacations in one of our luxury beach house rentals. This requires that our beach house rentals are sparkling clean when our guest arrives, and then being immediately responsive to any concerns or needs that the customer identifies".

OUR PROFESSIONAL BEACH HOUSE RENTAL MANAGERS

Swede's Real Estate, which manages beach house rentals and is the primary contact for our guests, is the oldest and largest beach house real estate brokerage company on Bolivar Peninsula. Their primary business is the management of beach house vacation rentals, and their staff is well trained and very customer oriented. They are available 24/7 to handle any problems for our guests.

ABOUT BOLIVAR PENINSULA

Crystal Beach is located on the historic Bolivar Peninsula, 10 miles from Galveston Island via a free ferry boat ride accross Galveston Bay. Primarily a quiet residential community, Crystal Beach is a beach vacationer's dream - with all the necessary services - but without the noise and crowds normally associated with beach house rental vacation destinations. If you want to enjoy great vacation attractions like the Schlitterbahn Water Park, or Moody Gardens; go deep sea fishing on a charter fishing boat;
dine at the very best restaurants along the coast - you are only a short ride away from Galveston Island. Go for the day, then escape from the hustle and bustle of the tourist attractions and go "home" to Bolivar Peninsula to enjoy your Crystal Beach Vacation!

Please visit out links page to learn about the best vacation attractions - restaurants, museums, theme parks, fishing guides and "day trips" to make the most of your Crystal Beach Vacation.