Homewood Suites to Galveston’s seawall

GALVESTON – Hilton Worldwide’s Homewood Suites is coming to Galveston’s East End.

The $5.5 million, 69,000-sf project will be an 86-room property at First St. and Seawall Blvd. SRI Galveston Hospitality, a company that emerged due to the area’s booming healthcare scene, is helming the project.

The launch of this new hotel is due to the growing influx of hospital patients and their families. This Homewood Suites is intended to be an extended-stay type of accommodation, which will include kitchens, will open in the fall.

The $438 million, 200-room Jennie Sealy Hospital is currently under construction and expected to be completed next year.