Built on the foundations of a 19th-century fort, the San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center is a lofty perch for meetings on the Galveston shoreline. The perennial four-diamond hotel has 700 guest rooms and 10 restaurants alongside the 140,000-sf Galveston Island Convention Center, which has unobstructed views of the Gulf of Mexico from its 2-story, floor-to-ceiling windows.
The hotel itself has its own 40,000-sf conference center with 22 soundproof meeting rooms, a business center and private Conferee Lounge. Cathalin Leija, the resort’s area director of sales and marketing, says that the post-COVID return to in-person meetings at the San Luis Resort have included many hybrid and metaverse events, enabled by the resort’s excellent 5G Internet connectivity.
“We have a highly skilled team that is well-versed in the hybrid experience for meetings,” says Leija. “In terms of outdoor spaces, we are the leaders in our market… We have a gazebo, pool, promenade area and newly installed pickleball courts to give guests an experience like no other.”–Bob Curley