Alden Houston
This downtown boutique hotel is just a few blocks away from Minute Maid Park and the Houston Downtown Aquarium. Amenities include free wireless Internet service, mini-bar, DVD player and complimentary movies from the hotel's library, CD player, safe and flat-screen TV sets. The hotel is home to an award-winning restaurant that serves a complete menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as a more casual bar and grill. If guests decide that they want to take advantage of a ball team in town or catch a play at the local theaters, they can use the complimentary Lincoln Navigator to get there and back.
Alden Houston
1117 Prairie Street
Houston, Texas 77002
(832) 200-8800
Four Seasons Hotel Houston
The Four Seasons Hotel Houston is a luxury property located in the heart of the business district. It is not all business, however, as the hotel features an oval-shaped pool situated on the fourth floor. Guests who show up at the pool on Thursdays can enhoy a happy hour serving of wines and hors d'oeuvres. Amenities include down duvets and pillows, wireless Internet service, an in-room safe large enough to protect a laptop, refrigerated private bar and DVD player. The fitness center is open 24 hours a day and includes treadmills, universal weight machines, exercise balls and free weights. The full-service spa offers several massage treatments, including aromatherapy and hot stone as well as body treatments, pedicures, manicures and facials.
The Four Seasons Hotel Houston
1300 Lamar Street
Houston, Texas 77010
(713) 650-1300
Hotel Icon Houston
The Hotel Icon Houston offers elegant rooms that include a 27-inch TV, pay-per-view movies, a safe large enough to fit a laptop computer, AM/FM alarm clock and web TV service. An upgrade to a suite will add items like double vanities, Jacuzzi tubs and separate living area to your stay. Guests can get their blood flowing and their muscles pumped inside the fitness center that includes 17 Cybex, Precor and Nautilus cardio equipment, free weights and access to a personal trainer. After guests come back from the links, they often head to the spa for a massage or body wrap. Voice Restaurant and Lounge serves up everything from mushroom soup to slow roasted duck in an atmosphere of plush high-backed chairs and marble columns.
Hotel Icon Houston
220 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 224-4266
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