I thought this was a great hotel! I'm not normally a hotel person (not enough privacy, I prefer B&Bs) but I stayed here for a bachelorette party. We had a huge suite that slept 8-10 and it was very reasonably priced. Loved the warm cookies, the staff was really nice. We had some TV-DVD connection problems in our room and they sent someone up immediately to fix it. We hit the town that night and the shuttle took us places. They are limited to a 5-mile radius but the drivers were really nice and let us slide 1-2 miles outside the destination. It is not really walking distance to the Galleria for those who aren't familiar with Houston. You can definitely do it (and I have before) but I know too many people who would consider the distance considerable.

I don’t feel this hotel compares favorably with most AAA Three Diamond (current rating) properties I’ve stayed in. Overall - it looks dated and threadbare with a lack of attention to basic housekeeping. In the lobby – areas of the wood-paneled walls are worn. We found our room with faded wallpaper and old carpeting – and our balcony was covered with pigeon droppings. The garage had a fair amount of litter that looked like it had been there for some time.