I stayed one night at the Omni Houston. The setting is serene and the hotel is quite upscale. Check in was efficient, and the room was larger than usual. The bathroom was particularly nice, although the bath towels were inconvenient, and a bowed shower curtain rod would have been nicer than the traditional straight one.

The bed was comfortable and the bedding quite nice.

The desk area was good with adequate plugs although it took two telephone calls to the internet help line to get the wireless working. The information book in the room had an old telephone number for the wireless help line, and the reception desk did not have the new one.

Breakfast was quite well done, and the room was peaceful and the service unhurried.

The Omni is a great hotel in a great location. From the friendly doorman to the highly efficient front desk agent to the sincere "enjoy your day" when we checked out, the hotel staff is a class act. We got a really good rate courtesy of one of the online bidding companies but it really would have been a good value at twice the amount we paid!

Our room was well furnished and had a nice view of the pool area. Since I traveled with a smoker, it was a smoking room (not my first choice) but never did the smell overwhelm as it does in some hotels.

Our toilet did stop up twice during our stay but engineering quickly fixed it. No real issues.

Overall, I'd be thrilled to stay at Omni Houston again!

Recently spent a long weekend at the Houston Omni. It is a beautiful hotel, and I loved the facilities and setting. The service was excellent - everyone treated us with a smile. This is a quality, well-built hotel. As other reviewers said, the parking is not the best, but it is tolerable -if it is busy and you want to self-park, you may have to walk a good distance to the hotel. Beautiful pool area and lobby - if you like elegance, this one has it.

I made a last-minute booking (for work) on Hotwire for two nights (a Thursday and a Friday) in Houston, in the Galleria area. Knowing that their "Rodeo" celebration was going on, and thusly expecting there to be little or no availability, I was pleasantly surprised to see that my inquiry returned a reservation at the Omni, easy access to 610. Upon arrival late Thursday evening, I was able to park in the garage near the entrance to the hotel, although there were only a few spaces left at that time. There is another garage available on the back side of the hotel, accessible by walking through the pool area. I actually enjoyed this walk on the two occasions that I had to park in the secondary garage - its well lit and I'm always up for a nice walk.

I checked in at the front desk with "Chris" , who was very courteous and personable. Clearly, this is an employee who enjoys his position (or at least he did on that evening, lol !). The lobby is nicely appointed, and there are several restaurants, a small gift shop, and a delightful pub.

I was assigned room 409, quite near the elevator. My room was more than adequate - very clean, two very comfortable queen beds, a television on a "movable" pedestal situated within the armoire, full mini bar, great bathroom toiletries, bathrobes, a great shower, and a great wi-fi internet connection. Several complimentary extras are available if you are a member of the Omni guest program. More than enough pillows on the bed, and for once, a thermostat that was amenable to doing my bidding ! I placed room service orders twice, and each time was great - the prices are what you'd expect for room service (it was after 11:30 pm, and I didn't feel like driving around, searching for a late night meal !).

Housekeeping was great, they checked in on me on Thursday evening, and of course, both mornings. On Saturday, I was completing some work in my room before heading to the airport, and Marya didn't even blink when I was still in the room at noon - she told me to take my time, that she would make mine the last room she did . . . She definitely deserved the extra tip that I left.

The outside grounds are nice as well - there is a multi-level pool area in the back, as well as tennis courts - great to just sit and relax, both day and night. The health club was more than adequate for quick workouts each morning - easily accessible with complimentary water.

Definitely a pleasant, if brief, stay. This is the third Omni that I've had the pleasure to visit, and wouldn't hesitate to do so again . . . .