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Westin Galleria Houston
5060 West Alabama Street, Houston, TX 77056
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Depressing and Outdated: Needs a Remodeling!

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2 of 5 stars
Becca_C 202 contributions
Seattle, Washington
Feb 28, 2008 | Trip type: Business
2/2 found this review helpful

I am surprised this chain lends its name to this hotel: the front lobby is dark and impersonal, it's overly seaweed monochromatic theme is dull to the eyes and the hallways have cracked/chipped crown molding.

The positives: check in was easy and they let patiently waited for me to retrieve my bags before I self-parked (I was told valet is $40 a day!). The work-out facility is pretty decent with several cardio machines, weight machines, exercise balls, medicine balls and free weights. The equipment was excellent, but this Westin missed out again because the room was big and impersonal with harsh lighting. Personally, I love natural lighting in gyms, it's more motivating.

Like I said before, the rooms themselves were pretty drab; they tried to have a calm, inviting tone to the room but it comes across as tired and outdated. I had a huge room that dwarfed a small double bed; seriously, no queen-size available? The carpet had a large stain in the middle of my room and the seating area consisted of two tiny, uncomfortable chairs. The disproportionate relative size of the room and furniture didn't make me feel at home at all.

  • Liked — Workout machines
  • Disliked — Depressing color scheme and appearance
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
  • Date of stay February 2008
  • Visit was for Business
  • Traveled with Business colleagues
  • Age group 18-24
  • Member since December 30, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Business meeting / Event, Shopping
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Management response from Happy_to_Assist, Guest Relations Coordinator
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Jul 22, 2008
Dear Becca_C,

In response to your review reference the Westin Galleria Houston . . . I do apologize that our property didn't meet your expectations. I am also sorry for any challenges that you encountered during your stay. We truly appreciate the feedback, as it gives us an opportunity to review and resolve them buecaust of guests such as you.

We are planning updates to the property (both Westin Galleria and Westin Oaks Houston). We have already replaced all the beds throughout both hotel towers. We are replacing carpeting as the rooms are available to do so. We are replacing the televisions in the room with LCD Flatscreen television sets in the next few months. The bigger projects are still in the development stages, but we expect to be complete in 5 years.

As for valet parking, the services are $27 (including tax) per day, but self parking is free as we share parking with the Galleria Mall.

As for the bed, it is actually a queen size bed. None of our rooms have full size beds, they are either one queen, two queen or 1 king size bed. We do our best to accommodate our guests requests, unfortunately due to the large desire of King size beds, those are taken very quickly. Even a room with 2 queen size beds is still quite spacious, though.

And the furniture, we are in the process of planning an update for that as well.

We truly appreciate the opportunity to address any challenges you encountered. So thank you for taking time to provide the feedback.

If your travels bring you back to Houston, please don't hesitate to contact me at the hotel. My name is Francene and I'd be happy to assist with a future stay, should you decide to give us a second chance to make a better impression. But please don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like an update. Take care.

This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
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MUSTY...due for a major remodel

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2 of 5 stars
TyGERBATE 2 contributions
Baton Rouge
Feb 18, 2008 | Trip type: Friends getaway
1/1 found this review helpful

Hotel is very dated, way over priced and very humid, INSIDE the rooms(mold maybe?). When entering the lobby you will notice the smell immediately. The toilet in our room took at least 4 minutes to refill, very noisy. On a positive note, it IS connected to the Galleria. We could have stayed at the Hilton down the street and paid a driver to run us back and forth in a limo and still saved money and the rooms are new there. Side note: the management could put a sign at the third floor exit indicating that the hotel restaurant is located in the mall. We witnessed at least three other couples exit the elevators looking for the restaurant, without success.

  • Liked — Location
  • Disliked — the room
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay February 2008
  • Visit was for Quality time with friends
  • Traveled with Friends
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since February 22, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Shopping
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OK, experience.....

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3 of 5 stars
DHerrold73 19 contributions
Houston, Texas
Jan 18, 2008 | Trip type: Business
1/1 found this review helpful

I stayed at the Westin for an overnight business trip. All in all, it was an OK hotel - certainly nothing mind-blowing. The room was in decent shape - bathrooms were pretty small. I was disappointed that there wasn't a hotel bar to be found- you had to go out in the Galleria shopping area to find a bar.

I thought the best attribute was the workout facility. This must have been their latest add-on - and it was top notch. Plenty of room and lots of equipment choices.

The location is great - right in the middle of everything. You can quickly access the mall and shop and eat in there if you want. I found the staff to be friendly and cordial, but not overly helpful.

On my next business trip, I'll likely look for another hotel to visit.

  • Liked — Location
  • Disliked — Not much to it.
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay January 2008
  • Visit was for Business
  • Traveled with Business colleagues
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since February 09, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Older travelers, Families with young children, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Other
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Pretty Mediocre

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2 of 5 stars
ivanciment 80 contributions
new york city
Dec 4, 2007 | Trip type: Business, Solo travel
2/2 found this review helpful

Pretty mediocre. My phone didn't work when I arrived and they couldn't replace it. I called the front desk from my cellphone because they wouldn't answer the Service Express button or couldn't reach the Operator from my second phone. Wakeup call came 45 minutes late. Despite a sign stating there were certain amenities in the room, they weren't there (ie: Panna water). Clean comfortable room but that's it. Not a great advertisement for Westin.

  • Liked — location for my business meeting
  • Disliked — service was on the lower scale
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay November 2007
  • Visit was for Business
  • Traveled with Solo traveler
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since July 04, 2005
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Shopping
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Beware room 1855 - no service but it has location

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1 of 5 stars
Happy_on_the_road 83 contributions
Mexico City
Nov 20, 2007 | Trip type: Couples
3/3 found this review helpful

I have stayed at the Westin Galleria several times in the past. It offers no service (staff ignore you completely), fair rooms (but carpeting is now long overdue to replacement), but does have location. You are inside the Galleria mall and I would not go here for any reason other than for a shopping weekend.

I spent November 17-19 at this hotel and was assigned Room 1855. It is right next to the elevator (but to be fair I only heard the elevator buttons and motor from the bathroom) but has to be the smallest room in the hotel. It has one queen bed, while every other time I have stayed here I was given a King or Double/Double. It barely fit a queen bed and was very tight.
I felt robbed as I did not get the same degree of comfort as in the past and clearly got the worst room on the floor.

Service was the usual zero. Front Desk clerk surly upon arrival. At check-out, I told her I drank a Perrier and she said she did not want to open my account which had been zeroed out to charge for it. (I bet you I get a charge in a few days time for that and more, this front desk has been full of errors in the past I have noted.) When we checked out (2 people with 2 large and 2 small suitcases, we hailed our own taxi from the taxi line and loaded with the hotel of the driver; doormen were busy sneaking a cigarette break.)

The question is will I return. The answer is probably, despite the abuse and poor service. I do not go to a hotel to waste my time with the staff and in the case of this hotel, I stay here for location. I won't accept such a tiny room the next time, but probably will return. Hopefully they will change the filthy carpeting by then.

You can do well staying here if you check in and out quickly, ask no questions of any hotel staff and eat all meals away from the hotel.

It really is a shame as the management does not care and that reflects with the service from the staff, but it does noffer location.

  • Liked — Location of the hotel inside the Galleria Mall
  • Disliked — its tiny size and the indifferent service from every staff member
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay November 2007
  • Visit was for Personal event (wedding, ...)
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since March 08, 2005
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, Great pool scene, Pet owners
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Shopping
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Address: 5060 West Alabama Street, Houston, TX 77056