I stayed at this location for two weeks while attending a work conference.

The rooms are spacious and comfortable. The beds are upgraded to the "heavenly bed" style that many hotels are now using. There is a small desk and chair and a seating area (either a couch or a chair with ottoman depending on the room). The bathroom is an all-in-one type where the sink/toilet/bath are all in one room. Crabtree & Evelyn toiletries are in the bathrooms. The windows are floor to ceiling which is pleasant on a beautiful day, but when it is cold they don't hold in the heat well and that part of the room gets cold.

Internet service in the rooms is not free and costs $12.95/day. With so many hotels (including others in the Hilton brand that I've stayed in) now offering free wireless, this was a bit of an imposition. The conference had a wireless system set up for its participants in the meeting area so I would use that instead. There is no fridge in the room unless you request one. A minibar which is plugged in and in the room is not useable (we were told they are planning on phasing them out). There is no self-service laundry facility in the hotel, however there is a laundromat nearby (not walking distance).

The fitness center has several pieces of cardio equipment and very few weights.

The conference utilized the ballrooms for meeting space. They are sufficient and serve its purpose. The room dividers are soundproofed well in that very little noise leaks over from adjacent rooms.

While there are several good points about the location of this hotel, it suffers from being far from the downtown area. Public transportation is not very good in the area so you will need a car if you wish to travel to downtown. Otherwise, there are many restaurants right next door in a large shopping center (no shopping, just restaurants). At the time of this writing it includes the following sit down restaurants: Santos (Mexican), Il Forno (Italian), Outback Steakhouse, and Chilis; a bar: Sherlock's Pub; and counter-service restaurants: Subway, Schlotky's Deli, Marble Slab Creamery (ice cream), Wolfgang Puck's Express, Masala Wok (Indian), Chicken Kitchen, Starbucks, La Madeline (a cute French bakery/cafe with good food). You will not go hungry. On the other side of the hotel is a Kroger Grocery Store. The hotel is located on Westheimer which is also home to lots of other restaurants (which you can get to by driving) including a Chinese buffet, seafood restaurants, and quite the Houston novelty - the House of Pies - which is a throwback 70s diner serving up 30+ types of pies/cakes in huge portions. Also down Westheimer is the Galleria Mall which is the 4th largest in the country and includes an indoor ice skating rink. It is close to the Beltway (toll road) and down by the Galleria you can pick up the western spur of the 610 loop.

The staff here is very friendly and whenever encountering them in the halls, they were always exchanging pleasantries or a smile.

I'd stay here again only if I was going to be in this particular area of Houston for the majority of my time. Otherwise, I would probably pick a hotel located closer to the downtown area.

The staff at the Westchase are really excellent. They seemed to genuinely want me to be satisfied with my stay. The rooms appear to be newly renovated and they have the new Hilton bed package, which I find quite comfortable. Best of all, they have free parking and wayport wireless internet, which I get for free...

I'd recommend this hotel for those travelling on business in the area. They do a great job and the rooms are excellent.

My wife and I spent four nights at the Hilton Houston Westchase in mid-May of 2005, and we had a very pleasant stay. The lobby is beautiful, with an attractive piano lounge. The room was beautiful, clean, and functional.

The only potential draw-back to this hotel is the location, which requires a bit of driving time to get to most Houston attractions. But, it is located right off of Beltway 8, and its location on Westheimer means that there is certainly no shortage of restaurant and shopping options.

When we returned home, I received a credit bill with an inappropriate charge from Hilton Houston Westchase. After e-mailing the hotel staff, they immediately refunded the amount. I was impressed with their integrity and responsiveness.

Though this hotel did not blow us away, it was a nice place, especially for the $40 per night that we paid through Priceline. I would confidently recommend this hotel to anyone.

This hotel is old. The carpets, walls, everything, looks old. Most annoying thing is the airconditioning fan. The fan turns on and off throughout the night, and it is very noisy. It woke me up each time. Hi-speed internet was not free when I stayed.