I stayed @ The Wyndham during Hurricane Rita. The hotel staff went above and beyond the call of duty to accomodate my every need. I've stayed at this hotel many times in the past - and will be my first choice for future business trips to Houston.

Dave Decker
Sr. Drilling Supervisor
Arena Energy Company.

I stayed at this hotel 8/16/05- 8/19/05 on a business trip. I found the staff to be very friendly, courteous, and helpful. My king bed room was very spacious, and the bed was heavenly. If you are not a Wyndham by request member, you should join . it's free. On arrival they greeted me with a very nice welcome gift, (Cheese, crackers, a chilled bottle of wine, water and juice) You also receive free internet access, and free local telephone calls The breakfast buffet is standard fare, but the pasta bar at lunch is delicious, you select all the ingredients and the chefs make your lunch as you watch. This is a good hotel for a business trip; they also have an indoor pool. Starbucks and a great little bar are located in the atrium style lobby.

I just spent three nights here, attending a conference. This hotel is difficult to review because it had some stark contrasts going on inside. It really was a tale of two hotels.

The Good:
The hotel is very nice from the outside. The lobby area is large, open (with skylights), and very nice. There are numerous comfortable chairs and sofas spread around the lobby area for relaxing or casual meetings/conversations. The sleeping room was spacious and clean. I had a room that had just been renovated. The furnishings were stylish and comfortable. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. There is a free shuttle to/from Intercontinental airport. There is also a Starbucks in the lobby.

The Not So Good:
The hotel is in the midst of renovations and from what I can tell (from the unrenovated areas) they were desparately needed. I didn't see an unrenovated sleeping room, but the hallways on the unrenovated floors were dark and dingy with dirty carpeting, so ask to be put on a renovated floor.
There are four elevators (one was being renovated while I was there). The renovated one is nice, but the old ones were dirty and ugly.
On the first night when I turned down my sheets to go to bed there was a small bug crawling on the sheets. I proceeded to check the entire bed very carefully for more, but did not see any.
The hotel guide in the room advertises two restaurants, a steakhouse and a bistro, but there is only the bistro. When we asked the staff where the steakhouse was they told us is was now part of the bistro. Food was OK.
One very big problem the hotel had was with small flies. There were small flies everywhere in the lobby, restaurant and meeting rooms. They were crawling on the salad bar in the restaurant, buzzing around us during business meetings and were everywhere. It was discusting. We asked the staff what was going on. They said they were aware of the problem and were working to correct it.
I had to use the hotel business center to print a document out on their computer and then make some photocopies. They charged me $5 just to sit down at a computer. Then they charged $2.50 for each page I printed. To print out 10 pages and then make 10 copies of each page cost me $72. That was absolutely ridiculous.
The hotel shuttle only runs every half hour, which I thought was a little infrequent for a business hotel. In addition, there are no cabs at the hotel. If you need one, they have to call a local service. Again, a little strange for a business hotel.
Finally, I was warned by several people not to wander outside the hotel at night alone. They said the area the hotel was in was not very safe at night, but I did not hear of any of the conference attendees having any problems.

You may want to get a car if you want some variety, since there isn't too much around the hotel. There is a TGI Fridays a short walk away and a few fast food places nearby, but no good restaurants that I saw.

When/if they get rid of the flies and finish the renovations this will be a very nice hotel to stay at.

The hotel is located in a business park and across the street from a mall. The mall is run-down. There are some fast food and sit-down restaurants all within about a 1/2 mile walk from the hotel. However, it is not an area that you would want to stay in without a car as there is not much else around. The lobby area is spacious, clean, and nicely decorated. They have a conference center attached to the hotel. The staff has been friendly and helpful, both times that I stayed here. The rooms are clean, spacious, and have comfortable beds. There are desks and chairs with ottomans. Some floors have been totally renovated. There are rooms that have a kitchenette and separate sitting area. The baths are clean, with plenty of towels and hot water. The room decor is tasteful. There is a restaurant in the lobby if you choose not to go out.