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Hotel Information: A 42-inch plasma-screen faux fireplace is a fun focal point in the lobby of this sophisticated urban hotel. Hip businesspeople and vacationers find a 1960s decor that blends cool kitsch and Bauhaus modernism with a Texas sense of humor—cowhide rugs, fake-fur chairs, and leather seating. The hotel welcomes pets (surcharge) and provides complimentary treats and use of food dishes during stays.
Amenity highlights: A secluded outdoor pool features a dramatic waterfall and a sheltered sunning terrace with cushioned teak chaise lounges. The bistro moderne offers a café menu in addition to sophisticated French selections and delectable desserts. Wireless Internet access is complimentary in public areas.
Insider tip: Two miles from the hotel within Memorial Park, the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center features “special” gardens, including a wildlife garden, sensory garden, and hummingbird and butterfly island.
Rooms
Guestrooms offer modernist, loft-style living with platform beds, glass-topped desks, and long banquettes beneath city-view windows with Roman-shade coverings. Beds come with Egyptian-cotton linens and down duvets. Guests can also select pillowtop mattresses and a choice of pillows.
Bathrooms have large porcelain sinks, gooseneck faucets, and shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads and deep tubs with grab bars. Cotton bathrobes and L’Occitane toiletries are included.
High-speed Internet access is complimentary, as are multi-line cordless phones with voice mail, and local and toll-free calls. TVs offer complimentary HBO, pay movies, and video games (surcharge). CD player/clock radios and stocked minibars are added pleasures.
Complimentary fax machines, printers, and DVD players are available on request. A complimentary newspaper is delivered daily. Overnight shoeshine is also complimentary.
Smoking is not permitted inside hotel rooms.
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Television - Cable service
- Cable/satellite TV
- CD player
- Climate control
- Clock radio
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary newspaper
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Direct-dial phone
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room safe
- Internet access - complimentary
- Internet access - high speed
- Iron/ironing board
- Massage - available in room
- Microwave (on request)
- Minibar
- Multi-line phone
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Rollaway beds
- Shower/tub combination
- Telephone
- Television
- Turndown service (on request)
- Video-game console
- Voice mail
- Wake-up calls
Recreation
A sunning terrace with cushioned teak chaise lounges surrounds a secluded outdoor pool with a waterfall. Offering abundant light, the 24-hour fitness center includes treadmills with individual TVs, cardio and weight-training equipment, yoga mats, towels, and purified water.
The adjacent River Oaks neighborhood offers quiet, tree-lined streets and lovely gardens for jogging or walking. Two blocks away, Houston's Galleria has an indoor ice-skating rink.
Memorial Park, two miles from Hotel Derek, offers myriad recreational opportunities, including an exercise trail, mountain biking, bird watching, sand volleyball courts, a tennis center, playing fields, and picnic facilities. A public golf course with a lighted driving range, putting greens, and a clubhouse is also within the park.
The recreational activities listed below are available on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Ice skating nearby
- Swimming on site
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Volleyball nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Bird watching nearby
Property Amenities
The upscale shops of Houston’s Galleria are two blocks from Hotel Derek, and the Uptown entertainment district is 1.5 miles away.
A secluded outdoor pool has a dramatic waterfall, and the surrounding sunning terrace is sheltered from city noise. A fitness center is open around the clock. Massage (surcharge) can be arranged in a private treatment room or in guestrooms.
Wireless Internet access is complimentary in public areas.
French bistro fare and lighter café selections are served in bistro moderne, which offers classics such as Chicken Basquaise and Roasted Duck Breast.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- ATM/banking
- Audio-visual equipment
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Parking (valet) $18 Plus Tax Daily
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Business services
- Coffee in lobby
- Coffee shop or café
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Concierge desk
- Conference room(s)
- Currency exchange
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Express check-out
- Fitness equipment
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Internet access in public areas - complimentary
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access - wireless
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors: 15
- Number of rooms: 314
- Parking (surcharge)
- Parking garage
- Patio
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Shoe shine
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Tour assistance
- Translation services
- Wedding services
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pet fee charged at hotel/condo
- Pets accepted
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Know Before You Go
Guests must be at least 21 years of age to check in to this hotel unless accompanied by parents.
Pets are provided with complimentary treats and use of feeding bowls during hotel stay.
Fees
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Dining
bistro moderne - Sophisticated bistro dining, and casual café and bar. Classic French selections. Bistro dinner menu might include Hanger Steak with Shallot Sauce, Chicken Basquaise, Organic Scottish Salmon, and Roasted Duck Breast. Dessert selections might include Chocolate Tart, Profiteroles, Sweet Corn Crème Brulee, and Mango Soufflé. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Bar open from early afternoon to late evening. Independently owned and operated.
Room service - Available 24 hours.
Address
2525 West Loop S
Houston, TX 77027
USA
Nearest major airport:
Houston, TX (HOU-William P. Hobby)
Area:
Galleria, Houston, Texas, United States of America
