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Hotel Information: Housed in the former Houston Post Dispatch Building, this renovated hotel, built in 1926, now sports a bold, contemporary look. A two-story lobby provides clubby ambience with its mezzanine library and lounge and complimentary bedtime cookies and milk offer soothing comforts. Business travelers, weekend theater-goers, and sports fans comprise the hotel clientele.
Amenity highlights: The mezzanine-level Magnolia Club includes a business center, library with leather sofas, food service, and a cocktail lounge. Complimentary amenities include a daily Continental breakfast, evening happy hour, and bedtime cookie-and-milk buffet bar. Wireless Internet access is complimentary in the lobby and lounge. Also complimentary is transportation within two miles of the hotel. The rooftop pool offers panoramic city views.
Insider tip: Historic Christ Church Cathedral is adjacent to the hotel. Built in 1893, it is Houston’s oldest. The intricate, hand-carved woodwork and fine stained glass are original. Art exhibitions are presented in the Cloister Gallery.
Rooms
Guestrooms at the Magnolia Hotel vary in size and layout, but all include high ceilings and velvet-draped windows. Bathrooms feature granite vanities with chrome accessories, marble flooring, and shower/tub combinations with deep soaking tubs and curved shower rods. Also provided are bathrobes and makeup/shaving mirrors. Beds are covered with down duvets.
All rooms come with complimentary high-speed Internet access. TV-based Internet access (surcharge) is also provided, as are pay movies and video games (surcharge). Desks with ergonomic chairs, two multi-line phones (one cordless), and stocked minibars are additional conveniences. Studio suites also have sofa beds, kitchenettes, wet bars with bar chairs, and CD players.
A complimentary newspaper is delivered to the door every day.
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable/satellite TV
- Climate control
- Clock radio
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary newspaper
- Complimentary toiletries
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Desk
- Direct-dial phone
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room safe
- Internet access - complimentary
- Internet access - high speed
- Iron/ironing board
- Makeup mirror
- Minibar
- Multi-line phone
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Rollaway beds
- Shower/tub combination
- Smoking rooms
- Turndown service (on request)
- Video-game console
- Voice mail
- Wake-up calls
Recreation
A sunny terrace with a spectacular 360-degree city view and teakwood chairs surrounds the rooftop lap pool and tiled spa tub. Open 24 hours, the fitness center includes cardio equipment and free weights; the cushioned flooring makes for a comfortable and quiet workout.
Memorial Park, 4.5 miles from the hotel, offers myriad recreational opportunities including an exercise trail, mountain biking, bird watching, sand volleyball courts, a tennis center, playing fields, and picnic facilities. Within the park are a public golf course with a lighted driving range, putting greens, and a clubhouse.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Ice skating nearby
- Swimming on site
- Tennis nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Volleyball nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Bird watching nearby
Property Amenities
In the downtown historic district, this Houston high rise is four blocks from theaters and within eight blocks of sports venues and the George R. Brown Convention Center. The hotel provides complimentary Suburban-vehicle transportation within two miles, 7 AM–11 PM (subject to availability).
The Magnolia Club, the hotel’s “great room” on the mezzanine level, features a business center, library, pool table, plasma-screen TV, restaurant, and lounge. The club is the setting for a complimentary daily Continental breakfast, evening beer and wine, and a bedtime cookie-and-milk buffet. Wireless Internet access is also complimentary in the lounge and lobby.
A 24-hour fitness center has an array of equipment, and a rooftop lap pool and spa tub are surrounded by a sunny terrace with a 360-degree city view.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- ATM/banking
- Audio-visual equipment
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Business center
- Business services
- Coffee in lobby
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Complimentary breakfast
- Concierge desk
- Conference room(s)
- 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
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors: 23
- Number of rooms: 314
- Parking (surcharge)
- Parking (valet)
- Parking garage
- Patio
- Pool table
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (limited hours)
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Spa tub
- Swimming pool - outdoor seasonal
- Tour assistance
- Wedding services
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
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. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Fees
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at either check-in or check-out.
- Valet parking: $24 per 24-hour period with in/out privileges
This list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Dining
A complimentary Continental breakfast including pastries, breakfast breads, juice, tea, and coffee is provided each morning in the Magnolia Club. Complimentary beer, wine, and soft drinks are served nightly, 5:30 PM–6:30 PM, and a complimentary cookie-and-milk buffet, with a variety of freshly baked cookies, is served at bedtime.
Magnolia Club - American fare. Cocktail bar. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Bar open until late evening.
Room service - Available from early morning to late evening.
Address
1100 Texas St
Houston, TX 77002
USA
Nearest major airport:
Houston, TX (IAH-Bush Intercontinental)
Area:
Downtown, Houston, Texas, United States of America
