Excellent! Let's plan on Monday (we'll be gone Sun until late so I'll be selfish); 7 ish works fine.

The Sheraton Suites is actually quite nice. Aloft is fine, though I know Monitor had a bad time with them there.

For Marriott, I would go on with the Marriott on W Loop S, with the JW being my back up. There is a CY on Westheimer that is pretty good (though charges for parking).

I have the perfect place for you. It addresses your concerns! It is literally right on the rail line! It is brand spanking new! Let us know what you think.

http://www.venuemuseumdistrict.com

Spiff compared her to Kevin James.

Fiancee's parents were in MSY last week. They brought me home beignet mix and chicory coffee. ^ They also apparently missed out on op-ups on FL by one person.

I've recently stayed in the Aloft near the Galleria, Westin Oaks (the newer of the two Westins at the Galleria, although by new that means 1980s as opposed to 1970s in this case), and the Marriott Post Oak. Of those, I actually prefer the Aloft as it's the newest, and I've had nothing but great stays there. It's more basic, and I've found if you've seen one Aloft you've pretty much seen them all, but I have no complaints about the place.

The Westin Oaks was fine, and the room was updated with the latest standard Westin furniture, but the bathroom does show the hotel's age somewhat. Again, it's nothing exciting, but I didn't find it to be anything close to the awful property I've seen some on here describe it as. I was only there for one night, and spent less than 12 hours in my room, but it wasn't bad. I've stayed in far, far nicer Westin properties, but there are much worse hotels in the neighborhood.

The Marriott West Loop has just kicked off a major renovation. Until that is complete, it's showing its age far more than the Westin Oaks, in my opinion. The bathrooms in that hotel scream early 1980s. At least with the Westin they've been updated some. Not so at the Marriott. I don't think the place has changed much since I stayed there as a kid with my family on several weekend trips to Houston when it was still fairly new in the early 1980s.

Hyatt has no full service property in the Uptown/Galleria area. In fact, I'm not even sure what their limited service options are.

There's also a Sheraton Suites and the Westin Galleria, but I've not stayed in either of those hotels. Same for the JW Marriott on Westheimer.

Wow, I am on an ERD and am staying at a Fairmont tomorrow. Oh, the humanity. :eek:

Spiff wins. That's funnier. I was trying to go for an obvious drag reference, and I watched the episode of Marriage Ref with Lane on it last night. Maybe we can offer the nominee a position in the HTM division of the PWP.

Night, Box.

We spotted that place when we were down last weekend and thought we had found the perfect fit. When we got home, I called to get some pricing and found out that they're asking over $2000/month for a 1BR. :rolleyes:

Hello Box.

Wow. You've been busy over the weekend!

:D


Those guys were pretty smart to sweet talk the FAs into putting them into F!

Good evening Brit.

Question for the Hyatt oracles:

I booked a room at the Grand Hyatt, in Washington DC for next Saturday night. I called to ask for a suite upgrade (diamond status, one of my 4/yr).

What can I expect? Do I just get two rooms next to each other, or will it be a real suite?

Also, as a diamond, do I get breakfast for all of us (Mr.Brit and my two girls, plus me). Will the concierge lounge be open on a Saturday night? If not,do I get extra points?

I've only stayed at Hyatt Places up until now, so don't know the drill for the full service hotels.

For Houston, that's pretty ridiculous. That neighborhood commands a price premium, but even for the Museum District, it's too much. That's on par for what we were seeing in rents for prime locations in central DC for a one bedroom/one bath unit.

'lo, Trustguy!

I'm looking forward to meeting you at the Soccer Do!

Oh, and, you can probably answer my post above re the Hyatt!

Yeah, that's more expensive than what we pay in NJ (for a 2BR in a very desirable area), what we are seeing in Downtown lofts and what another complex in the Museum District is asking for a 1BR with a loft space. They look like very nice units, but they don't seem to be priced right at all.

Mrs. photog72 saw your quote and said, "Good God!" I agree. Too much $ for Houston, even in the Museum District. Have you looked at Camden Travis St? It's one block away from the light rail station. It's next door to Reef, a great restaurant.^