The Houstonian Hotel, Club And Spa
Houston, Texas, USA

The professional staff and fabulous facilities at the hotel ensure that your stay, whether its for business or leisure, will always be a pleasure.
Relax in the lush surroundings and enjoy all the benefits of a resort in the country, just minutes from the centre of Houston, including a nature walk, world-class fitness club, spa and golf club.
Those wishing to dine out in style can select from a variety of restaurants. Olivette joins ancient culinary traditions from the Mediterranean region with modern inspiration. Another favourite, the Manor House, offers American regional cuisine and sweeping views of the grounds.

Recently remodelled, the hotel’s 280 guestrooms and suites are furnished with elegant classic taste and beauty.  All guestrooms offer floor-to-ceiling windows with spectacular yet intimate wooded views.  The luxury of duvet comforters, plush robes and lavish bath amenities is combined with the convenience of oversized desks, dual-line speaker telephones with data ports, mini-bars and 25-inch televisions.
Enjoy the beauty of the outdoors by booking one of the Pool Rooms.  Pull back the floor-to-ceiling drapes, slide open your door and step out on to the deck of the pool, perfect for that early morning dip, or relaxing in the afternoon sun.
The Houstonian boasts seven luxury suites, each offering a sophisticated elegance that is timeless, featuring French doors, hardwood floors and oversized bathrooms with deeptubs, granite countertops, stone floors and a television inset into the bath mirror.
In the Presidential Suite, exquisite living and dining areas feature sumptuous imported fabrics, custom furniture, a flat-screen television, and remote controlled fireplace.  The master bathroom includes marble countertops, a jacuzzi tub and a shower built for two.
Guests staying on the Concierge Floor have exclusive access to a spacious living area and a full-service business centre and are invited to partake in a savoury continental breakfast served each morning and evening hor d’oeuvres and cocktails.

Guests wishing to dine in style may visit Olivette, The Houstonian’s premier restaurant, where culinary traditions from the Mediterranean blend with regional American dishes in a comfortable and warm setting.  Olivette’s Mediterranean décor of heavy beams, rugged brick and barrel-vaulted ceiling echo the fullness of the cuisine.
Jesse Llapitan, the new Executive Chef at Olivette, is the recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Chef Award from the American Institute of Food & Wine, and treats guests to a dining experience to remember.  A lively display kitchen in the centre of the restaurant offers sights and aromas that are best captured at the chef’s table positioned directly in front of the kitchen.
The Manor House offers American regional cuisine with sweeping views of the grounds and is available to hotel guests for lunch and evening events such as corporate functions, dinner parties and weddings.  Alternatively, the Gazebo offers the most of the wooded vistas for outdoor banquets and poolside meetings.
For guests wishing to enjoy a lighter fare, the Centre Court Café is located in The Houstonian Club.

Large picture windows capture outdoor views everywhere on the property, including the 26 meeting rooms in the Conference Centre wing, each meticulously designed with flair and a flawless attention to detail.
Business and social events benefit from the inviting views as well as ergonomic conference chairs, soundproof walls and a staff of seasoned professionals.
The recently renovated Grande Ballroom can accommodate 650 guests in banquet style and features crystal chandeliers, European fabrics and hardwood floors, whilst the Forest Ballroom features dark millwork, ornate cornices and elegant bevelled mirrors as well as state-of-the-art audio-visual capabilities and conference services.
For a less formal venue, move outdoors to a covered gazebo by the pool or a marquee in the beautiful grounds of the hotel, guaranteed to give a special vibrancy to any business or social gathering, with the three pools offering cool backdrops for summer parties.

Texas warmth and hospitality abounds to ensure that any business event is carried off with distinction and a range of meeting packages are offered:

- The Houstonian includes continuous beverages, morning continental breakfast, lunch in the conference dining room, afternoon snacks, standard audio-visual equipment and general session meeting room.
- The Executive includes all the items in the Houstonian package plus, leisure breakfast in Olivette Restaurant and leisure dinner in Olivette Restaurant.
- The President’s Package includes all items in the Houstonian package plus, leisure breakfast in Olivette Restaurant and private four-course group dinner with tableside choice of entrée.
- The Chairman’s Package includes all items in the Houstonian package plus private 30 minute reception with premium bar and hors d’oeuvres, and a private four-course dinner with tableside choice of entrée.

The nation’s fourth-largest city is always surprising, endlessly diverse, and more than 1.9 million people call it home.  Houston is a city of innovators and entrepreneurs, a hub of international business and high-tech breakthroughs and a home for lush landscapes and award-winning theatre.
Houston can be divided neatly into three major areas.  One is its very modern downtown, including the theatre district, another is the area a couple of miles south of downtown, where some of the southwest’s leading museums are found along with Rice University and the internationally renowned Texas Medical Centre.  Finally, there is the thriving shopping and business centre west of downtown, known as both the Galleria and Uptown.
You may want to start your exploring by taking in the entire urban panorama from the observation deck of the 75-storey Chase Tower and view Texas Avenue and Tranquillity Park.  A cool, human-scale oasis of fountains and diagonal walkways amongst the skyscrapers, built to commemorate the first landing on the moon by Apollo 11 mission.
After visiting the city’s premier shopping area of Galleria, head towards Bayou Place, Houston’s newest entertainment complex, a hub of evening activity with restaurants, clubs and the Angelika Film Centre, a sophisticated SoHo spin-off with independent and foreign films and before-or-after theatre gourmet dining.
Houston is one of the few cities in the US with four resident performance companies, which stage shows at Jones Hall, Alley Theatre and Wortham Theatre Centre.  Or slightly further afield, visit the Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston, where performances of various kinds are held year-round and where the celebrated Sarah Bernhardt and Anna Pavlova both performed on the storied stage.