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| Houston: The Hospitality City |
Conveniently located near the George R. Brown Convention Center and Discovery Green, the Four Seasons Hotel Houston offers exquisite accommodations, world-class dining and spa services and ample event space. Quattro is a warm and inviting dining retreat with a focus on modern, ingredient-driven Italian cuisine by Chef Maurizio Ferrarese, who brings expertise from his native Italy to expand Houston’s exciting food scene. The vibrant and alluring menus are served daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as Sunday brunch. Plus, Vinoteca is a perfect destination for home-style bites from the chef paired with wines, cocktails and Italian beers. The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Houston features a variety of massages, body treatments and facials as well as a private couples spa suite, saunas and whirlpool to melt away tension and calm the spirit. In addition, the Four Seasons offers 12 versatile function spaces totaling more than 18,000 square feet. From the 600-person, divisible Four Seasons Ballroom to an intimate meeting for 12 in the Travis boardroom or a spacious, light-filled areas with spectacular Houston views, Four Seasons offers a space to meet your needs.
Also near the convention center, the Hilton Americas-Houston provides prime access to the city and its treasures. For dining on steaks and chops, the Hilton offers Spencer’s, often rated as the best downtown restaurant and wine bar for its unconventional quality, taste and 100-label wine list. For true indulgence, the Skyline Spa & Health Club offers massage treatments, including Hot Stone Massage, a Romantic Retreat for two and other luxurious treatments like Sea Spa Body Polish and chemical peels as well as treatments catered to the busy corporate man. Floor-to-ceiling windows with beautiful city views enhance the impeccable spa service. The Hilton also has meeting space on three levels with a full technical support and full-service catering for hosting polished and professional events of all kinds for 10 to 3,900.
The four-star Hotel Derek near the Galleria is a refreshing alternative to the standard hotel and anything but commonplace. Dining doesn’t get any better than the hotel’s Valentino restaurant, which showcases a passion for excellence with a reverence for the legacy of Italian food, wine and culture. One of the best Italian restaurants in Houston, Valentino features handmade pasta and classic Italian dishes as well as fresh seafood, meats and vegetables. Meanwhile, Vin Bar offers a bar menu of small plates, specialty cocktails and a stellar wine list. Hotel Derek also can accommodate events for groups of 10 to 500 in its more than 10,000 square feet of flexible, fully wired, state-of-the-art meeting space. Choose from two executive boardrooms, the 4,800-square-foot Bravo Ballroom and a variety of smaller meeting and breakout rooms. Hotel Derek also provides a customizable Green Meeting package that aims to reduce waste and conserve resources to best serve the community and the environment.
The newest luxury boutique hotel in Houston, the Hotel Granduca in the Uptown/Galleria area is a hidden gem in a private setting. At the hotel’s acclaimed Ristorante Cavour, exceptional market-fresh cuisine with Northern Italian flavors combines with the elegance of Old-World Italian ambiance. Ristorante Cavour also offers Sunday Brunch with an imaginative Italian feast as well as traditional brunch favorites. Hotel Granduca is primed for hosting private events and meetings for business or pleasure. Unparalleled service exceeds expectations in the variety of venues, from the grand Salone Rialto for up to 130 with its floor-to-ceiling windows and garden views to one of the sun-filled and technologically equipped boardrooms like Sala Riunioni Savoia or the twin Sala Visconti and Sala Piccola, which are great for VIP lunches or dinners for up to 40. Also, perfect for mid-meeting breakouts or after-hours gatherings is Sala Del Bigliardo, a stately billiard room.
Hotel ICON, a historic landmark, sits in the heart of Downtown Houston amid the city’s dynamic business, theater and sports districts. When dining at Hotel ICON, guests and locals savor mouthwatering dishes at LINE & LARIAT, which offers up dishes made from the best and freshest ingredients that the Texas coast, waterways, farms and ranches provide. In addition, the BALANCE Urban Day Spa reawakens the senses in the gentle, pampering hands of a Personal Spa Therapist. Specialty day spa packages, massages, body wraps and more happen in the tranquil and luxurious comfort of an early 20th-century setting on the hotel’s lower lobby level. Hotel ICON also combines the historic allure of its mesmerizing architecture with a dynamic atmosphere for private events and meetings with the latest technology and personalized service. The Wine Vault provides a secluded venue for small parties while the three-level Penthouse Ritz Suite, entertainment lounge and rooftop terrace offer sweeping views of Downtown Houston.
Located in Houston’s Museum District, Hotel ZaZa blends modern comfort with bold Texas overtones and artistic design in a getaway like no other. Among its 315 guestrooms are custom-designed concept suites, like the Moulin Rouge, as well as the Magnificent Seven Suites of pure luxury. Beyond the rooms, find exquisite dining at Monarch with fine steaks, elegant entrées and divine desserts bursting with the aromatic flavors of Executive Chef Adam West while sitting inside or on the terrace that opens to views of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Mecom Fountain. For true pampering, Hotel ZaZa offers the acclaimed ZaSpa to unite the mind, body and soul with holistic and modern healing techniques, custom massages, cutting-edge skin-care technology and a revitalizing oxygen lounge as well as other salon services in 10 tranquil rooms. Hotel ZaZa offers the whole package, including an extensive collection of event venues for occasions large and small. From grand ballrooms to one-of-a-kind concept suites, Hotel ZaZa’s versatility fosters unique and invigorating events while the on-staff meeting planners fill in the details.
Also near the convention center, the Hilton Americas-Houston provides prime access to the city and its treasures. For dining on steaks and chops, the Hilton offers Spencer’s, often rated as the best downtown restaurant and wine bar for its unconventional quality, taste and 100-label wine list. For true indulgence, the Skyline Spa & Health Club offers massage treatments, including Hot Stone Massage, a Romantic Retreat for two and other luxurious treatments like Sea Spa Body Polish and chemical peels as well as treatments catered to the busy corporate man. Floor-to-ceiling windows with beautiful city views enhance the impeccable spa service. The Hilton also has meeting space on three levels with a full technical support and full-service catering for hosting polished and professional events of all kinds for 10 to 3,900.
The four-star Hotel Derek near the Galleria is a refreshing alternative to the standard hotel and anything but commonplace. Dining doesn’t get any better than the hotel’s Valentino restaurant, which showcases a passion for excellence with a reverence for the legacy of Italian food, wine and culture. One of the best Italian restaurants in Houston, Valentino features handmade pasta and classic Italian dishes as well as fresh seafood, meats and vegetables. Meanwhile, Vin Bar offers a bar menu of small plates, specialty cocktails and a stellar wine list. Hotel Derek also can accommodate events for groups of 10 to 500 in its more than 10,000 square feet of flexible, fully wired, state-of-the-art meeting space. Choose from two executive boardrooms, the 4,800-square-foot Bravo Ballroom and a variety of smaller meeting and breakout rooms. Hotel Derek also provides a customizable Green Meeting package that aims to reduce waste and conserve resources to best serve the community and the environment.
The newest luxury boutique hotel in Houston, the Hotel Granduca in the Uptown/Galleria area is a hidden gem in a private setting. At the hotel’s acclaimed Ristorante Cavour, exceptional market-fresh cuisine with Northern Italian flavors combines with the elegance of Old-World Italian ambiance. Ristorante Cavour also offers Sunday Brunch with an imaginative Italian feast as well as traditional brunch favorites. Hotel Granduca is primed for hosting private events and meetings for business or pleasure. Unparalleled service exceeds expectations in the variety of venues, from the grand Salone Rialto for up to 130 with its floor-to-ceiling windows and garden views to one of the sun-filled and technologically equipped boardrooms like Sala Riunioni Savoia or the twin Sala Visconti and Sala Piccola, which are great for VIP lunches or dinners for up to 40. Also, perfect for mid-meeting breakouts or after-hours gatherings is Sala Del Bigliardo, a stately billiard room.
Hotel ICON, a historic landmark, sits in the heart of Downtown Houston amid the city’s dynamic business, theater and sports districts. When dining at Hotel ICON, guests and locals savor mouthwatering dishes at LINE & LARIAT, which offers up dishes made from the best and freshest ingredients that the Texas coast, waterways, farms and ranches provide. In addition, the BALANCE Urban Day Spa reawakens the senses in the gentle, pampering hands of a Personal Spa Therapist. Specialty day spa packages, massages, body wraps and more happen in the tranquil and luxurious comfort of an early 20th-century setting on the hotel’s lower lobby level. Hotel ICON also combines the historic allure of its mesmerizing architecture with a dynamic atmosphere for private events and meetings with the latest technology and personalized service. The Wine Vault provides a secluded venue for small parties while the three-level Penthouse Ritz Suite, entertainment lounge and rooftop terrace offer sweeping views of Downtown Houston.
Located in Houston’s Museum District, Hotel ZaZa blends modern comfort with bold Texas overtones and artistic design in a getaway like no other. Among its 315 guestrooms are custom-designed concept suites, like the Moulin Rouge, as well as the Magnificent Seven Suites of pure luxury. Beyond the rooms, find exquisite dining at Monarch with fine steaks, elegant entrées and divine desserts bursting with the aromatic flavors of Executive Chef Adam West while sitting inside or on the terrace that opens to views of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Mecom Fountain. For true pampering, Hotel ZaZa offers the acclaimed ZaSpa to unite the mind, body and soul with holistic and modern healing techniques, custom massages, cutting-edge skin-care technology and a revitalizing oxygen lounge as well as other salon services in 10 tranquil rooms. Hotel ZaZa offers the whole package, including an extensive collection of event venues for occasions large and small. From grand ballrooms to one-of-a-kind concept suites, Hotel ZaZa’s versatility fosters unique and invigorating events while the on-staff meeting planners fill in the details.
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