Hotels Near Rice University Office of Admission in Houston

A Stage IV cancer diagnosis makes your world stop: so many unknowns, so many decisions, so much uncertainty. When seeking treatment at MD Anderson, I selected to stay at the Hilton Medical Center. As a Gold Status member, certain privileges like room upgrades and food credits are afforded to the customer. I have been staying at this hotel on each trip to MD Anderson Cancer Center since October of 2022. Most times, my stay had to be modified, either extended or shortened. This is quite common, and, as the hotel staff acknowledged, something they work with on a daily basis. When undergoing treatments, flexibility is key. I have never had an issue modifying my stay. Sadly, this was not the case on my most recent trip in February 2023. I was booked for a two night stay, but had to go home a day early because I was literally too sick to undergo chemotherapy. When I checked out about 10AM, a manager (Karla) informed me she had chosen to enforce the one night penalty policy. This had NEVER been done before, and when I expressed my concern, she told me several different versions of untruths. She said the ”policy had changed” and also that she ”tried to remove the charge and the computer would not allow her to do so.” When I called the Hilton Honors Customer Service, I spoke with Carl who explained that the policy states that the hotel ”may” charge fees. It is at the discretion of the hotel employee. Carl called the hotel and spoke with Courtney, who said I would not be charged for the additional night. But, Karla would have none of it. I was going to have to pay. On a follow up call with Karla on Tuesday, she refused to grant me the courtesy of waiving the cancellation penalty. She did acknowledge that the courtesy of waiving penalties had been granted in the past, but she was choosing to penalize a loyal Gold Status cancer patient who was so sick she had to return home immediately. I am extremely disappointed in how this situation was handled.

Amazing stay. I know post pandemic some Intercontinentals have slightly dropped in some areas but this property is definitely not one of them. Clean, comfortable rooms, beds very relaxing and quickly got to sleep. All employees I encountered (from Kate who checked me in) to the young bartender and waiter in the lounge who worked dinner on the 19th were all top grade. NOTE - my Uber driver drove right by and turned in to the Doubletree next door. There really isn't a prominant sign on the road. So be mindful when you get there. If that was the only flaw (and it was) that means the property may just be the best hotel in Houston.

The room is large; the supporting facilities and equipment are good. It is equipped with a Dyson hair dryer and a kettle that Chinese people like. But my people live I feel super bad: 1.) I arrived at the hotel on a long-distance international flight 2:30 minutes earlier than the stipulated 3pm check-in time. Jalisa, the check-in service staff, told me very forcefully that if I wanted to check in in advance, I would have to pay US$75💲 There was nothing negotiable room. 2) After finding another service staff to explain the situation and help us check in, they were told that we had to pay 5 days of room charges and a deposit of US$400 (I paid all 5 days of room charges when booking with Ctrip) and needed to check and wait. ⌛️I also actively called Ctrip, and 1 hour and 30 minutes have passed since the check-in procedures were completed. 3.) The hot water was not hot when I took a shower on the first day I checked into the hotel. I couldn’t take a shower and called room service. A repairman came to fix it and the hot water was a little hotter. I thought the hot water ♨️ should continue to be maintained the next day. Unfortunately, there was still no hot water the next day♨️ I took a shower and called Room service. No one answered the phone. I called the front desk 7 times in a row and no one answered. I had to go downstairs to the hotel front desk to report the hot water problem (same experience) Jalisa’s attitude was also super bad👎 She just said very coldly that I will take note of your needs. I then asked when someone will come to help me fix the hot water problem. The answer was that I don’t know because it was late (9:00 local time). 45pm) I said that the hotel has 24-hour service, but she said no and kept giving you all kinds of excuses. I was very angry. At this time, a male service staff next to me (after completing the service procedures for another guest) looked at me. Go down and help me, inform me that I will contact someone to repair it and ask me to go back to the room to wait (with the help of the male service staff, I got hot water after about 10 minutes♨️ and can take a shower) 4.) In the following days, whenever I pass by the front desk, I will go back to the room and wait. When I met Jalisa (the front desk clerk), she gave me a cold look. This is my stay experience of 6 days and 5 nights.😅😅

Guests parked on the 3rd floor of the parking garage, 15 knives a night, the hotel room is very new, the bed in the room is very comfortable, the breakfast is simple but delicious 😋 It is not like domestic prefabricated dishes. Houston travel is recommended to live here

The pool area was family friendly and the reservations prevented over crowding. The rooms were spotless and all the restaurants were great. Location is central to everything downtown. Highly recommend.

We chose this hotel for its central location to all the spots we planned on visiting. And it did not disappoint. The room was very clean. The front desk was courteous and had answers to all our questions. Would recommend the bistro to everyone. Get eats, Great pre game atmosphere. Will recommend to others.

Decent hotel but was a bit old, but considerably clean compared to other stays that I have been to. The service was great and breakfast was decent too. Should try the pool and fitness room as well!

Stay was beyond excellent. The room was clean, fresh smelling and the bed super comfortable. Staff were friendly and professional. Shout out to David who gave us a warm welcome. Hotel does NOT charge for parking, which is highly unusual. The hotel offers a parking garage and surface parking behind the hotel. The location is very convenient. Without traffic it was only a 15 minute drive to downtown, 10 minutes to the Galleria and 10 minutes to Memorial Park. The challenge is navigating the frontage roads to actually get to the hotel, but Waze or Google Maps was spot on with the guidance. The hotel definitely has an older architectural style, but the rooms are super clean and well maintained. The concierge lounge is stocked with sodas, flavored water and snacks. Soundproofing was sufficient that we never were bothered by the freeway noise! We stay at dozens of hotels on an annual basis, and this hotel is simply one of the best run properties we have experienced. Definitely would recommend this property and stay here again.

d by Marriot houston westchase  asa johnson ​ You CAUTION! THEY RELEASED MY PREPAID ROOMS AND WE ARRIVED ON A RED EYE FLIGHT TO NO WHERE TO STAY WITH ALL SURROUNDING HOTELS FULLY BOOKED. These rooms were confirmed for weeks before. They never called or emailed until that they oversold. I literally called when I was in my rental letting them know I was on the way, and they told me sorry I will need to call another hotel because they over booked. Why they gave someone both if our double rooms, I don't know??? I explained that is unacceptable. Here are photos of the rooms they sent put us in due to their inconsideration. Nasty just nasty. Mold, Hair, dirty, ran down. They finally sent a cancellation email after we showed up for our reservation. Austin Gerdes the Assistant is the general manager that gave away our rooms and he wouldn't return any calls. I felt bad for the poor lady on duty trying to clean up his mess. She gave him my number over the phone but he never called. How inconsiderate. This is a business trip and they started it off as a nightmare. Horrible practice and damaging to Marriot's reputation.

Ok, where do I begin. When I walked in around 5:30pm on 10/9/23, I was greeted by the front desk staff, the young gentleman was very nice and friendly. I went to my room initially because the app said my electronic key was ready to use. Went to the 12th floor and nope, trek back down to the lobby and had to get a regular key. Frustrating to lug my stuff back downstairs. My room was really nice, size wise and they do clean it as well as possible but as all the reviews say, extremely outdated, needs everything replaced. What was really frustrating was the temperature of the water in the shower. Early in the morning, you turn on the water, you have to get in because you're on a time crunch. You stand there, sticking one arm at a time in the water and you're dying because it's so damn cold. By the time you get through most of your body, it finally warms up just in time to wash your hair. On my last morning there, I had a 7:20am flight so I was in that terrible cold shower earlier than I'd like to think about. Yes, I would run the water ahead of time as much as possible but come on! The hotel has potential, but they need to put some serious money into it. The hallway on the way to the elevators has some type of scented thing plugged in, I had to gag as I passed it everyday and wondered what needed to be covered up, scent wise. I've stayed at the Aria in Las Vegas, amazing smell when you walk in, they aren't trying to cover anything up, it's just a wonderful, stays with you and even provides a memory to reflect back on type of smell. Anyway, I was attending a conference. The room itself was fine, no issues there, however, each time we took a break to use the restroom down the hall by the restaurant, it was an adventure. We all laughed because you never knew which sink would leak out water and which would provide the soap. You also, typically had to use a roll of paper towel that sat on the counter that you had to rip off a piece to dry your hand. It was crazy. I would stay again if I absolutely had to, the convenience of attending my meeting and going up to my room during a lunch break was really nice. Sorry, I hate to give a negative review but maybe someone will listen and sink some money into this potential of a hotel. Nice employees though!