Set amid offices in the financial district, this laid-back business hotel is 2 miles from George R. Brown Convention Center and 5 miles from the University of Houston. It’s 21 miles from George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Accommodations range from relaxed rooms with sitting areas to suites with living rooms, dining tables, kitchens and soaking tubs. All have free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs and safes. Room service is offered.

An area shuttle is complimentary. Other amenities include a warm Italian restaurant, a simple cafe and a chic lobby bar, plus a gym. Valet parking (fee) and breakfast (surcharge) are available, as is 14455 sq ft of meeting space.