Hotel ICON, Houston
Expert reviews
“Set in a landmark neoclassical building from 1911, this luxury boutique hotel distinguishes itself with bold, idiosyncratic styling.”
Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in Houston.
“Easily Downtown’s most glamorous hotel, Hotel ICON combines historic architecture with shabby Chinoiserie, contemporary finishes, overstuffed furniture, and attentive service.”
Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Houston.
What guests liked
- Boutique style
- Beautiful rooms
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
- Excellent Wifi
All you need to know
Hotel ICON is one of the award-winning hotels in Houston that offers its guests an unforgettable staying experience. The neoclassical architecture, along with the luxurious amenities and services keeps attracting travelers as well as the local people. It is especially the perfect staying destination for business travelers.
Some of the special attractions of the Hotel ICON are listed below:
Beautiful Location
Hotel Icon is located in the downtown historic district of Houston. Being situated between the two of the major airports of Houston, business travelers find it more suitable for their stay. The hotel is located at walking distance from many Fortune companies, parks, stadiums, restaurants, and bars. Located in the vicinity of such important places, Hotel ICON is the choice of most business travelers.
Top-Notch Services
The top-notch quality service at the Hotel ICON is what attracts more guests. A same-day valet laundry facility is readily available to the guests. The On-site concierge facility allows the guests to find out the best possible things to do. Safe deposit boxes are also made available at the front desk of the hotel.
Hotel Room Amenities
The Hotel ICON offers elegant amenities in the hotel rooms. The hotel offers its guests access to high-speed internet connectivity as a complimentary service. It offers personal safes to provide optimum security to the valuables of guests. A spacious desk for work, DVD Player, cordless phone are some of the other in-room facilities offered by the hotel.
Convenient Transportation
Hotel ICON offers convenient transport options to its guests. The guests can have easy access to shuttle, car services, and valet parking. A stay at Hotel ICON proves to be a pleasant one and full of comfort.
Hotel deals & lowest price guarantee
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Location
Recent guest reviews
2 February 2025
I really had a wonderful experience staying here and I will definitely come again and I highly recommend
Quiet and clean great location
Everything was wonderful
27 January 2025
Great place!
Beautiful facility, very clean. The restaurant food was good and so were the drinks. Staff in each department were friendly. Overall good experience.
N/A
22 January 2025
We loved our stay and will be back again in the future! I highly recommend this location to any and all that are looking
Beautiful design with amazing decorations! Great location to the nightlife!
There was nothing to not like!
19 January 2025
Very good
Valet price
11 January 2025
Fabulous. I would return!
Loved the room service, size of the room, size of the bathroom, size of the bath, hot chocolate, staff SO NICE.
The room is dated. The room service is expensive for what is provided.
9 January 2025
This was a wonderful experience.
The aesthetic is marvelous. I love the cleanliness. The smell is divine. I forgot to ask what the scent is named. The staff at check in and check out were amazing. Both young ladies at the front desk brought such sincere warm to our visit.
I loved everything.
1 January 2025
Best trip we’ve taken best service and very very nice rooms
Best hotel I’ve been able to stay at good prices and very friendly staff
Nothing it was all a good experience
29 December 2024
Pleasant and interesting
It’s a beautiful property. Lots of character and interesting things to look at and explore.
The area it’s in is a little dirty, but it is in downtown…
22 December 2024
Comfortable Hotel in Downtown.
Great location. Spacious rooms. Staff were friendly and helpful.
Nothing.
21 December 2024
Great stay for one night
Very comfortable and well kept. Loved the architecture. The vault door added a great touch to the history of the building.
No self parking. $52 for overnight parking is a detriment to stay for a long period.
18 December 2024
Wonderful architecture, design, ambience and service.
Great style, design, preservation of the historical aspect of the hotel. Not pristine, but fun and absolutely clean. Lots of attention to detail. We loved the consistently great staff, the 24 hour hot chocolate in the lobby during a cold, rainy weekend, the work out room.
Nothing
9 December 2024
Exceptional
The architecture and decor.
The cost of valet parking. $52.00/day. Checkout is at 12pm but the cleaning staff attempted two times to enter my room before 12pm to clean my room. I think the staff should wait until they have confirmation that guests have checked out before attempting to enter the room to clean or wait until official checkout time.
4 December 2024
It was a nice hotel for a short stay
Clean, spacious rooms & friendly staff
Only 50$ valet parking available, if not then you must find a parking garage and walk with your bags.
2 December 2024
We had a great time and really enjoyed the history of the hotel! Check in staff was great!
Bar was busy when we were there, therefore, not as timely or clean. But the bar tender was lovely. Breakfast was ok - for the quality the price was a bit high. Server not attentive w/coffee and tea service throughout. Everybody was nice though. Would have been better if we could fill our own coffee and tea.
Attentiveness of waitstaff in bar and restaurant.
29 November 2024
Exceptional
Beautiful hotel, great downtown location, helpful staff
25 November 2024
It was amazing there are no words. Staff was amazing even booked our next stay with them. Valet was worth it and valet s
They went above and beyond during our stay
Loved everything about it
16 November 2024
Home from home
The staff were very friendly and location was excellent
I liked it all
7 November 2024
Beautiful place for couples
Location was great for us.
We loved it
5 November 2024
Fabulous
My stay was great! Friendly staff, central location, beautiful room!
4 November 2024
If you want to feel fancy and stay in a beautiful old hotel, check Icon out.
Beautiful- so beautiful!!! Loved all the details and the ambiance.
Loved everything
28 October 2024
Nice one night stay in Houston in a convenient location.
Location was good to access various activities. Breakfast was nice. Able to leave bags at the hotel and collect fora flight later in the day also great that the hotel will alert when a taxi is required.
Cannot think of anything to suggest.
28 October 2024
Super friendly and helpful staff
Staff
16 October 2024
Our entire experience was excellent and we will be returning!
facilities, location, friendly staff
N/A
30 September 2024
Very good
Good breakfast
Outrageous overnight parking charges
17 September 2024
Pleasant
The reception staff were helpful , the bar staff were friendly and efficient also Room are big in size
This hotel is not new or modern
7 September 2024
Exceptional
Card reader in elevator isnot accurate
5 September 2024
Very good
Beautiful design, cleanliness and nice staff
There is no microwave available for use
3 September 2024
Stylish and clean
The design and decor of the hotel is fantastic, the rooms very clean and well-kept (the bathroom is fabulous). The staff was also very friendly and helpful.
Parking is a bit expensive.
26 August 2024
Beautifully kept building for a great overnight trip.
Hotel icon is gorgeous, the rooms are exactly what you see in the pictures. The details are truly gorgeous. The first issue we ran across consisted of our room facing a very lively night club (which honestly I should have done my home work) that carried noise into our 4th floor room until about 3 am. My husband and I did enjoy the walking distance of several bars and restaurants, so maybe the noise wasn’t a huge price to pay, but annoying nonetheless. The second issue consisted of the night time staff. I had no clue where to retrieve ice from, so when we arrived back from a concert I asked the front desk to deliver some. I waited and waited, which was fine, so I called to confirm what I had asked for. I then was hung up on three times, mid sentence about said ice. I then got back on the phone with someone and the ice was delivered after I explained the hostility of my calls being disconnected. So word to the wise, don’t order ice at night. All in all, the hotel was good, I’m not going to let two incidents deter me from returning. To end our stay, the breakfast buffet was absolutely fabulous. Thank you to the day time crew and valet for being absolute angels!
Street noise
22 August 2024
The perfect stay
We were celebrating our 19th wedding anniversary, and the woman who checked us in gave us complimentary breakfast for the whole stay that was really nice of her. We were always greeted with smiles from the staff, and everyone was really kind. Valet always made you feel special
20 August 2024
Centric location hotel with a lot of heritage and great staff and food.
Everything, amazing location, design and great breakfast. Would stay there many more times.
We loved literally everything.
17 August 2024
My favorite place to stay when I visit Houston!
Great Breakfast lots of choices.
Sausage was dry.
15 July 2024
Would stay here again
Staff was friendly and very accommodating.
15 July 2024
Great weekend destination but close to home.
Great location, especially if you plan to attend an Astros game. Convenient shuttle to and from the games. Nice restaurant at the hotel. Would highly recommend to friends and family.
14 July 2024
We had an enjoyable stay.
Friendly staff and clean rooms
12 July 2024
Beautiful hotel
Location
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10 July 2024
Very good
Location good, breakfast ok.
Eggs not warm enough. No pancakes or waffles. Fruit did not taste fresh!
10 July 2024
Okay
The bathtub
The bed was horrible
2 July 2024
Exceptional
The calm vibe
28 June 2024
Staff was kind and easy to work with, but rooms need updating and cleaning!
Great location, beds comfortable rooms good size
Filthy carpet in room, stained and old and dirty!!! AC dated and dirty and loud!
24 June 2024
Pleasant stay.
I was pleased with the breakfast offerings. The hotel has a charming, albeit slightly dated, decor and is conveniently located near a bustling street filled with attractions. I liked the view of my room.
The decoration and facilities of hotel are a little bit old. The in-room service was lacking; during our stay, they only changed the towels and replenished the toilet paper without cleaning the room.
13 June 2024
It was an enjoyable and memorable birthday for me with my wife.
Clean and quaint. I like older city buildings refurbished into classic hotels.
Parking was a bit pricey but it was better then parking on the street I guess.
31 May 2024
Elegance at its finest, with a touch of history. Incredible and nice staff, and excellent food!
Excellent breakfast. The staff was incredibly friendly, and the room was clean and beautiful!
20 May 2024
Very good
Atmosphere, location
Price. Television barely worked. Tub faucet was wonky.
8 May 2024
ok but overpriced
character building
Found check in staff to be unfriendly
5 May 2024
Fabulous
Stylish
Needs an upgrade as it seems to be getting old and also upgrade breakfast urgently!
29 April 2024
Anniversary trip
It’s very clean, everyone is so friendly. I love the history behind the place. The room was comfortable.
I did not know that the only parking option was valet and it was $50 a day. The site said there was a parking garage. Definitely not true. Our room was across the street from a bar so the music was very loud until 2am every night.
26 April 2024
Nice
The staff at the front were amazing 🙏🏾🙏🏾
I’ve staid in other places with the same amenities and paid less for staying in a suite in different cities with more space then my room
26 April 2024
Exceptional
Parking was way too expensive.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shuttle service (free)
- - Minimarket on site
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Waxing services
- - Spa facilities
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Couples massage
- - Full body massage
- - Massage chair
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Bicycle rental
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
Parking
- - Parking garage
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Smoke alarms
- - Fire extinguishers
3 February 2025
Great stay ither than the loud music and outrageous breakfast price