I stayed at the Residence Inn Westchase July 20-23rd. This hotel is located next to a Courtyard. I decided on this hotel because I wanted a room with a lot of space. For this stay, I had a one bedroom suite which was just like a one bedroom apartment including a kitchen with table and chairs, living room with TV, a desk and free internet access. When we checked in the hotel room, there was a very distinct smell like cheap cologne. I tried to spray some room fragrance, but that did not work. My stomach was sick because of the smell. We later complained about it and was told that the guest staying next to us had a dog. YES, this hotel does allow pets. I believe the room they gave us was one that previously had an animal living there. Nonetheless, The hotel moved us to another room that was so much better. It was still a one bedroom suite, but was a lot fresher and cleaner than the first one. There is a Kroger only steps away, so we were able to go there and buy a candle.

This hotel offers free breakfast and has an evening social with food and drinks. We did not try the food because we fell in love with a french restaurant a block away called Le Madaleine. They sell breakfast, lunch and dinner. IT'S WONDERFUL. We ate there everyday during our stay. Try the raspberry lemonade.

The hotel is located on Westheimer. Most of our trip consisted of us going up and down Westheimer all day. There are SO many places to eat on this street. Everything you can imagine including upscale restaurants and regular fast food places. There are several Walmarts that are conveniently located in the area too. If you love Starbucks, then you will see hundreds of them in the area as well. The Galleria is in the area too. This place is so large that it would take several days to visit all of the stores. There are a lot of other places to shop outside of the Galleria. I plan to take another trip to Houston just to shop. We ended our trip with a visit to Lakewood Church with Joel Osteen. This was the highlight of the trip. The service was excellent.. we would highly recommend it for Sunday Church service.

Overall, my stay at this hotel was Ok. I think I will go for a 4 star hotel in the future. Westheimer Street is a good location for a hotel, simply because of the location with easy access to shopping and eating.