Crowne Plaza Houston Downtown

The Crowne Plaza Houston Downtown features 259 hotel rooms, including 18 deluxe suites. Although it is viewed primarily as a business hotel, owing to its exclusive Executive Floor, 24-hour business center, and 12,000 square feet of function space for up to 500 guests, it is also family friendly, with an outdoor swimming pool that includes a spacious sundeck.

All guest rooms come with a 32-inch flat panel television with premium movie and sports channels. Standard amenities include an ergonomic work desk, a coffee maker, free high-speed Internet access, a separate hanging closet, and a speaker phone with voicemail. Each private bathroom has a massaging showerhead and upscale bath amenities. On weekdays, free copies of USA Today are delivered to the guest rooms, too. Cribs are available on request.

On-site facilities are plentiful, ranging from a Thrifty Car Rental desk to the Brazos Restaurant serving American favorites and "Texas Chic" cuisine. The Brazos Lounge offers happy-hour pricing on weekdays between 5pm and 7pm, and there is a 24-hour fitness center outfitted exclusively with PRECOR equipment for guest use.

The Crowne Plaza Houston Downtown is located at 1700 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002. Parking is available for $24 per night on Sunday through Thursday and $12 per night on weekends.