The Lancaster Hotel

Location. The Lancaster Hotel is located in the financial and theater district in Houston, Texas. The hotel is one block from the Alley Theater, the Angelika Film Center and Café, the Jones Hall for the Performing Arts and Jones Plaza. Two blocks from the hotel are the Verizon Wireless Theater and Bayou Place. Minute Maid Field is less than one mile from the property. The Toyota Center and the George R. Brown Convention Center are just over one mile from the hotel.

Hotel Features. Built in 1926, this boutique-style hotel exudes excellence in hospitality and cuisine. The Lancaster Bistro's intimate atmosphere fuses American cuisine with the ambience of an English manor. Specialties, including crab cakes with Creole Remoulade Sauce and signature warm croissant bread pudding, have made the restaurant a favorite among theatergoers and sophisticated locals. The Bistro Bar is rated one of the top ten bars in the country by Food and Wine magazine. The hotel's business center offers complimentary high-speed Internet access. Flexible event space is available. A fitness room offers weight training and cardiovascular equipment.

Guestrooms. With windows that open onto cityscapes, the 93 guestrooms offer premium bedding with feather pillows and duvet spreads on double-poster beds. Amenities include cable television, complimentary wireless Internet access, fax machines, VCRs and CD players. CDs and videos are available in the lobby's library. Marble vanities with dual sinks and vases of fresh flowers are in each bathroom. Bathroom perks include bathrobes, slippers, makeup mirrors, and British Gilchrist & Soames toiletries.

Expert Tip. The Lancaster's Bistro Bar features live piano music on Friday and Saturday evenings.