Will Houston's Luxury Pools Convince You to Go to There?
August 4, 2008 at 3:26 PM |
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There are many reasons not to go to Houston. Among them: soaring temperatures and humidity that makes your hair frizz within 30 seconds of leaving the salon. And then there's the whole Hilary Duff thing.
But the Houston Chronicle seems to think that maybe Houston's luxurious hotel pool scene may give travelers a reason to reconsider the great H-Town:
Blending a high-end hotel pool with an upscale bar to create a resortlike scene is a national trend, and Houston is diving in.
Though the pools can be costly -- the Four Seasons spent $4 million on its upgrade and the San Luis, $2 million -- hotel operators say they help boost room stays and business in general.
A key ingredient is opening them to the public. By mixing stylish outsiders with hotel guests, the hotel gives its pool a trendy, clublike feel.
Houston is notsomuch the city that comes to mind when we think of trendy and clublike, but consider the examples the article cites: the trendy Hotel ZaZa's pool offers hot cocktail waitresses handing out scented chilled towels and iced yummies, while the Omni Houston's pool is reportedly on its way to becoming more of a social spot for guests and non-guests alike.
The Four Seasons Houston is hopping on the trendy train, too, and just threw $4 million into pool upgrades that included "palms, a water wall, Brazilian wood and a hand-cut Turkish Travertine tile floor and oval-shaped salt-water pool."
So, like, what's the deal here? Would you travel to a city like Houston just to chill by the pool? Or is this just an appealing alternative to the backyard BBQ scene or Galveston beach trip for Texas locals?
[Photo: New York Times]
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