LIST: These Houston-area hotels are ranked among the top 100 best places to stay in Texas

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Multiple Houston-area hotels were ranked among the best places to stay in Texas. This information comes courtesy of Yelp, the crowd-sourced review website we’ve all turned to for recommendations at one point or another.

Yelp mined its data to determine which Lone Star State hotels were most associated with vacations and getaways then ranked the accommodations based on the total volume and ratings of reviews, among other factors. The final product -- a handy list of the 100 top Texas hotels perfect for a staycation, weekend getaway or summer sojourn.

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At No. 5 on the list, downtown Houston’s Marriott Marquis Houston is the area’s highest ranked hotel. Close behind at No. 6, Hotel ZaZa Memorial City is the second-highest ranked hotel on the list.

Other Houston-area businesses that appear among the top 25 include The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston (No.17), Hilton Americas-Houston (No.19), and Hotel ZaZa Museum District (No.22).

“Whether you’re looking for your next great beach vacation, a weekend staycation in your city or an off-the-grid campout under the stars, there’s something for everyone on this year’s list,” Brenae Leary, Yelp’s Senior Communications Manager, said in a statement.

Here are the top 100 best places to stay in Texas, according to Yelp:

  1. Fairmont Austin - Austin, TX
  2. Archer Hotel Austin - Austin, TX
  3. JW Marriott Austin - Austin, TX
  4. El Cosmico - Marfa, TX
  5. Lone Star Court - Austin, TX
  6. Omni Dallas Hotel - Dallas, TX
  7. Hotel Valencia Riverwalk - San Antonio, TX
  8. W Austin - Austin, TX
  9. The Joule - Dallas - Dallas, TX
  10. Mystic Quarry Resort - Canyon Lake, TX
  11. Hotel San José - Austin, TX
  12. Hotel ZaZa Dallas - Dallas, TX
  13. La Cantera Resort & Spa - San Antonio, TX
  14. Hotel Emma - San Antonio, TX
  15. The Driskill - Austin, TX
  16. Hotel Havana - San Antonio, TX
  17. Lorenzo Hotel - Dallas, TX
  18. Hotel Contessa - San Antonio, TX
  19. Zilker Vacations - Austin, TX
  20. The Ruby Hotel & Bar - Round Rock, TX
  21. Heywood Hotel - Austin, TX
  22. Austin Motel - Austin, TX
  23. Great Wolf Lodge - Grapevine, TX
  24. Thompson Dallas - Dallas, TX
  25. Cinnamon Shore - Port Aransas, TX
  26. Menger Hotel - San Antonio, TX
  27. The Westin at The Woodlands - The Woodlands, TX
  28. The Lumen - Dallas, TX
  29. Hotel Saint Cecilia - Austin, TX
  30. Hilton Arlington - Arlington, TX
  31. Kimber Modern - Austin, TX
  32. The Galvestonian - Galveston, TX
  33. Amelia’s Landing Hotel - Port Aransas, TX
  34. Montesino - Wimberley, TX
  35. Mokara Hotel and Spa - San Antonio, TX
  36. Son’s Blue River Camp - Kingsbury, TX
  37. Texican Court - Irving, TX
  38. Ocean Village Hotel - Surfside Beach, TX
  39. Gage Hotel - Marathon, TX
  40. Omni La Mansion del Rio - San Antonio, TX
  41. Lighthouse Hill Ranch - Johnson City, TX
  42. Omni Fort Worth Hotel - Fort Worth, TX
  43. Gaidos Seaside Inn - Galveston, TX

See Yelp’s list here.


About the Author:

Briana Zamora-Nipper joined the KPRC 2 digital team in 2019. When she’s not hard at work in the KPRC 2 newsroom, you can find Bri drinking away her hard earned wages at JuiceLand, running around Hermann Park, listening to crime podcasts or ransacking the magazine stand at Barnes & Noble.