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Grand style and a rooftop pool and hot tub are some of the reasons our guests fall head over heels for the Magnolia Hotel Houston. On the National Register of Historic Places Magnolia was formerly home to The Houston Post Dispatch newspaper and the original headquarters of Shell Oil. Today it has been transformed into one of the city's most magnificent hotels. It's almost hard to believe the hotel is a historic property given its urbane contemporary vibe. Standing 22 stories high the property boasts 314 exceptionally soft and sensuous rooms that feature free high-speed internet access fully equipped kitchens cable TVs work desks and seating areas. Sophisticated muted tones romantic velvet drapes ultra high-end bedding and plush bathrooms with oversize garden tubs create quite the intimate setting. Guests gravitate to the rooftop pool and hot tub the swanky lounge and billiards room the business center and the 24-hour gym. Valet parking is available for an additional fee and downtown shuttle service is free. Located a half-mile from Houston Aquarium and Minute Maid Park home to the Houston Astros Magnolia is one block to Main Street's METRORail. Hop on and hit spots such as Hermann Park and Houston Zoo Texas Medical Center and Rice University in minutes. George R. Brown Convention Center is one mile away and George Bush Intercontinental Airport is 20 miles north.