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Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District
Houston, Texas, United States · Hotel ZaZa · Core Luxury
In 1979 Bob Hope told Phil Donahue that the most beautiful view in the world was from a suite in this hotel, then still the Warwick, a U-shaped apartment house opened in 1926 at 5701 Main Street facing Hermann Park. Oilman John Mecom Sr. bought it at auction in 1962 and reopened it in 1964 with paneling commissioned for Versailles and Baccarat chandeliers. Charlie Givens turned the landmark into Hotel ZaZa in 2007, and Monarch's terrace still looks onto the Mecom Fountain and the Museum of Fine Arts.
- 315 rooms
- Opened 1926
- Neighborhood: Museum District
- Rooms from 260 sq ft (24 m²)
About Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District
- Over the Warwick years the register included the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco, the Shah of Iran, and Imelda Marcos.
- Charlie Givens built the Dallas ZaZa from scratch. Here he moved into the old Warwick, and told the Chronicle he wanted the Houston house to keep some of that earlier formality.
- One concept suite is still called the Warwick Apartment, nearly two thousand square feet, a studio cut from the old hotel rather than a new tower.
- In 1998 Park Plaza and Olympus Real Estate bought the Warwick, then listed at 308 rooms, and planned to rename it the Warwick Park Plaza Hotel.
- Entry-level rooms start at 260 sq ft (24 m²).
History
The Warwick Apartment Hotel opened in 1926 at 5701 Main Street, a U-shaped residence hotel at the entrance to Hermann Park, in operation by October of that year. John Mecom Sr. bought it at auction in 1962 and reopened it in 1964 with French paneling, Baccarat chandeliers, and a curved restaurant over the park. In 1979 Bob Hope, asked by Phil Donahue for the most beautiful view in the world, named the Warwick. Park Plaza and Olympus Real Estate acquired the 308-room hotel in 1998. Charlie Givens, who had opened Hotel ZaZa in Dallas in 2002 in a new building, bought the Warwick and reopened it as Hotel ZaZa in 2007.
The setting
5701 Main Street, Museum District, at the Mecom Fountain roundabout where Main meets Montrose, facing Hermann Park and a short walk from the Museum of Fine Arts. This is the Museum District house. Hotel ZaZa Memorial City is a 2017 tower on the Katy Freeway, and the Dallas and Austin ZaZa hotels are other buildings.
Restaurants and bars
- Monarch Bistro — Restaurant
Experiences
- Magic Carpet Ride Shuttle Service — Complimentary shuttle service within a 3-mile radius, offered to guests.
Amenities
- Complimentary Wi-Fi in Guestrooms
- Working Desks in Rooms and Suites
- Complimentary Business Center
- Complimentary Fitness Center
- Extended Stay Options
- Meeting & Group Services
- Laundry Service
- Housekeeping Service
- Catering
- Complimentary Magic Carpet Ride Shuttle Service within 3-mile radius
- ZIP Loyalty Guest Program
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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