Deluxe Room

The Deluxe Room has large windows that frame downtown Houston views, and blackout drapes let you sleep in when you want to. The hotel sits at 1070 Dallas Street, across from Discovery Green, so you are in the middle of the city. If you want a wider skyline view, the hotel's rooftop pool deck looks out over the city.

You can choose 1 King or 2 Queen Beds, and the room sleeps up to 4 guests. The beds have premium, hypo-allergenic bedding, a pillowtop mattress and Egyptian cotton sheets. A free rollaway/extra bed and a free crib are available on request.

The private bathroom has a deep soaking bathtub and a separate rainfall showerhead. It comes stocked with bathrobes, designer toiletries, shampoo, soap, towels and a hair dryer. Towels and sheets are changed on request.

Yes. At 360 sq. ft. it suits couples on a king bed, and the two-queen setup works well for a family or friends. Children of all ages are welcome, though guests 18 and over are charged as adults. A free crib and rollaway bed are available on request. The main guest checking in must be at least 21.

Accessible features are available, including a transfer shower, ceiling hoist, low-height door lock and view port, and closed-captioned TV. The room is also wheelchair accessible. If you need these features, please ask for them when you book.

Inside the room you get a 50-inch LED TV with premium channels, an Illy espresso machine and an in-room tablet for ordering room service and scheduling spa services. Complimentary Wi-Fi runs throughout the hotel, and there is free coffee and tea in the lobby. A nightly destination fee of roughly $29.25 covers Wi-Fi and LifeTime Fitness access, and the hotel also has its own fitness center.

Toyota Center is about a 6-minute walk away, and Discovery Green is around 5 minutes on foot. House of Blues is about 0.2 miles away, and George R. Brown Convention Center is about 0.8 miles. On site, Hull & Oak Southern Kitchen serves breakfast, lunch and weekend brunch, and The Bar at The Laura Hotel opens daily from 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM. The Palm and McCormick & Schmick's are also within about 500 feet.

Parking is valet only, with no self-parking on site, and quoted nightly rates have ranged from about $49 to $73. Oversized trucks do not fit in the garage. Hobby Airport is roughly 7–10 miles away and George Bush Intercontinental is about 23 miles north. The hotel also sits along the METRORail line.

The nearest beach is Galveston, about 50 miles away. The drive usually takes 50–60 minutes, and longer on summer weekends, so it works best as a day trip. Back at the hotel there is a rooftop outdoor pool with skyline views and The Spa at The Laura Hotel. Check-in starts at 3:00 PM and check-out is by noon.