Sept. 13–The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown, Tilman Fertitta's 6-month-old luxury hotel near The Galleria, has been honored with AAA's only five-diamond rating in Houston.
Of the nearly 100 properties in the U.S. that have earned the five-diamond status, only three are in Texas. The other Lone Star State hotels on the list are the Ritz-Carlton in Dallas and the Emma Hotel in San Antonio.
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According to the AAA, a five-diamond hotel is defined as one that "provides ultimate luxury, sophistication and comfort with extraordinary physical attributes, meticulous personalized service, extensive amenities and impeccable standards of excellence."
The city's busy billionaire who owns Landry's Inc. and the Houston Rockets, seven hotels and five casinos oversaw even the tiniest details at the Post Oak to ensure its top rating. "There's never been a hotel built like this in Houston," he said just before the opening.
The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown, at 1600 W. Loop South, is a 38-story tower with 250 rooms, 20 residences, and a 35,000-square-foot conference facility including a ballroom.
Also on site are a Rolls-Royce showroom and a dealership for Bentley and Bugatti.
Some of the restaurants at the hotel complex are Mastro's Steakhouse, Bloom & Bee, H Bar, Craft F&B and Willie G's Seafood.
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Rates start at $409 for weekend, $499 weekdays; thepostoak.com.
UPDATE: San Antonio's Emma Hotel attained five-diamond status in June. The original version of this story did not reflect this.
