Hotel Derek, Houston, Problem

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Hotel Derek	Average Price: $216 Check Rates

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2525 West Loop South

Houston, 77027 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 8 of 30
Average review rating: 3.62

OpinionWell Value Index: 6

Traveler reviews analyzed: YahooTravel (23) , MyTravelGuide (280) , Travelocity (5) , Expedia (38) , TripAdvisor (430)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (1/5 issues found)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. I'm writing this only 4 days into an 18 day stay because it is already riddled with problems.

"A 3-star under a 4-star facade... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/21/2012 Vote

2. You get free in/out, but with the massive traffic problem around the property, once you get there, you don't want to leave.

"Nice hotel, but not 4 star property " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/18/2012 Vote

3. The biggest problem I had with this hotel, like many other people, is the Valet.

"Decent hotel but the Valet is a problem " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/2/2012 Vote

4. if you are sensitive to perfumes, you might have a problem.

"Great boutique hotel for business meetings or personal trips. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/29/2012 Vote

5. And the free wireless isn't the fastest in the world (I wouldn't try to watch movies with it), but it's always worked without problems (and props to the Hotel Derek for not charging the ridiculous internet fees so many hotels do.

"Great boutique hotel for business meetings or personal trips. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/29/2012 Vote

6. The problem is--none of this potential is ever realized.

"Meh. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/26/2012 Vote

7. Hotel services responded to my complaint by checking our floor and I guess that seemed to control the problem.

"not what I expected " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/10/2012 Vote

8. Chronic problem in Houston.

"Its ok " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/4/2011 Vote

9. Although others have complained about noise, this wasn't too much of a problem for us during our stay.

"Derek: more passing acquaintance than life long friend " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/1/2011 Vote

10. We were situated on the side opposite the busy interstate and really did not experience any noise problems.

"Alma was the greatest " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/4/2011 Vote