ACCOMMODATION: This hotel features 314 spacious guestrooms, all of which include a platform bed stand with a down duvet, a glass desk, and a mohair banquette beneath picture windows viewing Houston’s skyline east or the Galleria west. Guests choose mattress firmness and a pillow type.

Other conveniences are high-speed Internet access, dual-line cordless telephones, and a CD-player clock. Fax machines, printers, and DVD players are available on request.

DINING

• Maverick - Fried green tomatoes and a seared T-bone with red chile butter are among the spirited Southwest and comfort food items available for three meals each day amid eclectic cowboy decor and rustic wood accessories.
  
• Straight Up - Overstuffed sofas, chairs, and snappy red barstools fill up with locals and guests in this lively bar.

AMENITIES & SERVICES: Hotel Derek is a proud member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts. Totally renovated in late 2001, this 15-story property wins accolades for its custom-designed furnishings, original art, luxurious fabrics and fixtures, and imaginative accessories - all designed to feign the home of an aging fifties rock star named Derek. Spacious guestrooms, built to be offices on the road, include well-stocked sundry bars, wireless keyboards, and large closets with Fed-Ex supplies.

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