At Stay In The New, we track every genuinely new hotel in Houston — from The Greenleigh, the reborn Hotel Derek, to the boutiques that finally put Montrose and the Heights on the map. Plus honest status on what’s still to come.
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Every hotel here opened within the last two years — a reborn River Oaks landmark and three boutiques that finally gave Montrose and the Heights places to stay.
Opened Aug 2026
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The Greenleigh completely transformed the former Hotel Derek at Westheimer and the 610 Loop into a 299-room Autograph Collection hotel — bird-etched glass facade, Richard Sandoval’s wood-fired dLeña, the Highgrass rooftop bar and a U-shaped swim club, minutes from River Oaks District and the Galleria. As Houston’s newest major opening, it prices hardest during Rodeo season and big conventions.
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Opened Dec 2025
Hotel Daphne is Bunkhouse’s second Houston hotel, with 49 rooms, a courtyard pool with its own bar, a library and Hypsi, an Italian-style restaurant from chef Terrence Gallivan. Heights weekends book out well ahead.
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Opened Jun 2025
The Marlene is a nine-room inn in an early-1900s neoclassical mansion in Montrose’s Avondale Historic District, filled with French antiques by owner Lily Barfield, with free breakfast and the Bar Madonna cocktail lounge. With nine rooms, any big weekend sells out fast.
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Opened Dec 2024
Hotel Saint Augustine, Bunkhouse’s first Houston hotel, spreads 71 rooms across five two-story buildings linked by gardens beside the Menil Collection, with Aaron Bludorn’s Perseid restaurant and a circular courtyard pool. Museum District event weekends fill it first.
See rates for your dates →Just outside our two-year window and covered in the neighborhood guide instead: Thompson Houston on Buffalo Bayou, opened in February 2024.
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Kitchen suites and free breakfast steps from the convention center — typically well below Downtown’s luxury towers.
Home2 Suites Houston Downtown Convention Center puts kitchen suites and free breakfast a short walk from the George R. Brown Convention Center, Discovery Green and Toyota Center. Big convention weeks tighten Downtown fast.
See rates for your dates →Honest status on what’s next. Nothing here is bookable yet.
Houston’s first Auberge hotel, a 34-story brick tower by KPF with Roman and Williams interiors, 105 rooms, 44 residences and a private members’ club at The RO, near West Alabama and Buffalo Speedway. Construction on this phase only began recently, so treat 2027 as a target.
After a run of boutique openings in Montrose and the Heights, Houston’s next projects cluster around River Oaks and Downtown’s convention district. We add a hotel to this page once it announces a real first bookable date.
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What is actually new in Houston, what opens in 2027, and which hotels no longer count as new.
The Greenleigh, Autograph Collection is the newest major opening — the former Hotel Derek, reborn with 299 rooms near River Oaks District and taking guests from late August 2026.
Hotel Derek closed in June 2024 and was completely transformed into The Greenleigh, a Marriott Autograph Collection hotel with a new facade, the dLeña restaurant, a rooftop bar and a swim club.
The Birdsall, Auberge Collection is targeting 2027 at The RO in River Oaks, with 105 rooms and 44 residences. It will be Houston’s first Auberge hotel.
Hotel Saint Augustine beside the Menil Collection and Hotel Daphne in the Heights, both from Bunkhouse, plus The Marlene, an independent nine-room inn in a Montrose mansion.
Thompson Houston opened in February 2024, so it is past our two-year window. It remains one of the city’s top luxury hotels and appears in our neighborhood guide.
Home2 Suites by Hilton Houston Downtown Convention Center, opened in March 2025, is a short walk away, with kitchen suites and free breakfast.
Houston is enormous, so the neighborhood is the whole trip. Here is where every hotel on this page sits, and who each area suits.
Downtown holds the George R. Brown Convention Center, Toyota Center, Daikin Park and Discovery Green, with METRO rail south to NRG Stadium. Home2 Suites by Hilton Houston Downtown Convention Center is the new value option, while Thompson Houston on Buffalo Bayou, opened in 2024, remains the luxury landmark. Compare Downtown Houston hotel rates against the convention calendar.
Houston’s most characterful neighborhood, home to the Menil Collection and Rothko Chapel. Hotel Saint Augustine sits beside the Menil, and The Marlene offers nine antique-filled rooms in a historic mansion. Rooms here are few, so compare Montrose hotel rates in Houston early.
Folk Victorian bungalows and a walkable main street north of Downtown. Hotel Daphne, Bunkhouse’s second Houston hotel, is the neighborhood’s standout new stay. Compare Heights hotel rates in Houston against a Downtown room.
Houston’s most prestigious address blends into the Galleria’s shopping corridor. The Greenleigh reborn the former Hotel Derek here, and The Birdsall, Auberge Collection is targeting 2027 at The RO. Compare River Oaks and Galleria hotel rates in Houston for your dates.
Houston’s recent hotel story is about neighborhoods that never had places to stay. If you’re looking for new hotels in Houston or Houston hotels opening soon, this page tracks every genuine opening — nothing older than two years gets a card.
The biggest arrival is The Greenleigh, Autograph Collection, a complete transformation of the former Hotel Derek near River Oaks District. The boutique wave came first: Hotel Saint Augustine beside the Menil Collection, Hotel Daphne in the Heights, and the independent The Marlene in a Montrose mansion.
Downtown added Home2 Suites by Hilton Houston Downtown Convention Center for value near the convention center, while Thompson Houston on Buffalo Bayou, opened in 2024, remains the city’s luxury landmark just outside our window.
Next up is The Birdsall, Auberge Collection, Houston’s first Auberge hotel, targeting 2027 at The RO in River Oaks.
Houston rates follow the event calendar — Rodeo season, the Offshore Technology Conference, and Astros and Texans games. For the rest of the state, see new hotels in Dallas or browse every new hotel in Texas.
Common questions about new and upcoming hotels in Houston, Texas.
The Greenleigh is a 299-room Marriott Autograph Collection hotel at 2525 West Loop South, a complete transformation of the former Hotel Derek. It has Richard Sandoval’s dLeña restaurant, the Highgrass rooftop bar, a swim club and more than 13,000 square feet of event space.
The Birdsall, Auberge Collection is targeting 2027 at The RO in River Oaks, with 105 rooms, 44 residences and a private club. It will be the first Auberge hotel in Houston.
No. The Marlene is an independent nine-room inn in a historic Montrose mansion, opened in June 2025 by antiques dealer Lily Barfield. Houston’s Bunkhouse hotels are Hotel Saint Augustine and Hotel Daphne.
The Rodeo runs at NRG Park each February and March. Downtown hotels connect to NRG by METRO rail, and River Oaks hotels like The Greenleigh are a short drive. Book early, because Rodeo season fills the city.
Hotel Saint Augustine sits right beside the Menil campus, and The Marlene is a short walk away in Montrose.
Thompson Houston opened in February 2024, so it is past our two-year window, but it remains one of Houston’s best luxury hotels.
Rates rise during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in February and March, the Offshore Technology Conference in May, and big games and conventions. Late summer and holiday weeks are usually the best value.
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