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    New Year's Eve Staycations

    5 hot Houston-area hotels to book a New Year's Eve staycation

    Holly Beretto
    Dec 27, 2018 | 12:56 pm

    Savvy Houston partiers know that on New Year’s Eve, it's more fun to ring in 2019 with a little luxury at some of Houston’s hottest addresses. With swanky hotels across the Bayou City offering sweet deals, you can party like a rock star this New Year’s Eve — and even be treated like one.

    We’ve rounded up five spots offering hot deals (more than just standard rooms) for you to dine, get a little nuts, and recover the following day.

    Four Seasons
    The stately downtown hotel is your New Year’s Eve party headquarters, with multiple options to ring in 2019. Bayou and Bottle hosts a Prohibition-themed NYE party, with waiters dressed in their 1920s best and serving Prohibition-era cocktails. The regular food menu is available and there will be a Champagne toast at midnight. Doors open at 9 pm, with a $30 per person cover charge. Tables may be reserved with a $400 minimum.

    If you’d prefer a seated dinner, Quattro has a four-course meal available starting at 7 pm. The cost is $135 per person with an optional wine pairing for an additional $60. Want to book a room as well? Consider a spacious one-bedroom apartment with a bed-and-breakfast package for $585, which includes breakfast the next morning. 1300 Lamar St. 713-650-1300.

    Hotel Alessandra
    Check into a deluxe king room for $495, which includes a welcome amenity, $200 food credit at Lucienne, which offers four-course dinner seatings at 4:30 ($55 per person) pm, 6:30 ($75 per person) pm, and 9 pm ($95 per person; cocktail or formal attire is requested.) The package also includes valet parking, a Champagne toast for two at midnight at the hotel’s Bardot bar and a 3 pm checkout on New Year’s Day. Want more space? An Executive Suite under the same package is $515. 1070 Dallas St. 713-242-8555.

    Hotel Granduca
    Book a junior suite at this Uptown luxury property for $539, or treat yourself to signature suite for $599. Both packages include a five-course dinner with wine pairing for two in the hotel’s Ristorante Cavour, chocolate-covered strawberries and a bottle of prosecco in your room, Granduca roses and complimentary transportation within a three-mile radius of the hotel. 1080 Uptown Park 713-418-1000.

    Hotel Sorella
    CityCentre’s swankiest address pulls out all the stops for its Quite the Night New Year’s Eve package. Rates start at $469 for a classic king room and include complimentary sparkling wine on your arrival, entry for two into the Monnalisa bar’s New Year’s Eve party featuring live music, a balloon drop and a glass of champagne at midnight. You’ll also receive a complimentary Mimosa and brunch at the hotel’s Radio Milano restaurant on New Year’s Day. 800 Sorella Ct. 713-973-1600.

    Woodlands Resort
    The resort turns into the famed Studio 54 to usher in the new year. Book the Celebrity for a Night package for $550 and receive accommodations for two, a five-course seated dinner at Robard’s and access to the Studio 54 party, which features live music, a photo booth and midnight ball drop. The following morning, you can take part in the Polar Bear Plunge from 11 am to 1 pm. Plus, your stay includes a late 1 pm checkout. 2301 North Millbend Dr. The Woodlands; 281-367-1100.

    Get dolled up and have a snazzy time at Four Seasons.

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    hottest headlines of 2025

    Houston's richest residents, best suburbs, and more top city news in 2025

    Amber Heckler
    Dec 22, 2025 | 3:45 pm
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    Editor’s note: As 2025 comes to a close, we're looking back at the stories that defined Houston this year. In our City Life section, readers will notice several of our local universities earned high praise from prestigious global and national publications. Houston's sprawling suburbs continued to skyrocket in popularity for their livability and safety, and no top-10 list is complete without mentioning the city's wealthiest residents. Read on for the top 10 Houston City Life stories of 2025.

    1. 2 Houston universities named among world’s best in 2026 rankings. These two high-performing local institutions – Rice University and University of Houston – are in a class of their own, according to the QS World University Rankings 2026. QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) compiles the prestigious list each year; the 2026 edition includes more than 1,500 universities from around the world.

    2. Richard Kinder is Houston's richest billionaire in 2025, Forbes says. The Kinder Morgan chairman is the 11th richest Texas resident right now, and ranks as the 108th richest American. Kinder also dethroned Tilman Fertitta to claim the title as the wealthiest Houstonian.

    3. 2 Houston neighbors shine as top-10 best places to live in the U.S. Pearland and League City, respectively, claimed No. 3 and No. 6 in U.S. News & World Report's annual "Best Places to Live in the U.S." rankings. The 2025-2026 rankings examined 250 U.S. cities based on five livability indexes: Quality of life, value, desirability, job market, and net migration.

    4. 5 Houston suburbs deemed best places to retire in 2026 by U.S. News. The Woodlands and Spring should be on the lookout for an influx of retirees next year, U.S. News predicts. Three more Houston-area neighbors also ranked among the top 25 best places to retire in America.

    5. Activist group calls out Houston highway as a 'freeway without a future'. A May 2025 report from Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) included Houston's Interstate 45 expansion on its list of highways with infrastructure that is "nearing the end of its functional life." CNU claims further expansion of Houston's highway system could eventually lead to the loss of the city's bayous, while also diminishing the remaining flood-absorbing land.

    6. 10 things to know about America's first Ismaili Center opening in Houston. After nearly 20 years in the making, the long-awaited Ismaili Center, Houston finally opened its doors to the public. The 11-acre site was painstakingly designed and constructed to offer indoor and outdoor public spaces for all Houstonians to enjoy, connect, and engage.

    7. Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta asking $192 million for superyacht. Fertitta, who owns the Houston Rockets and restaurant and hospitality conglomerate Landry's, decided to sell his 252-foot yacht, named Boardwalk, to make room for an even larger superyacht he is expected to receive in April 2026. Among numerous luxurious amenities, Boardwalk also features a helipad.

    8. 2 Houston neighbors rank among America's safest suburbs in 2025. Spring came in at No. 19 and West University Place followed at No. 21 in SmartAsset's August 2025 study, which is the first time the two Houston suburbs have made it into the top 25.

    9. Houston is one of America's most overpriced cities, study finds. This likely isn't a surprise to some Houstonians. The study, conducted by Highland Cabinetry, said Houston "struggles with heavy pollution and underwhelming income levels."

    10. 9 Houston universities make U.S. News' 2025 list of top grad schools. Among the newcomers this year are Houston Christian University and Texas Southern University. HCU's graduate education school ranks No. 21 in Texas, and TSU has the 10th best law school in the state.

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