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    Blooming in the Med Center

    Stylish Medical Center hotel joins Hilton's boutique network

    Eric Sandler
    Sep 22, 2025 | 5:22 pm
    Blossom Hotel Houston lobby

    The Blossom Hotel Houston is now part of the Curio Collection by Hilton.

    Courtesy of Blossom Hotel Houston

    A hotel in the Texas Medical Center has rebranded after four years in business. Effective September 30, the Blossom Hotel Houston will be known as the Blossom Hotel Houston, Curio Collection by Hilton.

    Adding an affiliation with the Curio Collection by Hilton ties the property to a group of more than 180 hotels worldwide that are known for their upgraded design. It also means hotel guests can earn points for the Hilton Honors loyalty program. Those who book stays from October 2025 through March 2026 will receive 1,000 bonus points per night.

    The hotel’s premier amenity is the Total You Medical Spa that offers wellness, anti-aging, and body treatments. That includes facials, injectibles, IV treatments, and more.

    In 2024, the Blossom Hotel was briefly home to Molihua, a sushi restaurant from chef Ho Chee Boon, a one-time executive international chef for the global Hakkasan Group. Although it opened to considerable fanfare, it closed in three months.

    Now known as Blossom Reserve, the hotel’s restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with an eclectic menu that includes hotel staples such as Caesar salad and a club sandwich alongside Asian-inspired fare such as lobster pad thai, Sichuan eggplant, and pork and shrimp dumplings. It’s joined by Plum Skybar & Lounge, a bar on the hotel’s 13th floor that offers skyline views with shareable bites and craft cocktails.

    Opened in 2021, the Blossom Hotel is a 16-story property with 267 rooms as well as meeting rooms for private events. It’s the closest Curio Collection property to destinations such as the Texas Medical Center, NRG Stadium, and the Museum District, according to press materials. It is managed by Crescent Hotels & Resorts, which operates more than 120 hotels in the United States and Canada.

    “Joining Curio Collection by Hilton marks an exciting new chapter for Blossom Hotel Houston,” said Elie Khoury, COO for Crescent Hotels & Resorts. “This transition allows us to elevate our amenities and services even further while staying true to our vision of being a sanctuary for discerning travelers in the heart of Houston.”

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    On the road

    Vonlane ramps up luxury bus service from Houston to key Texas city

    Stephanie Allmon Merry
    Feb 4, 2026 | 1:30 pm
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    Photo courtesy of Vonlane
    Vonlane has added new routes in major cities around Texas.

    Luxury bus operator Vonlane is adding new routes across Texas for 2026, including bringing back crack-of-dawn rides between Houston and San Antonio.

    According to a release, effective February 16, Vonlane will run new early-morning and evening departures in four Texas cities on high-demand travel days. Six additional weekly departures have been added in each city as follows:

    NEW Fort Worth to and from Austin:

    • 7 am and 7 pm Monday, Thursday, and Friday

    NEW Houston Galleria to and from San Antonio:

    • 6 am and 6 pm Monday, Thursday, and Friday

    As of February 16, the schedule to and from these Texas cities will be as follows:

    San Antonio to Houston Galleria:

    • 6 am, 10 am, 2 pm, 6 pm Monday, Thursday, and Friday
    • 10 am and 2 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
    • 1 pm Saturday

    Houston Galleria to San Antonio:

    • 6 am, 10 am, 2 pm, 6 pm Monday, Thursday, and Friday
    • 10 am and 2 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
    • 9 am Saturday

    Vonlane also offers routes from Houston to Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin.

    The company says the expanded schedules aim to help facilitate day trips, allowing regional business travelers to arrive in time for morning meetings and return home the same evening.

    “Business travelers are telling us they want schedules that actually work,” said Alex Danza, founder and CEO of Vonlane, in a statement. “These new departures make it possible to take a morning meeting without a 4 am alarm, stay productive on the road, and still be home by dinner. That flexibility is exactly what Vonlane was built to deliver.”

    Dallas-based Vonlane launched its high-end bus service in 2014 to cater to business travelers. Each bus, which holds fewer than two dozen passengers, features amenities like Wi-Fi, satellite TV and radio, snack and drink service, sleep masks, and leather seats. Their fares are flat-rate, one-way or round-trip, with no taxes, baggage fees, or change fees.

    Vonlane now offers more than 500 departures weekly across nine cities, in Texas and beyond. Routes run in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas; between Atlanta, Georgia, and Nashville, Tennessee; and between Nashville and Memphis, and Nashville and Knoxville.

    In Houston, buses to Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin depart from the Hyatt Regency Downtown at 1200 Louisiana St. Buses to San Antonio depart from the Hyatt Regency Galleria at 2626 Sage Rd.

    Reservations can be booked online, and may be canceled and fully refunded up to 24 hours before departure.

    Vonlane also just launched an app to make booking and managing trips easier for passengers; it is available for Apple and Android devices.

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