Neighborhood
The Montrose neighborhood sits at the heart of Houston, geographically and culturally. This 7.5 square mile area is the epicenter of the city’s art, food, and nightlife all wrapped up in idyllic splendor.
The Museum District boasts 19 world-class art museums and, at Hotel Saint Augustine, you’re directly adjacent to one of the most beloved, the Menil Collection. You’re a short 10-minute drive to Rice University and 15 minutes to downtown. Parks abound—Hermann Park, the bucolic Buffalo Bayou, Ervan Chew Dog Park, Mandell Park, Shiffick Park—and taking a long walk through the gorgeous townhomes and architecture isn’t a bad way to spend some time outside either. Restaurants and shopping options are plentiful, offering you ample opportunities to collect memories and mementos of your time in Texas. There’s a delightful high-low mix throughout the neighborhood—luxury boutiques abutting hodgepodge vintage stores, five-star restaurants intermingling with tried-and-true Southern favorites. The neighborhood wears the dichotomies with pride. You’d do well to explore all ends of the spectrum.
Montrose itself is a progressive, diverse and vibrant community located in the heart of Houston, Texas. Tucked amid the Menil Collection grounds and situated on what was once a home for wayward girls run by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, is the future home of Hotel St. Augustine. In 1973, Texas Monthly claimed there was “something for everyone” in “the strangest neighborhood east of the Pecos.” The statement still rings true today. Their more recent take on the neighborhood calls it an art and architecture lover’s dream and lists former famed residents as President Lyndon B. Johnson, billionaire Howard Hughes, and actor Clark Gable. More importantly, it’s currently populated with the kind of dynamic and delightful folks that make a neighborhood worth living in.
