Sonesta Essential NW Houston

2.5 star property

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Seasonal outdoor pool
Exterior
Lobby
Reception
In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Gym
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
$65
includes taxes & fees
Dec 11 - Dec 12

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7887 West Tidwell Road, Houston, TX, 77040
  • Place, Cinemark Tinseltown Houston 290
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, NRG Stadium
    ‪22 min drive‬
  • Place, MD Anderson Cancer Center
    ‪22 min drive‬
  • Airport, Houston, TX (IAH-George Bush Intercontinental)
    ‪26 min drive‬

Room options

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Executive Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Executive Suite, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Executive Suite, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Executive Suite, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Sonesta Essential NW Houston

Hotel in Fairbanks
This smoke-free hotel features a fitness center, a 24-hour business center, and coffee/tea in a common area. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a seasonal outdoor pool, a business center, and conference space are onsite.
Sonesta Essential NW Houston offers 115 accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. LED televisions come with premium cable channels. Refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool.
Sonesta Essential NW Houston features a fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool. A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Event facilities measuring 958 square feet (89 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers a vending machine, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in a common area. Onsite self parking is complimentary. A total renovation of this property was completed in November 2019.

Sonesta Essential NW Houston is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • 24-hour business center
  • 958 square feet of conference space
  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 1 building
  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1994
  • Renovated entire property - November 2019
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LED TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 18 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

The seasonal pool will be open from April to October
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Comfort Inn Hwy. 290/NW
Sonesta Essential NW Houston Hotel
Sonesta Essential NW Houston Houston
Sonesta Essential NW Houston Hotel Houston

Reviews

Sonesta Essential NW Houston Reviews

7.0

Good

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 332 out of 966 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 229 out of 966 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 126 out of 966 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 77 out of 966 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 202 out of 966 reviews

Reviews

4/10 Poor

KAMILLE

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The pictures are deceiving. This looks more like a motel. The elevators were down and cable was out. I did appreciate them transferring my reservation to the Holiday Inn with no charge. The young lady upfront was very nice as well.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cinthya, Longview

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My kids enjoyed the stay the only concert is people walking around in the building and Homeless sleeping inside in the pool
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Adrian

Disliked: Cleanliness
Congratulations
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Guadalupe

We did not stay at that place. At arrival, there were two untrustable persons, one outside and the other one was inside the location, this one joined the one outside. When my family noticed that, they got nervous and we decided to leave the place, at the same time we asked for reimbursement and they denied to reimbursement.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Talisa

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

AJaysha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet area comfortable beds nice staff Roaches was coming out the walls & ac unit
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Anaja

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was weak. Bedroom was ok besides toilet not working then the maintenance man supposedly came to fix it just for it to break again. Housekeeping didnt bring fresh towels the whole weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

jennifer

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Norian

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was highly disappointed with my stay. After we paid they waited to inform us the elevators were out and the maintenanceman will be there to fix it. It never got fixed and I stayed on the 4th floor so i had to carry everything up and down. Also had holes in the walls and Roaches inside the bedroom and Livingroom. I informed the staff and they said it was nothing they can do and they have no on-site manager. I will never stat there again
Infested
Door didn't have any extra lock
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Michael

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Custom service was excellent, great restaurants in the area
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Lucy

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No elevator
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

mariel

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Todo hubiera sido perfecto pero el.cuarto tenia un poco de olor a cigarrillo y cuando lo indicamos nos digeron q eran los productos de limpieza y no nos cambio de cuarto.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Eduard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eduardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Just the elevator are out off service but everything else is good
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wasn’t a bad stay at all. Worth it.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Alfredo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for the price !
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Our rims and tires were stolen off our vehicle
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth, San Antonio

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth, San Antonio

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Second time staying here, both times have been a good experience, elevator was loud and squeaky the first time but they have fixed it since then. Rooms are clean and comfortable, breakfast was good. Will definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Rodney

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
1. Room 517, toilet doesn’t work. 2. The room was dirty. They didn’t clean it until the following morning. 3. They were supposed to have a breakfast buffet until 10am. They refused to cook more food, to accommodate their guests. In fact, they ran out of eggs, at 9am. I didn’t have breakfast. 4. Also, they charged me a $100 deposit for a dirty room There was an assault on a woman at the hotel. Their was a lot of blood.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Imani

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
horrible
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Ryan

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
it was okay but would not stay again, or recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Keyani

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Jennifer

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very disappointed in the quality of this hotel. I would not recommend. The elevator was missing buttons. Car that was parked one space over from me window was smashed and the hotel had no clue. See pics below
This was my tub. Not to mention water pressure was so low it barely came out
Faucet wouldn’t drain
Elevator missing buttons
Someone colored on the elevator
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025