There are plenty of discount hotels near the Houston Galleria to choose from here at EasyToBook.com. Located in the Uptown District of the city, the Galleria consists of an office complex, a retail mall, two Westin hotels, and a health club. The mall is the largest in the state of Texas and the seventh largest in the United States. It consists of over 375 individual stores. The mall has five anchor tenants, including Macy’s and Saks Fifth Avenue. Some high end stores include Chanel, Lacoste, Gucci, Ralph Lauren, and many others.
By staying in a cheap hotel in Houston near the Houston Galleria, one can enjoy these stores and other activities offered by the Galleria. Completed in 1970, the mall was originally designed to be an addition to the Shamrock Hotel in Houston in the 1940’s. However, this plan was abandoned after the Shamrock hotel chain was bought by the Hilton chain in 1955. Developed by Gerald D. Hines, the original mall covered over 600,000 square ft of land. Today the mall carries 2.4 million square ft of retail space.