No Downtown Houston Hotel Parks You Free. Two Westins at the Galleria Do.

By Matt Spaulding · November 11, 2026

Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Published overnight valet for a standard car at hotels downtown and in the Theater District runs from $45 to $72, and no hotel in either area parks you free. Five hotels elsewhere do. The Westin Galleria Houston and The Westin Oaks Houston at the Galleria let guests self-park at no charge. La Maison in Midtown and The Marlene Inn have free lots of their own. The Wyndham Houston near NRG Park/Medical Center is free on site too, except during the Rodeo and major Reliant Stadium events, when it doesn't say what parking costs.

Downtown and the Theater District: valet, almost everywhere

The Hilton Americas-Houston is valet only: $70 overnight, $50 for a daily visit, $30 for event valet and $80 for an oversized vehicle overnight. Of the hotels we cover in Downtown Houston, only the Marriott Marquis Houston sells self-parking, at $50 a day or $15 an hour. Its valet is $70 a day.

Valet at Club Quarters Hotel Downtown, Houston in the Theater District is $45 a day, the lowest overnight valet rate we read in either area. There is also a public garage across the street, the 803 Fannin Garage, with no price listed. At the other end, C. Baldwin, Curio Collection by Hilton is $72 per Hilton's page, while the hotel's own site lists $62 to $72 plus tax overnight and $32 or $36 plus tax daily.

In between, Magnolia Hotel Houston, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel charges $54 a day and Moxy Houston Downtown $55, from a stand on Prairie Street. Moxy also lists off-site parking at $35 a day. The Sam Houston Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton is $56 a night with in and out privileges. Aloft Houston Downtown and Hotel ICON, Autograph Collection both charge $58 a day, and Home2 Suites by Hilton Houston Downtown Convention Center $59 a night. Le Méridien Houston Downtown matches it at $59 a day. The JW Marriott Houston Downtown is $62 a day, and it charges the same if you park at one of its 3 EV stations. Valet at The Westin Houston Downtown costs $65 a day.

If you drive a truck or a tall SUV, the valet at Courtyard by Marriott Houston Downtown/Convention Center takes it up to 6 ft 8 in, at $55 plus tax overnight and $30 plus tax for day use, and charges $65 plus tax for vehicles 19 ft or longer. Embassy Suites by Hilton Houston Downtown Convention Center takes vehicles to 18 ft long and 6 ft 3 in high, at $60 a night. The Hampton Inn Houston Downtown Convention Center is $59 a night with a 6 ft height limit. Hotel ICON's garage clears 10 ft, and the Aloft doesn't take oversized vehicles at all. Oversized is $72 plus tax at the JW Marriott downtown and $70 at the downtown Westin, which also won't take dual rear wheels or trailers. AC Hotel Houston Downtown charges $60 a night, and $10 a night more for an oversized vehicle. It turns away lifted, modified or diesel trucks, Jeeps and SUVs.

The Laura Hotel, Houston Downtown, Autograph Collection charges $66 a day plus tax for valet, and oversized trucks don't fit its garage. Its Stay, Park & Savor package adds a $25 food and beverage credit per night to the valet, and Park & Rec covers valet for one vehicle plus a Wi-Fi upgrade.

Hyatt Regency Houston Downtown charges by time parked: $35 up to 3 hours, $40 for 3 to 10 hours and $65 for 10 to 24 hours or overnight, all plus tax. Valet is the only option on Hyatt's parking page, and an oversized vehicle is $70. Valet at Hyatt Place Houston/Downtown is $52 overnight or $20 daily, with unlimited in and out for 24 hours. For self-parking it sends you to nearby garages it doesn't run, or to the side streets, and you pay for either.

Four Seasons Hotel Houston is valet only and says overnight guests pay "the current nightly rate." No figure is printed. The Lancaster Hotel offers overnight valet for a daily fee it doesn't publish.

The George R. Brown garages

Houston First's parking page for the convention center lists the Avenida North Garage, at 701 Avenida de las Americas, at $15 for the first hour, $25 for 1 to 2 hours, $34 for 2 to 4 hours and a $45 daily maximum. The GRB South Garage, at 1835 Bell Street, has the same tiers and the same maximum. The Avenida Houston site says a new billing cycle starts at 2:00 am daily, and that GRB South is now open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Neither garage prints an overnight rate, so ask before you leave a car there for the night. Avenida North's clearance is 7 ft, and event pricing is posted at the garage entrances.

Free self-parking at the two Galleria Westins

Both Westins in The Galleria and Uptown charge for valet, $58 a day at the Westin Galleria and $56 at the Westin Oaks, while self-parking stays free for guests. No other hotel in the area that publishes a price lets you park free.

Where a Galleria hotel charges for self-parking and prints the price, it runs $20 to $37 a day, less than any overnight valet downtown. Hotel Vesper, Houston, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel is $20 a day on site and lists no valet. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites Houston by the Galleria and The Chifley Houston, Tapestry Collection by Hilton both charge $32 a day to self-park. Valet is $46 at the DoubleTree and $44 at the Chifley. Houston Marriott Uptown by the Galleria charges the same $32 a day, or $7 an hour, and its valet is $44 a day too. Self-parking at Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria is $35 a day, and valet $50. JW Marriott Houston by The Galleria has the widest gap of the paid ones: $37 a day to self-park and $69 a day for valet.

There's no self-parking at Hyatt Regency Houston/Galleria: valet is $49 overnight with in and out privileges, or $23 for a day guest without in and out. The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston has its own self-parking on site, and its pages give no price.

Paid parking near Reliant Park starts at $5 a stay

Apart from the free parking at the Wyndham, the cheapest parking in Reliant Park is at the Comfort Suites Houston near Medical Center- NRG Stadium: $5 per room per stay, paid at check-in. No paid parking we read in Houston costs less. The hotel allows one vehicle per room and no trailers or buses, and says rates may vary on event dates.

The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Houston S - Medical Ctr Area charges $7 a day and the Residence Inn by Marriott Houston Medical Center Reliant Park $9 a day. The Holiday Inn Houston Reliant Park Area is $10 a day with in and out privileges, and Staybridge Suites Houston - Medical Center is $10 a day as well. SpringHill Suites by Marriott Houston Medical Center/NRG Park is $15 a day. Which of these sit closest to the stadium is in our guide to hotels near Reliant Stadium.

We have no parking price for the Wingate Houston near Reliant Park/Medical Center or the Courtyard by Marriott Houston Medical Center Reliant Park, which doesn't list parking in Marriott's overview. Call before you drive.

Medical Center and the Museum District

Hampton Inn & Suites Houston Medical Center NRG Park has no valet, and at $12 a day it's the cheapest self-park we read in the Texas Medical Center and the Museum District. Hyatt Place Houston/Medical Center and Hyatt House Houston/Medical Center are both at 7329 Fannin Street, and both charge $18 nightly in their 24-hour garage, or $6 hourly up to an $18 maximum. At the Hyatt House, self-parking is free after the 7th consecutive night.

Hilton Garden Inn Houston Medical Center and Home2 Suites by Hilton Houston Medical Center share an address on Almeda Road and charge $20 a day, the same as Hilton Houston Plaza/Medical Center. DoubleTree by Hilton Houston Medical Center Hotel & Suites is $30 a day. None of the four has valet.

The Houston Marriott Medical Center/Museum District charges $24 a day to self-park and $54 a day for valet. The Westin Houston Medical Center/Museum District matches that valet price and lists no self-parking. InterContinental Houston charges the most to self-park in the area, $46 a night, with valet at $56 a night and in and out privileges. You can only valet at Blossom Hotel Houston, Curio Collection by Hilton, for $49.

Hotel ZaZa Museum District parks cars by valet alone, with no published price, and it won't take oversized vehicles. Its FAQ says parking fees may vary with length of stay, and one of its offer titles mentions parking but shows no terms.

Midtown and Montrose have two free lots

In Midtown and Montrose, La Maison in Midtown has a free on-site lot behind the building, entered from Brazos. The Marlene Inn has a free gated lot with one space per room for registered guests, plus street parking in the neighborhood.

The rest are valet. The Whitehall Houston charges $59 overnight, and $30 per event visit if you're not staying. Hotel Saint Augustine charges $49 overnight plus tax, and its FAQ points to street parking nearby. It has no EV charging. La Colombe d'Or Hotel offered valet as a $54 add-on before tax on its own booking page, for a one-night stay on November 18. Some of its packages include overnight valet or parking.

Tax on parking

Texas counts parking, valet included, as a taxable service, per the Comptroller's publication 96-259, which gives no rate. The Laura, C. Baldwin, the downtown Courtyard and Hotel Saint Augustine print "plus tax" beside their parking prices. The Hyatt Regency downtown does for everything but its oversized rate, and the JW Marriott downtown does only for its oversized rate. La Colombe d'Or's $54 is before tax. Most of the others don't say whether tax is extra, so ask when you book. Several of these hotels also charge a nightly fee on top of parking, and our Houston resort fee guide names them.

Hotel parking figures were read from each hotel's or chain's own pages around October 28, 2026. The Staybridge, the Comfort Suites, the Four Seasons, the Laura, Hotel Saint Augustine, Hotel ZaZa and the garage pages were read on November 11.