Houston’s not too long ago opened Resort Saint Augustine — from the identical hospitality group who owns San Antonio’s Resort Havana — is the one Texas resort to earn acclaim on Esquire’s just-released checklist of the Finest New Inns within the World 2025.
The journey trade has entered a brand new period with regards to discovering one of the best locations to remain, boosted by TikTok influencers flaunting a resort’s plush facilities and different social media-backed endorsements. However Esquire’s journey consultants picked their 42 greatest new motels “the old style manner,” by staying at every property and exploring every thing it has to supply.
Resort Saint Augustine opened in Houston’s creative Montrose neighborhood in December 2024, presenting a sophisticated-yet-approachable environment to locals and guests alike. The resort was a extremely anticipated growth of Bunkhouse Inns.
It boasts 71 boutique visitor rooms and suites throughout 5, two-story buildings, and greater than half of the rooms have their very own balconies or terraces. Many of the rooms even have a shocking view of the courtyard.
Charles James-inspired upholstery and travertine give a nod to the 70s.
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“Every room [is] embellished in an archly mid-century style impressed by the personal quarters of the August household,” Esquire contributor Joshua David Stein wrote. “Colours are sage, mustard, and siena; the print on the sofa is impressed by Charles James, the couturier who designed the de Menils’ dwelling.”
Different must-try facilities that have been highlighted within the resort’s evaluate embrace the temperature-controlled pool — an absolute necessity throughout Houston’s brutal summers — and the listening room on the Augustine Lounge.
The foyer bar has a wealthy coloration scheme.
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“A listening room holds a reel-to-reel tape participant and plush geometric couches on which recline scorching, louche Houstonians with beautiful décolletage whereas mere toes away the awe of Cy Twombly’s monumental works beckon in majestic repose,” Stein wrote.
The Augustine Lounge is open to the general public, so guests need not ebook a room on the resort to pop in and go to. The lounge is designed as a “third house” for vacationers, that includes a number of seated gathering areas, a walk-up bar, and a laid-back really feel that is excellent for hanging out with buddies.
The publication additionally praised the French and Gulf Coast-inspired delicacies at Perseid, the resort’s signature restaurant led by iconic Houston chef Aaron Bludorn. Notable dishes included the crawfish sausage and the traditional St. Augustine Burger topped with a duck-liver mousse.
Nightly charges at Resort Saint Augustine start at $429.
