So So - Expected Much Better from HI
Well, as always, I got a deal from hotwire for this hotel at 48/night as compared to the hotel rate of 100+ a night. We reached houston at around 10pm and had to wait for around 15mts to check in at the counter which was handled by one surely over worked staff. The first room that we were given (602) had a burnt smell coming up as soon as we switched on the A/C and I had to go down for a change of room which was given immediately, however, this meant having to re-pack and carry our bags again. The other room looked old and dated and finished in a hurry. The bathroom was super tiny; looked like they were literally built for kids! One of hte pillows had a massive stain - no way am forgiving the housekeeping staff for trying to keep this pillow below another one.
The A/C was out of the 90's and was badly fit and made a lot of noise - haven't they heard of central a/c?!? There was supposed to be free wifi, however, an access code was required, which was not provided during Check in. The card on the desk in the room said that I had to contact the front desk to get the code and the last thing I wanted to do was go back to frontdesk again. 
Pros
- close to HOU
- close to NASA 
- free parking
- free wifi (though I did not get a passcode)
- hotel had a laundrette (not sure if it was coin operated or gratis - never used it, but was pleased to see one)
Cons
- Dated rooms
- stained pillow
- noisy ac