Sara's Inn on the Boulevard

Chris Blakeway

This place is a room. Just a room. The decor is cheap, inconsistent, and slightly tacky. I mean, the picture frames in the room were empty with a very obvious “5x7” in the center. The shower handle is labelled with a handheld label printer. They left an envelope on the table asking for a tip just because the room is clean. You know? Like you’d expect at a hotel? It’s cliche to say, but a tip is supposed to be for exemplary service, not for just doing your job. But on that note, it’d be easier to tip employees you can actually see. I encountered only two employees for a combined total of less than 17sec during a three day/two night stay. Neither greeted us initially, which is odd for someone demanding tips, especially when the second encounter involved being ignore completely until I said something. There’s no separation between the hotel and the event section. This meant I had a visitor to a bridal shower try to open my room door with almost unfortunate timing. Thank goodness I had locked it. It also meant that the ridiculously loud baby shower later that day resulted in the entire parking lot being blocked in by a catering van. I appreciate the room and location, but the hotel itself and the staff are a mess. Not by appearance, but purely by function. The room got three stars because my girlfriend thought it looked cute despite how small it is.

4 months ago

Karen Tymniak

I stayed at Sara's Inn one night while in Houston for business. Absolutely wonderful! Great location, excellent communication, easy check-in. The house and room were clean and beautiful and the bed was very comfortable! I will definitely return here for a city vacation soon - very convenieatent to great restaurants and shops!

6 months ago

Brian C

Sara’s Inn is a beautiful old Victorian Inn (which we originally thought was a B&B based on previous reviews.) They don’t offer breakfast. The location is great, the whole inn and the rooms are clean, but you can tell that the entire place needs a little TLC. Our bathroom probably hadn’t been painted in years and desperately needed a fresh coat, the gorgeous wood floors and wooden stairways need to be polished and re-sealed, and the front porch area needs a refresh. That being said, it really is a gorgeous property in an extremely convenient location and a beautiful neighborhood. With a little love from the owners and maybe returning to a B&B format, this could be the premier place to stay in Houston!

a year ago

Andrew Krogsund

This place is perfect. The rooms are cozy and clean, and the beds are very comfortable. Price was lower than the surrounding hotels and I can’t imagine them being nicer than Sara’s Inn. They even have a full kitchen that you’re free to use and they stock it with snacks and wine. I would recommend this spot to anybody.

a year ago

Leigh Gibbs

I have stayed here many time and love the rooms and comfort of this place. But I am SO disappointed with the service. There have been three different occasions where I booked a room and either I was given the incorrect entry code or received no entry instructions at all. No one is on site and no one answers the phone or even texts. So I have found myself locked out of this place and just putting in random numbers to try to get into the building so that I can have a place to sleep. Yesterday when I couldn't reach anyone, I put in my old code from a different time when I stayed there and it worked. I was happy to get in but extremely worried for my safety since the door code hadn't changed in months. Management needs to step it up here because it could be a great place.

8 months ago