Marriott Marquis Houston anchors a prominent downtown block beside Discovery Green and the George R. Brown Convention Center, giving the hotel a strong connection to the city’s events district. Rooms and suites are contemporary and spacious, with views across downtown or the park. The rooftop pool deck, known for its Texas-shaped lazy river, adds a resort-like layer to an otherwise urban address, supported by restaurants, bars, spa facilities, fitness areas and extensive meeting space. The result is a large-scale city hotel with enough leisure amenities to soften its convention-hotel function.