Recommended by members, the Hotel Icon lives up to its name in a smartly renovated landmark building in the heart of Houston (and on the METRORail for access to the rest of the city).

Deeply comfortable but not at all stuffy, the Icon envelopes both fine dining (Bank Jean-Georges) and funked-up cocktailing in the renowned Whiskey Bar. The rooms are warmly elegant and ready for business. The in-house spa and exercise facility are an elevator ride away.

The fully equipped meeting and reception rooms are perfect for your events and presentations.

And the price is right: offered to Academic Ambassadors at $180 a night!

Call their reservations department at 713-224-4266 or 800-970-4266 and request the Academic Ambassadors rate.

You may visit their website at www.hotelicon.com.