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OBSESSIONS. DECORATION. SALIENT FACTS. B u n k h o u s e H o t e l s , the acclaimed Texas hospitality group which brought Austin's Hotel Saint Cecilia and Hotel San José, is now taking reservations for its first venture into Houston. Fans of the hotel group's unique properties can make reservations at Houston's new Hotel Saint Augustine for stays that begin Friday, November 15, or later. The new Houston boutique hotel is located a stone's throw from the Menil Drawing Institute, in the heart of Montrose. Seventy-one rooms and suites are distributed across five small two-story buildings connected by open-air bridges and porches, lushly landscaped courtyards, Houston's New Hotel Saint Augustine Sets Opening Date — Get an Early Look at the Montrose Marvel winding outdoor pathways and mature heritage oaks, and designed to blend seamlessly into the neighborhood's residential character. The group tapped revered Texas architectural firm Lake|Flato for the new Houston hotel's design. Interiors are from Post Company, a New York- and Wyoming-based design studio, and Texas landscape architect studio Ten Eyck is responsible for the wealth of native Texas plants that cover the property. Hotel Saint Augustine's restaurant, lobby bar, and event spaces will be under direction of chef Aaron Bludorn and his business partner, the ever- popular director of operations Cherif Mbodji. All-day restaurant Perseid will be Bunkhouse's take on the quintessential neighborhood bistro. Hotel Saint Augustine is scheduled to open November 15. Hotel Saint Augustine, 4110 Loretto Dr., bunkhousehotels.com/hotel- saint-augustine. a second Houston hotel, Hotel Daphne, scheduled to open late summer 2025 in the Heights. With 47 rooms and suites, r e s t a u r a n t a n d ground-floor bar, lounge, pool, library, and lobby retail boutique, the hotel will seamlessly blend into the historical neighborhood with stepped parapets, painted brick, and steel windows. Rendering of Hotel Saint Augustine, above, and Hotel Daphne, below Drawing Inspiration Menil Drawing Institute from the By Shelby Hodge And … Bunkhouse announces 24