Heights best location in town! Charming Houston Heights Guest House Apartment.

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A small pond with lily pads and a statue, surrounded by plants.
A blue house with a wooden deck, a staircase, a small garden with a fountain, and a wooden fence in the background.
A room with a wooden floor, a sliding barn door, and a chandelier.
A compact kitchen with a stainless steel refrigerator, a built-in oven, and a window above the sink.
A modern kitchen with a central island, built-in appliances, and a dining area with a sofa and coffee table.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Room to spread out
    Enjoy a spacious layout that gives everyone more room to relax.
  • Private garden
    A rare find — relax in the peaceful, private garden space.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to The Heights Theater

Popular amenities

  • Dog-friendly
  • Air-conditioning
  • Internet
  • Refrigerator
  • Onsite parking available
  • Dryer

Explore the area

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Houston, TX
  • Place, The Heights Theater
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Shady Acres Saloon
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Airport, Houston, TX (IAH-George Bush Intercontinental)
    ‪25 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 3)

Common area 1

1 Single Bed

master

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

single bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Houston

Located in Houston, this apartment is in the city centre. Memorial City Mall and CityCentre are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's popular attractions can visit Downtown Aquarium and Houston Zoo. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at Daikin Park, or consider Reliant Park for a night out. Spend some time exploring the area's activities, including golfing and birdwatching.
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Houston, TX

What's nearby

  • The Heights Theater - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Shady Acres Saloon - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Dan Electro's Guitar Bar - 6 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Daikin Park - 12 min drive - 13.0 km
  • George R. Brown Convention Center - 12 min drive - 15.9 km

Getting around

  • Cavalcade Station - 4 min drive
  • Kinder Station - 13 min drive
  • Houston William Hobby Airport (HOU) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪The Taco Stand - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Moon Rabbit - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪The Burger Joint - ‬9 min walk

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 54 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 54 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 54 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 54 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 54 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great stay, very clean and host was very responsive. Would stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Another great stay

Best place for a short stay in Houston. Pretty much perfect.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Houston Heights

Excellent accommodations - exactly as listed. Enjoyed so much actually booked it again Highly recommended.
Stayed 25 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Quite quaint and comfortable

Clean, quaint and perfect little hideaway for 2 people. Close to everything in houston area. Would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sweet Stay in The Heights

A perfect little place for a stay in The Heights. Cozy, clean, with a delightful little fish pond!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Heights Hideaway

This is the third time we have stayed at the Barn Door. We really enjoy all the amenities provided as well as the proximity to so many restaurants and shops.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Sept 2021
Thanks. Always a pleasure to host!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Love the Heights

We think this is one of the best locations available in the Heights. Extremely convenient to multiple dining locations and HEB. For our needs it is also close to family. Check-in is easy and the listing is as advertised. Our host was very responsive and helpful.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

The location was great. Lots of places to walk to and right on the hike and bike trail. Vicki was very responsive. I would book again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Happy in Houston

This property was just as pictured— very modern, neat and well equipped. If our family stays in Houston we will definitely stay here again. Great hospitality!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very Good

Great location. Friendly neighborhood. Quiet. Great place for a long weekend.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Feb 2023
so glad to hear a great guest really enjoyed their stay! thank you
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy and economical

The unit served our needs. It is small but efficient Location was great and loved the koi fountain
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Barn door getaway

Great location with restaurants and grocery stores within easy walking distance. A well equipped one bedroom in a nice quiet neighborhood.
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Houston Heights

Features we enjoyed the most: walkability of the neighborhood, in unit washer/dryer, bed was comfortable, water pressure was excellent, dedicated parking & ease of check in & out. Will book again when we’re back in town.
Stayed 16 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

HLSR visit

Convenient location walkable to everything in the Heights! Quiet, clean exceeded all expectations!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place and location

Very clean, well thought out floor plan and very peaceful koi pond. Location cannot be beat. Within minutes can be at multiple restaurants, morning coffee, bakeries, H-E-B and Joshua’s Native Plants and Garden which we went often. Hostess couldn’t be nicer or more helpful.
Stayed 15 nights in Jan 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy stay

Good but rear gate lock continued to be a problem. Bed was very comfortable but sofa was not. Enjoyed being close to our family.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Oct 2024
rear gate lock was resolved as soon as we knew about it.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

As Promised

Excellent location, amenities and privacy. The only TINY critique I would make is that the bedsheets were old and ripped which didn’t match the rest of the ambiance. Overall a wonderful stay and will most likely be renting again.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Dec 2023
I appreciate my guest letting me know the set of bedsheets were damaged. I will make sure they are discarded and replaced.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quick trip to Houston

We absolutely loved this property!! It had a ton of charm and was extremely cute! Small, but exactly what we needed. We loved being able to feed the koi fish & sit by the koi fish pond drinking coffee in the morning. Vicki was extremely helpful & quick to respond! Thank you for such an awesome stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 19 May 2022
We appreciate the positive feedback and great guests.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect stay

I was in town for an annual 3 day music festival and always prefer to stay in the Heights. Bed is very comfortable. Quiet and convenient location. Well stocked kitchen. Appreciated the ability for quick laundry. Wifi is fast. Overall could not be any better.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

60th Birthday Celebration

We recently visited Houston to celebrate a family members 60th birthday. The property is convenient to walking trails, restaurants, grocery and coffee shops. Communication great!!! Too many pluses to list them all
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The perfect place to stay in the Heights

This Upstairs garage apartment Is very well appointed, provided with everything you could need for a long-term stay. It’s very pleasant and safe and clean. I really enjoyed it because the location was perfect for me both for places to eat and for nearness to the Heights bike trail. I came because my daughter was having a baby, So when she called in the middle of the night, I felt safe to jump on my bike and be at her apartment in five minutes.
Stayed 18 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Nov 2024
So nice to hear a great guest was happy with her stay.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome location cute spot!

The location was perfect for us, close to friends who live in the heights. Very walkable neighborhood near food, grocery store and pharmacy. Communication with the hosts was fantastic and they were very nice. Everything was exactly as it said in the listing and seamless check in and check out. Will say the shower is a bit small for tall people but it worked fine for our weekend. We will definitely stay here again when we are back in town.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Great location, cozy space all we could ask for for our trip to Houston.

After moving away from the city in 2016 we returned to Houston to help families who lost so much in Harvey. I wanted to be located in the Heights one of my favorite neighborhoods in Houston. My daughter who is ten and I enjoyed the barn door hideaway as our base. It was quiet and cozy and being so close to running trails was important to me as it is how I started each day. This place is perfect for a couple it's close to great restaurants and and has easy access to I 10 and 610. Vicki and Mike were super accommodating and I would definitely return to this adorable VRBO when visiting Houston in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Apr 2020
Thanks Jane. It was a great pleasure to host you both.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Business trip in Houston for the Quilt Festival

It was very nicely decorated on the inside; and had everything you could think of in an apartment! A foot stool might be nice while sitting on the couch. Houston Hts. is a historical/family neighborhood; and it was fun to see it decorated for Halloween with lots of families trick or treating. It seems like a safe neighborhood and we went daily from the vrbo to downtown Houston to the convention center. We liked the koi pond and fed them daily. Vickie, the owner, was very helpful! You enter the property through a nice fence from an alley as the vrbo is above the garage (and the backyard is very small). We were uber-ing while in Houston, and the alley is not marked on any gps. Uber sees your address (front of the house) and thinks that's where they pick you up. I had to make notes on every uber we had for pick-ups as to HOW to find us in the alley; and still my husband had to stand at the alley/main street to make sure that the uber could find us. Also, the stairs up to the apartment are VERY steep yet there is a good handrail. It is a small bathroom, and it has a shower tub that is difficult to get into. It would be MUCH easier IF it was just a shower. Please check the seal on the shower faucet to the tile wall as it gaps and leaks; and check the shower door height on the door closest to the faucet as water splashes out from underneath on the floor. New bed pillows are needed as the ones we used were hard and flat.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Nov 2022
We appreciate such nice guests and also any comments regarding things we can address to improve and maintain our place. We included a tub/shower in our small bathroom design for the many guests that really enjoy a relaxing bath. We will fix the shower issue brought to our attention and also replace the bed pillows. There are also several extra pillows available for guest use. We recommend meeting the Uber driver in front of the main house. We give guests a key to side gate from backyard to the front yard to make it easy. We will add this suggestion for using ride services to our listing description for future guests.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Thanksgiving Oasis

My wife and I stayed at this property over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The owner was quite responsive and prompt with communication and answering questions we had before our stay. Location couldn't be better! It was only a mile or so away from the home of our family member that we were having the Thanksgiving meal with. We love to walk and we especially appreciated that there was a walking/biking trail a half a block away that provided scenic safe walking for miles! Grocery stores are also about a block's walk away. Property was clean and fully equipped. We will definitely return!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022