Appartamento Garage Hopkins House nel vivace quartiere Montrose di Houston

PLEASE NOTE: Hopkins House is a SITE HOSTED unit with SECURE off-street parking. Three RING motion activated security cameras installed on exterior of main house to monitor gates, driveway and parking area.

Located in historic Avondale section of Montrose, named one of the "ten great neighborhoods in America" in 2009, this apartment is within a short walking distance to numerous restaurants and bars, and short car or bus ride to downtown Houston business, theater and convention (GRB) districts, NRG stadium and convention center, our world class medical center, shopping, arts and culture.

The 750ft2 spacious 2nd floor garage apartment was designed and built by the host in 2014. It is situated on the site of the original carriage house to the historic 1915 Hopkins House (that includes a 2nd, smaller apartment described in separate listing. The property is fully fenced with locked pedestrian and car gates. Amenities include on site parking conveniently situated next to awning covered entry door to interior stair lift equipped entry stairway. Top of stairway opens up to a high ceiling, open living area that has a full kitchen, dining and living area that has a butlers desk and 2 sofas. Bedroom has a large closet, dressers and a king sized bed. Samsung smart HDTV's in both the living room and the bedroom. Besides furnishings the home has complete set of dishes, cookware, towels and linens. Secure high speed WiFi provided. Other features include a stacked washer/gas dryer, safety bar equipped tub/shower, bamboo wood floors & granite countertops. The fully equipped high ceiling garage apartment is uniquely decorated with antiques & original art work.

A secure, single parking space provided behind home for cars with wheelbase less than 115” (no pickup trucks) The property has privacy/security fence with locked pedestrian and car gates. Street parking available.

DO YOU NEED A CAR or UBER? Not necessarily. Metro IAH Bus 102 and Westheimer Bus 82 will get you from IAH airport to Hopkins House ($1.25 fare). Metro Buses 82 and 56 arrive every 12-15 minutes at stops just a few short blocks away from Hopkins House. Montrose Bus 56 takes you to Museums and Zoo and medical center where you can switch to Metro rail line that can take you to NRG park, University of Houston or along Main St downtown. Westheimer Bus 82 also takes you downtown to YMCA and theater district. Upon request, we provide our guests with $5 Metro Q-cards that allow cashless bus fare payment. They can be preloaded at the local Kroger Grocery Store 1.3 miles from Hopkins house on West Grey St. Alternatively, downloading the Metro App lets you use your smartphone to pay. (Recently we had an Australian couple who used Metro exclusively, never renting or using Uber.) GO GREEN !!

This apartment is suitable for couples, solo adventurers, and business travelers. Sorry no pets (1 friendly outside cat lives on property).