I believe that Houston requires a 2 hour minimum for all hourly motel/hotels. Originally Posted by MolayActually, Houston passed an ordinance doing away with any type of hourly rental to discourage prostitution. Don't think anyone on the low end of the scale has paid attention. At least a couple of "Patels" have been busted on it. (This is what makes the accommodations on 1960 so popular; they're outside the city limits.)