The discussion about the Omni Hotel got me to thinking. Once upon a time, for a too-brief moment in time, the bar inside the Hotel Derek was a quite special place, with a most interesting mix of folks. Of course, the environment changed, before I had a chance to start visiting during personal time.
Obviously, anyone can book a room, at a hotel that has a bar, and arrange an outcall. I was wondering if there were still any hotel bars in Houston which were good for people-watching, and, perhaps, starting a conversation with an interesting person. Not as expensive or dressy as the Remington, at the St Regis, or as bizarre as the bar inside the first Stars Wars movie, but simply nice, not too loud, and where an interesting mix of folks congregate. Maybe even like Rick’s Cafe, in the movie Casablanca, but, part of a hotel.
Thanks for any thoughts, whether serious, or not. I have been out of the bar scene for a quite long time, so, realize that the world may have changed beyond all recognition.