Tilly Room - Private Room in Coolest Urban Oasis
Private room in home in Houston, Texas
- 2 guests
- 1 bedroom
- 1 bed
- 1 shared bath
Rated 4.71 out of 5 stars.69 reviews
Hosted by The Plant House
- Superhost
- 7 years hosting
Listing highlights
In Houston's East End, a walkable block
About a 5-min walk to Settegast Park, with restaurants, bars, and coffee shops within a block
Lush outdoor hangout spaces
A shared garden with hammocks, picnic tables, a pizza oven, and a BBQ grill
A creative, one-of-a-kind stay
Guests highlight the welcoming atmosphere and how the creative, eclectic design makes the stay feel special
“Houston’s coolest Airbnb” – Houstonia Magazine
PLEASE NOTE: This listing is for a private bedroom, with a SHARED BATHROOM, inside a SHARED HOUSE.
From the co-creator of Axelrad Beer Garden comes the Plant House, a boutique guest oasis in Houston's most creative, up-and-coming arts neighborhood. You’ll be steps from some of the city’s most exciting culinary and cultural gems, including the Michelin-rated Street to Kitchen, home of Texas’s James Beard Best Chef, just across the street.
The space
Your room is the “Tilly Room,” a cozy (125 sq ft) private bedroom that's a tribute to one of the owners’ beloved spirit dogs. It’s got a locally crafted bed and shares a bathroom just across the hall with the Fiesta Room.
Note that the Tilly Room is right off the soaring main living room—great for guests who want to be close to the action, but not ideal for light sleepers, as it can get lively in the evenings.
The shared living and dining area offers a large flatscreen TV, a sofa, a breakfast bar, a long dining table, and a welcoming vibe where guests often hang out, share drinks, and swap stories. The kitchen is fully equipped, and you’re also welcome to use the pizza oven, BBQ grill, and picnic tables in the shared outdoor deck and garden—often the social heart of the whole property. The Plant House tends to attract creative, curious, and open-minded travelers, so if you’re feeling social, you’ll likely make a new friend or two.
The Plant House is steps away from Neighbors Pizza Bar, a cozy neighborhood hang and live music spot, as well as Eight Row Flint, Voodoo Queen, Moon Tower Inn, Equal Parts Brewery, and other great dining and drinking options. Around the corner you’ll find new-wave coffee shops, cool vintage boutiques, and a community of artists and makers that make this area feel like Houston’s own little Austin.
Your home at the Plant House is well located for everything in central Houston, one block from the Coffee Plant light rail stop, connected to downtown via a 7-minute ride – and less than 10 minutes to the George R. Brown Convention Center, Astros’ ballpark, and Dynamo soccer stadium. It's also a 10-minute walk to the Harrisburg Hike & Bike trail.
Guest access
The Plant House is easy to find. Free open parking on all the surrounding streets. The Coffee Plant light rail stop is one block away. Two great restaurants, late-night bars, and a vintage clothing shop are all within one block, and some of Houston's most famous Mexican restaurants and hipster bars are all an easy walk away -- the neighborhood is so walkable that we rarely drive.
Other things to note
The Plant House is an environment with lots of shared outdoor spaces. We're friendly with everyone who lives on the whole block. We love our neighbors, and they sometimes come hang out in our hammock garden, walk their dogs by, or bring over some beers. The walls in the 1890s houses also aren't soundproof. So we're not a good fit for guests who want total privacy, silence, or isolation from strangers. We're an ideal spot for friendly people who like to say hi. We do ask that you keep down the noise level outdoors after 10pm.
Registration Details
STR-2026-001908
PLEASE NOTE: This listing is for a private bedroom, with a SHARED BATHROOM, inside a SHARED HOUSE.
From the co-creator of Axelrad Beer Garden comes the Plant House, a boutique guest oasis in Houston's most creative, up-and-coming arts neighborhood. You’ll be steps from some of the city’s most exciting culinary and cultural gems, including the Michelin-rated Street to Kitchen, home of Texas’s James Beard Best Chef, just across the street.
The space
Your room is the “Tilly Room,” a cozy (125 sq ft) private bedroom that's a tribute to one of the owners’ beloved spirit dogs. It’s got a locally crafted bed and shares a bathroom just across the hall with the Fiesta Room.
Note that the Tilly Room is right off the soaring main living room—great for guests who want to be close to the action, but not ideal for light sleepers, as it can get lively in the evenings.
The shared living and dining area offers a large flatscreen TV, a sofa, a breakfast bar, a long dining table, and a welcoming vibe where guests often hang out, share drinks, and swap stories. The kitchen is fully equipped, and you’re also welcome to use the pizza oven, BBQ grill, and picnic tables in the shared outdoor deck and garden—often the social heart of the whole property. The Plant House tends to attract creative, curious, and open-minded travelers, so if you’re feeling social, you’ll likely make a new friend or two.
The Plant House is steps away from Neighbors Pizza Bar, a cozy neighborhood hang and live music spot, as well as Eight Row Flint, Voodoo Queen, Moon Tower Inn, Equal Parts Brewery, and other great dining and drinking options. Around the corner you’ll find new-wave coffee shops, cool vintage boutiques, and a community of artists and makers that make this area feel like Houston’s own little Austin.
Your home at the Plant House is well located for everything in central Houston, one block from the Coffee Plant light rail stop, connected to downtown via a 7-minute ride – and less than 10 minutes to the George R. Brown Convention Center, Astros’ ballpark, and Dynamo soccer stadium. It's also a 10-minute walk to the Harrisburg Hike & Bike trail.
Guest access
The Plant House is easy to find. Free open parking on all the surrounding streets. The Coffee Plant light rail stop is one block away. Two great restaurants, late-night bars, and a vintage clothing shop are all within one block, and some of Houston's most famous Mexican restaurants and hipster bars are all an easy walk away -- the neighborhood is so walkable that we rarely drive.
Other things to note
The Plant House is an environment with lots of shared outdoor spaces. We're friendly with everyone who lives on the whole block. We love our neighbors, and they sometimes come hang out in our hammock garden, walk their dogs by, or bring over some beers. The walls in the 1890s houses also aren't soundproof. So we're not a good fit for guests who want total privacy, silence, or isolation from strangers. We're an ideal spot for friendly people who like to say hi. We do ask that you keep down the noise level outdoors after 10pm.
Registration Details
STR-2026-001908
Where you’ll sleep
Bedroom
1 queen bed
What this place offers
Kitchen
Wifi
Free parking on premises
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Where you’ll be
Houston, Texas, United States
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Neighborhood highlights
Located about a block from the Harrisburg/Coffee Plant rail stop, the Plant House is in the middle of a rapidly evolving neighborhood that's quickly become Houston's hottest area for creative young people, a walking neighborhood with late-night food and drinks just steps away.
Our part of the East End is characterized by hyper-local businesses run by people who also live in the neighborhood. This area boasts a fascinating blend of traditional turn-of-the century bungalows, shot-gun homes, and industrial buildings turned into hipster startup projects.
This was once a first generation, working-class neighborhood of immigrants. The homes being restored are nestled among established trees, and there is less displacement than in other developing areas in town, largely because the old industrial buildings are being redeveloped into residential spaces, expanding the total number of residents that can be accommodated in the neighborhood.
The Plant House is a few light rail stops away from the Convention Center, Discovery Green Park, and the core of downtown (about a five-minute rail ride); and within walking distance of bars and a recently opened craft Brewery (on Harrisburg Boulevard). A new upscale bar is slated to open directly across the street in late summer of 2019, in a repurposed industrial building that will soon become home to other businesses, including a shop run by an artisan crafter who lives in the community. One block away is TXRX, one of the largest maker spaces in the country.
If you want a hip Third Wave coffee experience, Giant Leap Coffee is a five minute walk; but we recommend breakfast tacos and the perfectly decent coffee a half a block away at Champ Burger. The hottest up and coming night district is also in the East End area, about a mile away on the edge of Downtown.
The fajita was popularized in our neighborhood by Ninfa Lorenzo, on Navigation Boulevard, and there is an abundance of local spots for tacos and TexMex, including El Charro a few blocks away, Ninfa's (also on Navigation), and El Tiempo. On Sundays, you can walk or bike to the Sunday Farmer's Market on the Navigation esplanade.
For bicycle enthusiasts, the Plant neighborhood has the reputation of being the most bike friendly neighborhood in town. Less than a mile down the road (Sampson Street) is access to the Buffalo Bayou, Houston's largest linear park with a series of hike and bike trails, in addition to the Columbia Tap trail, and roads that aren't clogged with traffic. In fact, Michael Skelly, the mastermind of our Fire Station block (and next door neighbor to The Plant House), is famously known as Houston's #1 bike advocate. He is behind the Bayou Greenway’s initiative to make Houston the most bikeable urban city, having helped bring B Cycle (bike sharing) to Houston. He chose to move into this neighborhood because of the connectivity to bike trails, and he rides his bike to his office downtown every day.
Our part of the East End is characterized by hyper-local businesses run by people who also live in the neighborhood. This area boasts a fascinating blend of traditional turn-of-the century bungalows, shot-gun homes, and industrial buildings turned into hipster startup projects.
This was once a first generation, working-class neighborhood of immigrants. The homes being restored are nestled among established trees, and there is less displacement than in other developing areas in town, largely because the old industrial buildings are being redeveloped into residential spaces, expanding the total number of residents that can be accommodated in the neighborhood.
The Plant House is a few light rail stops away from the Convention Center, Discovery Green Park, and the core of downtown (about a five-minute rail ride); and within walking distance of bars and a recently opened craft Brewery (on Harrisburg Boulevard). A new upscale bar is slated to open directly across the street in late summer of 2019, in a repurposed industrial building that will soon become home to other businesses, including a shop run by an artisan crafter who lives in the community. One block away is TXRX, one of the largest maker spaces in the country.
If you want a hip Third Wave coffee experience, Giant Leap Coffee is a five minute walk; but we recommend breakfast tacos and the perfectly decent coffee a half a block away at Champ Burger. The hottest up and coming night district is also in the East End area, about a mile away on the edge of Downtown.
The fajita was popularized in our neighborhood by Ninfa Lorenzo, on Navigation Boulevard, and there is an abundance of local spots for tacos and TexMex, including El Charro a few blocks away, Ninfa's (also on Navigation), and El Tiempo. On Sundays, you can walk or bike to the Sunday Farmer's Market on the Navigation esplanade.
For bicycle enthusiasts, the Plant neighborhood has the reputation of being the most bike friendly neighborhood in town. Less than a mile down the road (Sampson Street) is access to the Buffalo Bayou, Houston's largest linear park with a series of hike and bike trails, in addition to the Columbia Tap trail, and roads that aren't clogged with traffic. In fact, Michael Skelly, the mastermind of our Fire Station block (and next door neighbor to The Plant House), is famously known as Houston's #1 bike advocate. He is behind the Bayou Greenway’s initiative to make Houston the most bikeable urban city, having helped bring B Cycle (bike sharing) to Houston. He chose to move into this neighborhood because of the connectivity to bike trails, and he rides his bike to his office downtown every day.
Meet your host
Speaks Spanish, French, Italian, and Chinese
Lives in Houston, Texas
I'm Robin, co-owner (with Jeff) of the Plant House. We come from the worlds of community development and food/travel publishing, and we both love to travel and stay in Airbnb's. When the opportunity came along to restore these two bungalows from the late 1800s, we knew it was time to go into business together and turn these buildings filled with amazing history into the Airbnb of our dreams.
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