Houston William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
Facilities and Services
(Houston, Texas - TX, USA)
William P Hobby Airport (HOU) serves in excess of nine million passengers per annum to numerous important cities throughout the United States. There is just one terminal at the airport, which is very well appointed, boasting an excellent infrastructure and modern passenger facilities.
There is a bureau de change in the terminal, which also comes with communication facilities, and cash machines are scattered throughout both levels of the terminal. William P Hobby Airport also comes with a chapel and excellent shopping and eating options.
Airport Information Desks
Tel: +1 713 640 3000
Uniformed, bilingual Special Service Representatives (SSRs) are stationed at convenient locations around the airport terminal and can provide assistance to those with special needs. Information desks are located at the center of the Baggage Claim area and on the main Departures concourse; staff at these desks can book the airport conference room and provide information on nearby hotels and the city. Some useful numbers include:
Airport Main Switchboard - +1 713 640 3000
Airport Information Desk - +1 713 640 3000
TDD Assistance - +1 713 641 7781
Airport Parking - +1 713 641 7770
Shops, Duty-Free and Retail Outlets
The majority of shops at William P Hobby Airport are situated in the main lobby on the upper level of the terminal as well as within each departures concourse. There are newsagents and gift shops, but no duty-free outlets.
Bars, Cafés and Restaurants
William P Hobby Airport excels in the food department, with more than a dozen cafés, restaurants and snack bars. The selection of eateries includes Central Lobby Lico's Mexican, Texas Express Pizza, Harlon's BBQ Barbecue, Peacole's Ice Cream / Ice Cream, Deli, Buffeteria, Central Concourse Food to Go, Subway Sandwiches, Pappasito's Mexican / Bar, Wendy's Burgers/Sandwiches and Latrelles Pastry Cart Coffee / Danish.
Currency Exchange, Communications and Banking Facilities
There is a bureau de change at William P Hobby Airport (HOU), along with cash machines scattered throughout the terminal on both levels. You will also find house and pay phones conveniently located, many of which have been adapted for the use of wheelchair-bound passengers.
Business and Conference Facilities
Those who require business and conference facilities should inquire about the meeting room on Concourse C, on the upper level of the terminal. The meeting room is wheelchair-accessible and has basic business facilities. In addition, the bureau de change booth provides fax and photocopying facilities, while the terminal also has wireless Internet throughout.
Disabled Facilities
William P Hobby Airport has disabled access in all areas of the terminal, wheelchair-friendly restrooms, specially adapted telephones, an elevator and ramps and wide aisles where necessary. There is also a paging assistance system in the terminal through the black and the white telephones, while the visually and hearing impaired can request assistance by calling the airport beforehand.
