The Royal Coach Inn (later known as Dunfey's Royal Coach) is a motor inn that had been located on 7000 Southwest Freeway in Houston, Texas. The site has since been redeveloped and is occupied by Classic Chevrolet of Houston.
Background[]
The hotel was originally established in the 1960s as part of the Royal Coach Inn chain and was later operated by Dunfey Hotels.[1] This location had hundreds of rooms available for rent, along with a pool (accessible to non-staying guests through annual memberships), a Tingles bar, and an arcade.
The arcade[]
This property had a small arcade with video games that ran on quarters.
Known games[]
Trivia[]
- Signs stating the pool was closed were posted at times in case famous personnel was staying at the Inn and regular guests were not allowed there to swim on that/those day(s). Music performers such as Elvis and The Osmonds were known to stay at this location.
- On December 4, 1968, a guest known as Virginia Key Nixon was assaulted at the Inn and filed a lawsuit, claiming that security was inefficient.[2] The chain would later be foreclosed upon by the Aetna life insurance company, which happened to be the parent corporation of Dunfey Hotels.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dunfey-History (.docx), Rob Dunfey. Accessed 2022-11-14.
- ↑ Nixon v. Royal Coach Inn of Houston, Court of Appeals of Texas, Court Listener. 1971-02-17.
External links[]
- Royal Coach Inn At 7000 Southwest Fwy. at the Houston Architecture Information Forums