GARZA STUDIOS — Local services in Houston

Beautiful space but we didn't really feel welcome. My band booked a short 1 hour rehearsal on 12/18/24 and upon arrival we were met with attitude when one of the members of the band asked the person at the front desk where the restroom was. This same front desk person watched us struggle to get our larger instruments through the door and never moved an inch to try and assist us. We were also lied to and were told that we had to stop right on time because there was a booking for the room immediately after us which obviously we didn't mind because we only paid for an hour and needed to leave anyway. When our hour was up the person at the front desk rushed us out when there was obviously nobody waiting to use the room after us. He then ran to his car and sped off, so clearly he just wanted to leave and said there was another party after us so he could go home faster. Great space but our interaction with the employee tanked the experience.

IN RESPONSE TO THE OWNER Firstly, we did not arrive 15 mintues late, we were at least 15 mintues early to our 3:30 booking and I can send the uber receipt with the arrival time if you would like to continue to lie and avoid accountability. Pictures of arrival time and booking time attached since you prefer lying over integrity. Nobody was flustered upon arrival nor asked for anything extra. 2nd I'd say that it is just common human decency to help someone with a door if you see them having trouble, especially if the employee has his feet up on the desk watching it all happen. We definitely didn't ask or expect anybody to move our gear for us. I'd also like to think that a question about the location of the restroom should not prompt attitude. We also did not go over our time or ask for more. As stated above, we paid for an hour and needed to leave right after so there was never an opportunity to go over time. If there was a booking after ours how was the only employee there (as far as we could tell) supposed to make it to a gig and also monitor the next group. He also could've just told that us that he had to run to a gig immediately after as transparency usually just makes things easier. Avoiding accountability for rudness and unprofessionalism is one thing but please don't lie or question our experience or professionalism just to save face. I never said we didn't get what we paid for, I said we didn't feel welcome and your disrespectful response to our experience only reinforces that. And since we are new to this Id greatly encourage you to Google me and anybody else in the band and tell me what you find lol. Feel free to reach out if you'd like speak more cause I really have no reason to lie about an hour rehearsal. I'm sure you're probably trying to protect your business and employees from any criticism but I'd encourage you to check the facts that I attached and ask yourself if your response was appropriate, mature or factual because I can tell you that it wasn't...

Booked Studio 8 to rehearse a choral piece and choreography with my wedding party members. The acoustics were great, the piano was in tune and there were plenty of chairs and music stands available. Café downstairs was a convenient option for lunch.

Only minor complaint is that the space has floor to ceiling windows on two sides of the room, and even with the day being overcast and pretty cool outside, it was getting very warm in there by the end of the day. But that might have had something to do with the dancing.

Parking is pretty limited so if you have a large group I recommend renting a van or carpooling as much as possible.

Overall, I highly recommend it. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Prices are extremely reasonable. If I need a rehearsal space in the future I will most likely...

Just learned about these and all I have to say is WOW! What amazing spaces! Having used similar facilities in New York and Philadelphia, I can say these are the cleanest, most affordable, and most beautiful rehearsal studios I’ve ever used - the windows! I also had to use more time than I thought, and they made it super easy for me to extend the booking. 🙏

I attended a recital there recently and I am already planning one for my vocal studio, which I am also going to start running out of there, as it’s much more professional to have them at these studios rather an in my house or over zoom. So glad you have brought this...