The Houston Wave

Called and left message to request a quote on a Thursday for private transportation. No one called me back…
Called again on Friday and was told I would get a quote in a few minutes… never did. Called again… was told the same thing… this happened about 4 – 5 times on Friday.
Saturday came… still no quote…
Poor customer service. If you can’t offer a quote then why do you offer private transportation services?

Houston Wave is amazing. We used them to pick up and drop off our wedding party from our venue to an after party. Setting this up was a breeze with Lauren and gave us a great deal since we only needed a short ride. Mike Brown (our driver for the trip) arrived right on time and called us right before… super efficient. We actually had more people jump on the bus and had no problem fitting everyone. The shuttle has plenty of seats and rails (and pole) to hold on to. We had the music pumping and champagne flowing so it was the best 2 mile ride ever… it just became a party bus.
This is a much better and more efficient than most other shuttle/​bus companies. Other places wanted to charge a 4 hour minimum no matter what.

very very very very disappointed with this bs… didn’t get what i paid for… you better go look at buses before you pay your money !
straight bullshit! pictures are deceiving, raggedy buses…

We used the wave for my wedding and rehearsal dinner in October. They were awesome! They took great care to stop by all of the hotels where we had guests and were on time /​kept to the schedule as requested. They had a lot of rain to deal with, but they kept things going without issue. I would definitely recommend them to others!

This was the best ride ever 15 bucks I got to go to 5 stops in midtown and the heights, definitely going to do it again and they do culinary tours and brewery tours wow!

The Wave is a great service and if you’re looking for a good time, call them instead of Über.
I started taking The Wave after I was introduced to it by a friend who went out multiple times a week and he had the membership so it was a great value.
For $ 15 per person, you get an «All-​Access» wristband which gives you unlimited rides all night. This is cheaper than a cab and if you plan on going to multiple places, cheaper than Über.
The Wave allows you to bring alcohol on-​board so you can pre-​game a little bit before you arrive at your destination. This is great if you have a large group of people because it really gets the party going.
Riding this around closing time is a treat even if it takes a long time to get home, depending on the number of pick-​ups/​drop offs the driver has to make. Drunk people dancing on stripper poles tends to be the highlight!
The Wave can be reserved and has a small bar to store booze if you choose this option.
I love The Wave!

I absolutely love the Wave. It is such a great idea for Houston. Before there was Über, I used to see people drink and drive all the time from Midtown. I only wish this had been around about 4 years ago when I was a big Midtowner. It is fun and safe.
The drivers are pretty quiet but very reputable people. They are more than willing to play any station or hook up an iPod to the stereo. It’s always a fun ride with loud music and blue lighting. You are also allowed to bring booze on the bus too.
There aren’t as many buses as Über drivers obviously, so you may have to wait a little longer, but never too long. Also, the bus will only take and pick you up within the inner loop area of Houston. Back in the day, this would have never worked for me due to the fact that I live in Pearland.

The first time I used the wave. It was great! The second time… Well let’s just say it’s 2:45 am and we have a group of 25 and they’re telling us the wait is over an hour. Basically. We’re stranded. Even though we paid!!! I called them 30 minutes ago and was told they were a minute away and we are still stranded. This is seriously not okay. Half of our group has had to call cabs, even though they’ve already paid for the ride to and from. We reserved our buses, paid the deposit, and here we are without a ride home. Worst of all! When my boyfriend called and told them that they told us the wait was a minute, they called him a liar! Really?! Great customer service people.

We had a super experience on The Wave for the LSU game at NRG on Aug. 30. Sid, our driver, picked us up at two locations. We got to NRG in no time and had a great parking spot. Sid was waiting for us at the end of the game and took us back to our hotel. He then took some of our group
to post-​game celebrations downtown. Everyone was delivered home safely! We love The Wave, their drivers and their staff. What a great way to go to a football game with family and friends! Alice A.

We used Wave to get a bunch of girls around for my best friend’s bachelorette party and it was perfect. Way cheaper than taking taxis everywhere and everyone was able to stay together going from place to place. Definitely look into using the Wave when you need to get around the Houston bar scene! Thanks for making it so easy :)

Did the wave bus was just like a taxi bus, it was a great way to get around the city and go to different bars! super cheap way to get around and the inside of the bus was hilarious — really loud music playing and a dance floor!

I used the Wave for a private event in May! It was my graduation so I had a lot of people from out of town come join me! We had a blast on the party bus and everyone keeps saying «that was the bomb party… when is the next one!!»

The Houston Wave is AWESOME. We had an AMAZING RIDE TONIGHT. Definitely riding THE WAVE again. Highly recommend this to anyone

I’ve used the Wave for two different events 1) Corporate Team Building 2) Epic Birthday Party. On both counts, the Wave provided stellar customer service and attention to detail. The buses that the Wave rents out are tricked out with stripper poles, black lights and plush seating. They are definitely a crowd pleaser — everyone LOVED riding on the party bus!
If you have any transportation needs, I would highly recommend the Wave. For the price and their emphasis on taking good care of their customers, you really can’t beat the Wave.

We used the Wave to get our guests from our wedding reception to the hotel where many were staying. I was surprised that they were the most reasonable service of their kind I could find. They were professional and courteous. Our guests loved them!
The time for their arrival got screwed up by me and when our coordinator called them about it (we needed them at 9, but I said 9:30), they immediately rushed over and didn’t ask for a nickel extra. Phenomenal and highly recommended.

Rode in one of these buses while attending the Arbooretum Kids Event. The driver was on her phone while driving. She had at least the mobile devices on the dash. C’mon man!

The wave is by far the GREATEST thing on this planet. It costs $ 15 to bar hop ALL night. If you live inner loop, they not only take you home, but they will pick you up all for just a one time charge of $ 15!!! So for just $ 15, you have the bus to your discretion. If Washington is slow that night, they’ll pick you up and take you to Midtown for no extra charge. NOT TO MENTION THEY HAVE TEXTING ABILITIES! You can text them at the bar when you are your friends are even considering leaving. The wait really isn’t bad, you just have to plan accordingly. Sometimes they do those cool «$ 2 off» discounts but you have to ask.
This company is awesome. All the drivers are young & fun. I’ll never take a taxi again! As everyone said before, they will do large group parties for the jitney rate of $ 15. That doesn’t ensure you have your own bus, though. Private rates are not bad at all and you can even split up the hours. They won’t charge you while you are in the club!!!
THIS COMPANY IS AMAZING! They do NOT want to take your money, they clearly just want to get people to and from the bars safe and sound. They really do care about your safety and money. Love it.

The Wave was a big part of the success of my Bachelorette Party! I had called them earlier in the day asking them detailed information about their services. They took my name down and said they would be by to pick us up around 7PM. Around 6:30PM, they called me and left a message to let me know that they were on their way. I called them back and they knew who I was by name. When they arrived, the driver was so personable and offered to take pictures of our group in front of the bus. Such great customer service. The Wave puts Yellowcab to shame!
We purchased the Unilocal Deal of $ 10 for their cross-​town services. You call and they will come pick you up at your house and pick you up at pretty much any location inside the loop. At $ 10pp, I never expected that most of the night, the 10 of us would pretty much have our own private party bus. The only time we ever had passengers was after 2AM and it was only two additional people. Great service!

I rented one of these little jitneys for a company outing and the service was fantastic, start to finish! We had the bus to ourselves and the driver worked with us to pick us up at the hotel in the med center, take us around the Christmas lights in River Oaks, and to dinner at Hugo’s. They also brought a cooler for us to store our adult beverages as we cruised around and let us plug in our phones to blast some Christmas tunes.
It was a terrific night and they went above and beyond, letting us store the extra said beverages in their warehouse overnight so we could go directly to the bars after our outing.
I’ll definitely look into the pick-​up/​drop-​off in the Heights next time I go out.

I have been riding the Wave for years, and over the last couple of months after moving to Memorial heights, it has been such a TREAT!
This past St. Patty’s day, organized a party for about 10, and I easily made a reservation with Leah by calling directly. They picked us up from our apartment, were RIGHT on time, and shuttled us over to Pub Fiction very quickly. It saved ALL of us from having to drive (HELLO DWI’s) and from that dreaded St. patty’s day parking! They are very reasonable, and extremely flexible. I’m looking to orgainize a couple of other parties, and will without a doubt be using the Wave!