featuring bright accent walls and carpeted floors, the laid-back rooms offer free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and minifridges, as well as microwaves, and tea and coffeemakers. suites add sitting areas with pull-out sofas. complimentary perks include breakfast, parking, and regular evening socials with snacks and drinks. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. off beltway 8, this unpretentious hotel is 3 miles from arthur storey park, 4 miles from the edith l moore nature sanctuary and 8 miles from hiking trails at terry hershey park. other amenities consist of a gym, an indoor pool and a hot tub, plus coin-operated laundry facilities and a convenience shop William
Rothko Chapel (19 min) Historic octagonal brick building with massive abstract murals by Mark Rothko & outdoor sculptures. Memorial Park (13 min) Expansive city park with lush natural features, popular running trail, golf course & lots of shade. Hermann Park (17 min) Expansive park featuring a golf course, Japanese garden, a natural science museum & a kiddie train. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (16 min) Distinct campus & sculpture garden with notable art from antiquity to today, plus films & programs. Buffalo Bayou Park (19 min) Winding, 160-acre green space featuring views of the Houston skyline plus a fountain & a skate park. Discovery Green (19 min) Park with live music, public art, restaurants, playground, pond for kayaking & exercise classes. Children's Museum of Houston (18 min) Bustling family museum with a wealth of hands-on activities such as a Bubble Lab & a Tot Spot. Downtown Aquarium (20 min) Sprawling spot for sea life, including touch pools, shark tank & displays of aquatic ecosystems. Houston Arboretum & Nature Center (15 min) 155-acre urban green space offering nature trails, exhibits, workshops & events in various habitats. Houston Zoo (20 min) Visitors can see 6,000+ animals in natural habitat-style exhibits & watch daily care & feedings. Houston Museum of Natural Science (18 min) Museum with dinosaur hall & other permanent exhibits, planetarium, IMAX theater & butterfly house. Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park (13 min) Park whose centerpiece is a 64-ft.-tall fountain circulating 11,000 gallons of water every minute. The Menil Collection (18 min) Over 16,000 pieces of art & artifacts from the Paleolithic era to the present in a historic space. Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens (17 min) American decorative arts & paintings displayed in a historic home set in a serene 14-acre garden. |