| Check in time: 3:00 PMCheck out time: 12:00 PM. The casual rooms include pillow top mattresses, free WiFi and flat screen TVs with HD channels, plus coffeemakers. Free continental breakfast and parking are offered, as well as an outdoor pool, a free shuttle to Texas Medical Center and 2 meeting rooms. Suites (including large family suites) add separate living areas, some with sofabeds. This traditional lodging off Interstate 610 is a 7 minute drive from Rice University and a 9 minute drive from Texas Medical Center. Kids 18 and under stay free with a parent or grandparent. Upgraded rooms add minifridges and microwaves.
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Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park (8 min.)
Park whose centerpiece is a 64-ft.-tall fountain circulating 11 000 gallons of water every minute. Hermann Park (7 min.)
Expansive park featuring a golf course Japanese garden a natural science museum & a kiddie train. Memorial Park (6 min.)
Expansive city park with lush natural features popular running trail golf course & lots of shade. The Museum Of Fine Arts (6 min.)
Distinct campus & sculpture garden with notable art from antiquity to today plus films & programs. Children S Museum Of Houston (9 min.)
Bustling family museum with a wealth of hands-on activities such as a Bubble Lab & a Tot Spot. Downtown Aquarium (12 min.)
Sprawling spot for sea life including touch pools shark tank & displays of aquatic ecosystems. Bayou Bend Collection And Gardens (10 min.)
American decorative arts & paintings displayed in a historic home set in a serene 14-acre garden. Houston Museum Of Natural Science (9 min.)
Museum with dinosaur hall & other permanent exhibits planetarium IMAX theater & butterfly house. Buffalo Bayou Park (9 min.)
Winding 160-acre green space featuring views of the Houston skyline plus a fountain & a skate park. Discovery Green (9 min.)
Park with live music public art restaurants playground pond for kayaking & exercise classes. The Menil Collection (8 min.)
Over 16 000 pieces of art & artifacts from the Paleolithic era to the present in a historic space. Art Car Museum (12 min.)
Museum of elaborately decorated cars & contemporary art with a scrap-metal & chrome exterior. Beer Can House (11 min.)
Guided tours are given at this folk art house built from 1968 1988 using 50 000 recycled beer cans. | 
