| In a low rise building set back from Highway 59, this understated, modern hotel is 1 mile from Southwest Memorial Herman Hospital and 2 miles from the center of Chinatown. Straightforward rooms come with low key furnishings and free Internet, plus microwaves, fridges and flat screen TVs with cable channels. Check in time: 3:00 PMCheck out time: 11:30 AM. There's free coffee in the lobby and reception is open 24 hours.
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Hermann Park (15 min.)
Expansive park featuring a golf course Japanese garden a natural science museum & a kiddie train. The Museum Of Fine Arts (14 min.)
Distinct campus & sculpture garden with notable art from antiquity to today plus films & programs. The Menil Collection (16 min.)
Over 16 000 pieces of art & artifacts from the Paleolithic era to the present in a historic space. Memorial Park (14 min.)
Expansive city park with lush natural features popular running trail golf course & lots of shade. Bayou Bend Collection And Gardens (18 min.)
American decorative arts & paintings displayed in a historic home set in a serene 14-acre garden. Downtown Aquarium (20 min.)
Sprawling spot for sea life including touch pools shark tank & displays of aquatic ecosystems. Children S Museum Of Houston (16 min.)
Bustling family museum with a wealth of hands-on activities such as a Bubble Lab & a Tot Spot. Discovery Green (17 min.)
Park with live music public art restaurants playground pond for kayaking & exercise classes. Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park (12 min.)
Park whose centerpiece is a 64-ft.-tall fountain circulating 11 000 gallons of water every minute. Beer Can House (19 min.)
Guided tours are given at this folk art house built from 1968 1988 using 50 000 recycled beer cans. Buffalo Bayou Park (17 min.)
Winding 160-acre green space featuring views of the Houston skyline plus a fountain & a skate park. Art Car Museum (20 min.)
Museum of elaborately decorated cars & contemporary art with a scrap-metal & chrome exterior. Houston Museum Of Natural Science (16 min.)
Museum with dinosaur hall & other permanent exhibits planetarium IMAX theater & butterfly house. | 
