| bright studios have free wi-fi, ipod docks and flat-screen tvs, plus separate living areas with kitchenettes and pull-out sofas. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. other amenities consist of a 24-hour convenience store and bbq/picnic areas, as well as an indoor pool, a hot tub and a fitness room. a business center and guest laundry facilities are available. freebies include a hot breakfast buffet and parking. just off i-610, this modern all-suite hotel is 2 miles from memorial park and 7 miles from the houston museum district
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Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park (11 min)
Park whose centerpiece is a 64-ft.-tall fountain circulating 11,000 gallons of water every minute. Art Car Museum (12 min)
Museum of elaborately decorated cars & contemporary art with a scrap-metal & chrome exterior. Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens (11 min)
American decorative arts & paintings displayed in a historic home set in a serene 14-acre garden. Discovery Green (16 min)
Park with live music, public art, restaurants, playground, pond for kayaking & exercise classes. Beer Can House (11 min)
Guided tours are given at this folk art house built from 1968–1988 using 50,000+ recycled beer cans. Buffalo Bayou Park (13 min)
Winding, 160-acre green space featuring views of the Houston skyline plus a fountain & a skate park. Hermann Park (16 min)
Expansive park featuring a golf course, Japanese garden, a natural science museum & a kiddie train. Memorial Park (7 min)
Expansive city park with lush natural features, popular running trail, golf course & lots of shade. Children's Museum of Houston (17 min)
Bustling family museum with a wealth of hands-on activities such as a Bubble Lab & a Tot Spot. The Menil Collection (17 min)
Over 16,000 pieces of art & artifacts from the Paleolithic era to the present in a historic space. Downtown Aquarium (14 min)
Sprawling spot for sea life, including touch pools, shark tank & displays of aquatic ecosystems. Houston Arboretum & Nature Center (11 min)
155-acre urban green space offering nature trails, exhibits, workshops & events in various habitats. Houston Zoo (19 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. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (15 min)
Distinct campus & sculpture garden with notable art from antiquity to today, plus films & programs. | 
