Streamlined rooms sleep up to 4 guests, and come with kitchens, cable TV and free Wi Fi. Guests have use of a pool at a neighboring motel. There's also a coin operated laundry. Free perks include parking and morning coffee. Kids stay free with an adult. Pets are welcome for a fee. Check in time: 3:00 PMCheck out time: 11:00 AM. Off the Sam Houston Tollway, this unpretentious budget hotel is 7 miles from Terry Hershey Park and 5 miles from the Arena Theatre. William
Beer Can House (18 min.) Guided tours are given at this folk art house built from 1968 1988 using 50 000 recycled beer cans. Houston Museum Of Natural Science (19 min.) Museum with dinosaur hall & other permanent exhibits planetarium IMAX theater & butterfly house. Discovery Green (19 min.) Park with live music public art restaurants playground pond for kayaking & exercise classes. Bayou Bend Collection And Gardens (18 min.) American decorative arts & paintings displayed in a historic home set in a serene 14-acre garden. The Menil Collection (18 min.) Over 16 000 pieces of art & artifacts from the Paleolithic era to the present in a historic space. Terry Hershey Park (7 min.) Extensive network of hiking & biking trails along a stretch of Buffalo Bayou encompassing 500 acres. Children S Museum Of Houston (19 min.) Bustling family museum with a wealth of hands-on activities such as a Bubble Lab & a Tot Spot. Art Car Museum (19 min.) Museum of elaborately decorated cars & contemporary art with a scrap-metal & chrome exterior. Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park (14 min.) Park whose centerpiece is a 64-ft.-tall fountain circulating 11 000 gallons of water every minute. Hermann Park (17 min.) Expansive park featuring a golf course Japanese garden a natural science museum & a kiddie train. Downtown Aquarium (21 min.) Sprawling spot for sea life including touch pools shark tank & displays of aquatic ecosystems. The Museum Of Fine Arts (16 min.) Distinct campus & sculpture garden with notable art from antiquity to today plus films & programs. Memorial Park (15 min.) Expansive city park with lush natural features popular running trail golf course & lots of shade. |