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| Holiday Inn HOUSTON (MEDICAL CENTER) |
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Holiday Inn
6800 MAIN STREET , HOUSTON , 77030
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites is a full service hotel offering suites with full kitchens. Just a block from the hotel is new Metro Rail Station conveniently located, serving several locations between the Downtown Houston and the Reliant St
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| Holiday Inn HOUSTON-ASTRODOME @ RELIANT PK |
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Chain Name:
Holiday Inn
8111 KIRBY DR. , HOUSTON , 77054
Take a video tour of this hotel!The Holiday Inn Astrodome at Reliant Park is one of Houston?s premier hotels. The hotel is conveniently located off Loop 610, with backgate access to Reliant Park and the new Reliant Stadium. In addition, the hotel is minutes from Six Flags/Astroworld, the Museum District, Texas Medical Center, and Downtown. Catch the "Metro Rail Light Rail" located a mile from the hotel for easy access to Downtown as well as entertainment areas. Our hotel features the Sports Page Lounge with full menu service until midnight, Kirby Drive Grille Restaurant, on-site ATM, Gift Shop, Exercise Room, Pool and Hot Tub, fax/copy service, Valet Laundry, and over 3,140 square feet of meeting space. The Holiday Inn Astrodome at Reliant Park is the perfect choice for so many reasons.
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| Holiday Inn HOUSTON-HWY 249 NORTH |
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Chain Name:
Holiday Inn
18818 TOMBALL PARKWAY , HOUSTON , 77070
WELCOME The Holiday Inn-Willowbrook is a full service hotel. Our hotel offers a wide variety of features and services that will accommodate both business and leisure travelers. Our friendly and professional staff will assist your every need. We have an onsite restaurant and room service is available during restaurant hours. We guarantee that our family-like atmosphere will make any guest feel right at home.
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| Holiday Inn Select HOUSTON-GREENWAY PLAZA AREA |
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Chain Name:
Holiday Inn Select
2712 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY , HOUSTON , 77098
Welcome to the newly renovated, full service Holiday Inn Select Houston Greenway Plaza - Galleria, suitably located in the heart of Houston`s renowned attractions. Holiday Inn Select Greenway Plaza - Galleria is located just a mile away from t
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| Holiday Inn Select HOUSTON-I-10 W HWY 6 (PARK 10) |
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Chain Name:
Holiday Inn Select
14703 PARK ROW , HOUSTON , 77079
The Holiday Inn Select Houston is ideally located for business travel as well as leisure travel on I-10 West. This Houston Hotel has 190 newly renovated guest rooms, lobby, and hallways. Completed on August 30, 2002 this Houston
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| Holiday Inn HOUSTON-INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT |
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Chain Name:
Holiday Inn
15222 JFK BLVD , HOUSTON , 77032
Choose Holiday Inn Houston Hotel at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, The only Resort type property located within one mile from the airport terminals and you`ll discover a hotel that puts convenience, comfort and resort amenities at
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| Holiday Inn HOUSTON-SW-HWY 59S@BELTWY 8 |
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Chain Name:
Holiday Inn
11160 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY , HOUSTON , 77031
The Holiday Inn Southwest Hwy 59S @ Beltway 8 warmly welcomes each of our guests. Guest comfort and satisfaction is our first concern! The hotel is conveniently located on the NW corner of Hwy 59S and the Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8), providing easy
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HOUSTON has relentless Texan pride, and above all its refusal to take itself totally seriously, give it a perverse appeal, while its well-endowed museums and rich nightlife mean there is always something to do. That Howard Hughes came from Houston makes absolute sense; eccentric, domineering and sordid, the millionaire typified all that makes the city intriguing.
There is good reason why Houston exists at all; it was founded on a muddy mire in 1837 by two brothers from New York who hoped it would become the capital of the new Republic of Texas. For all their wild claims about its potential as a port, and its (imaginary) urban attractions, the more promising site of Austin was made capital in 1839. However, by then Houston had somehow established itself as a commercial center. Oil discovered in 1901, and, like the city itself, unpredictable and heading for obsolescence became the foundation, along with cotton and real estate, of vast private fortunes. Among the most famous of the philanthropists responsible for the development of downtown Houston was the cruelly named Ima Hogg. Her city improvement projects were largely cosmetic, however, and the contradictions of urban life are still writ large here, where abject poverty coexists with ostentatious wealth.
It's demoralizing and unwise to try and see too much of Houston in one go; best to concentrate on downtown or the Museum District , which can be walked around at leisure. Houston's human face is most evident in the Montrose area, on the way to yuppification but still home to eccentrics and bohemians.
Downtown Houston is at the intersection of I-10 (San Antonio-New Orleans) and I-45 (Dallas-Galveston), with most of what you'll want to see encircled by Loop 610, now widened on the west to include the huge Galleria mall. George Bush Intercontinental Airport (tel 281/230-3000), 23 miles north, is the main hub for Continental Airlines, while the smaller, domestic William P. Hobby Airport (tel 713/641-7770), is seven miles southeast of downtown, just west of I-45 and a major hub for the budget Southwest Airlines. Both are served by the Airport Express shuttle (tel 713/523-8888), which drops off at the Galleria and downtown hotels ($19 from Intercontinental and Hobby), and Metro buses (from Intercontinental on route #101 or #102: Mon-Fri 5.30am-midnight, Sat and Sun 5.20am-12.30am; $1.50; from Hobby on route #101 or #50: daily 5am-midnight; $1.50; ) which run downtown approximately every half-hour. Taxis cost $35 to $45 from Intercontinental, with the downtown fare from Hobby priced at $25 - though the fare to the Galleria from here is $35. With these prices, renting a car makes sense for some, and all major companies are represented at the airports.
Amtrak arrives at 902 Washington Ave, on the western fringes of downtown. Have your camera ready for a splendid view of the skyline, though the station itself is small, isolated and barely served by taxis. Try to arrive here, or at the large and modern Greyhound terminal, 2121 Main St, during daylight hours, as the immediate surroundings can feel a bit threatening.
The main tourist office , a huge space with touch-screen computers and other visual displays, is on the first floor of City Hall, 901 Bagby St (daily 9am-4pm; tel 713/227-3100 or 1-800/365-7575, ).
InterContinental Houston
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