Amber H asked:
I am driving from Utah to Texas in August and am looking for a good hotel that is inexpensive. It has to have a pool. I am also wondering what kind of activities there are to do in the Houston area as it is my first time there. This is where my Finace and I chose to spend our honeymoon.
We will be attending atleast 6 Astros games. (the main reason for going to Houston.) But want to know what else there is to do in the Houston area and the surrounding areas.
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I am driving from Utah to Texas in August and am looking for a good hotel that is inexpensive. It has to have a pool. I am also wondering what kind of activities there are to do in the Houston area as it is my first time there. This is where my Finace and I chose to spend our honeymoon.
We will be attending atleast 6 Astros games. (the main reason for going to Houston.) But want to know what else there is to do in the Houston area and the surrounding areas.
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visit hotels.com; or travelocity.com; they have pretty good rates and have rates for all the hotels in that area.
Houston isn’t very romantic…..Why not go to Galveston, which is about 45 mins away. It is a small beach community. You can get a nice beach front hotel or a quaint bed and breakfast and have a nice, peaceful time.
Welcome to Texas! If you come to Houston, I would suggest going to the Kemah Boardwalk – it is great fun!
There are la Quinta’s everywhere but if you are on your honeymoon i would check out a Hilton through someplace like hotels.com where you can get reduced rates… if you can’t afford it you should stay at a decent hotel and stay at a nice one your last night … or your first
You could try:
Kemah boarwalk
The downtown aquarium
The gallaria (its a mall but lots of fun!)
The woodlands mall is also pretty good (they have a water ferry with lights and such that can be romantic)
NASA
The Museums (http://www.houstonmuseumdistrict.org/default.asp?id=1)
There is tons to do in Houston
If you click on my 2nd reference link you can put in the dates you will be there and it Will give you events for that time period.
Good luck and congratulations
He said INEXPENSIVE. What would anyone be doing on Orbitz.com? You can stop by Palace Inn above average fairly new hotels. Averages $40 a night. Clean, Freshly painted…
Go to priceline.com. I know people can stay at the places like doubletree and marriott for dirt cheap. I would first try a high star for around $50.00. Then I would bid a little higher. Sometimes it is hard to find a good budget during a main vacation month. Still I paid half price for a hotel. My brother has stayed in gorgeous hotels for 50-60 dollars. You only get two tries within a 24 hour period at priceline. It’s worth it. Also, if you order the Entertainment book you will save lots of money. I love this book. Most places are out, so order it online. If you use the book you can save I think 30 percent on select holiday inns. So an eighty dollar hotel will cost fifty six dollars. There is so much to do. Go to Galveston, moody gardens and the beach. Oh some large gas stations with restaurants and truck stops carry coupon books. I have found a 100 dollar hotel for sixty excluding holidays. It was in Kemah which is another place you could go. I highly recommend a restaurant (MOON WATER GRILL) located in Kemah which in the past was in the entertainment book for buy one get one free. You walk into a large beautiful home with wooden floors and beautiful staircase. There are windows everywhere which overlook the water. Weekends there is live classical types of music sung. Walk ouside and watch all the boats on the water. Bring your swimsuit. You can swim and there is even tennis courts. I would eat breakfast at the hotel adn head to the restaurant and play some tennis. Then I would swim and later order lunch. I would sip margs by the pool, and then head back to the hotel to get dressed for the Kemah boardwalk. There are restaurants, activities and shops there. Or even drive at to Galveston later that night. It’s probably about an hour or 45 minutes if you leave at a good time. One more thing, you should be able to find cheaper rates for hotels on their website. Don’t call them, they give you the highest rates. If you need more help you can email me I have lived here all my life, grew up closer to galveston, lived near Kemah, and now I am a few minutes from the Woodlands. So depending on where you want to go I can help you with a plan.