CORRECTION:
The first post in this thread had the wrong dates for the concerts. The correct dates are:
Houston - Friday, July 6
Dallas - Saturday, July 7
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If anyone needs Houston hotel info:
HOUSTON HOTEL INFORMATION!!!
I've been online and on the phone the last hour checking into hotels. Here's the best of the best so far. I suggest 150% the Hyatt. Call by March 31 (only one more week) to get the deal of a lifetime. Or let me know whether you want in for a block of rooms at $89.
2nd best deal, Best Western Medical Center which is 5 minutes from downtown but you can take the rail system to get there quickly and managers special $89.00. Check out below.
Downtown hotels are more expensive than those on the outskirts. I can find more hotels if need be. This is what I've found so far.Mostly I checked downtown, then I stopped when I got the amazing deal from the Hyatt, which is surely a 4 star hotel (don't know for a fact, but it must be).....Jan
HYATT REGENCY HOUSTON
1200 Louisiana Street,
Houston, Texas, USA 77002
Tel: +1 713 654 1234
If you make your room reservations by MARCH 31 (king or double), you get the rate of $79.00. Ask for the TZ Special. Call 1-800-233-1234. THIS IS A REAL DEAL. The Hyatt is a very top notch hotel. Has "The Spindletop" at the top, which is one of those restaurants that revolves so you can see all over the city (Expensive food). Has 1000 rooms and she said 800 are still available. It is 7 blocks from Jones Hall. They have shuttle service, 1st come first serve basis. If you have to drive, there is plenty of parking (cost somewhere around $5-10) at Jones Hall's garage.
ALSO, I can block a number of rooms and get a special rate of $89. 10 rooms, 15 rooms, whatever. HOWEVER, if all the rooms don't fill up, I'm stuck paying for them. So, for those of you who don't want to make room reservations by March 31, this is an option. But I would have to have it written in blood (just kidding) that you want a room so I'd know how many to block. I'd probably tend to block on the low side since I can't afford to be paying $890 for unused rooms in the block!!
Best Western Plaza Hotel & Suites at Medical Center
6700 S Main Street, Houston, TX, 77030, United States
Phone: 713-522-2811
Distance from City Center: 4.51m / 7.26km
Rates From: $91.56
I called this Best Western and they are giving us a discounted rate. The Manager, Pinde, said to call it the Manager's special, and it is $89.00, which includes a deluxe breakfast and free parking (1 car per room). This hotel is about 4-5 miles from downtown, but the rail is right in front of this hotel and will take you downtown for $1/each way. It takes about 5 minutes or so to get there via rail.
Crowne Plaza
1700 Smith Street
HOUSTON, TX 77002 UNITED STATES
Hotel Front Desk: 1-713-7398800 | Hotel Fax: 1-713-7397307
Book Online or Call
1 800 864 8165
$110-136
www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d...tid=169173
Residence Inn-Downtown
904 Dallas St, Houston, TX
(832) 366-1000 - close 0.4 mi S
Downtown - Close to the venue
Don't have prices for them
Hilton Hotels -1600 Lamar, Houston, TX
(713) 739-8000 - c - 0.7 mi SE
From $129
Downtown...Close to the venue
Best Western Downtown Inn & Suites
915 W Dallas Street, Houston, TX, 77019-4739, United States
Phone: 713-571-7733
Distance from City Center: 0.93m / 1.5km
From $129
I called this downtown best western and she told me their cheapest rate is $159. I asked her about the $129 rate I was looking at online, and she said, "Well, you better get it if you can." Rude. She said their rooms are almost full. Its close to the venue.
There are lots of other nearby hotels or at least hotels in driving distance.
Jan