Houston hotel recommendation?

[Heritage1]

I'm going to be staying in Houston the nights of August 25th, 26th and maybe the 27th. Looking for a decent area to stay that wont break the bank. Coming in to take my daughter to Amrerican Idol auditions.

Thanks.

[philip964]

Hotel Sorella is brand new and last time friends came it had pretty low weekend rates ($120), located at I10 and Sam Houston Tollway. Plus it has lots of new restaurants within walking distance in CityCentre.

[RoyGBiv]

Houston is a big place. You might want to be more specific as to where...
Clear Lake is over an hour from The Woodlands, without traffic.

[texanron]

I'm guessing that the auditions are going to be at Reliant Arena. There are a few places to stay close to that but the area can be rough. I would stay close to the Hwy59 & Kirby area. Its refered to as the Greenway Plaza area. LaQuinta or a Holiday Inn Express usually wont break the bank.

[Heritage1]

Thanks for the heads up on bad areas, I appreciate it everyone.

[sugar land dave]

I know about the hotels at 59 & Kirby. I recommend you do not stay there. If you will PM me with some details of your needs, 1 or two rooms, I will make a call for you and get you a better deal in a business class, all suites hotel.

[Reloader]

la Quinta is top of my list..many locations,,great CLEAN place. Been staying there over 25 years nationwide.

[C-dub]

I always like Motel 6 because they are animal friendly and usually very reasonably priced. I just stayed at the one in Baytown off I-10 this past Sunday night and it is what I would call a bare bones Motel 6. My room was very clean with pseudo wood floor, wide screen television about 36", shower, toilet, sink. and King size bed for about $44 per night after taxes.

Baby Glock ready to go if needed. I did not take it in the shower, but it was on the toilet tank within reach.

Some Motel 6's are much nicer and I've even stayed at a couple of Super 8's that were pretty nice for a decent price. I'm not very picky about where I stay since it is only the place where I sleep. I'm not there for the motel and mainly just require what the above Motel 6 provided me.

[hirundo82]

I'm guessing that the auditions are going to be at Reliant Arena.

If this is true, stay somewhere north--the area gets sketchy as soon as you go south of Reliant.

There's a Holiday Inn Express that is immediately north of Reliant Park on Kirby that seems fine--I've been there a few times as it's the polling station for my precinct.

The Medical Center would also be a good area to look for hotels--it's safe and close to Reliant, and you could even take the rail if you don't feel like driving to the audition the day of. There's a Holiday Inn at Holcombe and Main that I stayed at when I was interviewing for my move to Houston.