By Patrick M. Lind
For one weekend every April, children control downtown
Houston. The Houston Children's Festival is a popular event for kids and parents alike. With multiple music and entertainment stages and more activities than any child could ever imagine, the Houston Children's Festival puts kids first. Visitors looking to go both days will be happy to discover there are affordable two-star Hotels nearby, some even within walking distance.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Houston-Downtown Convention Center
Less than a mile from the Houston Children's Festival, the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Houston-Downtown Convention Center is within walking distance to the festival and Minute Maid Park. The hotel has an indoor pool with hot tub, free wireless Internet access and free breakfast for all guests. Airport shuttle service is available for a fee.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Houston-Downtown Convention Center
1810 Bell St.
Houston, Texas 77003
(713) 652-9400
www.ichotelsgroup.com
Sleep Inn & Suites Houston
Two and a half miles from the Houston Children's Festival, the Sleep Inn & Suites Houston offers rooms with free high-speed Internet access, a microwave, a coffee maker and a refrigerator. The hotel offers guests a continental breakfast (fee may apply) and a free weekday newspaper. Special handicap-accessible rooms are available upon request.
Sleep Inn & Suites Houston
2475 N. Freeway
Houston, Texas 77009
(713) 862-6300
www.sleepinn.com
Modern B&B
Fewer than four miles to the Houston Children's Festival, the Modern B&B offers guests a different form of bed and breakfast. The walls of every room are adorned with works of art and every room has its own feel. Some rooms have in room Jacuzzis; others have private street-side entrances. The Modern B&B serves a hot breakfast every morning and the entire hotel is equipped with high-speed wireless Internet access.
Modern B&B
4003 Hazard St.
Houston, Texas 77098
(832) 279-6367
modernbb.com
Resources
About the Author:
Patrick M. Lind has been freelance writing since 2007 and has worked as an editor and journalist for ChicagoSporting.com. He received a Master of Arts in history from the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and Middle East.
