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We rarely take a trip to a city for a weekend, let alone go to Texas for any time at all, but we did a weekend trip to Houston and actually had a great time. I don\u2019t know what we were all expecting, but we weren\u2019t expecting Houston to be cool and really fun, even though we should have. I mean, Beyonce is from Houston so that should\u2019ve been the key indicator that it would be good times. Here\u2019s our weekend plan for Houston that kept us busy and we all loved.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if you\u2019re planning a trip to Houston or have to visit for work, but I have to say that if you can add some extra time to your visit to enjoy the city you should do it. We\u2019ve got our plan from our fun weekend trip to Houston to share, and if you have any questions or want to share your own tips, please leave a comment or send us a note<\/a>. We\u2019re always happy to share more so YOU can experience awesome trips!<\/p>\n

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Why do a Weekend Trip to Houston?<\/h2>\n

Texas as a whole gets a bad rap, and it\u2019s earned it with its horrible laws, backwards politicians and in many cases living up to the stereotypes people hold of Texas, BUT THAT\u2019S NOT ALL OF TEXAS. There are some great cities, and Houston really doesn\u2019t fit the stereotypes that you may expect of visiting Texas. While I\u2019m sure there are pockets of big-haired blonde women wearing cowboy boots while eating a 64 oz steak, most of Houston is wonderfully diverse with a solid Latino influence. Doing a weekend trip to Houston will break your presumption of what visiting Texas is like.<\/p>\n

And I have to say, every single person we interacted with, from checking into our hotel to figuring out our confusing museum tickets was so kind, funny and patient. Some cities really do have a vibe that makes you think twice before asking for help or starting up a conversation (Sup, Boston. How you doin\u2019?),\u00a0 but this wasn\u2019t the case with anyone we encountered in Houston. Even the dudes sitting in front of us at the Astros game knowing that we were Mariners fans were awesome.<\/p>\n

One final bit of motivation to consider spending a weekend in Houston is just to have a change of city pace. We visit New York with kids<\/a> often and it\u2019s always such a hustle and bustle. Houston is NOT that. During the week downtown is busy, but during the weekend the streets are mostly empty until you get to the neighborhoods. Houston is full of sidewalk cafes, taco shops, community parks and fun places to hangout. Really, planning a fun weekend trip to Houston was great for us and resetting our expectations of a Texas city.<\/p>\n

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Where to Stay in Houston<\/h3>\n

Where to stay in Houston on the weekend is going to vary from where to stay on a weekday it seems. Because the downtown core is so quiet on the weekends, you may want to stay at the edge of downtown or if you have a specific activity you\u2019re doing (for us it was a theater show and baseball game) choose a hotel that\u2019s nice and close to it. Most of the hotels really are in the downtown area or Skyline District, but it all kind of blends together if you\u2019re located between the freeways.<\/p>\n

There are some really cool hotels though when you start looking for a place to stay in Houston. We stayed at the C. Baldwin Hotel (Hilton Curio)<\/a> because it\u2019s right by Hobby Center where the stage\/theater is. It was a beautiful place to stay but on the weekends finding food in the Theater\/Skyline Districts is difficult. Thank goodness for good food within the hotels, because restaurants on the weekend are SHUT unless you head into a neighborhood.<\/p>\n

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Another cool hotel, and maybe the most famous hotel in Houston, is the Marriott Marquis<\/a> over by the Convention Center and Daikin Park (where the Astros play). This is the hotel with the world famous lazy river in the shape of Texas. It\u2019s a premium property, but if you\u2019ve got the travel budget for it and it\u2019s convenient to your plans, go for it!<\/p>\n