When you’re traveling through Houston, Texas, you have a number of options available to you in regard to airport hotels.  There are over fifteen airport hotels in Houston, serving William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) and Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH).  These airport hotels hold industry ratings ranging from three to four stars, and customer ratings ranging from three to five stars.  Customer ratings are based on surveys filled out by ParkSleepFly customers after their trip.

When you get quotes for your stay near either airport, you’ll notice that there’s a “featured hotel.”  We’re going to look at why the featured hotels earned that spot.  Part of it has to do with price, but without an understanding of benefits or amenities, price seems a vague justifier.  When you select an airport hotel, you look at more than price.  Rating, nearby attractions and amenities all play a part in adding value to the cost of one night’s stay at any of the airport hotels.

An amenity that all of the airport hotels on ParkSleepFly offer is free parking.  However, whether the parking term is seven or fourteen days depends on the specific airport hotel.  Furthermore, you may be able to purchase additional days of parking at certain hotels for low daily rates if your trip extends beyond that week or two offered for free.  Airport hotels similarly offer complementary shuttle service between the hotel and your arrival and departure terminals.

Let’s look at the featured hotel near William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), the Quality Inn Hobby Airport.  This airport hotel carries a four-star industry and customer rating.  Nearby attractions include the Houston Zoo, the Space Center Houston and Galveston Beach.  Numerous fine restaurants and shopping can also be found close to the Quality Inn.  If you were to book a room the night of November 13, 2008, you could expect to pay $79.95 – $89.95.  Why the range in price?  If you need a larger room to account for more people, you can typically expect the slightly higher of the two rates.  Remember also that at the Quality Inn, your stay includes fourteen days of free parking.

If you’re flying out of Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH), the featured airport hotel is the Clarion Inn Bush Intercontinental Airport, which holds a three-star industry rating and a four-star customer rating.  The Clarion Inn is a mere mile from the airport and close to several recreational locations, including the Red Stone Golf Course.  There are also two nearby shopping malls: Greenspoint and Deerbrook.  If you were to book a room on November 13, 2008, you might expect to pay $109.99.  At the Clarion Inn, when you reserve your stay for one night, you also receive seven days of free parking.

What do you look for when you choose an airport hotel?Price?Guaranteed reservations?Parking packages?Amenities?When you search ParkSleepFly for airport hotels at Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas (DFW), who says you can’t have everything you want?Booking your room at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites DFW-Grapevine means a guaranteed reservation, parking, complimentary shuttle services and an array of amenities.For an unbeatable price (easily quoted online before you make your reservation), you can enjoy a relaxing experience at a three-star industry-rated establishment.

What sort of amenities can you look forward to enjoying during your stay?Are you looking for free WiFi access from your hotel room?How about laundry services and a free newspaper the next morning?All of these amenities are included in your reserved rate.As for the shuttle, the Holiday Inn Express shuttle is unique.Not only will it transport you, for free, between the hotel and your terminal, but the shuttle also provides rides nineteen hours a day to anywhere within a five mile radius of the Holiday Inn Express.

For many airport hotels, a five mile radius doesn’t include much else aside from the airport and some highways or freeways.However, within a five mile radius of the Holiday Inn Express you can find a variety of restaurants, and even a movie theater, which means that just because you’re on a business trip doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the offerings at the box office.Or, if you’re starting a vacation, what better way than to go see a movie, or visit a shopping mall (also located within that five mile radius)?

What if you arrive at the hotel early in the day, and your flight isn’t until the next morning?Surely a movie, a trip to the mall and a meal or two at one of several restaurants will consume plenty of time, but aren’t likely to take up the ten hours you might have to kill before going to sleep.You can visit the Historic District of Grapevine, then catch a movie before stopping over at the mall.You can conclude your evening with dinner and then return to your room at the Holiday Inn Express…all without worrying about finding and paying for parking.

Finding an airport hotel is about more than price and parking, but those two elements are still very important, and with ParkSleepFly, you can secure your reservation for an affordable rate…and enjoy a relaxing start or a refreshing finish (or both) to your journey.