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.