Hotels near Houston/Galveston?

[LHC Kirby]

I am coming to Galveston later this month and going on a cruise (BIG boat :cool: )... I have a hotel in Galveston for the night before the cruise. BUT - I was just looking for a hotel after the cruise and found that Mardi Gras is coming to town and Hotel rates have doubled. Any advice? :confused: We fly out of IAH the next day, so anywhere between Galveston and Houston is fine with us.
Any advice on cities, hotels to stay at? :idea: or maybe more important -to stay away from?
Any help would be appreciated.
Have a great day :rollside:

[vdrivenman]

staying on the island during mardi gras will be expensive.everything will be booked up solid. the amount of vehicle & pedestrian traffic on & off the island will be tremendous. you might be better off to go back to houston and stay at or near your departure airport. that way you're already there.

[LHC Kirby]

My thoughts as well . . being from So.Cal - and never been in Texas. Any ideas where a good place to stay closer to IAH would be? by chance do you know of any Firefighter Museums in the area?
I try to hit :hammer2: as many of those that I can...
thanks

[wrenchdaddy]

My dad knows where teh fire museum(s) are in Houston, hes a Captian at station 54 at IAH, he just retired. I email him and see where they are at.

[OMEGA_BUBBLE_JET]

there are a ton of hotels around Bush IAH. I would think anyone of them would be fine. when you get back just hop on I-45 and go north until you hit Beltway 8 on the north side of town. pull over at the nearest hotel in the area and get a room. Houston isn't exactly a tourist attraction so I would think you would have no problems getting a hotel.
Omega

[LHC Kirby]

Thanks for the help - if you all make it out to So.Cal. or Havazoo - let me know. I owe you a cold frosty one :)

[wrenchdaddy]

The houston fire museum website is: www.houstonfiremuseum.org
My dad said there is a memorial/museum in texas city (near galveston) for an explosion on a ship, the SS Grandcamp.