Game Weekend

Houston

Hotels near Reliant Stadium

6 places to stay, with the neighborhood and game-day journey explained.

Full weekend guide

Reliant Park and the Medical Center

Wyndham Houston near NRG Park/Medical Center

A 393-room hotel with a restaurant and bar on Kirby Drive, about a third of a mile from the stadium in a straight line.

  • Walk route
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The hotel’s free parking doesn’t apply during major events at the stadium. The hotel still uses the stadium’s former name.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Walk from your hotel to Reliant Park and follow event staff to the gate on your ticket. Gates open 90 minutes to two hours before kickoff, depending on your ticket.
Getting back
Walk back the way you came. Lots close an hour after the game, so the roads around the park stay busy for a while.
Address
8686 Kirby Drive, Houston, TX 77054
Hotel website

Reliant Park and the Medical Center

Hotel Ylem

A boutique hotel on Main Street with free hot breakfast. Its home page puts the stadium a 15-minute walk away, and its stadium page says the free hotel shuttle will take you there.

  • Walk route
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No shuttle times for game days are published, so ask at check-in. The hotel’s pages still use the stadium’s former name.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Walk from your hotel to Reliant Park and follow event staff to the gate on your ticket. Gates open 90 minutes to two hours before kickoff, depending on your ticket.
Getting back
Walk back the way you came. Lots close an hour after the game, so the roads around the park stay busy for a while.
Address
8080 Main Street, Houston, TX 77025
Hotel website

Downtown Houston

Hotel ICON, Autograph Collection

A 1911 bank building on Main Street, steps from METRORail, with its own restaurant, Line & Lariat.

  • Rail / transit
  • Rideshare
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The hotel lists the stadium 9.8 miles away, and its free shuttle is described as a downtown service. No parking rates are published, only that valet is available.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Board the Red Line southbound on Main Street and get off at Stadium Park / Astrodome, then walk into Reliant Park.
Getting back
Walk back to Stadium Park / Astrodome and ride the Red Line northbound to downtown. Expect a queue for trains right after the game.
Address
220 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002
Hotel website

Downtown Houston

The Lancaster Hotel

A 1926 hotel in the Theater District with a free breakfast buffet and its own restaurant, Cultivated F+B.

  • Rail / transit
  • Rideshare
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The hotel says enhancement work is under way during daytime hours. It lists valet parking but no rates.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Board the Red Line southbound on Main Street and get off at Stadium Park / Astrodome, then walk into Reliant Park.
Getting back
Walk back to Stadium Park / Astrodome and ride the Red Line northbound to downtown. Expect a queue for trains right after the game.
Address
701 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002
Hotel website

Midtown, Museum District and Montrose

Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District

A boutique hotel on Main Street in the Museum District, with a pool, a spa and Monarch, a restaurant open late.

  • Rail / transit
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Guests must be 21 to book or stay unless a parent or guardian is present. Parking is valet, with fees that vary by length of stay.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Board the Red Line southbound on Main Street and get off at Stadium Park / Astrodome.
Getting back
Ride the Red Line northbound from Stadium Park / Astrodome back to your station.
Address
5701 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005
Hotel website

Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)

Houston Airport Marriott at George Bush Intercontinental

The only hotel on airport property, between Terminals B and C and linked to every gate by the free airport Subway train.

  • Drive
  • Rail / transit
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Reliant Park is more than 20 miles south, and no stadium shuttle is published.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Drive to the lot on your parking pass, or park at Fannin South and ride the Red Line one stop to Stadium Park / Astrodome.
Getting back
Walk back to your lot, or ride the Red Line back to Fannin South, and drive north to the airport.
Address
Between Terminals B and C, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, TX
Hotel website

Get to know the areas

Reliant Park and the Medical CenterWalking to the game

Sleep along Kirby Drive or Main Street, within walking distance of the stadium.

Game-day traffic, tailgate lots and hospital towers

To the stadium
Walk from your hotel to Reliant Park and follow event staff to the gate on your ticket. Gates open 90 minutes to two hours before kickoff, depending on your ticket.
After the game
Walk back the way you came. Lots close an hour after the game, so the roads around the park stay busy for a while.
The tradeoff
It’s a stretch of hotels and highways around Loop 610, not a neighborhood to spend an evening in. Downtown and the Museum District are a train ride north.
Downtown HoustonA city weekend without a car

Stay among the towers and the Theater District, then ride the Red Line south to the game.

Office towers, theaters and Discovery Green

To the stadium
Board the Red Line southbound on Main Street and get off at Stadium Park / Astrodome, then walk into Reliant Park.
After the game
Walk back to Stadium Park / Astrodome and ride the Red Line northbound to downtown. Expect a queue for trains right after the game.
The tradeoff
The stadium is about six miles south. The train is the simplest way there, and trains will be crowded after the game.
Midtown, Museum District and MontroseMuseums, food and a short train ride

Stay between downtown and the stadium, near museums, Hermann Park and Montrose restaurants.

Museums, oak-lined boulevards and neighborhood bars

To the stadium
Board the Red Line southbound on Main Street and get off at Stadium Park / Astrodome.
After the game
Ride the Red Line northbound from Stadium Park / Astrodome back to your station.
The tradeoff
Some of the best restaurants in Montrose are a drive or a long walk from the rail line.
Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)Short trips and early flights

Sleep at the airport hotel between Terminals B and C and keep the flight home simple.

Airport hotel

To the stadium
Drive to the lot on your parking pass, or park at Fannin South and ride the Red Line one stop to Stadium Park / Astrodome.
After the game
Walk back to your lot, or ride the Red Line back to Fannin South, and drive north to the airport.
The tradeoff
Reliant Park is more than 20 miles south, and there’s nothing outside the terminals to walk to.

Hotel questions

Can I take the train to a Texans game?

Yes. The METRORail Red Line runs from downtown, Midtown and the Museum District to Stadium Park / Astrodome station at Reliant Park, and METRO runs more frequent special-event trains during Texans home games. The fare is $1.25.

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