Originally Posted by
emailkid
That does not give you a lot of time. IAH is in the middle of a vast wasteland, so unless you decide to cab/rent/public transport it, your choices are limeted.
There is the express bus to downtown, but there is a premium for that. IIRC there's a mall not too far away that you can get to by public transportation.
I'd stay at the hotel and get some rest - watch a movie, surt the internet.
EmailKid
Metro just dropped the fare for the express bus to $4.50 each way and will now stop at several hotels downtown. They're hoping for better ridership since the $15 fare wasn't attracting any riders. I think change starts 1/1, but am not sure.