Stranded Overnight at IAH - Ideas for a Place to Sleep?
Apr 30, 2012 | 10:49 pm
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Stranded Overnight at IAH - Ideas for a Place to Sleep?
One of my assistants, a young college student, is stranded this evening due to MX. She was flying on flight 4550 from LEX to IAH. The flight was delayed 2 hours due to MX, and another 2 hours due to weather. AT LEX, United promised her a room for the night at IAH. Now that she has arrived, it turns out that everything within 20 miles is booked.
I've looked a bit, and hotel options don't appear to exist. Any suggestions for good places to camp out at IAH? Rows of seats conducive to lying down (no arm rests)? Places that are dark enough to sleep, but safe for a lone female? Sources of a blanket or pillow?
I've looked a bit, and hotel options don't appear to exist. Any suggestions for good places to camp out at IAH? Rows of seats conducive to lying down (no arm rests)? Places that are dark enough to sleep, but safe for a lone female? Sources of a blanket or pillow?
Last edited by lexdevil; Apr 30, 2012 at 11:02 pm
Apr 30, 2012 | 10:51 pm
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May 1, 2012 | 12:31 am
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This is probably one of the worst weeks of the year to travel through IAH. This is the week of Offshore Technology Conference. It is a huge convention for the petroleum industry in Houston. It doesn't surprise me that you can't find a hotel room in Houston, proper. However.....
The convention is in the downtown area. If your student is at IAH, then they are well north of town. The futher north you go, the better your chance of getting a hotel room.
Scan one of the Web travel sites for hotel rooms in:
Conroe
The Woodlands
Humble
A quick scan of some of these sites show that there is availability. You just need to know where to look - and this week, that is north.
But don't let this person sleep in IAH, unless there is absolutely no choice. Honestly, I would rather spend a night in the Land of Mordor....
The convention is in the downtown area. If your student is at IAH, then they are well north of town. The futher north you go, the better your chance of getting a hotel room.
Scan one of the Web travel sites for hotel rooms in:
Conroe
The Woodlands
Humble
A quick scan of some of these sites show that there is availability. You just need to know where to look - and this week, that is north.
But don't let this person sleep in IAH, unless there is absolutely no choice. Honestly, I would rather spend a night in the Land of Mordor....
May 1, 2012 | 12:34 am
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There is the Marriott IAH Hotel and they have some availability.
May 1, 2012 | 5:14 am
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I hope there was a decent solution to this. I'll move this to the Texas Forum for future searches.
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May 1, 2012 | 6:26 am
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When I checked Marriott, there were no rooms (and I'm a PP, so the situation must have been bleak). She spent the night at IAH trying to sleep in the back of one of the motorized carts. Got no sleep. Is now, thankfully, on her final flight IAH-SFO. Guess it's time to help her get compensation. United offered her absolutely nothing at IAH. No contact info, no advice, nothing.