I would not be in Houston without a car. NOTHING is walking distance in Houston. we are a car society. if the convenience store was a quarter mile from your house, a Houstonian would drive. They would not even consider walking. that being said, a 6 block walk downtown is no problem at all and to be expected no matter what you do or where you stay. A block in downtown is like 1 or 2 buildings. a block outside of downtown could be a mile or more. There are a lot of people walking in downtown. Once the sun sets, you will not see ANYONE downtown, cannot find anything to eat, nothing except bars on main street where the baby train stops.
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Roland Janus <[email protected]> wrote: > So you recommend using them? Best alternative? > Or stay at the airport and rent a car? > > -R > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Todd Hemsell > Sent: Mittwoch, 2. April 2014 18:34 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [mssms] Teched, Hotel/Apartment advice > > there are no lines for our trains. nobody really rides them. they go from > downtown to reliant stadium past the med center. more or less empty at all > times. nice benches at all the stops. > > On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Roland Janus <[email protected]> > wrote: >> J >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Rod Trent >> Sent: Mittwoch, 2. April 2014 18:20 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [mssms] Teched, Hotel/Apartment advice >> >> >> >> If you were talking about Metro for Windows 8, the line wouldn't be >> that long. >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Roland Janus >> Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 11:59 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [mssms] Teched, Hotel/Apartment advice >> >> >> >> Googled TMC J, Texas Medical Center. >> >> Best Western is about 120 a night. >> >> >> >> How long for the metro line then? Aren't they stuck in the same traffic? >> >> >> >> -roland >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Mary >> Sent: Mittwoch, 2. April 2014 17:42 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [mssms] Teched, Hotel/Apartment advice >> >> >> >> There's still some hotels available down by the TMC that are, what I >> could consider reasonably priced. Plus, they are 1-2 blocks from the > Metro line. >> >> I go to a conference every year in Houston where the attendance is >> 60K+ over the course of 4 days. Logistically, I don't think there's >> ever been any issues. $6 cab rides within the loop, $3 daily Metro >> fare. Does it add up over the week - of course. For me, it's the >> benefits that I get from the conference that far outweigh the >> inconvenience of riding the metro or taking a cab. >> >> With MMS, I was never lucky enough to stay at the conference hotel or >> anywhere near, so I always had to take a cab and/or the monorail, but >> at least I was able to attend..... >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, April 2, 2014 11:18 AM, Roland Janus >> <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Already in the morning or just after the last session (and in between >> of course)? >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Adm >> Sent: Mittwoch, 2. April 2014 16:56 >> To: mssms >> Subject: Re: [mssms] Teched, Hotel/Apartment advice >> >> >> >> It will be hot as hell and very humid! Enjoy! >> >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Roland Janus >> <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Assuming airbnb isn't working out, as I just asked about one and the >> answer >> was: can't tell yet (dooh), what's the alternative? >> >> A distant hotel and getting stuck in traffic twice a day? >> >> How bad would that be? >> >> >> >> -R >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Roland Janus >> Sent: Mittwoch, 2. April 2014 16:34 >> >> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [mssms] Teched, Hotel/Apartment advice >> >> >> >> Never was in Houston (or Texas), but you're saying it's bad choice in >> the first place? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Stephen Leuthold >> Sent: Mittwoch, 2. April 2014 16:29 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [mssms] Teched, Hotel/Apartment advice >> >> >> >> Honestly, if TechEd was in another place that's not logistically >> retarded for these type of events I might of gone. My team and I are >> going to give IT/Dev connections a shot this year. Hopefully we get > similar value to MMS. >> I know this isn't helpful to this thread. Just venting, again. :) >> >> Sent from my Windows Phone >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: Roland Janus >> Sent: 4/2/2014 8:57 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [mssms] Teched, Hotel/Apartment advice >> >> ARGH! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Nash Pherson >> Sent: Mittwoch, 2. April 2014 15:48 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [mssms] Teched, Hotel/Apartment advice >> >> >> >> Yeah, all the airbnb stuff close to the hotel listed by "Kozi >> Corporate Housing" is only for month long stays. They advertise 5 day >> minimums, but if you aren't booking a month they will only let you >> book at the last second. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Jason Wallace >> Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 8:39 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [mssms] Teched, Hotel/Apartment advice >> >> >> >> May I just highlight www.airbnb.com again? >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [mssms] Teched, Hotel/Apartment advice >> Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 13:33:27 +0000 >> >> I think that area is fine. I was looking an apt there and a co-worker >> did end up getting one there. There's a free bus that runs in the area. >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Roland Janus >> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 8:05 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [mssms] Teched, Hotel/Apartment advice >> >> >> >> Still not sure if I want to go, but if I do, I figured that the hotels >> listed with the convention are already booked or too expensive or both... >> >> >> >> But an apartment within the yellow line here should be ok right? >> >> The distance is rather close, around 1 mile, so walking could be ok >> to, right? >> >> If people walk in Houston J >> >> Otherwise it's a really short cab drive or maybe bus ride? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Roland >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> >> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is from a law firm and may be >> protected by the attorney-client or work product privileges. 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