Must-see hotels in Texas

  • Antilley Inn

    Panhandle Plains

    The Antilley offers great value. It's an updated motel, with two stories of rooms and outside walkways. The rooms have fridges and microwaves and a modest…

  • Super 8 Lubbock Civic Center North

    Panhandle Plains

    Across from a Super Wal-Mart, so you have quick access to cheap pizza (which you can heat up in your in-room microwave), the 35 basic rooms here are…

  • Casa de Suenos

    El Paso

    El Paso may not have a bed and breakfast, but New Mexico does, and it's just 20 miles from downtown. The decor is uber-Southwestern, but it's a serene…

  • Residence Inn Midland

    Panhandle Plains

    Amid a plethora of brightly lit franchise restaurants, this extended-stay hotel has 131 units in an attractive, if generic, complex. All come with kitchen…

  • Baymont Inn & Suites Amarillo East

    Panhandle Plains

    A standard outlet of the comfortable and reliable midrange chain (this was formerly a Hampton Inn). There are 116 rooms in a two-story building. Guests…

  • San Angelo State Park Campground

    Panhandle Plains

    San Angelo State Park has beautifully located backpackers tent sites; the sites with hookups have some shade. Basic cabins with air-conditioning, fridges…

  • TurnKey Vacation Rentals

    Corpus Christi Area

    This national vacation-rental agency has an office in Port Aransas with a varied assortment of listings that run the gamut from small houses right on the…

  • Old Rock House

    Dallas & the Panhandle Plains

    Stay the night at the Old Rock House, a fine little B&B set in a grove of oaks right downtown. Guests can enjoy breakfast at the Koffee Kup.

  • Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park

    Hill Country

    This pretty country park sits 3 miles south of town on the Pedernales River. There are plenty of RV hookups but no tent sites per se, just a big field…

  • La Quinta Inn – Beaumont West

    Gulf Coast & South Texas

    A well-maintained iteration of the La Quinta chain with attentive staff. Amenities include microwaves and minifridges in the room, hot breakfast, and an…

  • Hotel Derek

    Houston

    Urban chic or accessible elegance, pick your label. It's in a glossy, glassy highrise close to the Galleria and River Oaks. Get one of the 312 rooms on a…

  • La Quinta Inns & Suites Downtown

    Dallas

    One of the better deals downtown, across from Union Station, this chain hotel beats the generic blues with a unique design in a 1925 building. Rates…

  • Doubletree El Paso Downtown

    El Paso

    The former International Hotel is one of the nicer places downtown. The rooms are luxuriously smart, with pleasing color palettes and all the little…

  • Holiday Inn & Suites – Parkdale

    Gulf Coast & South Texas

    Welcoming staff and modern rooms make this a top choice among the chain gang. The location just north of town is ideal for those heading toward the Big…

  • Club Quarters

    Houston

    There are 16 floors with 382 rooms in this vintage hotel downtown. The prices are very good value and the location is excellent. Some rooms have…

  • Chantilly Lace Country Inn

    Hill Country

    The Chantilly Lace Country Inn offers Texas-style rooms that aren't as lacy and countrified as its name would imply. They also make and sell goat's milk…

  • Gruene River Inn

    San Antonio & Hill Country

    Rooms are old-school B&B-style – with quilts and antiques – but the real draw is the private decks overlooking the Guadalupe River. Great views.

  • Cotton Palace

    Dallas & the Panhandle Plains

    Find big breakfasts and a lovely sunporch at this genteel 1910 arts-and-crafts style house. The six rooms have a luxurious, frilly and doodad decor.

  • Kerrville-Schreiner Park Campground

    Hill Country

    This is a beautiful park set right on the river. Pitch a tent or hook up your RV in one of the well-tended campsites, then go enjoy the 500 acres.

  • Hotel Indigo Houston at the Galleria

    Houston

    Hotel Indigo is a large six-story hotel near the Galleria. It is part of Hilton's midrange Indigo brand. Rooms are bright and have small fridges.

  • Hilton Americas

    Houston

    At this vast and sterile convention center Hilton hotel you're only steps from Discovery Green, the Toyota Center and Minute Maid baseball park.

  • Hotel ZaZa

    Dallas

    Hip, over-the-top eclectic rooms in a hotel concept that got its start with the original in Houston. The detailing here is vaguely Tuscan.

  • Gastehaus Schmidt

    Hill Country

    There is a vast number of B&Bs doing business in and around Fredricksburg; this reservation service helps sort them out.

  • Pearl on the Concho, A Jameson Inn

    Panhandle Plains

    Built on the banks of the Concho, this modern hotel has a large atrium where there is a pool. Rooms are corporate standard.

  • Campsites

    Palo Duro Canyon

    Range from attractive and remote campsites aimed at backpackers, to regular sites with full hookups.

  • Brick House Inn

    Northeast Texas

    Three comfy rooms in one of the oldest brick houses in town. It's a short walk to the historic center.

  • Homewood Suites

    Coastal Plains

    This chain option on the north side of town is all suites, and rates include dinner on weekdays.

  • Cabins

    Palo Duro Canyon

    These are a treat but there are only seven, so reserve ahead.

  • Village Creek State Park

    Gulf Coast & South Texas

    For camping or RV sites with facilities near Big Thicket this is one of the best. The surprisingly diverse landscapes and wildlife packed into such a…

  • La Quinta Inn – Market Square

    San Antonio

    The updated rooms have been tastefully redecorated (hooray for no more Southwestern motif!) and right across the street is Mi Tierra Cafe & Bakery, which…

  • Bird Island Basin Campground

    Corpus Christi Area

    On the Laguna Madre side of North Padre Island, near the windsurfing launch just over 4 miles northeast of the park visitor center, this simple campground…

  • Houston International Hostel

    Houston

    This home-turned-hostel attracts a mix of semi-permanent residents and backpackers. Friendly, eccentric staff, worn '70s furnishings and a laidback…

  • Riata Inn

    West Texas

    With all the interesting choices in town, the main reason to choose this motel is the low price – but the super-sized rooms and super-friendly manager are…

  • Emerald Beach Hotel

    Corpus Christi

    Right on the water at the southern tip of downtown, the Emerald presents guests with tough choices between the sand, the hotel's two bars and its indoor…

  • Quality Inn & Suites Eagle Pass

    Rio Grande Valley

    This renovated motel has a pleasant outdoor pool area surrounded by palm trees. The 40 rooms are in two-story wings with outside corridors, so you can…