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Houston to Austin - Where to stay?

Farnham, United...
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Houston to Austin - Where to stay?
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Hi. We're flying into Houston Airport next April and looking for somewhere to stay about half way between the Airport and Austin - our next destination. If it was not too far off our route but interesting, worth seeing - perhaps because of music or food or something entertaining for the evening - with a good place to eat even better. Looking for a one night hotel/motelB&B/Inn with a Family Room for 2 adults and 2 young teens at a good price. Clean, safe and welcoming. Any thoughts gratefully received. It'll be our first ever night in Texas at the start of a (hopefully) great vacation. Thank you.

knr
Tomball, Texas
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I would suggest Brenham, right on Highway 290, the highway between Houston and Austin for most people. Try to take a tour of Blue Bell Creamery, the best ice cream in the country!

If you were travelling Interstate 10 to Austin, probably Columbus would be your best stop. Then take Highway 71 to Austin.

Welcome to Texas!

Farnham, United...
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Thank you. We really appreciate your help and advice. We'll take a look now and continue working on our itinerary. I hope we receive a Texas welcome as warm as the correspondence we've seen on Tripadvisor.

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knr gave you good advice about Brenham and 290. Give yourself time to tour the Blue Bell Ice Cream factory aka Creamery. Even the New York Times has praised Blue Bell ice cream. Brenham is also a nice little town.

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What KNR gave you would be my first preference too, but as another suggestion - Bryan / College Station. This is where the A&M Uni is and also the Bush (Sr.) presidential library. When in Austin - compare the two college towns - except Austin is also a government town.

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