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Originally Posted by bigbeezy
Those that were in Houston in 2003, everything I had heard was it was awful. I wasn't there. Has the area changed much in the past 12 years?
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Actually, they've initiated significant changes that will be in place by 2017.
The LoneStar Regional attendees had to deal with navigating through and around active construction sites to get from parking to the event.
Superbowl LI is going to be in Houston that year so everything should be in place by the end of 2016.
The Hilton Americas already connects to the GRB via a skybridge and has 1200 rooms. They're adding the Marriott Marquis which will connect via skybridge on the other end of the GRB. It has an additional 1000 rooms. There are six smaller hotels going up in the nearby vicinity that will add an additional 1200 rooms to the area.
Websites:
General Overview of the New Convention District
Image Gallery of Architect Renditions of Finished State
Details on New Hotels