Hotels & Travel

We will book your hotel room on your behalf and cover the cost for anyone using their Hotel & Travel Voucher. Simply request your check-in and check-out dates during registration, and Dot Foods Travel Headquarters will complete the hotel arrangements for you.

You must provide a credit card number when you make your room reservation. The hotel will charge your card for one night’s room and tax if you are a no-show and fail to cancel your reservation more than 72 hours before your check-in time.

We will book your hotel room on your behalf, but we won’t cover the cost. However, we will provide you with discounted rates for select hotels in downtown Houston. During registration, request your check-in and check-out dates.

You must provide a credit card number when you make your room reservation. The hotel will charge your card for one night’s room and tax if you are a no-show and fail to cancel your reservation more than 72 hours before your check-in time.

Our shuttles will have the following pickup/dropoff locations for airport departures and the convention center (for applicable hotels). Your stop is based on your hotel. 

Please Note: Some hotels are connected to or within walking distance of the George R. Brown Convention Center and Marriott Marquis. A shuttle to the convention center will only be available for the hotels located farther from the venue, noted below. The dropoff/pickup spot for the convention center is at the North Transit Center on level 2.

Hotel Shuttle Stops:

Aloft Houston Downtown

Shuttle available for George R. Brown Convention Center

• Aloft Houston Downtown 

• Le Meridien Houston Downtown 

Cambria Hotel, Texas Avenue Entrance

Shuttle available for George R. Brown Convention Center

• Cambria Hotel

Courtyard by Marriott, Main Street (Valet Exit)

Shuttle available for George R. Brown Convention Center

• Courtyard by Marriott Houston Downtown 

• Residence Inn 

• SpringHill Suites Houston Downtown

Embassy Suites, Dallas Street Entrance

• Embassy Suites

Hilton Americas, Avenida Street Entrance

• Hilton Americas 

Home2 Suites/Tru by Hilton Entrance

Shuttle available for George R. Brown Convention Center

• Home2 Suites 

• Tru by Hilton

Magnolia Hotel Houston, Texas Avenue Entrance

Shuttle available for George R. Brown Convention Center

• Hyatt Place Houston

• Magnolia Hotel Houston

Marriott Marquis, Crawford Entrance 

• Hampton Inn Houston Downtown 

• Homewood Suites by Hilton Downtown

• Marriott Marquis Houston 

• The Westin Houston Downtown 

Departures

Friday, 4-11 a.m.

Shuttle Pickup: Hotel Shuttle Stops 

Shuttles to the George Bush and Houston Hobby airport will run every 30 minutes. There will be separate shuttles for each airport. 

The shuttle will leave from the first pickup stop at each route every half hour and hour, whether full or not. Shuttles will arrive at subsequent pickup stops shortly after the hour/half-hour mark. After the shuttle leaves from the last pickup stop, it will take about 30 minutes to get to the airport.

A luggage handler and coordinator will be at each pickup location from 3:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. 

Refer to the routes and pickup stops below:

Route 1

Pickup: Marriott Marquis (For Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Marriott Marquis, and Westin)

Route 2

• Pickup 1: Hilton Americas
• Pickup 2: Embassy Suites
• Pickup 3: Home2 Suites/Tru by Hilton

Route 3

• Pickup 1: Aloft (For Aloft and Le Meridien)
• Pickup 2: Courtyard by Marriott (For Courtyard by Marriott, Residence Inn, and SpringHill Suites)

Route 4

• Pickup 1: Magnolia (For Hyatt Place and Magnolia)
• Pickup 2: Cambria

Thursday, 7-10 p.m.

Shuttle Pickup: Marriott Marquis 

Shuttle Returns: Each hotel

The shuttle will transport attendees to and from 713 Music Hall on Thursday night from the pre-concert party to the concert. After the concert, the shuttle will return to each hotel.

Tuesday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Wednesday, 7 a.m.-9:15 p.m.

Thursday, 6:15 a.m.-7 p.m.

Shuttle Pickup: Hotel Shuttle Stops

Convention Center Dropoff: North Transit Center, Level 2

Some hotels are connected to or within walking distance of the George R. Brown Convention Center and Marriott Marquis. A shuttle to the convention center is only available for those at hotels farther away. The convention center dropoff/pickup spot is on level 2 of the building at the North Transit Center.

The shuttle will also transport you to the pre-concert party at the Marriott on Thursday.

Refer to Hotel Shuttle Stops for hotels and stops for the convention center.