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My sister and I are trying to meet in Texas somewhere for a fun weekend girls trip! She%26#39;s coming from CA and I%26#39;m coming from Nashville. Any suggestions on what city (Dallas, Houston) and then where to stay and eat???

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I am going to suggest Austin. As you can tell from reading the Austin forum, there are plenty of places to eat, drink and be merry. I would stay downtown and, depending on budget, look at places such as the Driskill (high end), Omni, Four Seasons, Radisson, Hampton, Embassy Suites. Considering what weekends you have in mind, there is usually some sort of festival or event going on- you might want to avoid March since South by Southwest is there the whole month and you probably can%26#39;t find rooms at this date. If you like live music, of all types, Austin is the place- you can%26#39;t help but have fun in the Sixth St. and Warehouses districts.

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Definately Austin!!

The Radisson has a great location that%26#39;s close enough to downtown, warehouse district and MY FAVE - South Congress.

I usually stay at the Austin Motel on S Congress - cheap rates and kitchy, tacky decor. If you%26#39;re feeling chic-er...San Jose Hotel has a TexZen thing going on.

Houston%26#39;s fun. Dallas is fun.

Austin is a MUST. I think both of you can get there via Southwest Airlines. Wow... have fun. (*is that jealousy I%26#39;m feeling?*)

You don%26#39;t mention when you%26#39;%26#39;re planning on your trip.

If you don%26#39;t care to visit Austin due to travel arrangements or whatever, then the time of year might determine whether you want to go north or south.

I would not choose to visit Houston in the summer. Also, their transit system isn%26#39;t as good as the one in Dallas.

If you decide on the Dallas area, then you might want to go to Fort Worth instead of Dallas. It all really depends on what you like to do.

When you get together what kinds of things are you interested in doing?

I recently stayed at the Austin Folk Inn, a bed and breakfast close to downtown and Univ of Texas at Austin. It was a great place and the food was great. Bed and Breakfasts always have more connection to the locale than big chain hotels.

Maybe Austin is just for hanging out and Dallas and Fort Worth have more art museums and major attractions. Also Dallas may have better air flight scheduling and costs since it is a hub.

Southwest Air has an expanded schedule at Love Field but also check the big airlines at DFW also.