The various hotels do have shuttles. The shuttles I was talking about are the Metro buses that picked us up at various Park-n-Rides around town. That's what they didn't have last year, because of the cost. I'm assuming that won't have changed for this year, since our last mayor, Bill White, left the city pretty strapped. And now he wants to be governor of Texas and do the same for the state as he did for Houston. :( It was really nice to be able to drive to a Park-n-Ride near home, park, and leave the driving to them (and avoid the parking fees). The Park-n-Ride didn't cost anything, and the bus only cost $3, if I remember right. It was good while it lasted.