The SCSECS 2023 Venue

Conference Hotel | Driving Directions |Restaurants and Entertainment

Air and Ground Travel Attendees who travel with American Airlines can fly directly into the cozy local airport, Easterwood (CLL).
For travel by other airlines, we recommend flying into Bush International (IAH) in Houston. IAH is about a 90-minute drive to The Stella.
Cars can be rented at IAH, but Ground Shuttle runs regular shuttles at approximately 2-hour intervals between IAH and the Bryan-College Station area at a rate of $50/one way.

	Air and Ground Travel Attendees who travel with American Airlines can fly directly into the cozy local airport, Easterwood (CLL). For travel by other airlines, we recommend flying into Bush International (IAH) in Houston. IAH is about a 90-minute drive to The Stella. Cars can be rented at IAH, but Ground Shuttle runs regular shuttles at approximately 2-hour intervals between IAH and the Bryan-College Station area at a rate of $50/one way.

Conference Hotel
The Stella

Serene and beautiful, The Stella is one of newest boutique hotels in the Bryan-College Station area.

Ranked the #3 hotel in Texas by Condé Nast traveler (2020), The Stella boasts modern amenities, quiet pastoral surroundings, pool and cabanas, POV café, the Campfire farm-to-table restaurant, and Hershel's bar (with a reputation for delicious hand-crafted cocktails and a particularly fine selection of bourbons).

To reserve your room, call The Stella at 1-855-213-0582 and tell them that you are eligible for the SCSECS group rate, or use our dedicated link to reserve on line. use our dedicated link to make your reservation on line and ensure that you get the discounted SCSECS conference rate.

Address

The Stella Hotel
4100 Lake Atlas Drive
Bryan, TX 77807

Driving Directions

From Bryan's Easterwood Airport (approximately 5 minutes by taxi):

Head northeast on McKenzie Terminal Blvd toward Easterwood Service Road
Continue onto Frontage Raymond Stotzer Pkwy
Continue onto Turkey Creek Rd
Turn left on HSC Pkwy
Turn right onto South Traditions Drive
Turn right onto Lake Atlas Dr.

From Houston - George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) (approximately 1 hr 40 minutes. NOTE: toll roads)

Get on TX-8 Beltway W from Jetero Blvd/Will Clayton Pkwy and John F Kennedy Blvd
Continue on TX-8 Beltway W. Take Sam Houston Tollway W and TX-249 N to Aggie Expy in Montgomery County
Get on Hwy 6 N/TX-6 in Navasota from TX-105
Follow Hwy 6 N to State Hwy 6 S/Texas Ave S in College Station. Take the Texas 6BUS exit from Hwy 6 N
Take Harvey Mitchell Pkwy S to Lake Atlas Dr in Bryan

Restaurants and Entertainment in the Bryan-College Station (BCS) Area

Bryan

Main Street in historic downtown Bryan - charming historic area that is quickly becoming a filming destination for such movies as Rekindling Christmas (2020)
Five Knocks Speakeasy at the La Salle Hotel. The name says it all!
Ronin - chic but casual farm-to-table restaurant.
Christopher's World Grille - a little out of town, but Christopher's gastronomic reputation makes it well worth the drive!

College Station

Texas A&M University (including the Cushing Memorial Library and Kyle Field)
Northgate - one-stop entertainment area just across the road from the Texas A&M University campus
40 Tempura - one of the best sushi restaurants in Texas outside of the Austin - Dallas - Houston triangle
The Republic - a classic for those who like all things Texan at top-notch quality.
Primrose Path - wine and tapas bar adjoining The Republic.