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Hotels Hotels generally charge sales tax, which currently stands at 8.25%. In addition, hotels in Dallas charge 15% lodging tax. In nearly all cases, these are not included in the quoted room rate and will be added to bills at the end of the hotel stay. The prices quoted below are the starting prices for double rooms, including VAT but excluding sales tax, lodging tax and breakfast, unless otherwise specified. Business Adams Mark This magnificently renovated downtown landmark stands out as one of the choice hotels in all of Texas. Most of the 1840 guest rooms offer exceptional views of the city, and more than 200 suites in four designs provide guests with excellent work and entertainment settings. Guests on the Concorde Level are coddled with breakfast service and evening hors d’oeuvres. There is a fully equipped health club, with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, as well as a nice selection of ballrooms and boardrooms, allowing guests to host functions for up to 5000 people. Guests should not miss a chance to have lunch or dinner at the Chaparral Club restaurant, where the food competes with sensational views of the Dallas skyline. 400 North Olive Street Tel: (214) 922 8000. Fax: (214) 922 0308. Website: www.adamsmark.com/dallas Price: US$159. Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas Renowned as home to the TPC Byron Nelson Golf Classic, a favorite stop on the PGA tour, and the Byron Nelson Golf School, the Four Seasons is a contemporary hotel affording a distinctive setting for business gatherings. Accommodating functions for up to 700 people, the sleek and elegant resort has a new ballroom, 31 multi-purpose meeting rooms and an astounding audio-visual/technology department. Along with an 18-hole championship golf course, indoor/outdoor tennis facilities, four swimming pools, jogging paths through beautiful landscape, and a fitness centre with personal training staff, there is a European-style spa to die for. Guests can select from 357 rooms and suites, most with private balconies overlooking fairways, and 50 grouped into private villas. Guests should not miss dinner at Café on the Green, one of the most highly regarded restaurants in the metro area. 4150 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving Tel: (972) 717 0700. Fax: (972) 717 2550. Website: www.fourseasons.com/dallas Price: US$210 (including breakfast with special packages). Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion The skyline of ‘Big D’ was changed in the late 1970s with the arrival of this complex of mirror-faced planes, crowned by the 50-storey Reunion Tower. The landmark hotel features a dramatic, 18-storey atrium lobby and is adjacent to the vintage Union Station and the historic shopping/dining district known as the West End. A recent US$72 million expansion and renovation has kept the hotel among the best in Dallas, with three ballrooms, two exhibit halls, 55 meeting rooms, 41 hospitality suites and the city’s closest convention centre location for business travelers. In addition, there are 1122 guest rooms, a full fitness centre (accommodating guests with disabilities), an outdoor pool and six dining options. 300 Reunion Boulevard Tel: (214) 651 1234. Fax: (214) 651 0018. Website: www.dallas.hyatt.com Price: US$159. The Wyndham Anatole For about 20 years, the Southwest’s largest resort convention hotel has risen 27 storeys above the North Texas plains, offering 1620 rooms and 129 suites. Situated 3.2km (two miles) from downtown in the Dallas Market Center district, the Anatole has numerous meeting and exhibit spaces, accommodating groups of up to 1000 people. The hotel is surrounded by green lawns and park areas, and loved by travellers and locals alike due to the popularity of the Verandah Club, an outstanding fitness facility and spa. In addition, there are lighted outdoor tennis courts, a full basketball court in the gym, and indoor and outdoor jogging tracks and swimming pools. The hotel further seduces guests with a dozen restaurants and bars, as well as extra touches such as Bath & Body Works toiletries, special concierge levels and in-room safes. 2201 Stemmons Freeway Tel: (214) 748 1200. Fax: (214) 761 7520. Website: www.wyndham.com/anatole Price: US$169. Luxury Hotel Adolphus Built in 1912 by beer baron Adolphus Busch as his Texas palace, this stunning, 21-floor hotel is beloved for its baroque design details inside and out, as well as for its utter elegance. Flemish tapestries, lacquered chinoiserie dating from the 19th century, a Napoleon III oval mirror, afternoon tea, and the exquisite French Room restaurant have kept this among the most desirable destination hotels in Texas. The hotel offers an executive business centre, a small fitness centre, a gift shop and transportation by luxury sedan to various points in downtown Dallas. Guest rooms are appointed with English, Queen Anne, and Chippendale reproduction pieces, and the fabulous Terrace Suites feature outdoor patios for entertaining. Best of all, guests are just one block from the flagship Neiman Marcus store. 1321 Commerce Street Tel: (214) 742 8200. Fax: (214) 651 3561. Website: www.hoteladolphus.com Price: US$189 (including breakfast with special packages). The Mansion on Turtle Creek This 1925 version of a 16th-century Italian villa was built by cotton magnate Sheppard King as his family home. He had marble floors installed, and the construction of the cantilevered marble stairway brought engineers from across the nation to witness its construction. A vaunted Rosewood property, the hotel’s matriarch is Caroline Rose Hunt, whose personal collection of hunting trophies, paintings and lithographs decorate the restaurant and bar. Situated right next to upscale shopping in the exclusive Uptown and Turtle Creek neighborhoods, the hotel offers 143 lavishly appointed rooms and 16 stunning suites. Each room is decorated with fresh flowers, antiques, fine fabrics and original works of art, and boasts a marble bathroom. In addition, there is an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness studio, and hair and nail care beauty salon. Hollywood stars have been sighted here and celebrities frequently host weddings at the hotel. Dinner in the on-site restaurant is a memorable experience. 2821 Turtle Creek Boulevard Tel: (214) 559 2100. Fax: (214) 528 4187. Website: www.mansiononturtlecreek.com Price: US$325. Moderate Terra Cotta Inn Although tucked into a shopping centre, this retreat has the personality and warmth of a sweet, little bed and breakfast. The Spanish-style architecture, elaborate tiles and fountains imported from San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, latticework woven with blooming bougainvillea and serene swimming pool transport guests to a plane far from the busy highways and shopping malls located just a few feet away. In the 98 rooms and one suite guests will find modem points, coffee-makers, hairdryers, full bath amenities and antique reproduction furniture. Free parking is certainly a plus. 6101 LBJ Freeway Tel: (972) 387 2525. Fax: (214) 387 3784. Website: www.terracottainn.com Price: US$63 (including breakfast). Wyndham Garden Hotel Market Center With ideal proximity to the Dallas Market Center convention and exhibit halls, this hotel with 217 rooms and 11 suites is the perfect business stay. Guest rooms have good work space with modem points, in addition to coffee-makers, hairdryers and Bath & Body Works products. Professional sports fans enjoy the convenience of the fabulous new American Airlines Center, home to the Dallas Mavericks basketball team and the Dallas Stars hockey team. Thanks to Italian marble and Asian-style art in the common areas, the hotel disguises itself as a luxury property. There is also an outdoor swimming pool, restaurant, bar and reading room. 2015 Market Center Boulevard Tel: (214) 741 7481. Fax: (214) 747 6191. Website: www.wyndham.com/DallasMarketCenter Price: US$59. Other Recommendations Magnolia Hotel At its 1922 construction, this former office building was noted as one of the tallest towers west of the Mississippi River. Bearing the landmark flying red horse, Pegasus, on its roof, the 29-storey downtown hotel resulted from a multimillion-dollar transformation finished in 2000. The gorgeous, classy lodging offers 200 rooms and 130 suites, as well as meeting and event rooms for up to 100 people. Guest quarters have personal voice-mail, two telephones with modem points, business desks, refrigerators, coffee-makers, hairdryers, and cable and video games. There is a health club with steam room and excellent dining is within a quick walk. 1401 Commerce Street Tel: (214) 915 6500. Fax: (214) 253 0053. Website: www.themagnoliahotel.com Price: US$119 (including continental breakfast). Melrose Hotel Open since 1924, this divine lodging was declared a historic landmark in 1983. Easily one of the city’s favorite sites for weddings, the Melrose has hosted such well-heeled guests through the years as Elizabeth Taylor, Arthur Miller and Luciano Pavarotti. Situated in the Oak Lawn neighborhood, with wonderful convenience to top-notch dining and shopping in the Uptown and Highland Park districts, the hotel is home to the swanky Landmark Restaurant and the very popular Library Bar. Inside the 184 guest rooms and suites are marble baths with full-length towelling bathrobes and hairdryers, work desks, two-line speaker telephones with voice-mail, data ports and high-speed Internet connection, and mahogany furniture draped in luxurious fabrics. 3015 Oak Lawn Avenue Tel: (214) 521 5151. Fax: (214) 521 2470. Website: www.melrosehotel.com Price: US$159. |
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