Grand Hyatt Dallas Fort Worth
Visitors staying at the Grand Hyatt adjacent to the Dallas Fort Worth Airport have voted it number one in Dallas. Entirely sound-proof, with suites and guest-room windows facing the runway, several reviewers enjoyed watching the planes take off and land without being bothered by the noise while they slept.
This Dallas hotel offers guests a rooftop swimming pool and an indoor spa. A 24-hour fitness center allows guests a workout on their schedule. Stationary exercise machines face the picture window for a view of the runway's constant activity, which previous visitors found hypnotic.
In addition to the pool, hot tub and fitness center this hotel has an epicurean studio, a cooking school built into the hotel where visitors can cook side by side with an award-winning chef, get their own chef coat and even a souvenir DVD. In addition, the iTaste program allows guests to check out an iPod with tracks for a guided chocolate, cheese or wine-tasting experience.
Free shuttle service transports visitors into the city to explore more of Dallas' attractions, like sightseeing, shopping, museums, dining and recreation.
Grand Hyatt Dallas Fort Worth
2337 S. International Parkway
P.O. Box 619045
Dallas, Texas 75261
(972) 973-1234
granddfw.hyatt.com
The Joule Hotel
The Joule hotel is a modern and artsy hotel housed in a Gothic style 1920's historic building in downtown Dallas. From its themed suites to the transparent swimming pool suspended in midair above the Dallas Skyline, Joule is remarkable in every detail. Steampunk decor graces the common areas with gigantic turning gears and elemental surfaces such as steel, stone, copper and other metals. In addition to the phenomenal swimming pool, the hotel gives visitors easy access to Main Street, a thriving nightlife, free wireless Internet in the common areas and a fitness center that's open 24 hours a day.
Joule Hotel by Starwood
1530 Main St.
Dallas, Texas
(214) 748-1300
The Belmont Hotel
The local readers of the Dallas Observer voted the Belmont boutique hotel as their favorite hotel in Dallas. Perched above Oak Cliff, the Belmont offers a remarkable view of downtown Dallas and the Trinity River Corridor. The decor at the Belmont is at once whimsical, vintage and luxurious, reflective of its mid-1900s architecture, remodeled for modern technology and comforts. The poolside patio is a popular wedding destination and the restaurant, Smoke, has a reputation for serving old-fashioned, Southern style, slow-smoked meats as well as fresh local foods made from scratch in the Southern tradition. The hotel offers a free shuttle into town, and free wireless in the common areas.
Belmont Hotel Dallas
901 Fort Worth Ave.
Dallas, Texas 75208
(214) 393-2300
www.belmontdallas.com
