The Best Dallas Hotels

Complimentary fitness classes six days a week, room service from Nobu, VIP shopping experience at Stanley Korshak

Hotel Crescent Court is the cornerstone of a 11-acre mixed use retail complex so there's a plethora of great dining and shopping at your doorstep along the promenade, including the Stanley Korshak department store, Nobu, and Ascension Coffee, which is the best spot nearby for breakfast. The hotel is always bustling and it's a popular gathering spot for local members of the Crescent Club.

The large fitness center is open 24 hours and the spa includes a sauna, steam, and hydrotherapy facilities to complement treatments using Comfort Zone spa products, like the signature Montalcino thermal mud wrap. There's even a cryotherapy chamber that's popular with athletes to speed up recovery times.

Complimentary Lexus house car, incredible Les Clefs d’Or concierge team, complimentary shoe shine

The original Rosewood hotel is a converted private estate that's been open since 1980, but the interiors feel timeless and chic thanks to a recent multi-year renovation completed in October 2020. All 142 rooms and suites include petite balconies, thoughtfully curated bookshelves, and dark wood paneling that create a warm, residential atmosphere. Premier rooms and suites include separate walk-in showers and deep soaking tubs.

Chef concierge Mary Stamm perfectly embodies the warm, stately elegance of the Rosewood brand. She's been the heart of the hotel since 1983 and has the best recommendations for everything from gelato to flower shops. Although there's no spa facility, Mary's team can arrange for in-room massages with an expert team of therapists. The restaurant across the courtyard is a romantic spot to dine, whether for weekend brunch on the terrace or a cozy date night beside the fireplace.

Rolls-Royce house car within a 3-mile radius, monthly Sunday drag brunch, complimentary happy hour drinks for “The Know” members, hot tub in the secret garden

This artsy hotel is a relative newcomer, opened in December 2019 with interiors incorporating wallpaper, furniture, and artwork by local Dallas designers. Commons Club offers interactive all-day dining with large format dishes like whole Peking duck and Piedmontese beef tomahawk steaks for the whole table to share and tableside liquid nitrogen ice cream sundaes. The kitchen has even started serving omakase chef's counter menus each Tuesday for adventure eaters. 

Travelers who have stayed at other Virgin hotels will recognize the functional and stylish guest chamber design, with a thick wooden sliding door separating sleeping quarters from the multifunctional bathroom, dressing room, and hallway. An ergonomic bed does triple duty as couch and workspace, with a leather headboard that offers sturdy back support and a chair back emerging from the foot of the bed. Pops of Virgin's signature red are seen throughout the hotel from guest room doors to the well-stocked Smeg mini-fridge.

Intimate barbershop beside the lobby, Peloton bikes in gym, complimentary house car for drop-offs within a 2-mile radius

If you'll be working from your room, Adolphus offers an ideal office setup for travelers. All rooms have oversized desks with outlets available on the desk and speedy WiFi. Plus, all beds in the hotel are king beds, even in executive suites with two beds. There's complimentary faxing and printing in the business center and 15 different meeting rooms for groups of different sizes.

Men can clean up at the barbershop before a big meeting while sipping cold beer and listening to vinyl records, and Commerce Goods + Supply offers an artfully curated selection of locally made gifts great for clients or loved ones back home. Restaurants and bars here offer a variety of meeting locations, whether it's a morning meeting at Otto's Coffee, casual drinks at Texas tavern Rodeo Bar or a more refined meal in the elegant French Room to impress a client.

Pet concierge and doggie daycare, private pool cabanas with TVs, $2 million art collection, Porsche Taycan house cars

This glamorous new hotel opened in November 2020 as part of The National, a 51-story mixed-use skyscraper located right downtown. With four distinct restaurants, guests certainly won't be bored. Sunset rooftop cocktails at Catbird followed by sake and sushi at Kessaku is a solid plan for a night out with friends.

Most Thompson hotels do not have spas, but this location has an excellent one, complete with steam rooms and infrared saunas, a nail salon, and blow-out bar. Couples can splurge on an after-hours spa package and enjoy the entire spa terrace in private under the stars. Plus, fitness is more fun with uncommon amenities like Peloton bikes, Pilates reformers, and a golf simulator.

JadeWaters water park, SĒR Steak + Spirits is one of Dallas’ best steakhouses, daily complimentary fitness classes

Hilton Anatole is the only hotel in Dallas with a waterpark and kids will happily spend all day at JadeWaters pool complex, playing on two 180-foot water slides, a lazy river, and the kids' splash zone, while adults enjoy a 23-seat swim-up bar, private cabanas, and an adult-only Leisure Cove pool. There are plenty of spots to grab a bite, and JadeWaters Grill and Media Grill + Bar have dedicated kids' menus. 

The Verandah Fitness Club is exceptional for all kinds of workouts. There's a seven-lane indoor lap pool, cross-training and boxing gym, and basketball, racquetball, and squash courts, along with daily group fitness classes that are free for hotel guests.

Complimentary hot breakfast daily, indoor pool, all rooms have microwaves

Hampton Inn & Suites offers consistent friendly service and comfortable, well-appointed rooms at a fair price. It's a great pick for business travel or with the family, since they offer plenty of adjoining rooms and rooms with double beds. It's easy to get here right off the I-30 highway and the hotel is less than a mile from the convention center and right across the street from the flagship Neiman Marcus store. Plus, it's also close to Deep Ellum for nightlife and the Children's Aquarium Dallas at Fair Park.

While the room design is a little boring and sticks to corporate standards, the hotel opened in 2016, so furnishings still feel new and have been well-maintained.