Dallas accommodations
Dallas accommodations welcome you to a destination nicknamed “Big D”. Known for its skyline, museums, memorials, live music venues, dance halls, parks, gardens, lakes, hiking trails and barbecue, Dallas is located about halfway between Oklahoma City (northerly) and Austin (southerly). Dallas is about a 2 hour & 45 minute drive west of Shreveport, Louisiana. Sharing the North Central Texas area with Dallas, the old cowboy town of Fort Worth is found just westerly of Big D.
Dallas main attractions: The Dallas World Aquarium, The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden (66-acre botanical garden – lake, concerts, exhibits, classes), Perot Museum of Nature and Science (science museum), Klyde Warren Park (food trucks, events), Kitchen + Kocktails (Southern restaurant), Reunion Tower (observation deck – light shows, panoramic city views, gift shop), Fair Park (amusement park, sports facilities, Vietnam memorial), Dallas Museum of Art, Terry Black’s Barbecue (barbecue restaurant), The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (history museum), Dallas Farmers Market, Pecan Lodge (barbecue restaurant), Toyota Music Factory (live music venue – open-air pavilion, restaurants, bars, cinema), House of Blues Dallas (live music venue), Velvet Taco (taco restaurant), John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza (concrete monument), Pioneer Plaza (Texan plant life, bronze cowboy / longhorn cattle sculptures), Cowboys Red River (dance hall), Central Market (gourmet grocery store), Winspear Opera House,Dallas Symphony Orchestra at Meyerson Symphony Center, Frontiers of Flight Museum (aircraft museum), American Airlines Center (arena), AT&T Discovery District (pedestrian zone – interactive installations, jazz concerts, restaurants), Mr. Sugar Rush (ice cream shop), Mandalay Canal Walk at Las Colinas (paved waterfront trail – gondola ride, waterfalls, restaurants), Highland Park Village (shopping mall), Escapade 2001 Dallas (nightclub), Moody Performance Hall (performing arts theater), The Echo Lounge & Music Hall (live music venue), Las Colinas Country Club, Dallas Country Club, TPC Las Colinas (private golf course)
Surrounding Dallas, points of interest: AT&T Stadium (football stadium / concert venue), Fort Worth Stockyards (19th-century historic livestock district), Ninja Kidz Trampoline Park (amusement park), Choctaw Stadium (sports stadium), Fort Worth Water Gardens (4.3 acres – waterfalls, pools, fountains), Fort Worth Botanic Garden (120-acre garden / event venue – Japanese landscape, May herb fest, nature classes), Arbor Hills Nature Preserve (200-acre park – trails, picnic pavilion, playground, public restrooms), Texas Motor Speedway (car racing venue), Kimbell Art Museum, Cedar Ridge Preserve (nature preserve – 9 miles of hiking trails, 600 acres of hill country habitat), Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (oddities museum), River Legacy Parks (1,300-acre park – hiking / biking trails, picnic area, science center), Lone Star Park (horse racing track / concert venue), Vitruvian Park (residential area / park – trails, creek, amphitheater, shopping), Cedar Hill State Park (boating, swimming, fishing, wooded campsites, bird-watching, mountain biking), NRH2O Family Water Park, Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve (800-acre park – small lake, pavilion, amphitheater, 13 miles of trails), Burger’s Lake (30-acre park – lifeguarded lake, slide, diving boards, beaches, picnic tables), Frisco Commons Park (amphitheater, picnic area, playgrounds, fishing pond), Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge (3,621-acre nature preserve – 20 miles of hiking trails, bison, gators, deer, birds), Dallas Skydive Center, Eagle Mountain Park (lake, hiking trails, scenic overlook), Yello Belly Drag Strip (car racing venue), BarnHill Vineyards (live music venue)
Dallas main airport: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas Fort Worth airport car rental agencies: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, SIXT
Secondary airport: Dallas Love Field Airport
Light rail system: DART
Dallas top events: Texas State Fair, Dallas Festival of the Arts, Dallas International Film Festival, Riverfront Jazz Festival, Dallas International Guitar Festival, Texas Music Revolution (country music festival), Lights All Night, Ubbi Dubbi Festival, Taste of Dallas, FoodieLand, Dallas Taco & Margarita Festival, Oktoberfest Dallas, Big Texas Beer Fest, Whiskey Riot, Greek Food Festival Of Dallas, North Texas Irish Festival, Vitruvian Lights – Magical Night Of Lights, Plano Balloon Festival, Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival, Cottonwood Arts Festival, Festival At the Switchyard, Texas Classic Futurity, BMW Dallas Marathon, Fan Expo Dallas, Scarborough Renaissance Festival, Southern Pleasure Expo
A major sports town, Big D’s professional sports teams are the Dallas Cowboys ( AT&T Stadium – Arlington), the Texas Rangers (Globe Life Field – Arlington), the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars (American Airlines Center – just northwest of City Center District), the Dallas Wings (College Park Center – Arlington) and FC Dallas (Toyota Stadium – Frisco). Located just northeast of downtown, the popular Deep Ellum neighborhood is home to several restaurants, bars and art / entertainment venues. When visiting Dallas, keep in mind that people dress formally in the downtown area, while more casually in the city’s outskirts. Dallas generally is considered safe, though one should remain vigilant nonetheless, especially at night in places like South / West Dallas and even Deep Ellum. As a visitor, “howdy”, “ya’ll” and “have a blessed day” are expressions to use sparingly. Dallas accommodations are some of the southwestern United States’ best. Before we get to Dallas accommodations, let’s take a look at some more background information on the area to help you along the way.
North Texas was inhabited first by indigenous tribes including the Caddo Nation, Comanche Nation, Wichita, Kickapoo and Tawakoni. Following European arrival, Texas was controlled by Spain (Early Spanish explorations – 1519–1543), France (French Texas – 1684–1689), Spain (Spanish ‘Tejas’ Texas – 1690–1821), Mexico (Mexican Texas – 1821–1836), the Republic of Texas (1836–1845), the United States (Republic of Texas annexed to the USA, becoming 28th State – 1845–1860), the Confederate States (Texas secedes from the Union, joins Confederacy – 1861–1865) and the United States (post-Civil War – 1865-present), respectively. Spain first arrived to conduct slave raids in the 16th century, which created long-lasting, Native American disdain for Spain in particular. In 1685, France intended to establish a settlement at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but inaccurate maps and navigational errors led them 400-miles astray westerly to Texas, where French explorer René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle and members of his expedition established Fort Saint-Louis. France’s colonization of Texas lasted only three years (1685-1688), mainly due to epidemics, challenging conditions and Native American raids. In 1716, following a failed attempt 26 years prior, Spanish colonists claimed the Texas territory permanently for New Spain’s Viceroyalty, with San Antonio becoming the capital circa 1719. The Apache Nation’s easternmost band, the Lipan Apache gave Spain the most trouble early-on, until peaceful terms were met in 1749. Subsequently, both the Spanish and Lipan were met with Comanche raids until 1785, when an additional peace agreement was negotiated among all parties. Through the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the United States acquired northern portions of Texas, and Anglo-American influence increased in the area. Napoleon’s abdication of King Ferdinand VII in May 1808 created uncertainty regarding who was actually in control of the Spanish Empire, especially in the colonies. The 1810-1821 Mexican War of Independence between Mexico and Spain resulted in an independence agreement, with the Spanish Empire losing the territory of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Toward the war’s end, the 1819 Adams–Onís Treaty established the Red River as New Spain’s northern boundary, placing future-Dallas in Spanish territory. When Mexico declared independence from Spain in 1821, however, the Dallas-area fell briefly into the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. Texas gained independence from Mexico in 1836, when a majority of Anglo-American settlers formed the Republic of Texas. Presbyterian farmer, lawyer and tradesman John Neely Bryan, two years after after planting a stake in the ground on a Trinity River three forks bluff, established a permanent settlement named Dallas in 1841. Although the settlement name’s origin is unclear, several possibilities include future Vice President George M. Dallas, one of Dallas’ brothers Commodore Alexander James, James R. or Walter Dallas or Dallas, Moray, Scotland. In 1845, the Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States, and the following year Dallas County was established, with Dallas being formally incorporated as a city on February 2, 1856. Texas’ first railroad was the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado Railway (BBB&C), which began operating a 20-mile connection in 1853. Farming, the cattle trade and its strategic location on trade routes helped sustain early-Dallas. On February 1, 1861, Texas declared its secession from the Union. Replacing governor Sam Houston with Lieutenant Governor Edward Clark, Texas joined the Confederate States on March 2, 1861. Confederate Texas was most useful for supplying the Confederate Army with soldiers and supplies. Following the Civil War, Texas was absorbed back into the Union, as the Declaration of Secession had not been officially recognized by the US government at Washington, DC. More railroads were constructed in the late-19th century, and the Dallas-area became a hub for the shipping of commodities such as cotton and oil. One of the first skyscrapers west of the Mississippi, the Praetorian Building was built at Main and Stone Streets in downtown Dallas circa 1909. Around this time, thoroughbred horseracing, which included the Dallas Jockey Club and a Fort Worth racetrack, was introduced to the area. On March 3, 1910, black man Allen Brooks, accused of raping a young white girl, was lynched at the downtown intersection of Main and Akard. During the Great Depression, Dallas was relatively unaffected, helped largely by oilman Columbus Marion “Dad” Joiner’s striking of oil in Kilgore (100 miles east of Dallas) in 1930. Through the Texas oil boom, Dallas became Texas and Oklahoma’s financial center for the oil industry. During World War II, Ford’s plant in East Dallas produced over 94,000 jeeps and over 6,000 military trucks, while North American Aviation manufactured over 18,000 aircraft at its Dallas plant, for the United States and Allied forces. On November 22, 1963, passing through Dealey Plaza in a convertible car alongside his wife Jacqueline and motorcade, US President John F. Kennedy was struck by two bullets, and pronounced dead 30 minutes later at Dallas Parkland Memorial Hospital.
Home to around 1.3 million “Dallasites”, Dallas is the Lone Star State’s third most populous city behind Houston and San Antonio. Big D spans 385.9 square miles, 43.87 of which are occupied by water. A major business hub, Dallas is corporate headquarters for a number of publicly traded companies such as AT&T, Energy Transfer LP, Tenet Healthcare, Southwest Airlines and Texas Instruments. The Dallas skyline includes 262 skyscrapers, 28 of which exceed 400 feet in height. Rising 921 feet, Bank of America Plaza is the city’s tallest building. Probably the most recognizable building is the ball-shaped Reunion Tower, which makes for an impressive spectacle especially at night. Dallas is a major destination for both business and tourism, welcoming around 25 million visitors annually. One of the United States’ largest convention centers at over 1,000,000 square feet, and boasting the world’s single-largest column-free exhibit hall, Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas is located centrally, close to Reunion Tower. The city’s humid subtropical climate accounts for hot, humid summers and mild winters with occasional cold spells. Summer highs average in the mid-90s °F, while winter highs average around 60 °F. Frost, hail and tornadoes are all entirely possible in Dallas. Additional points of interest include Downtown, Dallas Arts District, Meadows Museum, NorthPark Center, City Hall, AT&T Performing Arts Center (Dallas Center for the Performing Arts) and Union Station Dallas. Barbecue and Tex-Mex cuisine are both big in Dallas. Local foods include T-bone steak, tenderloin, beef brisket, ribs, sausage, cowboy chili (beef, chilis, spices, no beans), chili con queso and chips, chicken-fried steak, pecan pie, lava cake, sheet cake and peach cobbler. Popular drinks are craft beer, specialty cocktails, whiskey and, invented in Dallas circa 1971, the frozen margarita. With some background information on the area, we’re ready for Dallas accommodations that are sure to knock your boots off.
Omni Dallas Hotel
555 South Lamar Street
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial
Hotel amenities: heated infinity pool, fitness center, free Wi-Fi, TVs, 24-hour front desk, dry cleaning / laundry services, business center, meeting/banquet facilities
Nearby restaurants: Bob’s Steak & Chop House, Bullion (restaurant), Cindi’s NY Deli & Restaurant, Texas Spice (American restaurant)
Nearby misc.: Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, Pegasus Red Flying Horse (landmark)
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- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial
- Reunion Tower Lookout
- Dallas City Hall
- Fountain Place
- American Museum of the Miniature Arts
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- American Airlines Center
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- Gerald J. Ford Stadium
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- TopGolf
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Omni Dallas Hotel is 16.2 miles from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
Approximate cost per night (premier queen room): $408
Cost per person (five people): $82
Cooper Hotel Conference Center & Spa
12230 Preston Road
Willow Square
Hotel amenities: restaurant, heated outdoor pool, large fitness center, outdoor track, tennis courts, solid wood furnishings, free Wi-Fi, desks, bathrobes, retail boutique, event meeting space with healthy catering options
Nearby restaurants: Woodlands American Grill (American restaurant), Becks Prime (American restaurant), MoMo’s Pasta (Italian restaurant), Torchy’s Tacos (Mexican restaurant), Mi Cocina (Mexican restaurant), Velvet Taco (taco restaurant), Meso Maya Comida y Copas (Mexican restaurant), Maple Leaf Diner (diner), First Watch (breakfast restaurant)
Nearby misc.: The GEM Organic Food & Juice (juice shop), Fat Straws Bubble Tea & Mochi Donuts (bubble tea store), Whole Foods Market (grocery store), Tom Thumb (grocery store), Natural Grocers (grocery store), Massage Envy (massage spa), The Derm Lounge Med Spa (medical spa), Market at Preston Forest (shopping mall), Preston Forest Shopping Center (shopping mall), Terry Costa (dress store), BURN Dallas (gym), Cooper Fitness Center (fitness center), The Cooper Institute (aerobics instructor), Dallas Texas Temple (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
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- Willow Square
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- The Donald and Charlotte Test Reflection Center
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- Museum of Biblical Art
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- Dallas Museum of Art
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Cooper Hotel Conference Center & Spa is 5 miles from Dallas Love Field Airport.
Approximate cost per night: $268
SpringHill Suites Dallas Richardson/University Area
18180 Highland Springs Way
The Plinth
Hotel amenities: bar & grill, Continental breakfast, outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, free Wi-Fi, 24-hour front desk, business center, free private parking
Nearby restaurants / bars: Sky Rocket Burger (hamburger restaurant), Willie Meshack’s BBQ (barbecue restaurant), American Tap Room (bar & grill), Northside Drafthouse & Eatery (sports bar)
Nearby misc.: Cross & Co. Salon (hair salon), Sam’s Club, Fast Fins (swimming school), TKADojo Martial Arts (martial arts school), Legent Hospital For Special Surgery (specialized hospital)
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- The Plinth
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- The Lawn
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- Eldorado Park
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- Castle Hills Community Center
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SpringHill Suites Dallas Richardson/University Area is 12 miles from Dallas Love Field Airport.
Approximate cost per night: $197
Hotel ZaZa Dallas
2332 Leonard Street
Winspear Opera House
Hotel amenities: fine dining restaurant, pool, spa, fitness center, unique artwork, Mediterranean décor, free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, spacious work desks
Nearby restaurants: Morton’s The Steakhouse, Truluck’s Ocean’s Finest Seafood and Crab (seafood restaurant), Dragonfly (New American restaurant)
Nearby misc.: Unrefined Bakery Uptown, Mara’s Med Spa Uptown (medical spa)
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- Winspear Opera House
- Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center
- Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe
- AT&T Performing Arts Center
- American Airlines Center
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- Mockingbird Station
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- Preston Center
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Hotel ZaZa Dallas is 4.4 miles from Dallas Love Field Airport.
Approximate cost per night: $361
Mint House Dallas
3111 North Houston St
American Museum of the Miniature Arts
Hotel amenities: grill, outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, electric tea pots, hairdryers, 24-hour front desk, concierge service, luggage storage, business center, private parking
Nearby restaurants / bars / pubs: Town Hearth (steakhouse), Dolce Riviera (Italian restaurant), Pie Tap Pizza Workshop + Bar (pizza restaurant), Uchi Dallas (Japanese restaurant), The Old Recess Club (bar), The Grove at Harwood (cocktail bar), Wheelhouse (gastropub)
Nearby misc.: Community Beer Company (brewery), Magnolias Sous Le Pont (coffee shop), Beaux Arts Gallery, Haas Moto Museum & Sculpture Gallery, Christopher Martin Gallery (art gallery), Barry Whistler Gallery (art gallery), The Hall on Dragon (event venue), The Barre Code Dallas (gym)
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- American Museum of the Miniature Arts
- American Airlines Center
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- Fountain Place
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- Meadows Museum
- Gerald J. Ford Stadium
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- Dallas Zoo
- Mockingbird Station
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Mint House Dallas – Victory Park is 15.3 miles from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
Approximate cost per night (double room): $272
Cost per person (six people): $45
Kimpton
2551 Elm Street
Deep Ellum
Hotel amenities: modern décor, wrap-around windows, comfortable bedding, parking pass (optional)
Nearby restaurants / bars: Elm & Good (restaurant), Easy Slider (hamburger restaurant), Revolver Taco Lounge, Deep Sushi (sushi restaurant), The Biscuit Bar (new American restaurant), Three Links Deep Ellum (bar), Off the Record Craft Beer & Vinyl (bar), Armoury D.E. (cocktail bar)
Nearby misc.: Louie Louie’s Dueling Piano Bar, Dada Dallas (live music venue), Merit Coffee Co., Rocket Fizz Deep Ellum (candy store), Sweet Bar Dallas, Glazed Donut Works, High & Tight Barbershop, Deep Ellum Neon Sign (historical landmark), Traveling Man Sculpture at Deep Ellum
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- Deep Ellum
- Majestic Theater
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- Dallas World Aquarium
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- Meadows Museum
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Kimpton- Pittman Hotel, an IHG Hotel is 16.7 miles from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
Approximate cost per night: (one-bedroom suite): $316
Cost per person (four people): $79
Downtown 4-Bedroom House
2616 Pine Street
Mildred L Dunn Park
House amenities: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, balcony, air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TV, fully-equipped kitchen, washing machine, hairdryer, fireplace, billiards, table tennis
Nearby: Exline Swimming Pool (public swimming pool), Opportunity Park (park)
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- Mildred L Dunn Park
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- African American Museum
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- Main Street Garden
- John William Carpenter Park
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- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial
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Downtown 4-Bedroom House is 8 miles from Dallas Love Field Airport.
Approximate cost per night: $2,168
Cost per person (nineteen people): $114
Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
2821 Turtle Creek Boulevard
The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture
Mansion amenities: modern restaurant, cocktail bar, fitness center, 42-inch flat-screen plasma TVs, stocked mini-bars, local transfer service
Nearby restaurants / bars: The Standard Pour (American restaurant), 18th & Vine (BBQ restaurant), Nick & Sam’s (steakhouse), Texas de Brazil (steakhouse), Hook Line & Sinker (seafood restaurant), Katy Trail Ice House (restaurant), Bread Winners Café & Bakery (restaurant), Parigi Restaurant, Street’s Fine Chicken, Mi Cocina (Mexican restaurant), Zaguan (Latin American restaurant), Cosmic Cafe (vegetarian restaurant), Campuzano Mexican Food, Gloria’s Latin Cuisine (Salvadoran restaurant), MUTTS Canine Cantina (American restaurant), The Original Pancake House (breakfast restaurant), Stoneleigh P (bar), The Grapevine Bar, CRÚ Food & Wine Bar
Nearby misc.: Two Corks and a Bottle (winery), Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, West Village (shopping mall), Turtle Creek Park, Arlington Hall at Turtle Creek Park (event venue), Classic Pilates (Pilates studio), Liquid Zoo (karaoke bar), Reverchon Park, Sammons Center for the Arts
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- The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture
- Magnolia Theater
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- American Airlines Cente
- Medieval Times
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- Gerald J. Ford Stadium
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- Preston Center
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Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek is 15.1 miles from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
Approximate cost per night (suite with city view): $1,095
Lower Greenville Holiday Home
6023 Goliad Ave
Harrell Park
Home amenities: outdoor dining area, free Wi-Fi, fully-equipped kitchen, washing machine, hairdryer
Nearby restaurants: CAVA (Mediterranean restaurant), Scalini’s Pizza & Pasta (pizza restaurant), Liberty Burger (hamburger restaurant), Mi Cocina (Mexican restaurant), Sa Sa Sushi (sushi restaurant)
Nearby misc.: The Balcony Club (jazz club), Times Ten Cellars (winery), Jarams Donuts Lakewood (donut shop), Whole Foods Market, Willie & Coote Salon (hair salon), Lakewood Shopping Center (shopping mall), Dallas Fire Station 17 (fire station), Tietze Park (park)
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- Harrell Park
- Dorothy & Wallace Savage Park
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- Old East Dallas Work Yard
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- Museum of Biblical Art
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- Dallas Zoo
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Lower Greenville Holiday Home is 5 miles from Dallas Love Field Airport.
Approximate cost per night: $179
So there they are, Dallas accommodations that will help make for an incredible experience. We hope you have found this information valuable and most importantly, that you enjoy your time in Texas!