Eighteen keys from the Adolphus and the Statler downtown to Rosewood's mansion on Turtle Creek, plus Uptown's design towers, an Arts District perch and a Design District newcomer. Dallas rewards a good hotel bar, and most of these have one.
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Adam Tihany's 1920s bank conversion is still the most confident room in Dallas. The pool hangs out over Main Street, Midnight Rambler runs late, and the art collection is not decoration.
Pip’s Tip The cantilevered rooftop pool hangs over Main Street. Midnight Rambler is downstairs, so you do not need to leave.
Beer money, 1912, and a restoration that actually got it right. Baroque bones, a rooftop pool, and the French Room when the evening deserves a proper dining room.
Pip’s Tip Opened 1912, restored properly. Rooftop pool and The French Room, and the baroque bones are real.
The 1956 modernist slab brought back with a rooftop pool, a supper club and bowling lanes downstairs. Retro handled with a straight face rather than a wink.
Pip’s Tip A 1956 modernist slab with a rooftop pool and bowling lanes. Bourbon & Banter is hidden inside.
Inside The National, the old First National tower. A ninth-floor infinity pool, Catbird on the roof, and glass that makes downtown Dallas finally look like a city.
The East Quarter's quiet win. Restored brick and terrazzo, a lobby bar locals actually use, and Deep Ellum a five minute walk east without Deep Ellum weekend rates.
A 1969 twin-tower classic sitting right on the Arts District. Rooms are large and calm, the pool terrace is shaded, and the Meyerson is a two minute walk.
Built by a collector, so the art is the reason to book. Quiet modern rooms, Ellie's off the lobby, and the Nasher and Meyerson essentially across the street.
A 1916 Beaux-Arts building designed by William Sidney Pittman, the first Black architect registered in Texas. Heated pool and fire pit outside, and thirty live music rooms within walking distance.
Philip Johnson's limestone landmark, refreshed but unmistakable. Generous rooms, a spa Dallas takes seriously, and the Crescent's restaurants and shops under the same roof.
The newest swagger in Dallas. Dark wood, brass, a rooftop bar with views worth the elevator, and a lobby designed to be seen in. Ask for a high floor toward Turtle Creek.
The original ZaZa, still the one Dallas books for a birthday. Concept suites upstairs, a pool garden that runs all afternoon, and Dragonfly full by nine on a Friday.
Quiet money on McKinney Avenue. Fearing's is the draw, the service never rushes, and the club level earns its premium if you are working out of the room.
A 1923 Uptown landmark reopened in spring 2026 after a twenty million dollar rebuild, new restaurant included. Deco bones, a pool courtyard, and Turtle Creek on foot.
The 1925 Sheppard King estate, and still the bar every other Dallas hotel gets measured against. Staff who remember your name and a dining room that never went out of fashion.
Design District ease. Chamber King rooms split into bed and lounge, a rooftop pool club that runs late, and gallery rows and Trinity Groves a short ride away.
Rooms above Victory Park with the arena and the Katy Trail below. A rooftop pool deck, and enough happening in the building that you can leave the car parked.
Mid-century lines near Mockingbird Station with Knife steakhouse downstairs. Easy for SMU, Highland Park Village and the Katy Trail, and much calmer than Uptown after dark.
Opened in 2025 directly across from SMU, playful the way Graduate hotels are without tipping into kitsch. The easiest base for Highland Park Village and the Katy Trail.
A 1920s Gothic bank turned design hotel, with the cantilevered pool over Main Street.
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Stays are one chapter of Pip's Lifestyle, find the lounges, rooftops, brunch spots and the Domino Club below.
