Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek

Where movie stars, princes, and presidents stay, and most of the rest of us paupers merely dream about, the hilltop Mansion, usually lauded as the most desirable hotel in Dallas, is luxury personified. Whereas the Adolphus has an old-world moneyed feel, the Mansion has a brasher new-money atmosphere. It is perhaps the top place in the state for a blowout splurge; it consistently lands among the very top hotels in polls in national travel magazines. If it feels like a home -- albeit a very grand and showy one -- that's because it once was the spectacular residence of a Texas cotton magnate in the 1920s and 1930s. The Mansion, now a Rosewood hotel, is all marble floors, inlaid wood ceilings, and stained-glass windows. Regular rooms are gargantuan, as are the beds and bathrooms, and the suites ridiculously so. All have top-quality linens and bath products (Lady Primrose), but some visitors report that the rooms routinely dispensed for weekend rates suffer in comparison with the top-flight ones. Service, though, is faultless across-the-board. The Mansion's restaurant, which received a makeover after the departure of chef Dean Fearing, no longer focuses on Southwestern fare, but it continues to be one of Dallas's finest hotel dining experiences.

Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; outdoor heated pool; fitness center; sauna; concierge; high-speed Internet access; 24-hr. room service; in-room massage; babysitting; same-day laundry service/dry cleaning

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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