Quite a bit of business travel so I usually find myself in business areas...personal travel is of the resort variety...healthy foods, not terribly lavish properties, with a premium on quality service and comfortable feel.
November 13 2007: We didn't really have time to leave town for our 12th wedding anniversary, so we decided to stay in town and maximize the leisure time. New property, neat location with access to a number of top notch mid-town Dallas restaurants...we dined at Nobu in the Crescent Hotel (awesome). The W is definitely a fun environment, good (not great) spa, very good workout facility and a very cool outdoor pool on the 16th floor, complete with swim to the "edge" of the building feel. Spa activities are pricey; staff are well trained and accomodating. Be ready for ever present Dallas chic crowd. Accoutrements are all new, functional and fun!
Date of stay: November 2007
Purpose of stay: Leisure (With Partner)
Location. Two towers rise from a single base at the W Dallas Victory Hotel (Texas), part of an innovative multi purpose destination district with dining, office space, residences and shopping, and across the street from the American Airlines Center. The hotel is located one mile from The Dallas Museum of Art, the original flagship Neiman Marcus and the Dallas Convention Center. Hotel Features. Guests are treated to an ever changing menu at Craft, the hotel's restaurant. After dinner, guests can drink martinis while resting on plush cushions and pillows at the Living Room Bar. The 33rd floor lounge, the Ghostbar, features a signature glass floored ghostdeck with skyline views. Complimentary wireless Internet access, business services and meeting spaces are available, complete with aromatherapy scents and sweet treats. A 16th floor infinity pool displays panoramic views. Sweat by Larry North provides a 3,000 square foot gym with separate cardio and weight areas. The cloud encased Bliss Spa showcases such treats as a Hot Cream manicure.
Guestrooms. After stepping out of mood lit hallways, guests are welcomed with the quiet strains of music coming from a Dream Machine. Guestrooms include bathrobes, Bliss toiletries and 350 thread count linens. Select rooms offer soaking tubs or glass enclosed showers with rainforest showerheads. A lounging sofa sits against floor to ceiling windows. Amenities include 32 inch to 72 inch flat screen televisions, DVD players, desks, wireless Internet access for a fee and the signature W Munchie Box with Voss bottled water and Starbucks coffee. Trouser presses are also available.
Expert Tip. Guestrooms facing the American Airlines Center feature a 150 foot balcony overlooking Victory Park area.
November 13 2007: We didn't really have time to leave town for our 12th wedding anniversary, so we decided to stay in town and maximize the leisure time. New property, neat location with access to a number of top notch mid-town Dallas restaurants...we dined at Nobu in the Crescent Hotel (awesome). The W is definitely a fun environment, good (not great) spa, very good workout facility and a very cool outdoor pool on the 16th floor, complete with swim to the "edge" of the building feel. Spa activities are pricey; staff are well trained and accomodating. Be ready for ever present Dallas chic crowd. Accoutrements are all new, functional and fun! 
