City: Dallas, TX

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (214) 720-2020, (800) 257-7544

Address: 1717 North Akard St.

Description: One of downtown’s landmark hotels, this venerable favorite sets a luxurious tone with its timelessly appealing marble lobby. All 545 rooms and suites impress with Italian decor and cozy pillow-top mattresses, just for starters. Guests already enrolled in the hotel’s complimentary President’s Club receive exclusive perks such as high-speed Internet and a private reception desk. Specials include an affordable Romance Package, with a presentation of champagne and strawberries on arrival and rose-petal turndown service and breakfast in bed. The fitness center features Techno cardio machines, and there’s a 24-hour business center to go with ample meeting space; the outdoor pool even has its own bar. In 2008, the hotel’s famous Pyramid Restaurant and bar got a trendy, modern look after a major renovation.