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Hang out at one of the shady terraces of the Barton Springs Rd restaurants or walk down to the hike-and-bike trail. This extended-stay hotel is ideally fixed between the nightlife and the natural…

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The longer you stay, the less you pay (per night anyway) at this residence-like hotel. An excellent downtown location near the Warehouse District should overcome any chain hotel phobias you have…

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More stylish than big-name chains, this renovated 1925 downtown hotel (read: small rooms) has modern earth-tone designs and is easy walking distance from the 6th Floor Museum.

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Hiding from the paparazzi and need discretion? Not too far north of Uptown there's a quiet residential area full of stately condos. It's home to the graceful Melrose Hotel Dallas.

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Earth elements, water elements, bamboo. If not totally in line with Feng Shui principles, this modern hotel comes close. Spare, simple lines create a calm that belies its location. You'd hardly k…

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Merengue out through your sliding glass doors onto the thatched umbrella-studded pool deck. (Or is that a samba playing?). Latin rhythms are always piped in, but on weekend nights you can watch n…

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One, two...eight chandeliers dripping with tiers of crystals. Grecian bronzes, French Empire antiques. The regal lobby reflects the turn-of-the-20th-century elegance at the St Anthony. Built in 1…

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The Driskill opened its doors in 1886, two years before the current capital building was completed. Here Texas history and memorabilia co-exist with lavish style. Gold-leafed columns and stained-…

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A shiny behemoth rises at the edge of downtown. From this glass monster hotel you can do some serious city-gazing.

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Yes! Finally, an arty-retro-ethnic beat in Dallas. Opened in late 2005, the 1940s re-do tops all for character and views. It's not possible to effuse enough about a lively mid-century modern bung…

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Enjoy an on-site bakery-made pastry and a coffee at the sidewalk tables below a wrought- iron balcony. Guests have been doing it for almost a hundred years. The Gunter Hotel opened in 1909, on th…

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Mission-style furnishings and Frank Lloyd Wright-esque stained-glass lamps fit right into the style of this early 1900s warehouse district. This all-suite property does a fine job integrating old…

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A Hilton is a Hilton is a Hilton. But at least the location of this one is prime. At a main corner in the Riverwalk, it's across from a river boat dock. It's a block from La Villita artisan shops…

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An ornate classic, the Adolphus has catered to celebrities like Queen Elizabeth for eons. An annual redecorating budget helps keep the rooms updated while still relating back to Old World influen…

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Only serious shoppers need apply. The Galleria mall is this Westin's whole reason for existence, though the rooms are certainly nice enough.

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Small and unassuming. You could almost walk by and miss the exclusive digs at the Fairmount. Good thing, too. Who wants others to notice? In a city as crowd-filled as San Antonio, privacy is at a…

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Urban chic design makes this hotel cool, complimentary milk and cookies at bedtime make it loveable. Kick back, play pool, soak in the jacuzzi - this is city living at its clubbiest.

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Legend has it that General Robert E Lee once rode his horse into the lobby of the Menger Hotel, built 91m (300ft) from the Alamo in 1859. This 316-room living museum-cum-luxury hotel is so welcom…

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A key corner Riverwalk location makes this mega hotel quite entertaining. Local jazz legend Jim Cullum plays (and records a radio show) at his in-house, riverfront Landing club. Tons of other bar…

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OK, so the Hampton Inn Dallas West End won't win any design awards, but while staying here you can hoof it the quickest to downtown museums and restaurants.

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Clearly a case of split personalities; one building, two sides. To the east a bustling group-catering hotel, to the west a quiet business-oriented all-suite property. Take your pick - the Marriot…

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Business people seem drawn to the Hyatt's signature masculine style - large, executive chairs and desks, and deep cocoa browns. Or maybe it's just that this property is so darn central. From the …

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A million dollar overhaul Texas-ized the lobby - deer antler chandeliers, leather sofas, Texas flags...It also upgraded the TGI Friday's restaurant. This is the closest restaurant to the nightly …

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A West Indies breeze blows through the Havana Inn. Slow moving fans whir beside plantation shutters. Mosquito netting-like gauze hangs from a four-poster bed. Strapped suitcases from the 1920s wa…

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From high on a hill, western facing rooms at this upscale chain look out onto the Texas countryside. The top of this world is a small and stylish pool and sizable hot tub. You just have to climb …

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The Westin's lobby speaks with a trace of a Mexican-Spanish accent. Carved, chairs with high, tapestry-upholstered backs sit next to potted ferns. Wrought-iron rails rope off the recessed, expose…

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Carpet so thick you can dive into it. Rich, jewel tone fabrics. Elaborate, authoritative carved-wood beds. Chichi Kohler bathroom fixtures. Everything about Judges' Hill screams, 'I'm rich!'. Tha…

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Walk along the Texas limestone floor under Art Deco pendant lights. Relax in a sleek cocoa-brown leather chair in the library. Sip a tequila cocktail infused with grapefruit juice and 7up at the …

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Everything about this 800-room convention center behemoth is Texas size. The crowds, the cavernous lobby, the two-story waterfall by the crowds in the cavernous lobby... A normal scale Frederick …

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If you're seen lounging poolside, or eating at the Dragonfly restaurant, you're in the in crowd. Colourful, exotic silks and whimsical shapes characterise design-driven guest rooms, and hip theme…

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Longing to live among millionaires, but the purse strings hold you back? Staying here you have loads of comfort and a posh address at less-than-Uptown prices.

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The front desk staff and assistant managers here may be some of the friendliest, funniest guys in town. Ask to see a room at this suite property near Town Lake, and they may just joke about house…

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Families have been towing their boats from around Texas to Lakeway for more than 30 years. They still come to use the marina and boat on Lake Travis, but a 2005 expansion added dozens more rooms …

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A restrained formality greets you in the marble-clad lobby of this 1924 beaux arts building. The sort of quiet elegance that attracts privacy-seeking celebs. Want to be similarly pampered? Don't …

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Faux mink drapes itself nonchalantly across the crisp white linens. A minimalist wall of votive candles shimmer above the lobby's long leather banquette seating. You don't have to be young, hip o…

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An iris in a vase on the vanity, a lint brush in the closet, a valet in a topcoat at the lobby entrance... This Rosewood hotel has studied the dignified art of service. I'm ready to have my bed t…

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Luxury abounds at this estate, from fresh flowers to an incredible staff-to-guest ratio. A 1925 Italianate villa serves as the heart of this opulent hotel with landscaped grounds.

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A true hallmark of Texas luxury - La Cantera is at once rugged and refined. The resort must be trying to break the world record for most hospitality awards ever. Condé Nast Traveler, Golf Digest,…

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Fabulous, funky and design-driven, this Spanish castle-inspired hotel opened to acclaim in 2006. Outside, the Contessa looks like any other of the gazillion Riverwalk hotels. Inside, whimsy runs …

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The Watermark is like a sigh. Classical, quiet, and deeply serene. Primarily neutral, neoclassical design schemes pop with black accents. Cool marble soothes beneath your feet - in the lobby and …

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