Sterling Hotel, Dallas, Texas

Elegant "Old World European" style full service hotel in the heart of the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex. We are located equal distance between DFW International Airport and downtown Dallas on Highway 183 (John Carpenter Freeway) and Regal Row. Offering a fabulous high-rise view of the Dallas and Las Colinas skyline, we are situated in the center of the largest restaurant and shopping area in Texas and are the only full-service hotel close to Texas Stadium.

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Dallas County Historical Plaza
Just a couple of blocks from the spot where JFK's motorcade slowly rolled by the Texas School Book Depository is the heart of historic downtown Dallas -- though nothing of permanence was built here until the 1890s. In the middle of the plaza is a reminder of Dallas's recent origins as a Western outpost: John Neely Bryan Cabin, a replica of the one-room log structure built by the Tennessee-born attorney credited with founding the city in 1841. The original cabin stood on the banks of the Trinity River.Across Main Street is the John F. Kennedy Memorial, funded by private donations and designed by the famed architect Philip Johnson in 1970. The open-roofed square room, made of limestone, is a "cenotaph" (an empty tomb), according to Johnson. Unfortunately, the memorial is also empty of emotion -- not the moving testament to a president and event that so marked the American national psyche. Inside the four solemn walls is a black marble slab, which looks like a low coffee table, engraved with the words "John Fitzgerald Kennedy." Johnson's intent was for the open roof to symbolize the "freedom of spirit of JFK," but I doubt that many visitors will feel their own spirits soar here.Just west of the Kennedy Memorial, across Record Street, is the Old Red Courthouse, built in self-important Romanesque Revival style in 1890 on the site of the original log courthouse (property donated by city founder John Neely Bryan). The blue granite and red sandstone building today houses the Dallas Visitors Center (which has Internet access and plenty of sightseeing and hotel and restaurant information).For those who miss the true nonbelievers that used to swarm around the Texas School Book Depository trumpeting wacky tales about the JFK assassination, Dallas now has The Conspiracy Museum, 110 S. Market St. (tel. 214/741-3040), brazenly located across the street from the Kennedy Memorial. Rejecting the conclusions of the Warren Commission Report and claiming "The Truth Shall Set You Free," the small, private collection of artifacts, photos, videos, and minutiae addresses the wealth of conspiracy theories, unsubstantiated but never let go of by a large segment of the population, that have swirled around the JFK assassination and other alleged cover-ups. A huge poster hanging from the ceiling proclaims that all the Kennedy brothers were the victims of conspiracy. This is the kind of place where the staff, who call themselves "assassinologists," place an "Out to Lunch" sign on the door that says: "We look forward to seeing you (and that guy following you!)." The Conspiracy Museum is open daily from 10am to 6pm; admission is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, and $3 for children. Allow a little less than an hour to visit the museum, unless you get caught up rehashing the assassination and reading all the minutiae. The staff offers free JFK historical walking tours, and they're pretty much rant-free.

Swiss Avenue Historic District
Toward the turn of the 20th century, the Dallas elite began to abandon the area that now comprises the Arts District and move east (near the modestly funky Lakewood neighborhood). Sprawling, grand homes from the early 1900s -- English Tudor, Georgian, Spanish, you name it -- line a broad avenue, about 4 blocks of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Wilson Blocks (2800 and 2900), named for Frederick Wilson, who built a number of the homes there, are especially attractive. Around the holidays, Swiss Avenue is a favorite for Christmas lights cruisers. A drive-by can be done in 15 minutes; allow a half-hour if you want to stroll.

Dallas Museum of Art
Though a substantial notch below a world-class institution, this I. M. Pei-designed museum contains impressive collections of international art, especially from the Americas, Africa, and Asia and the Pacific. The Arts of the Americas section is the largest and most impressive, with valuable contributions from pre-Columbian lost civilizations of the Aztec, Maya, and Nazca peoples and Spanish colonial arts. The more limited Art of Europe gallery exhibits a handful of works by the biggies -- van Gogh, Monet, Cézanne, Gauguin, and Degas -- while the small 20th-century collection includes Picasso, Mondrian, and Giacometti, among others. The contemporary collection includes works by Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, the Texan Robert Rauschenberg, and Jasper Johns. In the Wendy & Emery Reves Collection is a curious re-creation of Coco Chanel's French summer home, complete with her collection of furnishings and paintings by French Impressionists like Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Degas. The DMA puts on interesting occasional shows, such as the recent, colorful "Day of the Dead" installation and the blockbuster "Splendors of China's Forbidden City" exhibit. In the atrium, where jazz combos play for free on Thursday evenings, hangs a gorgeous, monumental blown-glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly. A couple of hours should be sufficient, unless you're a dedicated art hound.

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1 out of 5

Needs work

howard, San Diego, CA, 2007-02-28

barbeque joint accross the street

The room itself boasted a cracked bathroom door, mirror on the closet door was cracked. Tile in bathroom coming apart, old, very old. Mattress was shot, had to ask for a chair, desk was in desparate need of paint, phone didn't work on the desk. The wi-fi was down and could not work through their phone system. I had a non smoking room on a smoking floor so I was subjected to the smoke the minute I left the room!

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4 out of 5

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Anonymous, 2006-12-31

If you are going to Dallas Cowboy game this is a great location - they also offer a shuttle that will drive you to and from the game!

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5 out of 5

Great all around hotel

Anonymous, 2006-11-19

Great hotel if you plan on taking in a cowboys game they even have shuttles to take you to and from the game!!!

The sterling hotel exceeded my expectations for the price! It has a great sportbar room service small stores within the hotel a resturaunt, nice rooms with refrigerators. It was huge and very comfortabe. Everything was great includeing the staff. I definately recomend this hotel if you are planning on staying in Dallas.

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2 out of 5

Not for the Business Traveler

Sandra, Tallahassee, FL, 2006-11-03

The Sterling Hotel in Dallas was a great disappointment. Housekeeping was very inconsistent (ice bucket and glasses not changed, hand towels not replaced, etc.) Dinner is only offered in the smokey bar, so if you are a non-smoker, you do not have an option other than to order room service. There are no restaurants within walking distance. Breakfast was the best thing about this hotel.

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2 out of 5

Below to average hotel

Anonymous, 2006-10-24

Texas stadium is close by

The Sterling Hotel is not the best hotel I have ever stayed in by far. The rooms really stink. Lots of renovation needs to be done to this hotel. The only thing that I liked about the hotel is that it is very close to Texas Stadium.

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1 out of 5

A dissappointment

Judith, San Francisco, CA, 2006-08-20

I had recommended this hotel to line dance friends based on my stay last year - that's why there were more of us this year. But it seems that the entire staff are new with very poor or no training at all. When I checked in, they could not find me in their system - so I had to wait downstairs for almost 30 minutes before they could check me in. Then when I went up, the keys didn't work. They had to send someone up to correct it. this took another long wait becuase the lock also has to be reprogrammed. When we went inside, the TV cabinet was turned and blocked passage - turned out they were working on the cable, as the TV wasn't working. That took a long wait again. Next day, when I came up to change for the evening, the bed was not made up and the room was not cleaned. When I called if I can have a teaspoon for my yogurt, they said they would send someone up, but they never did. I only got 2 towels the following day, so I had to call for more, etc. For all these, they gave me a complimentary breakfast. Oh also there was something wrong with the phone.

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1 out of 5

Very disappointing.

Anonymous, Boston, MA, 2006-08-06

The room was in very poor condition. The wall paper was peeling off the walls, there was mildew on the ceiling, and the electrical wiring was exposed around the power outlet. The toilet would not stop running. Housekeeping left us only one towel on our second morning, and when I asked for another towel at the front desk, it took them 9 hours to bring it to us. The restaurant was particularly disappointing. We ate there twice. Both times, we were one of only two parties in the entire restaurant, and yet for some reason, the service was very slow. From being seated to paying our bill, breakfast took two hours! The quality of food was so-so. It has the appearance of having once been a very nice hotel, but it has really gone to shambles. We will not make the mistake of staying here again.

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1 out of 5

Not a good place

Anonymous, Washington, DC, 2006-08-02

My room was not cleaned on 2 of the 5 days I spent there. I received 1 washcloth and 1 hand towel one day and 2 bath towels on another day as my only linens in the bathroom. I could not get into my room with my key, and neither could the staff. There is a SWINGERS club on the top floor. Definitely not the type of place I was looking to stay.

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5 out of 5

Friendly Staff

R Keith, Greensboro, NC, 2006-07-31

There's plenty of things to do. Not far from Downtown Dallas or the mall. With a rental car you should have a pleasant stay.

Upon arriving early i was greeted by two smiling faces at the front desk of Sterling Hotel, Dallas, TX. It was a very hot day and my room was very comfortable. My room felt so nice i decided to take a nap. The food there is nice but is only served at curtain times, so know and remember what time that is. It's central located and may be wise to rent a car.

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5 out of 5

Great Older Hotel

Barbara, Oklahoma City, OK, 2006-07-16

Restaurant across street

This is a beautiful older hotel, and is kept up very nicely. I would recommend it to my family & friends & stay again.

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barbeque joint accross the street

If you are going to Dallas Cowboy game this is a great location - they also offer a shuttle that will drive you to and from the game!

Great hotel if you plan on taking in a cowboys game they even have shuttles to take you to and from the game!!!

Texas stadium is close by

There's plenty of things to do. Not far from Downtown Dallas or the mall. With a rental car you should have a pleasant stay.

Restaurant across street

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