As I walked into the lobby of the Aloft Downtown Dallas hotel, I wasn\u2019t expecting much out of the ordinary in this historic-looking, factory-type building in downtown Dallas. But I immediately did a double take. It looked like I\u2019d wound up at a mixture of a hip nightclub, art gallery, and trendy caf\u00e9. Soon enough, however, I was pleasantly surprised to find I was where I wanted to be: the Aloft Downtown Dallas.<\/p>\n
Owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts, the group that also has chains like Westin, Sheraton, W Group, Regis and Le M\u00e9ridien, Aloft is an enjoyable change from the norm. I don’t usually wander hotel corridors to admire the interior design, but Aloft inspired me to do so. When I first checked into my room, I had to stroll around a few times to take it all in. After I sat down to relax, I walked around the room again just to see if I\u2019d missed anything (which I had!). Then looking out my window across the street at the Dallas Convention Center, train station and City Hall, I was reminded how conveniently located the hotel is. For frequent travelers, hotels are a blur of similar designs. That\u2019s not the case with Aloft. It is a lift for the senses.<\/p>\n
Aloft is a \u201cselect\u201d service hotel that does not have bellmen but caters to on-the-move business-savvy travelers who know what they want. The other primary segment of their clientele includes guests attending conferences at the convention center across the street.<\/p>\n
The lobby has different areas to relax in: a bar, lounge and a self-serve snack and coffee area that has a “build your own” fresh and hot breakfast and complimentary coffee in the morning. All of the decor appears out of the latest interior design magazine. I don’t think I’ve ever seen rocking chairs in a hotel lobby before, but the modern-retro design made the chairs fit right in. At night, the hotel is a great place to mix and mingle by enjoying a glass of vino at the w xyz bar, or a game of pool in their re:mix lounge. Both are located in the lobby area.<\/p>\n
There are event and meeting spaces of various sizes throughout the building. The event facilities are extremely vibrant and trendy and have been used for \u201cAfter Parties\u201d by celebrities such as Britney Spears and Jamie Foxx.<\/p>\n
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As I walked into the lobby of the Aloft Downtown Dallas hotel, I wasn\u2019t expecting much out of the ordinary in this historic-looking, factory-type building in downtown Dallas. But I immediately did a double take. It looked like I\u2019d wound up at a mixture of a hip nightclub, art gallery, and trendy caf\u00e9. Soon enough, however, I was pleasantly surprised to find I was where I wanted to be: the Aloft Downtown Dallas.<\/p>\n
Owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts, the group that also has chains like Westin, Sheraton, W Group, Regis and Le M\u00e9ridien, Aloft is an enjoyable change from the norm. I don’t usually wander hotel corridors to admire the interior design, but Aloft inspired me to do so. When I first checked into my room, I had to stroll around a few times to take it all in. After I sat down to relax, I walked around the room again just to see if I\u2019d missed anything (which I had!). Then looking out my window across the street at the Dallas Convention Center, train station and City Hall, I was reminded how conveniently located the hotel is. For frequent travelers, hotels are a blur of similar designs. That\u2019s not the case with Aloft. It is a lift for the senses.<\/p>\n
Aloft is a \u201cselect\u201d service hotel that does not have bellmen but caters to on-the-move business-savvy travelers who know what they want. The other primary segment of their clientele includes guests attending conferences at the convention center across the street.<\/p>\n
The lobby has different areas to relax in: a bar, lounge and a self-serve snack and coffee area that has a “build your own” fresh and hot breakfast and complimentary coffee in the morning. All of the decor appears out of the latest interior design magazine. I don’t think I’ve ever seen rocking chairs in a hotel lobby before, but the modern-retro design made the chairs fit right in. At night, the hotel is a great place to mix and mingle by enjoying a glass of vino at the w xyz bar, or a game of pool in their re:mix lounge. Both are located in the lobby area.<\/p>\n
There are event and meeting spaces of various sizes throughout the building. The event facilities are extremely vibrant and trendy and have been used for \u201cAfter Parties\u201d by celebrities such as Britney Spears and Jamie Foxx.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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