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Travelling to Dallas could use your help

We are heading to Texas for a long weekend, and we are going to an event at the American Airlines Center. We plan to rent a car, so we don't have to stay right near the arena, if there is a better location that would be more fun. So my questions are :

Where to stay (specific hotel recs or areas of  the city)? In general we really like the Kimpton Hotels, so we are looking at these two hotels: (good / bad locations?)

http://www.hotelpalomar-dallas.com/index.html

http://www.hotellumen.com/

Where should we eat?  Anything we should we know before go? and your 2 or 3 most FAVORITE things to do in Dallas.

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Re: Travelling to Dallas could use your help

  • Those two hotels are very close to each other but I would recommend The Palomar. It's right by the hwy you'll want to take to get to the AAC and it's right by shopping (Northpark mall, Mockingbird Station). The chef of the restaurant at the Palomar (Central 214) has her own reality show on Oxygen so I think it would be fun for you guys to try it out. As far as food goes, I love Twisted Root for burgers, Mia's for tex-mex and for a nice dinner Abacus is great.

    The Nasher Sculpture Center is really cool if you're into art or design. You could also check out The 6th Floor Museum and do the whole Kennedy thing.

    I hope y'all have a great time!

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  • Well personally for hotels I like the double tree on 75.  Its not expensive at all and the rooms have a lot of character.  If you get a corner room it will prob be like $150 or so and they are awesome, and the entire curved wall is floor to ceiling windows that you can open and look at the city lights.  And to eat I love McCormick and Schmick's in the North Park mall or Tru Lucks.  Mocking Bird Station is a nice place to maybe eat lunch in and walk around for a bit, and the Dallas Museum of Art is great as well.  HTH
  • I love the Hotel Palomar. DItto Twisted Root, and North Park is great for shopping. I was just there today to visit my favorite cosmetics store (Lush!). There's also a Maggianos in North Park. It's a chain but very yummy. As PP the restaurant at Palomar is really good too. 
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  • Palomar is bigger and on the highway. Lumen is just about 1/2 a mile away, but it's tucked away in a very nice neighborhood, across from Southern Methodist University. It's a small hotel. Both hotels have well known restaurants.

     I would definitely hit up Northpark or the Galleria if you like to shop. Nasher and DMA are also great places. Mockingbird Station is right across the street from the Palomar and is a small, outdoor shopping center with an independent film theater.

    Our favorite restaurants are Cremona (hole in the wall, best Italian) and Victor Tangos (trendy, american food). Dallas has a TON of wonderful restaurants, especially in the area around where you are planning to stay. If you're on a big budget, I would hit up Abacus or Park Cities Prime.

    Have fun! We love Dallas!

  • If you end up staying at Hotel Palomar, eat at Trader Vic's.  It is a little strip off the hotel so you just have to walk a few steps to get there.

     It is Polynesian food (tropical) and the setting is dark with lots of tropical flair.  If nothing else stop by and try one of their fun fruity drinks

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