Need to know
Rooms
142, including 16 suites.
Check–Out
Noon. Check-in is at 4pm, but both are flexible, subject to availability and an extra fee.
More details
Rates are room-only, but sumptuous breakfasts are served at the Mansion Restaurant for around $35 a person.
Also
All the communal areas are wheelchair accessible, including the lobby, steam room, sauna and pool deck. There are chair lifts for access to the pool and the fitness center. A portable ramp is used for access to the restaurant and bar. There’s elevator access to all floors, and corridors have both visual and audible alarms. Several rooms have been adapted for guests with limited mobility, with wheelchair-accessible doorways, roll-in transfer showers and grab bars in bathrooms, plus TDD phones for guests with hearing impairments. Rooms on floors two to nine, and all elevators, have raised letters and Braille signs.
At the hotel
Free local car transfers, paid laundry and shoeshine services and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, Bluetooth speaker, air-conditioning, Nespresso coffee machine, minibar, free bottled water, hairdryer, bathrobes, slippers and Diptyque bath products.
Our favourite rooms
In a Deluxe Patio room, days can start with breakfast out on your private terrace. It’s hard not to be bowled over by the Rosewood Suite and the Penthouse, with their vast rooftop terraces, but the Estate Suite’s pretty garden views give them a run for their money.
Poolside
Cloistered away from the uptown hubbub, the heated outdoor pool is a calming spot framed by magnolias and parasol-shaded sunloungers. Post-dip, stretch out catlike with a spritz from the poolside bar. The pool is open daily from 8am to 10pm.
Spa
There are a few small treatment rooms on-site, and in-room massages can be arranged on request. If you’re in need of a more serious glow after one too many margaritas, the hotel has partnered with the skincare mavens behind Dr Barbara Sturm Dallas Spa and Boutique — a 10-minute drive away — for their signature facials. The hotel also has a fitness center with Peloton bikes, TechnoGym equipment, treadmills and free weights, plus a steam room and sauna.
Packing tips
Tennessee Williams penned Summer and Smoke while staying at the mansion back in the Forties — worth breaking out a new Moleskine and seeing if the muse takes you, too.
Also
There are private dining spaces, if you’re feeling inspired by the mansion’s history of high-society soirées. The chef’s table on the original verandah is a sunny spot for small parties, and the wine cellar makes a sultry setting for larger groups.
Pet‐friendly
Furry pals are welcome. They’ll get a treat on arrival, plus a bed, bowl and guide to Dallas’s pet-friendly spots. Dogs aren’t allowed in the restaurant, bar or pool, must stay on a leash and can’t be left in rooms. There’s a minimum fee of $175 a pet. See more pet-friendly hotels in Dallas.
Children
Little Smiths of all ages are welcome and well catered for.
Best for
All ages are welcome and well provided for.
Recommended rooms
Most room types have the option to add a rollaway, and several rooms and suites have connecting options. Cots can be added to rooms on request.
Activities
The Children’s Park at nearby Klyde Warren Park has a climbing tower, super-size slide, paddling fountains and more. Any residual steam can be let off on adventures along the Katy Trail.
Swimming pool
The pool is child-friendly, but under 12s must be accompanied by an adult.
Meals
The Mansion Restaurant has a children’s menu, and there are room service options for kids, too.
Babysitting
Babysitting can be arranged with 24 hours’ notice.
No need to pack
With advance notice, the hotel can provide a baby bath tub, bed rails, a nappy bin and in-room bottle warmers, plus child-size bathrobes and slippers.
Also
An in-room baby-proofing service is available on request.