Review: Omni Dallas Downtown

A few weeks ago I traveled to Dallas for work and had the opportunity to stay at one of the newest hotels in the Omni family, the Omni Dallas Hotel, which is located in downtown Dallas and is connected to the Dallas Convention Center. 

I landed at DFW and hopped in a cab with a few colleagues from work and we were at the hotel in about 30 min after hitting a slight traffic jam (it was right in the middle of evening rush hour). The fare for the four of us was around $60 total, so not that bad from an airport. 

The first thing you notice about the Omni is just how massive the building is. I know that everything is bigger in Texas, but this hotel is HUGE for a downtown hotel. The hotel is 100% non-smoking and it has 1,001 guest rooms and suites. We pulled up to the front area of the hotel and we were quickly assisted with our bags and directed to the three large front dest kiosks, but only one was staffed so it was a bit of a wait to get our room keys. 

The floor has two sets of elevator banks, one is from the ground floor to the 14th floor. The other is for floors 15 and above. I was placed on the 14th floor in a king room. The hotel has a slight bend to it and I was lucky to have a room on the bend which gave me a bit more room that some of the other rooms in the hotel. It made it almost feel like a "corner" room rather than a traditional room. 

The room its self was very impressive. It has a very modern look with bright and vibrant colors spread all around it. It also features tons of Dallas inspired arts pieces, and I don't mean your traditional "hotel" art, there were some really beautiful canvas and oil paintings in my room and in a colleagues room I saw. 

The room has a big sitting area and work area with a desk and a king bed with two huge bedside tables and set of dressers. The bathroom has an open stone shower, which is not my favorite because the control is at the back of the shower and you have to walk out of the water to even adjust it a bit. But, my favorite part of the bathroom was the tv in the mirror!!! I have heard of hotels that have this feature, but it was really cool to see in person. We all had fun asking others if they had seen the tv, some didn't even notice it until we told them about it. The room also had other little features that I loved, you had to put your key in to a slot in the door to operate the lights. Which I know is very common in Europe, but it was nice to see it making its way to the states. There were also little lights on the bottoms of the bedside tables that would only activate through motion detectors so if you had to get up in the middle of the night you would have a light on the floor without having to turn on other lights.  

Entry way and Closet 

Fridge and Coffee/Tea Maker

Sitting Area and Desk with view of Dallas

Closet

Desk/TV

Sitting Area

Bathroom (Notice the TV in the mirror)

htOne of the coolest parts of the hotel was that the outside lit up in different neon colors at night

Shower 

One of the coolest parts of the hotel was that the outside lit up in different neon colors at night: 

The hotel its self, as I mentioned, was absolutely massive. They have three floors of conference rooms from tiny to ballroom size. There were at least 10 meetings going on while we were having meetings in the hotel as well and you never knew it by just how many rooms they had. They also had great catering services. This was not your conference chicken affair. I had a delicious tortilla soup, salmon and salad both days that hit the spot.

There are also three restaurants in the hotel along with two "lounge" areas. There is a sports bar that has  tons of tvs for whatever sport you might be interested in, they also have a great outdoor patio which is nice to sit out on after a long day. One of the other restaurants was a steakhouse style place that is a bit more upscale. We went to dinner at their third restaurant, Texas Spice, the night we arrived. The restaurant is very focused on food that is local and sustainable so there was a good variety of local dishes. I had a salad with arugula, goat cheese, peppers and a jalapeno buttermilk ranch. For my main I hada bbq pork pizza with onions and a delicious bbq sauce. Everyone seemed to like the food and I would recommend it if you are looking for a close place to eat.

This hotel is really impressive. The rooms are very nice, the food is good and the location in downtown Dallas is great. I would love to stay here again!