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The Fairmont Dallas

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1717 North Akard Street
Dallas, TX 75201
Nightly Rates: ( $249.00 - $409.00 )
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Property Description

The Fairmont Dallas opened in 1969 to much local fanfare as Texas's first luxury hotel. At the time of its completion, the hotel was the tallest building in the city. On a clear day, one could see from the hotel's penthouse suite to the town of McKinney, 20 miles north. Dubbed "the Arts District hotel," The Fairmont Dallas remains at the centre of Dallas's many attractions. The Dallas Museum of Art, Symphony Hall, and Arts District Theatre are all located within three blocks of the hotel. Entertainment is an integral part of the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts tradition. Since its inception, The Fairmont Dallas has hosted every debutante, political and civic event in the city. The Venetian Room (styled after the famous Venetian Room of its sister hotel, The Fairmont San Francisco) has featured a multitude of performing artists, including Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis Jr., The Platters, The Drifters and The Supremes.

Amenities

· AM/FM Alarm Clock
· Babysitting/Child Services
· Bar/Lounge
· Barber/Beauty Shop
· Business Center
· Concierge
· 24 Hour Front Desk
· Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
· Express Checkout
· Golf
· Hairdryers Available
· Mini Bar
· Modem Lines in Room
· Meeting/Banquet Facilities
· Meeting/Banquet Facilities
· No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
· Free Newspaper
· Pets Allowed
· Pool
· Parking
· Restaurant
· Room Service
· Safe Deposit Box
· Shops/Commercial Services
· Fitness Center or Spa
· Television with Cable
· Laundry/Valet Services
· VIP Rooms/Services

Room Information

Moderate Room
Moderate Rooms are quiet corner rooms that feature classic Italian style decor with warm rich wood tones, luxurious wine-colored comforters and draperies as well as crown moulding throughout the room. Moderate Rooms have High Speed Internet access. Bed Type: one Queen bed Size: 260 sq. ft. View: City skyline
Fairmont Room
Fairmont Rooms feature classic Italian style decor with rich warm wood tones, luxurious comforters and draperies as well as crown moulding throughout the room. All Fairmont Rooms have High-Speed Internet Access. Bed Type: one King or two Double beds Size: 350 sq. ft. View: City skyline (excellent view at night)


Deluxe Room
Deluxe Rooms are very spacious open-concept guest rooms with two Queen beds. Finished in a classic Italian style decor with rich warm wood tones, luxurious comforters and draperies and crown moulding throughout the room. There is a small sitting area with a Queen Sofabed, armchair and coffee tables, as well as as the granite-topped working desk with business amenities including dual line telephone with data-port hook up and lamp. Luxurious marble bathroom and plush bathrobes. All Deluxe rooms have High-Speed Internet access. Bed Type: two Queen beds plus a Queen sofabed Size: 450 sq. ft. View: Garden, pool and city views
Suite
The Suites are finished in a classic Italian decor with rich warm wood tones, luxurious comforters and draperies. There is crown molding throughout both rooms and a chandelier above the dining area. The bedroom features one King bed with a classic pediment style headboard (peaked design), a television, fully stocked minibar, walk-in closet with safe, granite topped working desk with business amenities including caller-ID speakerphone, High-Speed Internet Access, data-port hook up,lamp and fax machine. The luxurious marble bathroom offers deluxe products, plush bathrobes and oversized ultra-fluffy towels. The living room closes off from the bedroom and has a marble topped dining table and chair set for four people, a Queen sized Sofabed, leather armchairs, television and fully stocked minibar. These suites are able to accommodate 10-15 guest for hospitality purposes. Bed Type: one King bed plus a Queen sofabed Size: 700 sq. ft. View: City skyline

Miscellaneous Information

· American Dollars is the native currency.
· Check in time is 3:00pm
· Check out time is 12:00pm
· Time Zone is Central
· Opened in 1969
· Renovated in All guest rooms were completely renovated in 1998-99, including new comforters, carper draperies, etc. The Banquet Facilities and Ballrooms were also renovated.
· 550 rooms.
· 0 suites.
· 24 floors.

Directions

Aprroximate Travel Time: 35min to 1hr depending on traffic -Take the north or south exit from the airport and follow the signs to Dallas. -North exit is Hwy 114 to I-35 south. -The south exit is 183 to I-35 south. -Exit Hwy 45/75 Houston. -The first exit off that is the Field/Griffin exit, merge onto Griffin. -Continue straight to the first light, which is Ross and turn left. -Two blocks to Akard and turn left the hotel is on the left.

Approximate driving time: 15 - 40min depending on traffic -Head Southeast on Cedar Springs Road by turning right. -Turn right onto West Mockingbird Lane -Take the TX-354-Loop South ramp. -Merge onto Harry Hines Boulevard / TX-354 Loop South -Harry Hines Boulevard / TX-354 Loop South becomes North Akard Street / TX-354 Loop South -On North Akard Street, The Fairmont Dallas Hotel is on the left.

Coming From North Dallas, Plano, Richardson -Take Central Expressway (Hwy 75) South. -Exit Ross Avenue, turn right on Ross (continue through four (4) stoplights). -Turn right onto Akard, the Hotel is on the left. OR -Take the Dallas Tollway South until it ends. -Follow the signs to Harry Hines/ Downtown. -Follow the signs to Akard. -Cross over the Woodall Rogers Frwy. -The Hotel is on the right. Coming From Houston, South Dallas, and Wilmer-Hutchins -Take I-45 North. -Exit Main and Elm Street. -Follow the signs to Elm Street and then go though downtown to Ervay (4th light). -Turn right on Ervay and proceed to Ross Avenue. -Cross over Ross and the Hotel is on the left. Coming From Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie and West Dallas -Take I-30 east, exit I-35E North. -Exit to 75/Sheman. -The first exit of that is Field/Griffin exit, merge onto Griffin. -Continue straight to the first light, which is Ross and turn left. -Two blocks to Akard and turn left. The Hotel is on the left. Coming From Ducanville, Desoto, Cedar Hill, and Southwest Dallas -Take Hwy 67 north to I-35E north. -Exit to 75/Sheman. -The first exit of that is Field/Griffin exit, merge onto Griffin. -Continue straight to the first light, which is Ross and turn left. -Two blocks to Akard and turn left. -The Hotel is on the left.

Located downtown in the upscale Dallas Arts District at the corner of North Akard Street and Ross Avenue, next to Fountain Place. The Fairmont Dallas is close to the Financial District and 12 blocks from the convention centre. Cultural activities and the West End Historic District (known for its shopping, lively restaurants and nightlife) are steps away, and the infamous site where JFK was shot is a 15-minute walk from the hotel. The Dallas Museum of Art, Symphony Hall, Arts District Theatre, and Nasher Sculpture Garden are all located within three blocks of the hotel.

Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) 22 miles, Love Field 8 miles

Guarantee Policy

Credit card required upon booking

Cancellation Policy

Before 6:00pm day of arrival

Restaurant Information

The Pyramid Grill

Located in the lobby, and open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the Pyramid Grill is the winner of the AAA/Four Diamond Award for fine dining making it one of Dallas' finest establishments. From seafood to New American cuisine, complemented by vintage European and California wines. Dress Code: Casual Reservations: Recommended Phone: (214) 720-5249.

Pyramid Bar

Located in the lobby, the Pyramid Bar has a wide selection of drinks, wine by the glass and a variety of choices from the wine list. There is a wonderful selection of ports, wines, vodkas and rums. Also featured are single malt Scotches, bourbons and cognacs, along with favourite aperitifs. Guests may order food from the light bar menu or the dining room menu. Hours: Open during high occupancy of the hotel at the same hours as the Pyramid Restaurant

Lobby Bar

Relax in the comfort and elegance of our Lobby Lounge and Café. Offers a wide selection of beverages and a light bar menu (including breakfast) from the Pyramid Kitchen. Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. (subject to change without notice)

Amenities

· 24 Hour Room Service
· 24 Hour Security
· Air Conditioned
· AM/FM Alarm Clock
· Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant
· ATM/cash machine
· Audio Visual Equipment
· Babysitting/Child Services
· Barber Shop
· Barber/Beauty Shop
· Bath Tub
· Bathrobes
· Bathroom Telephone
· Breakfast buffet
· Business Center
· Car Rental Desk
· City Center
· Coffee Maker in Room
· Coffee Shop
· Computer Rental
· Concierge Desk
· Conference Facilities
· Conference Suite
· Connecting Rooms
· Continental Breakfast
· Copy Service
· Cordless Phone
· Cribs Available
· Currency Exchange
· Data port available
· Desk with lamp
· Double Bed
· Electronic door locks
· Elevators
· Executive Level
· Exercise Gym
· Express Check In
· Express Checkout
· Fitness Center or Spa
· Free Newspaper
· Golf
· Hairdryers Available
· Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
· Health Club
· Heated Guest Rooms
· High-speed Internet access
· In Room Movies
· Indoor Parking
· International Direct Dial
· Internet Access – Wireless
· Iron
· Ironing Board
· Jacuzzi
· Jogging Track
· Laundry/Valet Services
· Lounge
· Maid Service
· Massage
· Meeting/Banquet Facilities
· Mini Bar
· Modem in Room
· Modem Lines in Room
· Multi-line Phone
· News Stand
· No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
· Nursery for Children
· Outdoor Pool
· Outlet Adapters
· Parking
· Pets Allowed
· Phone with speaker
· Pool
· Porters
· Private Bathroom
· Public Address System
· Racquetball Courts
· Radio
· Restaurant
· Rollaway Beds
· Room Service
· Safe
· Safe Deposit Box
· Sauna
· Secretarial Service
· Security
· Single Bed
· Smoke Detectors
· Sofa Bed
· Sprinklers In Rooms
· Telephone
· Television with Cable
· Temperature Control
· Translation Service
· Trouser press
· Turndown Service
· TV
· TV Remote Control
· U.S. Government Fire Safety Approved
· Valet Parking
· Video checkout
· Video Tapes
· Voicemail
· Wake-up Service
· Wet Bar

Room Information

Moderate Room
Moderate Rooms are quiet corner rooms that feature classic Italian style decor with warm rich wood tones, luxurious wine-colored comforters and draperies as well as crown moulding throughout the room. Moderate Rooms have High Speed Internet access. Bed Type: one Queen bed Size: 260 sq. ft. View: City skyline
Fairmont Room
Fairmont Rooms feature classic Italian style decor with rich warm wood tones, luxurious comforters and draperies as well as crown moulding throughout the room. All Fairmont Rooms have High-Speed Internet Access. Bed Type: one King or two Double beds Size: 350 sq. ft. View: City skyline (excellent view at night)


Deluxe Room
Deluxe Rooms are very spacious open-concept guest rooms with two Queen beds. Finished in a classic Italian style decor with rich warm wood tones, luxurious comforters and draperies and crown moulding throughout the room. There is a small sitting area with a Queen Sofabed, armchair and coffee tables, as well as as the granite-topped working desk with business amenities including dual line telephone with data-port hook up and lamp. Luxurious marble bathroom and plush bathrobes. All Deluxe rooms have High-Speed Internet access. Bed Type: two Queen beds plus a Queen sofabed Size: 450 sq. ft. View: Garden, pool and city views
Suite
The Suites are finished in a classic Italian decor with rich warm wood tones, luxurious comforters and draperies. There is crown molding throughout both rooms and a chandelier above the dining area. The bedroom features one King bed with a classic pediment style headboard (peaked design), a television, fully stocked minibar, walk-in closet with safe, granite topped working desk with business amenities including caller-ID speakerphone, High-Speed Internet Access, data-port hook up,lamp and fax machine. The luxurious marble bathroom offers deluxe products, plush bathrobes and oversized ultra-fluffy towels. The living room closes off from the bedroom and has a marble topped dining table and chair set for four people, a Queen sized Sofabed, leather armchairs, television and fully stocked minibar. These suites are able to accommodate 10-15 guest for hospitality purposes. Bed Type: one King bed plus a Queen sofabed Size: 700 sq. ft. View: City skyline

Miscellaneous Information

· American Dollars is the native currency.
· Check in time is 3:00pm
· Check out time is 12:00pm
· Time Zone is Central
· Opened in 1969
· Renovated in All guest rooms were completely renovated in 1998-99, including new comforters, carper draperies, etc. The Banquet Facilities and Ballrooms were also renovated.
· 550 rooms.
· 0 suites.
· 24 floors.

Directions

Aprroximate Travel Time: 35min to 1hr depending on traffic -Take the north or south exit from the airport and follow the signs to Dallas. -North exit is Hwy 114 to I-35 south. -The south exit is 183 to I-35 south. -Exit Hwy 45/75 Houston. -The first exit off that is the Field/Griffin exit, merge onto Griffin. -Continue straight to the first light, which is Ross and turn left. -Two blocks to Akard and turn left the hotel is on the left.

Approximate driving time: 15 - 40min depending on traffic -Head Southeast on Cedar Springs Road by turning right. -Turn right onto West Mockingbird Lane -Take the TX-354-Loop South ramp. -Merge onto Harry Hines Boulevard / TX-354 Loop South -Harry Hines Boulevard / TX-354 Loop South becomes North Akard Street / TX-354 Loop South -On North Akard Street, The Fairmont Dallas Hotel is on the left.

Coming From North Dallas, Plano, Richardson -Take Central Expressway (Hwy 75) South. -Exit Ross Avenue, turn right on Ross (continue through four (4) stoplights). -Turn right onto Akard, the Hotel is on the left. OR -Take the Dallas Tollway South until it ends. -Follow the signs to Harry Hines/ Downtown. -Follow the signs to Akard. -Cross over the Woodall Rogers Frwy. -The Hotel is on the right. Coming From Houston, South Dallas, and Wilmer-Hutchins -Take I-45 North. -Exit Main and Elm Street. -Follow the signs to Elm Street and then go though downtown to Ervay (4th light). -Turn right on Ervay and proceed to Ross Avenue. -Cross over Ross and the Hotel is on the left. Coming From Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie and West Dallas -Take I-30 east, exit I-35E North. -Exit to 75/Sheman. -The first exit of that is Field/Griffin exit, merge onto Griffin. -Continue straight to the first light, which is Ross and turn left. -Two blocks to Akard and turn left. The Hotel is on the left. Coming From Ducanville, Desoto, Cedar Hill, and Southwest Dallas -Take Hwy 67 north to I-35E north. -Exit to 75/Sheman. -The first exit of that is Field/Griffin exit, merge onto Griffin. -Continue straight to the first light, which is Ross and turn left. -Two blocks to Akard and turn left. -The Hotel is on the left.

Located downtown in the upscale Dallas Arts District at the corner of North Akard Street and Ross Avenue, next to Fountain Place. The Fairmont Dallas is close to the Financial District and 12 blocks from the convention centre. Cultural activities and the West End Historic District (known for its shopping, lively restaurants and nightlife) are steps away, and the infamous site where JFK was shot is a 15-minute walk from the hotel. The Dallas Museum of Art, Symphony Hall, Arts District Theatre, and Nasher Sculpture Garden are all located within three blocks of the hotel.

Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) 22 miles, Love Field 8 miles

Guarantee Policy

Credit card required upon booking

Cancellation Policy

Before 6:00pm day of arrival

Restaurant Information

The Pyramid Grill

Located in the lobby, and open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the Pyramid Grill is the winner of the AAA/Four Diamond Award for fine dining making it one of Dallas' finest establishments. From seafood to New American cuisine, complemented by vintage European and California wines. Dress Code: Casual Reservations: Recommended Phone: (214) 720-5249.

Pyramid Bar

Located in the lobby, the Pyramid Bar has a wide selection of drinks, wine by the glass and a variety of choices from the wine list. There is a wonderful selection of ports, wines, vodkas and rums. Also featured are single malt Scotches, bourbons and cognacs, along with favourite aperitifs. Guests may order food from the light bar menu or the dining room menu. Hours: Open during high occupancy of the hotel at the same hours as the Pyramid Restaurant

Lobby Bar

Relax in the comfort and elegance of our Lobby Lounge and Café. Offers a wide selection of beverages and a light bar menu (including breakfast) from the Pyramid Kitchen. Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. (subject to change without notice)

Cafe Express

Located in the lobby, Café Express offers coffee, tea, fresh fruit and breakfast pastries. The Pyramid Grill offers coffee to go if Café Express is closed. Hours of Operation: 6:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. ( hours of operation may fluctuate slightly depending on hotel Occupancy)

In-Room Dining

Complimentary coffee to go in the Lobby area for early checkout guests each morning; from 5:00 a.m. - 6:30 a.m. In-Room Dining and mini-bars are available for guests 24 hours. In-Room Dining is well equipped for any requests for the hospitality suites.

Sunday Jazz Brunch

Served in the elegant surroundings of The Pyramid Grill, the brunch is an impressive event accompanied by music from the Arthur Riddles Jazz Trio. The brunch includes a three-course menu created by the Chef with many selections from which to choose, including Eggs Benedict and Prime Rib, and a dessert buffet. Dress Code: Smart Casual Reservations: Recommended Phone (214) 720-5249

Meeting Facility

Meeting Facilities

The Fairmont Dallas is able to accommodate the most exacting requirements for meetings and offer an extensive selection of meeting rooms that total over 77,000 square feet. The Banquet level offers 48,000 square feet anchored by two ballrooms, the Gold Room and the Regency Ballroom. Our professional staff, with over seventy-five years of combined meeting planning experience, will assist you from start to finish to ensure your event is the success you envisioned. Meeting Services: Nationwide coordination of audiovisual services for association conventions, corporate meetings and special events. Pre-Planning Consultation Equipment Specs Budgeting Exhibitor Services: Custom Order Forms Computerized Invoicing On Site Service Consultation Special Event Planning and Services. Whether the theme is a Jungle Safari or an Evening in Paris, the flexible meeting space offers meeting planners the capabilities to execute the most memorable special event, limited only to your imagination. Our ballrooms are serviced by a 7.5-ton service elevator with direct street access for easy handling of automobiles, exhibits, displays even elephants! Event Services: Specializing in all aspects of business theatre and special event logistics: Consultation and Concept Development Stage set Design, Construction and Installation, Sound System and Theatrical Lighting Design, Live Video Enhancement and Video/Data Display, Audio Visual Services by AVW Audio Visual, Inc. located in the hotel. Telephone: (214) 720-5289 Fax: (214) 220-3982 Equipment Rental Services: Projectors & Screens Slide Projectors, Dissolves & Multi-Image Overhead Projectors, Computer & Data Display, Meeting Support Lighting, Video Accessories, Video Players & Recorders, Video Monitors & Receivers, Video Projectors, Video Cameras, Audio Players & Recorders, Audio Equipment

Recreation Information

Swimming Pool

The Pool is closed until August 25, 2004, due to Exterior Property Renovations. The pool is normally open June - October and closed November - May.

Jogging and Walking Trails

Excellent jogging / walking path starts right outside the door of the hotel. Stop by the Concierge desk for a route map.

Golf

**** CEDAR CREST PARK GOLF COURSE: 1800 Southerland Dallas, TX 75203. Phone: (214) 670-7615. Built in 1960, this hilly, 18-hole, public course features many trees. Golfers will face narrow fairways and putting greens that feature Bermuda turf. Other amenities at the golf course include putting green, chipping area, practice bunker, and food and beverages are served at this course. This course accepts Visa, and tee times are taken 2 days in advance. ***** DALLAS COUNTRY CLUB: 4100 Beverly Drive Dallas, TX 75205. Phone: 214 521-2151. Built in 1897, this 18 hole, Private course features many challenges. Golfers will face fairways and putting greens that feature Bermuda turf. Other amenities at the golf course include food and beverages are served at this course. This course accepts Visa, and tee times are taken 7 days in advance. ***** HYATT BEAR CREEK: W Airfield Dr And Bear Creek Dallas, TX 75261. Phone: 972 615-6800. Built in 1981 and designed by Ted Robinson, this hilly, 18-hole, resort course features many trees. Golfers will face open fairways and putting greens that feature Bermuda turf. Other amenities at the golf course include a driving range, putting green, chipping area, practice bunker, and food and beverages are served at this course. This course accepts Visa, and tee times are taken 5 days in advance. ***** PRESTON TRAIL GOLF COURSE: 17201 Preston Trail Drive Dallas, TX 75248. Phone: 972 248-8448. Built in 1965 and designed by Byron Nelson/Ralph Plummer, this 18 hole, Private course features many challenges. Golfers will face fairways and putting greens that feature Bermuda turf. Other amenities at the golf course include a driving range, food and beverages are served at this course. This course accepts no credit cards and tee times are taken 7 days in advance.

Health Club

The Health Club is located on the 'O' Level in the South Tower. Hours of Operation: Open seven days a week: 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Facility includes an outdoor Olympic size swimming pool, fitness centre with the latest cardiovascular exercise machines: Free weights, Elliptical Fitness Cross Trainiers (3), Stationary bikes (3), Treadmills (3) and Upper/Lower body training stations Please Note: The pool area (on the Terrace Level - fourth floor) is closed from December to May (and due to renovations, will only open for the 2004 season on August 25, 2004). An adult must accompany guests under 16 years of age in the Health Club.

Area Attractions

Night Life

For entertainment, there are several places that Dallas is known for: ****The WestEnd District***** is within walking distance of the hotel (only 5 blocks away) - 30 restaurants to choose from. ***** Dallas Alley***** offers 7 diverse nightclubs for one charge, various attractions. *****Deep Ellum***** is just a 5-minute cab ride away; it is a local favourite for clubs and restaurants, Dallas's answer to the Village in New York City. Entertainment Website: www.guidelive.com

JFK Historical Places

JFK Historical Places - Return to November 1963. Dallas pays homage to its darkest time when President John F. Kennedy was killed. Visit the infamous Texas Schoolbook Depository, where the official JFK monument is located in the Sixth Floor Museum. (15 minute walk from hotel, 6 blocks southeast). In the southeast window on the sixth floor of the former Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, an assassin is alleged to have fired the shots that killed President John F. Kennedy and severely wounded Texas Governor John Connally as the presidential motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963. The sixth floor corner window area is currently in a glass enclosed display designed to recreate the so-called "sniper's perch". The actual place where he was shot is about a 5-minute walk from the hotel. For more information: www.jfk.org or call 214-787-6660.

Football

NFL's Dallas Cowboys are America's favourite team with a record 5 Super Bowl wins. Distance from Hotel: Texas Stadium, 15 miles Northwest. For more information, visit www.dallascowboys.com

Mesquite Rodeo

Experience Texas, the gateway of the West at the Mesquite Rodeo. From barrel racing to bucking broncos, the Mesquite Rodeo has everything. For more information: 1-800-833-9339 or visit www.mesquiterodeo.com

Lone Star Park

Located midway between Dallas and Fort Worth on approximately 315 acres on Belt Line Road just north of Interstate-30, the $96 million project encompasses a seven-story, approximately 280,000-square foot Grandstand, a 36,000-square foot simulcast facility, a Saddling Paddock/Jockey Quarters, Barn Area, Track Surfaces, Parking Area and other amenities catered to family fun entertainment. Texas' newest Class I racetrack is owned by the Grand Prairie Sports Facility Development Corporation. Tel: 972-263-RACE

Dallas Zoo

The Dallas Zoo is celebrated as one of the country's top animal research facilities. Founded in 1888, the Zoo has 85 acres of outdoor habitat. Website: www.dallas-zoo.org Hours -- open daily except Christmas Day. Tel: (214) 670-5656

Dinosaur Valley State Park

About 110 million years ago, dinosaurs left their footprints in the limestone along the Paluxy River. Of course back then, the river didn't exist, and most of Texas was ocean floor. There are two ways to find these ancient imprints today. You can stop at the park's well-marked viewing sites or hunt for them. We recommend both. After you check out the easy ones, climb down to the river and hike along the edge. Watch carefully; some tracks may be half-covered with silt. Wear tennis shoes or hiking boots that can get wet. The easiest tracks to recognize belong to the meat-eating, three-toed acrocanthosaurus, a cousin to Tyrannosaurus-Rex. You may also discover large round tracks of the pleurocoelus, a plant-eating creature resembling the brontosaurus with its long neck and pillar like legs. Aside from tracks, the 1,523-acre park has much to offer. There are hiking, biking and equestrian trails, picnic benches, campsites, a playground and a swimming hole. The last is a good spot to see more tracks, look along the rocky edges. Located 75 miles or about a 2-hour drive from the Fairmont Dallas. For more information: (254) 897-4588 or visit www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/dinosaur

Forth Worth Zoo

Exhibits include meerkats, Komodo dragons, Flamingo Bay, Raptor Canyon and a walk-through birds-of-prey aviary. The Koala Outback exhibit features several yellow-footed rock wallabies and red kangaroos as well as a handful of koalas. There is a 2.5-acre World of Primates natural habitat for great apes and others. Asian Falls with Sumatran tigers and Malayan sun bears in an area with a 40-foot waterfall. Roaming two wooded acres along the creek in the Fort Worth Zoo are American bison, wild turkeys and Mexican wolves populating the new "Thundering Plains'' exhibit. All three once were common in the wilds of North America, and all have come close to extinction. These days, no Mexican wolves exist in the wild, and only 200 are in captivity. Bison, once 60 million strong, had been reduced to 1,500 by the late 1800s. Conservation efforts have helped that number grow to 200,000. Wild turkeys, once forced out of almost half their habitat, have been restored to their native environments in every state except Alaska. The "Thundering Plains" exhibit also includes a Western-themed children's area with turn-of-the-century covered wagons surrounding a campfire. The zoo also features Texas Discovery, an interactive live animal presentation where visitors can learn about animals that once thrived in the Lone Star State. One of the zoo's newest inhabitants is Bluebonnet, nicknamed Bonnie, a long-awaited 259-pound bouncing baby elephant. When she arrived on Dec. 16, 1998, she became the first elephant born at the 90-year-old Fort Worth Zoo and one of only five born in U.S. zoos in 1998. For more information: (817) 871-7050 or visit www.fortworthzoo.com

More Attractions

KENNEDY MEMORIAL - .5 BLOCKS WEST -- WEST END MARKETPLACE/DALLAS ALLEY - .5 BLOCKS WEST----DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART - .1 BLOCK AWAY ----FARMERS MARKET/OLD CITY PARK - .12 BLOCKS SOUTH ----BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER - 2 MILES ----REUNION TOWER/REUNION ARENA - 1 MILE ----WORLD TRADE CENTER - 2 MILES WEST ON I-30 EXIT MARKET CENTER -----GALLERIA - 12 MILES NORTH-----CONVENTION CENTRE - 12 BLOCKS FROM THE HOTEL -INFO-MART - 2 MILES FROM HOTEL -----MAXUS TOWER - 5 BLOCKS Other Tourist Sites: -----BOOK DEPOSITORY 6TH FLOOR MUSEUM - 6 BLOCKS SOUTHEAST -FAIR PARK - 2 1/2 MILES EAST -DALLAS WORLD AQUARIUM - 2 1/2 BLOCKS SOUTH -BOTANICAL GARDENS - 5 MILES EAST -BALL PARK IN ARLINGTON - 25 MILES WEST -TEXAS STADIUM - 15 MILES NORTHWEST - NFL Dallas Cowboys -SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS - 25 MILES WEST -HURRICANE HARBOR - 26 MILES WEST -COTTON BOWL STADIUM - Irving, Texas (approx 8 miles/10 minute drive). College Football.

Basketball

NBA's Dallas Mavericks home is the new American Airlines Center. The Fairmont Dallas is the closest hotel to the new arena. Distance from hotel: 7 blocks or 5 - 10-minute walk. For more information, visit www.nba.com/mavericks

Cotton Bowl

This College Football event usually held in early January at the Cotton Bowl Stadium, located 2.5 miles east or a 10-minute drive from hotel. For more Information: 1-800-881-7691 or visit www.sbccottonbowl.com