TX Dallas Melrose Hotel Market Center/Love Field

[DDSeeker]

This is a solid, but uninspired, 4* property. I found the things I expected in a 4* like a bath robe and marble bathroom. It is in an older building, I guess built in the 1920s. The furniture in the room looked a little old, too, but old with character. There was a chair with ottoman and a very small work area. There was certainly internet access, but I believe it was extra.

Staff was competent. I did, however, feel I got a "Priceline room". It was on the 3rd floor facing away from the Dallas skyline. The staff assigned me a non-smoking king bed without my request.

The neighborhood is interesting; I am told it is near the gay section of Dallas. It had what appeared to be small trendy restaurants nearby, although I did not visit them. A Walgreens is across the street. If you like to run, beware: although the immediate vicinity of the Melrose is in a fine neighborhood, it didn't take me long to find myself in a less than desirable locale.

An associate told me that the Library bar in the Melrose is a trendy spot. Even on the Wednesday night I stayed there, it was very crowded with professional looking patrons. I did not go into the Library.

Overall, I again emphasize that this is a solid 4* property. The best metric to judge the Melrose is to acknowledge that I would stay there again.