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Where to stay in Dallas

Dallas's best areas for visitors sit close together around downtown. Stay Downtown for the Sixth Floor Museum, the Arts District and Klyde Warren Park; in Uptown for upscale hotels, restaurants and the free McKinney Avenue trolley; or in Deep Ellum for live music, murals and bars. DART's Orange Line runs from DFW Airport to downtown in about 50 minutes, and Love Field is about 15 minutes by car.

Find your area, then your hotel

Tap one of our picks, or any area, to see its hotels on the map, what it costs, where we'd book and how long it takes to get around.

In short: our pick for each kind of trip. Tap one to see why.

Should you stay in

Downtown?

Dealey Plaza, the Arts District & Main Street

What a night costs

Budget
$220
Mid-range
$300
Luxury
$620

The cheapest of the 3 areas, about $150 a night less than Uptown.

Where we'd book

The verdict

Dallas's central business district, with the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, the Arts District, Klyde Warren Park, Reunion Tower and the historic hotels of Main Street.

  • Stay here if
  • First-time visitors
  • Convention visitors
  • Art and history lovers
  • Look elsewhere if
  • You want lively streets at night
  • You want a neighbourhood feel
  • You're uneasy around homelessness on city streets

Minutes to the sights

  • Reunion Tower12 min
  • Dealey Plaza13 minwalk
  • American Airlines Center14 min
  • Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center14 minwalk
  • The Sixth Floor Museum15 minwalk
  • Dallas Museum of Art16 minwalk

Stations and airports

5 min to Main Street. All four DART light rail lines run through downtown, including the Orange Line to DFW Airport, and the free M-Line trolley runs from the Arts District to Uptown.

  • From Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)DART Orange Line from DFW Airport Station to downtown50 min
Read the full Downtown guide →

Typical rates for a double outside peak events, not live prices. Updated Oct 2026 · How we rate areas · Minutes planned with the Transitous (MOTIS on published GTFS timetables and OpenStreetMap) for a weekday, including walking and waiting · Booking through our links costs you nothing extra and may earn us a commission. Learn more

Dallas questions

What is the best area to stay in Dallas for first-timers?

Downtown puts the big sights within easy reach and is 5 minutes from Main Street.

Which area of Dallas has the cheapest hotels?

Downtown and Deep Ellum, with budget hotels from around $190 and mid-range around $300–$330 a night.

Where is the best nightlife in Dallas?

Uptown has the most bars, restaurants and late nights. Deep Ellum are good alternatives.