Dallas Hotels

Dallas is the most mythical city in Texas, with a past and present rich in all the stuff of which American legends - and TV shows - are made. It stands tall as a paragon of conspicuous consumption, a city known for its business acumen, its restaurants and its shopping.

The 'Big D' is most famous for its contributions to popular culture - the Cowboys football team and its cheerleaders, the Dallas soap opera...but there's a more serious side to the city. It was in Dealey Plaza that one of the greatest tragedies in US history - JFK's assassination - unfolded.

Dallas' summers are fry-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk hot and its winters cool (it occasionally snows), making spring and autumn months the best times to visit. April to May and September to October are also the peaks of the festival season in Dallas and neighbouring towns, offering hearty Texan helpings of art, barbecue, music, rodeo and tall tales.