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    Only 4 Dallas restaurants make the list in exclusive Forbes Travel Guide

    Teresa Gubbins
    Feb 7, 2024 | 9:07 am
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    Ritz-Carlton, Dallas

    Forbes Travel Guide, a global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants, spas, and ocean cruises, has unveiled its 2024 Star Awards, with 30 properties from Texas making the list.

    The 66th annual list spans more than 2,000 properties around the world, with three levels of ratings: Five-Star, Four-Star, and Recommended.

    Dubai made the biggest gain with five new Five-Star hotels. Other high-ranking cities included Doha, Kuwait, and Macau, plus notable newcomers Rwanda and Kenya, although a release notes that smaller metro areas like Nashville, Charleston, and New Orleans all made good showings in the hotel and spa categories.

    In Texas, the list included five restaurants, 17 hotels, and eight spas.

    In a reprise of 2023, only three properties in Texas earned five stars: Carte Blanche restaurant in Dallas, Post Oak Hotel in Houston (and its spa), and the Ritz-Carlton Dallas hotel.

    These are the properties in Texas that made the 2024 list, by category:

    Restaurants:

    • Carte Blanche / Dallas: 5-star
    • Fearing's / Dallas: 4-star
    • Garrison / Austin: 4-star
    • The Mansion / Dallas: 4-star
    • French Room / Dallas: Recommended

    Hotels:

    • Adolphus / Dallas: Recommended
    • Archer Hotel / Austin: 4-star
    • Austin Proper Hotel / Austin: 4-star
    • Commodore Perry Estate Auberge Resorts Collection / Austin: 4-star
    • Fairmont Austin: 4-star
    • Four Seasons Hotel Austin: 4-star
    • Four Seasons Hotel Houston: 4-star
    • Hall Arts Hotel / Dallas: Recommended
    • Hotel Emma / San Antonio: Recommended
    • Hotel Granduca Houston: 4-star
    • The Houstonian Hotel Club & Spa: 4-star
    • The Joule / Dallas: 4-star
    • Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek / Dallas: Recommended
    • Mokara Hotel & Star/ San Antonio: 4-star
    • The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston: 5-star
    • The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas: 5-star
    • The St. Regis Houston: 4-star

    Spas:

    • Fairmont Spa Austin: 4-star
    • Mokara Spa / San Antonio: 4-star
    • The Ritz Carlton Spa Dallas: 4-star
    • The Spa at Four Seasons Austin: 4-star
    • The Spa at the Joule / Dallas: 4-star
    • The Spa at the Post Oak Hotel Houston: 5-star
    • Trellis Spa Houston: 4-star
    • Verbena Spa at Austin Proper Hotel: 4-star

    The Forbes Travel guide started in 1958 as Mobil Travel Guide, a guidebook for US motorists. They created the original Five-Star rating system for hospitality in the US.

    To determine the ratings, Forbes Travel Guide's inspectors visit every hotel, restaurant, spa, and cruise ship in person, visiting anonymously as a typical guest. Participants pay a fee to be considered, but no one can buy a rating.

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    Grand Hyatt hotel at DFW Airport unveils $34 million renovation

    Amber Heckler
    Feb 12, 2026 | 12:43 pm
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    All rooms at the Grand Hyatt DFW face the airport's runways.

    The DFW Airport's on-site Terminal D hotel, Grand Hyatt DFW Airport, has just completed its $34 million renovation in less than a year.

    Renovations began in July 2025 in celebration of its 20th anniversary, and coincided with the DFW Airport's ongoing $9 billion renovation plan. According to general manager Jeff Babcock, the hotel's transformation was a strategic process to show gratitude and "give back to the travelers and members of the community that supported [the hotel] during the last two decades."

    "The entire renovation of the property solidifies our legacy as the premier hotel and event center supporting the international airport and connecting travelers to the Dallas Fort Worth culture and community,” Babcock says in a press release.

    Among the shiny new features are the fully renovated guest rooms and suites (which have been increased from its original 298 rooms to 315), a "reimagined" Grand Met restaurant, and an updated 20,000-square-foot top-floor meeting and event space, executive board room, and an expansive indoor/outdoor rooftop flight-deck event space that overlooks the DFW Airport's runways.

    Grand Hyatt DFW Airport hotel $34 million renovation, King Room In addition to new beds, stitched leather headboards, and integrated lighting, all guest rooms also feature large HD flat screen TVs and new charging ports.Photo courtesy of Grand Hyatt DFW

    Grand Hyatt DFW Airport hotel

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    All rooms at the Grand Hyatt DFW face the airport's runways.

    The Grand Hyatt also claims its renovated 6,600-square-foot ballroom makes the hotel "a leading conference destination and event center at DFW and around the area."

    The hotel lobby remains just steps away from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Terminal D checkpoint, and was remodeled with "luxurious marble tile flooring, rich wooden paneling, and artwork created by local artists," the press release says. Additional upgrades were made to the on-site fitness center, which was relocated to the first-floor "to better accommodate health and fitness needs" and is now outfitted with Peloton bicycles.

    "The transformation of Grand Hyatt DFW is a major milestone in the ongoing evolution of our airport and an investment in the experience we deliver to customers every day," says DFW CEO Chris McLaughlin in the release. "As one of the most consistently and highly awarded airport hotels, this property sets the standard for convenience, comfort and Southern hospitality. The reimagining of the property ensures it will continue to be a premier destination in North Texas and a powerful reflection of DFW’s commitment to excellence as we serve a growing global community."

    Room rates at the Grand Hyatt DFW Airport begin at $296 for World of Hyatt Members, and standard rates begin at $329 per night in February.

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