OverviewLocated along the Dallas Parkway and about a 17-minute drive from Dallas's city centre in the suburb of Addison, the Dallas Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria is suitable for business and vacation travellers who require a hotel with on-site dining, an indoor/outdoor pool and easy highway access.
This hotel has 547 air-conditioned guest rooms and suites, each with one king bed or two double beds, and each offering cable TV, a coffeemaker, a hair dryer, an iron and ironing board and a desk. Rooms with a mini-fridge, a wet bar, a dining table, a robe for each guest and a separate bedroom are available, as are wheelchair-accessible rooms. In-room Wi-Fi is an additional $12.95 per day.
Hotel amenities include an indoor/outdoor pool, a hot tub, a fitness centre, a Starbucks, meeting/banquet space, a business centre, vending machines and dining at Addison Grill, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. A free area shuttle is also offered within a 3-mile radius (please contact the hotel for details).
Self-parking is available for $12 per day and pets are not permitted.
The Galleria Dallas offers shopping roughly a 4-minute drive south of the hotel, while Six Flags Over Texas (an amusement park) is a 30-minute drive away. Brookhaven Country Club is about a 9-minute drive from the hotel, and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is a 20-minute drive away. (All distances and travel time estimates: Google Maps)
Verified with a front desk agent: Wi-Fi $12.95/day, self-parking $12/day, pets not permitted, wheelchair accessible. (Call Date: August 20, 2013)
The GoodThe majority of the reviews sourced for this analysis were positive, with praise going to the hotel's staff, rooms and location.
The hotel's staff were the source of numerous compliments by guests, who found them to be friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating.
Many reviewers were pleased with the hotel's accommodations. They described their rooms as quiet, clean, spacious, updated, modern and well decorated, with comfortable beds. It should be noted, however, that a few guests had complaints about their rooms (see below).
Several lodgers enjoyed the hotel's location. They found it to be close to the highway, restaurants, bars, shopping, a spa, museums and downtown Dallas.
The Bad
While the majority of reviews consulted for this analysis were positive, there were a few common complaints about noise transfer and the rooms.
Some guests complained of noise disturbances during their stay. The majority of these reviewers reported traffic noise in highway-facing rooms, and recommended guests book rooms at the opposite side of the hotel. Noise from guests in adjacent rooms was also mentioned by a couple of reviewers.
Although the majority of lodgers were pleased with their clean and modern rooms, a few guests had complaints about their accommodations. They reported small-sized rooms, worn towels and no in-room microwaves.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviews ranked the hotel #49 out of 186 Dallas hotels with an average rating of 4 out of 5 from 154 reviews.
Expedia.ca guest reviews rated the hotel 4.1 out of 5 with an 84% recommendation rate from 73 reviews.
Hotels.com guest reviews rated the hotel 3.9 out of 5 from 36 reviews.
The author called the hotel on August 20, 2013 to verify some information.
