OverviewLocated along Interstate 35 West and about an 11-minute drive from Forth Worth's city centre, Fort Worth South Hotel is geared towards travellers who require a well-priced hotel with easy highway access.
Please note this hotel is undergoing renovations. The restaurant, pool, hot tub and fitness room will be closed until the middle of September 2013.
This hotel has 247 air-conditioned guest rooms, each offering two double beds or one king bed, free Wi-Fi, cable TV, a microwave, a mini-fridge, a desk, a hair dryer and an iron and ironing board. Rooms with a sitting area and a sofabed are also available.
Hotel amenities include an indoor pool, a hot tub, a fitness room, meeting/banquet space, a business centre, guest laundry, vending machines and free parking. Aryana's Restaurant & Lounge is open for breakfast, dinner and cocktails daily. Wheelchair-accessible rooms are available upon request and pets are permitted for a fee of $25 per pet, per night.
Forth Worth Zoo is located about a 17-minute drive northwest of the hotel, while Texas Christian University is a 15-minute drive northwest. La Gran Plaza is roughly a 9-minute drive north, and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) can be found 40 minutes northeast by car.
Verified with a front desk agent: Free Wi-Fi, free parking, pets permitted for $25/pet/night, wheelchair accessible, renovations to be completed in September 2013. (Call Date: July 24, 2013)
The GoodGuest reviews sourced for this analysis showed positive responses to the hotel's staff, value and location.
Many lodgers were impressed with the level of customer service they received, and characterized the staff as friendly, helpful and accommodating.
The hotel's value was praised by several reviewers. They also described the rates as well priced, budget friendly and cheap.
Some guests were pleased with the hotel's location. They found it to be close to highway access, grocery stores, restaurants, a shopping mall, a gas station and Fort Worth Convention Center. A few reviewers felt the hotel was in a shady part of town, however.
The Bad
Negative responses by guests were directed towards the hotel's rooms and the recent renovations.
While some guests were pleased with their spacious rooms and comfortable beds, several lodgers had complaints about their accommodations. They reported old TVs, worn decor, a lack of hot water, poor or no in-room Wi-Fi, cigarette smells in non-smoking rooms, some cleaning issues, and no microwaves or mini-fridges in some rooms as advertised on the hotel's website.
As mentioned above in the overview, this hotel is undergoing renovations until mid September 2013, which has resulted in the pool, hot tub, fitness centre and restaurant being closed. Several lodgers were disappointed to find out about the renovations, which were not mentioned on the hotel's website or at the time of booking. These guests felt very inconvenienced and misled.
As mentioned above, a few reviewers also questioned the neighbourhood surrounding the hotel, and described it as shady.
Expedia.ca guest reviews rated the hotel 3.3 out of 5 with a 74% recommendation rate from 96 reviews.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviews ranked the hotel #76 of 100 Fort Worth hotels with a 3 out of 5 average rating from 38 reviews.
Booking.com guest reviews rated the hotel 6.3 out of 10 from 17 reviews.
The author called the hotel on July 24, 2013 to verify some information.
