New Gateway

Formerly the Sheraton Fallsview, the newly-flagged Marriott Gateway on the Falls joins the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa as the two hotels closest to one of the most famous  natural wonders of the world: Niagara Falls.  The views from the majority of its 407 guestrooms are spectacular, and the new property gives Marriott as a brand a capacity to host much larger meetings and events.

In addition to its 23 meeting rooms/40,000 sq, ft. of function space, the Marriott Gateway is also the closest hotel to the brand new Scotiabank Convention Centre - providing an additional 288,000 sq.ft.

With the re-flagging comes a host of brand standards and features, such as the Marriott Revive bed, and Great Room lobby concept that encourages guests to interact over a cocktail or Starbucks coffee, take care of business with free Wi-Fi, or just chill and enjoy the contemporary, casual ambience.

Not Just for Cowboys

Spacious lobby bar ideal for delegates to unwind and network.
Nary a cowboy in sight!

The Fairmont Dallas *feels* like a Fairmont Hotel. There's thick, plush carpeting in the wide guestroom hallways graced with tasteful prints of Grecian urns. The guestroom doors are an unexpectedly bright shade of coral, but otherwise the decor is sedate, classic, and luxe: warm earth colours, plenty of wood, guilt-edged mirrors, and granite surfaces. Walk-in closets are reminiscent of the original railway hotels and resorts across Canada which had large closets to store steamer trunks for guests staying "the season".

I consult the hotel directory and learn that the building was originally designed as a kind of self-contained resort or country club.  It opened as a hotel in 1969 as the first luxury hotel in the great state of Texas, and has enjoyed a storied three decades built on the visits by celebrities, entertainers, Presidents, and foreign dignataries.

The pool and terrace provide an urban oasis, framed by award-
winning architecture, available for private functions.

Located in the Arts District (the hotel has its own artist-in-residence), anchored by the nearby Dallas Museum of Art, and within walking distance of West End restaurants the Fairmont Dallas is an outstanding conference hotel. It offers 545 guestrooms and over 70,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, with two Grand Ballrooms, stacked: the almost 18,000 Regency Ballroom and the more that 13,000 sq. ft. International Ballroom.

The nearby Perot Museum of Nature and Science (set to open January 2013) will be also be available for group functions for up to 2,300 people