DALLAS
The top-to-bottom makeover of the Dallas Marriott City Center--including a new restaurant, upgraded guest rooms and a state-of-the-art fitness facility overlooking downtown Dallas--is complete. The year-long project also includes a renovated lobby area and the addition of the largest concierge lounge in the Marriott system.
“If this were a TV show, it would have been called Extreme Hotel Makeover,” said Terri Dolan, regional vice president for the Marriott’s Western Region. “The difference is dramatic.”
The Marriott Dallas City Center offers more than 400 rooms, 25,000 square feet of meeting space, along with a 15-story atrium that opens to a dining and retail complex, complete with an indoor ice-skating arena. It had been a Westin property since 2003 until Marriott took over management of the property in late 2010.
One of the most notable additions is the opening of Centric, a new restaurant featuring seasonal American cuisine. “The landscape of food and beverage moved to a simpler, less fussy style of cooking,” said Dolan. “Straightforward, local dishes made with the freshest ingredients sourced from local producers is taking hold as the prevalent culinary movement in America and Centric will be at the forefront of that movement."
