Stoneleigh hotel vs melrose hotel
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Stoneleigh hotel vs melrose hotel
My mom, aunt, cousin and I are visiting a old family friend in Dallas. After a search of our friend's neighborhood, the Melrose and the Stoneleigh are both seem to be good options.
The Melrose seems the stuffier of the two. The stoneleigh seems elegant/classy. Mom is big on "name hotels" so she favors the Melrose. The rest of us don't care and are more $$ conscious.
Note that the Melrose is almost double the Stoneleigh, which is why I was considering the stoneleigh. However, some users from this site rate the stoneleigh very low. Mom will "not be pleased" if we go out on a limb for a hotel that, in the end, does not measure up. (note: I'm being facetious here but truthful)
So, which is better?
The Melrose seems the stuffier of the two. The stoneleigh seems elegant/classy. Mom is big on "name hotels" so she favors the Melrose. The rest of us don't care and are more $$ conscious.
Note that the Melrose is almost double the Stoneleigh, which is why I was considering the stoneleigh. However, some users from this site rate the stoneleigh very low. Mom will "not be pleased" if we go out on a limb for a hotel that, in the end, does not measure up. (note: I'm being facetious here but truthful)
So, which is better?
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Huny...I have stayed at the Melrose, and except for the corner it is located on, it remains one of my favorites.The hotel staff IMHO is truly professional, almost like "white gloved" without the gloves.I have noticed that the bar in the afternoons seems to be filled with local, gentrified movers nad shakers of Dallas commerce, industry, and of course society.Not much riff raff either.I have not stayed at The Stoneleigh.I have visited there and found the atmosphere inside and out much more sedate.A more calm and quiet feeling, and with good service.I remember Ewald's as a restaurant either in the hotel or next door.My friends indicated that it was a "venerable institution" in Dallas.I hope this helps!
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We booked the Melrose and were pleasantly surprised. We ended up with a corner room b/c the one originally for us had a king. The corner room was spacious with comfy beds and deep terry bathrobes. The bath had marble flooring, ample room, nice amenitites(I don't usually even care), like cottom balls. We had a small issue when the toilet flooded through the handle but the staff was immediately upstairs and very helpful. Breakfast was good, albeit expensive. A few blocks from the restaurant was a great take out place called Eatzi's...like WholeFoods meets fast food. It was all prepared foods but vegies and high end cheeses etc.
Would stay there again in a heartbeat!
Would stay there again in a heartbeat!