I cannot say enough about the friendliness and can-do attitude of all the staff we encountered on a three night stay. Hats off to the bellman who drove me to the mall to find a jewelry store that was open on a Sunday - and waited for me to shop - Wow! The updates on the property are well in progress and I don't think it's fair for other guests to complain about a hotel's "architecture" as they had the opporunity to view the property prior to selecting it. The location could be better as indicated by oher reviews, but it is an excellent value and you will appreciate the efforts made by the staff to make your stay enjoyable. As a hotel operator I predict the reviews for his property will continue to to be favourable if they keep doing the things they are doing.

A group of us stayed at the Doubletree Market Center for the Texas-Oklahoma game the first weekend of October. I booked the rooms last December online with Hilton for a rate of $89 a night. As the game approached, rooms were as high as $229 a night. I am glad we booked early as the hotel is worth about $89 a night.

The front desk staff was courteous at check-in. The hotel itself is clean and there were no major issues with the room - bathroom was clean and there was good water pressure. We used the shuttle service (3 mile service radius) to the WestEnd a few times and it was convenient. It saved taxis rides that averaged $25-35 for five people (Dallas charges a surcharge for extra people in a cab). A rental car would have been cheaper, but then we would have had to deal with parking in the WestEnd and at the state fair grounds for the football game.

The Doubletree is not on the main drag of Market Center which is right off the freeway. It is off another street that is a bit dodgy. The other motels in the area were a bit run down. I know the hotel can not choose its neighbors, but it is unfortunate because the area brings the Doubletree down.

We ate breakfast on Sunday morning in the hotel restaurant. We all ate from the buffet ($9.95) and it was a good deal. Omelet station, waffles, potatoes, eggs, meats, fruit, cereal, yogurt, juices, milk, coffee/tea provided. There is also a bar in the hotel that was a nice place to unwind after returning from the football game.

Overall, the Doubletree was ok, but not great. If you can book it for a good rate (under $100) then it is fine for a stay. I think next year we will stay at one of the hotels directly off Stemmons Freeway.

Was here for a conference recently. The problem with this hotel is the location. Market Center is really not the center of anything. The hotel itself is nice, but there's no point in staying here as there's nothing around. The hotel offers a free shuttle service to the downtown area which helps, but otherwise it's about a 10-15$ cab ride. There are only two restaurants in the area - Denny's and Buck's Prime (which is actually a good spot for BBQ but they close early - around 8pm) and the Hawaii Spa which is dodgy to say the least. The hotel rooms are nice - standard fare. Didn't use the hotel restaurant or bar so cannot comment on that. The conference room was better than average but they had a cricket infestation which seemed to be a recurring problem. The pool area looked nice but I did not use it. If you are coming to this hotel, I'd reccommend renting a car.

Nice room. Nice bed. Nice bath. Well kept and clean. The common areas seemed very small. The exterior shows some wear and sandwiched between a couple of low rent motels with Dennys and a asian massage parlor across the street.