The adolphus hotel

A restoration of the grand downtown hotel removes the 1980s excess and restores it to its beer-empire heyday.

Christmas tea party, the adolphus hotel, Dallas

Yee-haw cowboy! Let’s do this!

Fer & I met at the historic, and recently renovated, Adolphus Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Fer’s early clothing inspirations were, like many of ours, shaped by the grown-up women she modeled and admired. Her mother and grandmother were chic matriarchs who gravitated towards classic clothing with jewelry and shoes that Fer loved to try on. “They were modest [in their fashion choices] ... They were never really risky, but they knew how to present themselves.”

High tea, Christmas tea party, the adolphus hotel, Dallas

Otto’s Coffee & Fine Foods - The Adolphus Hotel

My husband and I first fell in love with the Adolphus Hotel after he took me there for a romantic Valentines dinner. To this day the Paella from City Hall Bistro reminds me of living in Spain. As soon as you walk in you feel like you are somewhere else wi

Legendary Downtown Dallas restaurant The French Room finally made its grand return yesterday, with a chic new look and a revamped menu. The storied fine

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