The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas

The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas, a 218-room hotel in a 21-story Regency-style building on the  historic McKinney Avenue in Uptown Dallas opens today. Sumptuous hotel guest rooms and suites have flat-panel HDTV, high-speed and wireless Internet, in-room safes with built-in laptop rechargers, Frette bed and bath linens, and high-end furnishings. The club level will have private secured access, an exclusive lounge, and five complimentary food and beverage sessions each day. The hotel will also have a Fearing’s restaurant and a 12,000-square-foot spa with programs ranging from “executive de-stress” to “spa 101” to “joyous aging.” Room rates will start at $329 a night, $389 for club level.