How to Find Luxury Hotels in Fort Worth, Texas

Known affectionately as "Cowtown" by locals, Fort Worth, Texas, is a former military camp turned into a thriving Southern city. More country in its atmosphere than its sister city Dallas, Fort Worth has quite a lot to offer in its own right. An abundance of parks and lakes, many historical sites and a world-class art fair are just a few of things that keep people coming back. Here's how to find luxury accommodations in Fort Worth, Texas.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Book Your Lodging in Fort Worth

1. Call the toll-free phone number for the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau at [phone] for information on available accommodations, or book them online at the Bureau's Web site (see Resources below).

2. Book rooms at the Hilton Fort Worth, and you'll get to stay in a registered national landmark. Known for both its historic legacy and luxurious reputation, rooms at the Hilton Fort Worth can be reserved online (see Resources below) or via phone at [phone].

3. Secure accommodations in the central business district, and you can enjoy the luxury of popping over to your hotel between the day's business meetings and the night's partying.

4. Consider booking accommodations in Fort Worth's cultural district, home to no fewer than six museums (including the only museum in the world dedicated to the women of the Old West).

5. Experience the Old West for yourself when you book accommodations at one of the rustic bed and breakfasts in central Fort Worth.

6. Stay at a quaint bed and breakfast in the Fort Worth parks district and visit the zoo, Botanic Garden, Japanese Garden or Log Cabin Village.

7. Book luxury accommodations in the Fort Worth Historic Stockyards district and get your fill of Texas-style barbecue, authentic cowboy hats and gear, and the famous Billy Bob's Texas Honky Tonk.

8. Stay at a luxury hotel in Sundance Square and stroll for blocks along its brick-paved sidewalks. In Sundance Square, boutique shopping, historic buildings and fine dining abound.

Know Your Destination

9. Fort Worth neighborhoods are known for combining modern culture with Old West charm. Don't be surprised if you find a rodeo in the same district as the city's hippest bars and restaurants.

10. Pack an umbrella no matter what the season. Like all the cities in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas, Fort Worth is famous for its unpredictable weather.

11. Enjoy Fort Worth's own "opry," rodeo and cattle drive, all located in the Fort Worth Historic Stockyards district.

12. Visit the futuristic Fort Worth Water Gardens and see where part of the science-fiction film "Logan's Run" was filmed.

Organize Transportation

13. Fly into Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and pay a reasonable fare for a cab or shuttle into downtown. (The airport is only 17 miles from downtown Fort Worth.)

14. Rent a car or drive your own to enjoy maximum mobility in this sprawling city.

Tips & Warnings

• Thunderstorms are common in the spring and summer and tornadoes do occur.