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Whether you need to know local public holidays or highlights through the seasons, we hope you will find the facts gathered below useful tools for your travel planning. Please feel free to contact us if we can assist you further.

General information

Dallas is the eighth-largest city in the United States, yet it has more restaurants and more shops per capita than New York. It combines the traditional flavour of the Southwest with the sophisticated, contemporary corporate and cultural amenities of one of the country's key business centres.

Time zone

GMT -6 hours
Central Standard Time

Language(s) spoken

English, Spanish

Electrical system

Local voltage is 110 to 120 volts AC. Adapters available; please request through the Concierge.

Shopping hours

Daily 10:00 am to 9:00 pm

Working hours

Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Time and distance to city centre

Dallas: 20 minutes/13 miles/21 kilometres
Fort Worth: 35 minutes/25miles/40 kilometres

Time and distance to shopping

A number of shopping centres are located within a 20-minute drive of the Resort:

• The Galleria, Dallas' premiere upscale shopping centre, includes Cartier, Tiffany & Company, Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom
• Northpark Centre is Dallas' oldest and best shopping centre, featuring Barney's, Neiman Marcus, and Dillards.
• Neiman Marcus' legendary flagship store is in downtown Dallas.
• Grapevine Mills is Texas' first value-oriented mega-mall.

Time and distance to financial district

15 minutes/13 miles/21 kilometres

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Seasonal highlights

Enjoy the annual Dallas Blooms festival, held in the spring at the Dallas Arboretum, a fabulous public garden.

During the month of April, experience the Byron Nelson Championship, a PGA TOUR event held annually at the Resort.

The State Fair of Texas is an annual festival celebrating Texas heritage. Held during the first three weeks of October, the fair is located at the historic Fair Park near downtown Dallas.

Dallas hosts an abundance of professional sporting events, including the following:

• Dallas Cowboys Football - August to January
• Dallas Mavericks Basketball - November to June
• Dallas Stars Hockey - October to May
• Texas Rangers Baseball - April to September
• NASCAR Racing at Texas Motor Speedway
• Horseracing and Parimutual Betting at Lone Star Park
• Forth Worth Rodeo, the second largest professional rodeo in Texas - February