If you want to experience a slice of Texas-style old-fashioned luxury, The Driskill is undoubtedly the place to go. Built by cattle baron Colonel Driskill back in 1886, and painstakingly restored at a later date, the hotel is unabashedly opulent—guests are welcomed by a massive marble lobby with a magnificent stained glass dome, and the interiors are dripping with money—and is credited as the oldest operating hotel in the city. Having hosted several political dignitaries over the years, it is the preferred venue for political meetings and events, and the in-house bar—named The Lobby, it alludes to the lobbying that ensues within its walls during cocktail hour—is hugely popular with political figures, socialites, legislators and heads-of-states. Moving inward, each guest room has been individually decorated in keeping with the property’s old-world-charm and decadence, while accommodating the very latest technologies and amenities. There’s also a fitness centre, steam room and restaurant on the premises.The Driskill
If you want to experience a slice of Texas-style old-fashioned luxury, The Driskill is undoubtedly the place to go. Built by cattle baron Colonel Driskill back in 1886, and painstakingly restored at a later date, the hotel is unabashedly opulent—guests are welcomed by a massive marble lobby with a magnificent stained glass dome, and the interiors are dripping with money—and is credited as the oldest operating hotel in the city. Having hosted several political dignitaries over the years, it is the preferred venue for political meetings and events, and the in-house bar—named The Lobby, it alludes to the lobbying that ensues within its walls during cocktail hour—is hugely popular with political figures, socialites, legislators and heads-of-states. Moving inward, each guest room has been individually decorated in keeping with the property’s old-world-charm and decadence, while accommodating the very latest technologies and amenities. There’s also a fitness centre, steam room and restaurant on the premises.
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