To the delight of shoppers, the Hilton Lincoln Centre stands in prestigious North Dallas opposite the 200 high-end shops of the Galleria Mall, where they can buy everything from diamonds to denim. They can even get to the Galleria via the hotel's complimentary shuttles. The hotel also is located on Interstate 635, known as LBJ Highway, a major thoroughfare connecting with major interstate highways, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, pro sports venues, and nearly all of the Metroplex. Business travelers also are near major corporate HQs and an eight-mile shot down the Dallas Tollway to downtown.

With the feel of an urban oasis, the hotel's outdoor pool overlooks a four-acre lake and walking path, while live plants, hanging tapestries and oversized statues pack the expansive lobby. Cyber aficionados can surf the 'Net via wireless high-speed access from anywhere in the building. For dining, guests will find just five minutes up the Tollway the popular Restaurant Row, a collection of restaurants along Addison's Beltline Boulevard serving everything from Mexican to Mongolian cuisine. At the Hilton, Crockett's specializes in Texas-style game and seafood, Cricketers provides the sports-bar ambience, and L'Express plies hurried guests with on-the-go coffees, pastries and sandwiches. What's more, the hotel offers 24-hour room service.

Speaking of rooms, the 20-story hotel's 500 guestrooms include contemporary cherry wood furniture, cityscape views, marble baths, premium linens, work desks, wireless Internet access and designer toiletries.

Air travelers are 10 miles and 15 miles respectively from Love Field airport near downtown and DFW International.

At the Hilton Lincoln Centre, business travelers brandishing laptop computers brush shoulders with vacationers with their Galleria shopping bags, rowdy sports fans decked out with memorabilia, and families going to or returning from area amusement parks. And they shouldn't forget the Galleria's nifty ice-skating rink, even in Dallas' triple-digit summers.