Hilton Anatole
Encyclopedia
The Hilton Anatole is a hotel located at 2201 Stemmons Freeway in the Market Center District
near downtown
Dallas, Texas
(USA
). Featuring 1,606 guest rooms, it is one of the largest hotels in the Southwest and is a major convention and meeting facility. Over 1,000 art objects, including a casting
of Riding Into the Sunset
, are located throughout the resort setting and the hotel features the five-star Nana Restaurant.
as part of his huge Dallas Market Center
complex. The hotel, named after a restaurant Crow favored in Copenhagen, opened in 1979 with 1,000 rooms in two pyramid-topped buildings. In 1984, a 27-story tower containing 700 rooms, a ballroom, meeting space, shops, a health club and a seven-acre garden was added to the hotel. In 1995 Wyndham Hotels
, a company owned by the Crow family, took over management of the hotel and expanded meeting facilities. It was the largest hotel in the Southwest until the opening of the Sheraton Dallas Hotel
in 1998.
In 2005, management of the Anatole transferred from Wyndham Hotels
to Hilton Hotels Corp.
and the hotel was re-branded.
As of 2011, the Anatole has been host to QuakeCon
, the largest LAN party
in North America, five times.
Dallas Market Center
Dallas Market Center, located along Stemmons Freeway in Dallas, Texas , sits on of land and spans more than . Dallas Market Center is the international home of the lighting industry, a leader in home décor and the national home of the floral and Christmas industries.- The campus :The...
near downtown
Downtown Dallas
Downtown Dallas is the Central Business District in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city. The area termed "Downtown" has traditionally been defined as bounded by the downtown freeway loop: bounded on the east by I-345 Downtown Dallas is the Central Business District...
Dallas, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
). Featuring 1,606 guest rooms, it is one of the largest hotels in the Southwest and is a major convention and meeting facility. Over 1,000 art objects, including a casting
Casting
In metalworking, casting involves pouring liquid metal into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowing it to cool and solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process...
of Riding Into the Sunset
Riding Into the Sunset
Riding Into the Sunset is a public sculpture by Electra Waggoner Biggs, depicting Will Rogers on his horse, Soapsuds, and is located on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Three additional castings were commissioned...
, are located throughout the resort setting and the hotel features the five-star Nana Restaurant.
History
The Loews Anatole was developed in the late 1970s by Trammell CrowTrammell Crow
F. Trammell Crow was an American real estate developer. Crow is credited for creating several famous real estate projects, including Dallas Market Center, Peachtree Center , and San Francisco's Embarcadero Center.-Biography:Crow was born in Dallas, Texas...
as part of his huge Dallas Market Center
Dallas Market Center
Dallas Market Center, located along Stemmons Freeway in Dallas, Texas , sits on of land and spans more than . Dallas Market Center is the international home of the lighting industry, a leader in home décor and the national home of the floral and Christmas industries.- The campus :The...
complex. The hotel, named after a restaurant Crow favored in Copenhagen, opened in 1979 with 1,000 rooms in two pyramid-topped buildings. In 1984, a 27-story tower containing 700 rooms, a ballroom, meeting space, shops, a health club and a seven-acre garden was added to the hotel. In 1995 Wyndham Hotels
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts is a group of chains of hotels and resorts located mainly in the United States and Canada, but also in Mexico and the Caribbean.-History:...
, a company owned by the Crow family, took over management of the hotel and expanded meeting facilities. It was the largest hotel in the Southwest until the opening of the Sheraton Dallas Hotel
Sheraton Dallas Hotel
The Sheraton Dallas Hotel, formerly the Adam's Mark Hotel and originally the Southland Center, is a complex of international style skyscrapers located in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas. The hotel is the tallest and largest hotel in Dallas and Texas with 1,840 guest rooms and ...
in 1998.
In 2005, management of the Anatole transferred from Wyndham Hotels
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts is a group of chains of hotels and resorts located mainly in the United States and Canada, but also in Mexico and the Caribbean.-History:...
to Hilton Hotels Corp.
Hilton Hotels
Hilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are either owned by, managed by, or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast...
and the hotel was re-branded.
As of 2011, the Anatole has been host to QuakeCon
QuakeCon
QuakeCon is a bring-your-own-computer computer gaming event with a competitive tournament held every year in Dallas, Texas, USA. The event, which is named after id Software's game Quake, sees thousands of gamers from all over the world attend every year to celebrate the company's gaming dynasty...
, the largest LAN party
LAN party
A LAN party is a temporary, sometimes spontaneous, gathering of people with computers, between which they establish a local area network , primarily for the purpose of playing multiplayer computer games. The size of these networks may vary from the very small to very large installations...
in North America, five times.