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The best hotels near University Park

Andres Molina

Andres Molina Latin America

Updated 1 September 2026 · 6 Dallas hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Dallas, out of the 6 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.

All five are within 2.9 km of University Park.

Graduate by Hilton Dallas

Highest rated of the five

Graduate by Hilton Dallas

★★★★★4.6 from 133 reviews

Graduate by Hilton Dallas comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 133 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 4 star property, found under poi and around $233 a night on the dates we checked.

6 hotels in Dallas qualified for this list and five made it. Highland Park Dallas is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Graduate by Hilton Dallas1

    Graduate by Hilton Dallas

    ★★★★★4.6 from 133 reviews

    1.8 km from University Park, about a 22 minute walk

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    • Highland Park Dallas2

      Highland Park Dallas

      ★★★★★4.3 from 109 reviews

      2.9 km from University Park

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      • DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dallas - Campbell Centre3

        DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dallas - Campbell Centre

        ★★★★★4.2 from 2,152 reviews

        2.8 km from University Park

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        • The Highland Dallas, Curio Collection by Hilton4

          The Highland Dallas, Curio Collection by Hilton

          ★★★★★4.1 from 1,243 reviews

          2.8 km from University Park

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          • Hotel Mockingbird, Dallas, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel5

            Hotel Mockingbird, Dallas, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

            ★★★★★4 from 2,148 reviews

            2.7 km from University Park

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            How this list was put together

            6 Dallas hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to University Park second, then took the top five.

            Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

            The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

            What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

            Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

            Andres Molina

            Andres Molina Latin America

            Field seasons take him to cloud forests, and he adds two weeks of his own on either end to see the country rather than just the research site. Nine countries in Latin America.

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