Dallas, Texas
Hôtel Swexan
A 22-storey tower by Kengo Kuma in Dallas's Harwood District, with 134 rooms, five restaurants and bars and a Michelin Key.
Open · June 2023
Hôtel Swexan opened in June 2023 in the Harwood District, Dallas, in a 22-storey tower designed by the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. It has 134 rooms and eight suites, five restaurants and bars, a rooftop pool and the Joanna Czech Spa. It is the first hotel from Harwood Hospitality Group and carries a Michelin Key.
The essentials
- Group
- Independent (The Leading Hotels of the World)
- Opening
- June 2023
- Rooms & suites
- 134 rooms, including 8 suites
- Segment
- Luxury
- Designer
- NC
- Entry rate
- From $520
The place
The address is 2575 McKinnon Street, in the Harwood District of Uptown Dallas, though guests enter from Moody Street. The district is a private development by Harwood International, the Dallas firm that built the hotel, and the tower is the third building Kuma has drawn there.
The concept
The name joins Swiss and Texan: the founders' heritage on both sides gave the hotel its Swiss-Texan slant. Harwood describes the style as timeless European taste with Texas warmth, and says the design draws on the founders' interest in art.
Kuma also designed the facade. Harwood's project page credits HDF and Kengo Kuma and Associates for the design, and no interior designer is named in the coverage.
The 134 rooms are meant to feel residential, with five-fixture bathrooms, Le Labo toiletries and floor-to-ceiling windows on the skyline. Eight suites are designed individually. The hotel opened on 15 or 16 June 2023, the trade reports differing by a day.
The tower has a sixth-floor event space, a fitness centre on the eighth floor with wet and dry saunas, and a 75-foot infinity pool on the 20th floor. The Joanna Czech Spa also offers in-room massage.
Dining & wellness
Stillwell's is the headliner, a Texas steakhouse open to locals as well as guests. It serves Harwood Premium Beef, the group's own label, and its wine list was assembled by Master Sommelier Barbara Werley. The Michelin Guide recommends it.
Isabelle's is a tea room with a Parisian-style patio that turns into a martini bar after dark. Babou's, a cocktail lounge with DJ sets, sits behind a two-storey library.
Two rooftop venues complete the list. Pomelo is a private bar for hotel guests, and Léonie sits high above the district, with international cooking and drinks.
News
June 16, 2023: Hôtel Swexan opened in the Harwood District of Dallas. Developed by Harwood International and operated by Harwood Hospitality Group, its first hotel, the 22-storey tower was designed by Kengo Kuma. It has 134 rooms and eight suites, a 75-foot infinity pool on the 20th floor, and five restaurants and bars: Stillwell's steakhouse, Isabelle's, Babou's, Pomelo and Léonie.
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