Dallas, Texas · Five-Star Resort · ★★★★★
Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas
Four hundred acres in Irving. Two championship golf courses. The only true resort within striking distance of downtown Dallas.
Four hundred acres in Irving. Two championship golf courses. The only true resort within striking distance of downtown Dallas.
"The only proper resort in the metroplex. Two championship golf courses, twelve tennis courts, and the largest sports club of any Four Seasons. If your meeting is in Las Colinas and your kids want a pool, the math is simple."
Opened in 1986 and operated by Four Seasons since the brand absorbed it into its early American resort portfolio, the property sits on four hundred contiguous acres in Irving, Texas — fifteen minutes from DFW airport and ten from the corporate towers of Las Colinas. There is no other resort of this scale within reach of downtown Dallas. The land is the asset: two full eighteen-hole championship golf courses, a tournament-grade tennis complex, and enough room between the lobby and the back nine that you can spend a long weekend without seeing the same path twice.
The TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas course hosted the Byron Nelson PGA Tournament from 1983 through 2018 — a thirty-five year run that built the resort's reputation among American golf travellers and established the practice ranges, clubhouses, and starter discipline that still distinguish the property. The Cottonwood Valley course, the second eighteen, is the easier and more conversational round. Both are walkable. Tee times for resort guests are easier to secure than at any club in Dallas, which is the main argument for staying here if golf is the trip's purpose.
The Sports Club is the second pillar. Twelve tennis courts — eleven hard, one grass, the only grass court at any Four Seasons — sit alongside racquetball, squash, an indoor lap pool, full Pilates and weight floors, and a salon-grade spa. The club is open to local members as well as guests, which gives the room a working gym energy rather than the politely quiet hush of resort fitness centres elsewhere. Personal trainers and tennis pros are available by the hour and worth the line item. The kids' programming, run from a dedicated facility, occupies children productively for the better part of a day.
Dining is led by LAW Restaurant — a steakhouse-leaning room with serious wine service that has held its own as the resort's anchor since the most recent refresh. Outlaw Tavern, the more relaxed second venue, handles the post-round burger and the evening cocktail with less ceremony. Room service from both is competent. The 431 rooms and suites are split between the original tower and the lower-rise villa wings, the latter quieter and closer to the courses. Rooms have been refreshed in stages; the renovated category is the one to request at booking.
The location reads as a feature for some travellers and a constraint for others. Las Colinas is the corporate spine of north Dallas — Exxon, McKesson, Caterpillar, Kimberly-Clark — which makes the resort the natural choice for executive offsites and meetings without a downtown commute. DFW airport is fifteen minutes by car. Downtown Dallas, the Arts District, and the restaurants of Uptown and Knox Street are twenty to twenty-five minutes east. If the trip is a city break first and a resort stay second, the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek is the better address. If the trip is anchored to golf, family, or business in the corridor, the Four Seasons is unmatched.
The four hundred acres do most of the parenting. Two pools, a dedicated kids' club with structured programming through the day, junior tennis clinics, and golf academy slots for teenagers willing to learn. Ground-floor villa rooms with patios opening to the lawn are the family booking — easier than tower rooms with strollers and beach bags. Brief the concierge before arrival; they will reserve the kids' club, schedule lessons, and arrange a babysitter for the LAW dinner the parents have already earned.
For Las Colinas meetings, this is the only credible option. The corporate towers — Exxon, McKesson, Caterpillar — are minutes away, and the resort has the boardrooms, breakouts, and ballroom capacity to host a full executive offsite. Round of golf in the afternoon, dinner at LAW with the wine list properly worked, breakfast briefing in a private dining room the next morning. DFW airport at fifteen minutes makes inbound and outbound logistics straightforward. The concierge desk runs efficient car service for the executive arrivals.
The Sports Club is the wellness case. Twelve tennis courts, an indoor lap pool, full Pilates and weight floors, the spa, and an active membership culture mean the gym is staffed and used rather than quiet. Book a tennis pro for a daily clinic, a personal trainer for the strength sessions, and a half-day at the spa to bracket the trip. Outlaw Tavern handles the lighter post-workout meal; LAW Restaurant rewards the longer days. The format works for solo travellers and couples in equal measure.
Rates checked May 2026. Price may vary by date.
Four Seasons Las Colinas is the only true resort within reach of downtown — golf, tennis, kids' club, and a fifteen-minute drive to DFW. Start with the right hotel and the trip plans itself.
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