I stay at the Residence Inn Park Central every time I take a workshop at the Cooper Institute 2.2 miles away. (The Cooper rate is $95 a night + tax.) The drive from DFW Airport is a straight easy 13 mile shot east on the LBJ Freeway. On both stays (the other stay was in May 2005), it was easy to find a space in the parking lot. The staff is always friendly, and helpful with maps and directions.

On both stays, I stayed in an efficiency that came with a full kitchen that included a full-size refrigerator, oven, stove and microwave. The kitchen was stocked with some basics including plates and silverware for four, glasses, toaster, colander, and measuring cup.

I found my room conducive to getting a good night's sleep. The sound proofing in this hotel is better than your typical Marriott. Although I could hear occasional noise from the rooms above and next door, it was much more muted than the noise I hear at a Marriott Courtyard and other motels. It also helps that a lot of business people stay here who have to be up early in the morning. The bed was comfortable, although the sheets had a low thread count, so were a bit rougher than they could have been. I was able to completely close the curtains and liner for a very dark room. Also helping with a good night's is that the place feels safe with a deadbolt on the door and keycards needed to enter the building. The room is less conducive to watching TV, as the TV faces neither the bed nor the couch. (It's possible though that being on the end, I had a unique layout.) My biggest complaint about the room is that it's difficult to regulate the room temperature with the analog thermostat. Setting the needle to anywhere in the 60s made the room too warm.

I'm impressed that the entire unit was quite clean on my first day and after every housekeeping visit—cleaner than your average hotel. One day I was running late and left some dishes in the sink, and returned to find them all clean.

I didn't use any of the amenities, except for the business center computer. There is only one computer in the business center, so I had to wait a while for to use the computer with its ancient flickering monitor. The next night the internet hookup wasn't working, so I had to do without. (Had I brought my laptop, I could have used the free highspeed internet in the room.) I noticed that there was a small, very unimpressive gym, and a coin laundry room for guests. Most night's there's a buffet dinner downstairs. On Valentine's Day, lots of people were eating the lasagna with salad, and munching on the chocolate hearts the motel provided. The atmosphere in the common room area is congenial, with people eating, watching TV and playing cards, much like a bed and breakfast.

Overall, I'm quite impressed with the Residence Inn Park Central, and highly recommend it, particularly to business travelers, people taking Cooper Institute workshops, and people who need to stay in the Dallas area for a few weeks to a month.

Stayed with my wife in a 1 bedroom. The hotel was very clean and the staff were personable. Easy access to LBJ freeway and Central Expressway. The happy hour and small buffet every day was much appreciated. I was pleasantly surprised with the professionalism, cleanliness, and reasonable pricing for extended stay housing. The smaller presence of this inn compared to others gave it a more homey feel.

We stayed one week at the residence inn dallas park central. Our 2 room suite was great, with 2 bathrooms, 3 T.V.s, full kitchen, perfect accommodatios for a family of five. The complimentary breakfast was above average with eggs, biscuits, bacon, sausage, waffles, fruits, etc. The location of the hotel is two freeway exits of distance to galleria mall. What I didn`t like is that one day they forgot to clean our room, I called the front desk at 6 o'clock when we returned, and they responded that there was nothing that they could do at that time, just to give us clean towels but no explanation or apologies. The 3 following days they didn't make the sofa bed or leave the sheets to make it ourselves. I enjoyed everything else except the poor service.