Few downtown Dallas addresses carry more civic weight than The National, the former First National Bank tower on Akard Street whose colossal limestone arcade — visible in the images as a parade of arched bays spanning the ground and mezzanine levels — established the building as one of the most architecturally assertive commercial structures in the city when it completed in 1964. Thompson Dallas is fitted into this Howdy Holmes-era behemoth as part of a broader mixed-use redevelopment led by developer Todd Interests, which transformed the long-vacant tower into a destination anchored by the hotel's 219 rooms across the lower floors. Interior designer Rottet Studio handled the guest rooms and public spaces, threading a mid-century Texan sensibility through dark-stained wide-plank oak floors, walnut bed platforms with channel-tufted leather headboards, and brass hardware that appears throughout — on sconces, nightstand frames, and the floor lamps positioned beside navy velvet sofas. The restaurant interiors lean into a more charged register: curved semicircular banquettes in amber channeled leather, onyx-topped tables on cast-bronze bases, fluted walnut millwork, and a lacquered ceiling that deepens the amber warmth of dome-shaded brass table lamps. The rooftop pool deck, framed against the downtown skyline with the iconic Pegasus sign visible to the north, is organized around a lap pool lined with cabanas and teak decking — a sociable outdoor room positioned at the precise midpoint between the building's historical gravitas below and the open Texas sky above.

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Essentials include 219 rooms with 52 suites; three full-service offerings for dining and drink; a boutique spa and fitness experience focused on wellness; a variety of spaces for events, including the ~14,000 square foot National Ballroom; plus stunning skyline views from the ~2-acre 9th floor pool deck, which houses a long list of unparalleled amenities.