Best Hotels With Bars Near Allen Station

Where to close out the evening in Allen

Courtyard by Marriott Dallas Allen at the Event Center pairs an American-style restaurant and bar with an indoor pool, roughly two miles from the historic Texas Electric Railway route and close enough to the arena for a pre- or post-event drink without much of a drive. It's the pick for anyone whose evening plans revolve around the Event Center calendar rather than a broader Collin County itinerary. The bar itself stays open past most last calls along the surrounding highway strip, giving concertgoers a reason to linger at the hotel rather than search for another option nearby.

The bar at Sheraton McKinney Hotel keeps running alongside an all-day restaurant and 24-hour fitness center, roughly four and a half miles from the Allen station site. The bar suits business travelers closing out a McKinney-focused day, and the all-day kitchen means a late drink doesn't have to come with an empty stomach if the restaurant is still serving. Business travelers closing out a McKinney trip will find the bar a natural extension of the restaurant rather than a separate stop, useful after a client dinner runs later than planned. That pairing of bar and kitchen under one roof saves a McKinney-based business trip from ending on an empty stomach after a long closing conversation.

Drury Plaza Hotel Dallas Richardson runs a lobby bar alongside its outdoor pool, about seven miles from the historic corridor, a solid option for travelers whose stay centers more on Richardson than Allen itself. The lobby setting makes it an easy, low-effort spot for a drink after a long day of driving the US-75 corridor. The setting suits a quiet nightcap more than a lively night out, which fits a Richardson-based stay built around driving rather than a walkable evening circuit through downtown Dallas. Guests who want more energy than a lobby bar offers should plan the short drive into McKinney's square instead, where the area's livelier options are concentrated.

Informal dining pairs with a bar at Courtyard by Marriott Dallas Plano/Richardson, which also runs an outdoor pool and gym roughly seven miles out, rounding out the options for travelers whose Collin County stay spans Plano and Richardson as much as Allen. All four properties keep the bar as a genuine amenity rather than an afterthought squeezed into the lobby. That combination of dining, drinks, pool and gym under one roof makes the property a workable base for a multi-day Collin County stay that never quite settles on just one town. Between the four, a traveler splitting time across Allen, McKinney and Richardson can always find a bar within a short drive of wherever the day actually ends.

Allen's nightlife runs almost entirely through the Event Center calendar and a handful of chain restaurants along US-75; without a game or concert on the schedule, the highway corridor is quiet by 10pm. A hotel bar fills that gap for anyone not driving to McKinney, offering a low-key drink within the same building as the room rather than a destination night out.