Residence Inn DFW Airport North/Grapevine
Full kitchens and free bicycles for longer Grapevine stays
About this hotel
A fully equipped kitchen in every suite is the detail that changes the economics of a multi-night stay here: cooking even two or three meals in-room instead of eating out saves real money across a week-long trip. The free bicycles are a genuinely useful extra for exploring downtown Grapevine or the lake trails without needing a rental car for every short errand. The hot tub alongside the year-round outdoor pool covers both a workout recovery and a family swim in the same afternoon. The on-site restaurant handles dinner on nights nobody wants to cook, and the business area covers a quick print job between meetings, with the roughly seven-kilometre run to DFW manageable by rental car or rideshare.
- Full kitchens
- Free bicycles
- Pool and hot tub
- On-site restaurant
Our take
Residence Inn DFW Airport North/Grapevine is the all-suite stay I would choose for a longer trip near Dallas-Fort Worth International, about seven kilometres away: suites have full kitchens, there are barbecue facilities and free bicycles, and the outdoor pool is open year-round alongside a hot tub. The restaurant serves American food and cocktails. An 8.3 rating is good, though it rests on only 38 reviews.
- Grocery-shop on arrival if you plan to use the kitchen, since the nearest store isn't walkable from here
- Reserve a bicycle at the front desk rather than assuming one will be free on arrival
- Use the barbecue area on a weekend evening, it's underused and rarely needs booking far ahead
Why we love it
- Fully equipped kitchen in every suite
- Free bicycles available to all guests
- Year-round pool paired with a hot tub
- On-site restaurant serving dinner and cocktails
Why guests love itThe kitchen is what makes this one worth the seven-kilometre distance from the airport: real cooking rather than a microwave corner, which adds up fast across a week-long stay away from home and off a per-meal restaurant budget. The free bicycles are a nice surprise too, genuinely usable for a ride around the neighbourhood rather than a marketing line that mostly goes unused, and the hot tub earns its keep after a day spent unpacking boxes.