avid hotel Fort Worth – Fossil Creek by IHG
Free breakfast two minutes from Shady Oak Barbeque
About this hotel
The pitch at avid hotel is deliberately stripped back: free breakfast, free Wi-Fi, free parking, a fitness center and a business center, without the pool or bar that pad out the rate at neighbouring properties. What it does have is a genuinely short walk, two minutes, to Shady Oak Barbeque & Grill, a proper local dinner option rather than a chain drive-through. This suits a traveller passing through the Fossil Creek corridor who wants the basics covered cleanly and cheaply rather than paying for amenities that go unused on a short stay. Guest ratings sit at 8.2/10 across 371 reviews, in line with the informal billing. Fossil Creek sits on Fort Worth's north side along I-35W, so downtown and the Stockyards are a drive rather than a walk from here.
- Free breakfast
- Free parking
- Business center
- Fitness center
Our take
avid hotel Fossil Creek keeps things simple and useful for a short stopover: breakfast, Wi-Fi and parking are free, and there is a fitness center and a business center. No pool or bar is listed. Shady Oak Barbeque & Grill is two minutes away on foot, which settles the question of dinner. An 8.2 rating from 371 guests makes it a sound choice for one or two nights.
- Walk the two minutes to Shady Oak Barbeque & Grill for dinner rather than driving anywhere else.
- Use the free breakfast before a full day out, it is straightforward but filling.
- Handle any work tasks in the business center rather than expecting a full business lounge.
Why we love it
- Two-minute walk to Shady Oak Barbeque & Grill
- Free breakfast, Wi-Fi and parking
- Business center on site
- Straightforward, low-cost stay
Why guests love itavid hotel Fort Worth – Fossil Creek is deliberately no-frills, and I would book it for a family stopover of one night rather than a holiday. Breakfast, Wi-Fi and parking are free, and parents have a fitness center and a business center, but the listing names no pool. Shady Oak Barbeque & Grill is two minutes on foot, which makes dinner after a long drive very easy. Guests rate it 8.2 across 371 reviews.