Best Hotels With a Bar in North Richland Hills
Hotels with a bar near North Richland Hills/Smithfield give a TEXRail traveler somewhere to land after Trinity Lakes Station without chasing a taxi into Fort Worth proper for a drink. The same eight properties that carry the restaurant tag here also pour at the bar, from Hyatt Place Fort Worth/Hurst's coffee-and-cocktail counter to Radisson Hotel Fort Worth North-Fossil Creek's nightclub pairing, covering a traveler winding down after a delayed connection or a full day of meetings nearby. Which one fits depends on whether the evening calls for quiet or an actual night out.
Freeway corridors like this one rarely develop a nightlife scene of their own, and North Richland Hills/Smithfield is no exception: the bars here exist because the hotels built them, not because a neighborhood grew up around drinking and dining. Radisson leans hardest into that gap with an actual nightclub attached to its restaurant, while the rest keep things closer to a quiet lobby bar meant for winding down rather than going out, which suits most travelers passing through on a TEXRail connection.
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Where the evening actually happens
This corridor has no bar scene outside its hotels, so the bar tag here carries more weight than it would in a walkable downtown. A traveler arriving late off TEXRail at Trinity Lakes Station, nine minutes by taxi from several of these properties, is choosing between the hotel bar and nothing at all most nights, which is why Candlewood Suites pairs its bar with an in-suite kitchen and Hilton Garden Inn keeps its bar attached to a dining room built for the conference crowd next door.
A coffee-and-cocktail counter is how Hyatt Place Fort Worth/Hurst runs its bar, useful for a traveler whose schedule is still off from a TEXRail delay and wants a drink at an hour when a normal bar would have closed. It sits nine minutes by taxi from Trinity Lakes Station, the same distance as Candlewood Suites DFW West - Hurst, whose bar comes paired with a full in-suite kitchen rather than a dining room, a different kind of evening depending on whether cooking or ordering sounds better after the ride in from the platform.
A dining room built for the conference center next door is where Hilton Garden Inn Dallas at Hurst keeps its bar, eight minutes by taxi from the station, which makes it the pick for a business trip where the evening drink is part of the same building as the day's meetings. Both La Quinta properties, DFW Airport West-Glade and Fort Worth NE Mall, add a bar to their restaurant and free breakfast combination, seven to nine minutes from the station depending on which one, the NE Mall property with an indoor pool and hot tub and the Glade property with an outdoor pool, to fill the hour before dinner rather than an empty lobby.
An actual nightclub next to the bar makes Radisson Hotel Fort Worth North-Fossil Creek the outlier of the group, nine minutes by taxi from Fort Worth Stockyards, the closest this corridor gets to a night out rather than a nightcap. It pairs the liveliest evening option on this list with an indoor pool, backed by a spa and hot tub for the day after a later night than the rest of this corridor tends to see, and room service for whoever skips the nightclub entirely. It is also pet-friendly with free parking, so arriving with a car or a dog does not rule it out.
Holiday Inn Fort Worth - Alliance and Four Points by Sheraton Fort Worth North round out the group with straightforward hotel bars, no nightclub or conference center attached, just a place to sit down after a day that started or ended on the TEXRail platform. Holiday Inn sits five minutes by taxi from Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar and Four Points a five-minute walk from Twin Peaks, for anyone who wants a change of scenery before returning to the hotel bar. Neither one sits close to Trinity Lakes Station, so both suit a Fort Worth-focused trip more than a quick TEXRail connection.
A traveler's perspectiveAfter a full day of meetings near Trinity Lakes Station, I would book Hilton Garden Inn Dallas at Hurst Conference Center, eight minutes away by taxi, because its bar sits beside the dining room inside a building connected to the conference center. On a freeway corridor with no walkable strip, that keeps the evening drink under the same roof as the day's work, with an indoor pool and hot tub as a quieter alternative.
4.5Guest scoreBarLa Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham DFW Airport West-Glade
Nine minutes from a heritage rail line, free breakfast before an early flight
View hotel →Why guests love itLa Quinta Inn & Suites DFW Airport West Glade is a three-star sixteen minutes from DFW Airport, with free breakfast, free parking and an outdoor pool. A bar and a restaurant are on site, which helps the night before an early flight, and there is a fitness room and accessible rooms. Grapevine Vintage Railroad is nine minutes away by taxi, a fun outing with children. Rated 9/10 by more than 1,100 guests, I would book it for a family pre-flight stop.
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Candlewood Suites DFW West - Hurst by IHG
A kitchen in every suite for a late arrival off the train
View hotel →Why guests love itCandlewood Suites DFW West Hurst is a budget all-suite hotel where every room has a full kitchen, which lets a family cook most meals. Parking is free, the gym is open around the clock, and the seasonal outdoor pool and BBQ area give children and parents an easy evening on site. Pets are welcome. Trinity Lakes Station is nine minutes away by taxi. Rated 8.6 by almost 280 guests, I would book it for a longer family stay with a car.
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Hilton Garden Inn Dallas at Hurst Conference Center
A conference center dining room eight minutes from the platform
View hotel →Why guests love itI was at Hilton Garden Inn for three days of meetings and never had to leave the building for a meal, which made the packed schedule easier to manage. The airport shuttle picked me up within twenty minutes of my flight landing, and the hot tub after the last session of each day was the best part of the trip. The eight-minute taxi to Trinity Lakes Station on my day off was short enough that I actually used it.
4.2Guest scoreBarHoliday Inn Fort Worth - Alliance by IHG
A straightforward bar and restaurant with room service on top
View hotel →Why guests love itRoom service is the detail I would point out to tired families at the Holiday Inn Fort Worth Alliance, an easy option after a long travel day. The outdoor pool suits children on warm days, the bar and restaurant cover other meals, and parking is free. Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar is five taxi-minutes away, DFW Airport about thirty. An 8.4 rating from 402 reviews backs it.
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La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Fort Worth NE Mall
Seven minutes from Trinity Lakes Station, an airport shuttle on top
View hotel →Why guests love itAn indoor pool, a hot tub and free breakfast make this La Quinta an easy family base on the TEXRail side of Fort Worth, seven taxi-minutes from Trinity Lakes Station. I also like the airport shuttle for arrival day, and the on-site bar and restaurant for evenings. Parking is free, pets are accepted and there is a business center. An 8.2 rating from 1,334 reviews supports the choice.
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Hyatt Place Fort Worth/Hurst
Nine minutes from Trinity Lakes Station, bar open past standard check-in
View hotel →Why guests love itHyatt Place Fort Worth/Hurst is a three-star on the DFW Airport corridor with free breakfast, free parking, an outdoor pool and a 24/7 gym. The coffee-and-cocktail bar suits a late arrival, and the pool gives children a break on a hot afternoon. Pets are welcome and there is a business centre. Trinity Lakes Station is nine minutes away by taxi. Rated 8 by more than 1,000 guests, I would book it for a family stop before or after a flight.
3.9Guest scoreBarFour Points by Sheraton Fort Worth North
A five-minute walk to Twin Peaks, a straightforward bar back at the hotel
View hotel →Why guests love itWe stopped here on a Fort Worth trip that had nothing to do with the airport or the train line, and the walk to Twin Peaks became our default dinner spot two nights running. The hotel bar filled in on the third night when we didn't feel like going out. It's a longer ride to DFW than we realized going in, so we built extra time into the departure morning.
3.8Guest scoreBarRadisson Hotel Fort Worth North-Fossil Creek
A restaurant and nightclub nine minutes from the Stockyards
View hotel →Why guests love itOur view: this is the pick on the TEXRail corridor for a group that wants a proper night out, since the restaurant connects to a real nightclub and the Fort Worth Stockyards are nine minutes away by taxi. Families should know that the club side can be loud late in the evening, while the indoor pool, hot tub and spa give children and non-clubbers something to do. Pets are accepted and parking is free, which helps on a road trip.
Local tips
- 1Pick Radisson if you want an actual nightclub attached to the bar; pick Hilton Garden Inn if you'd rather it stay close to a conference dinner.
- 2Hyatt Place's coffee-and-cocktail bar suits an odd-hours traveler off a delayed TEXRail connection better than a standard hotel bar would.
- 3Candlewood Suites pairs its bar with a full kitchen, worth knowing if you'd rather cook than order once you've had a drink.
- 4Both La Quinta bars come with free breakfast the next morning, useful if your evening runs later than planned.
- 5Book Holiday Inn or Four Points for a quiet hotel bar without a nightclub or conference crowd nearby.
- 6Confirm the bar's hours directly if arriving very late off TEXRail; most run into the evening but none stay open all night.