Daisy Polk Inn

What can I say about this place. I stayed here almost every weekend last summer, and it was absolutely incredible (I was stuck in Wichita Falls for a couple months, so I needed the weekend getaways). With only about six rooms total, the experience is unique and personalized.
I’ve stayed in just about every room and it’s hard to pick a favorite, however, I think the Julie in the cottage is my favorite. Each one of them is different though, and you would not go wrong by staying in the main house. I would actually encourage going more than once and switching it up, staying in different rooms.
Meticulous detail went into the restoration of this gem just a block off of Cedar Springs. The owners, Pat and Wayne will tell you all about what part of the world each piece of furniture came from. There’s stuff from France, Italy, England… you name it, even the curtains are from a different country. They really care about and love this place, just ask them, they will tell you the stories. One of my favorite things is sitting in the main living room with a glass of wine reading the stories from past guests in the book, and looking through the stack of pictures on the mantle.
A stay at the Inn comes with a light breakfast; some juice, coffee, and some fruit or a muffin. For $ 20 extra you can get the full breakfast which I definitely recommend. You just look over the menu the night before and circle what you want on it and what time you’ll be down in the morning. Its exciting to come down and sit at the dining room table with complete strangers; You never know who you’re going to meet. Michael, the chef, does a wonderful job, I can’t even begin to explain how much detail he puts into each breakfast. Definitely get bacon. And coffee. It will help your hangover that you WILL have because its right behind all the fun bars and clubs on Cedar.
I really love this place because you feel at home here. They show you around and then let you be (albeit after a good sit and a glass of wine). There’s no attendant looming over you watching your every move, they hand you the keys and you’re free to roam around the house. You can enjoy it peacefully and come and go as you please. My heart was warmed when after my first couple of visits, I started entering my room to a bottle of wine and two glasses sitting on a silver platter one the bed. Doesn’t get much better than this; I can’t wait to come back.

This was an incredible place to stay. I am a Dallas native and never knew about this gem. The place was cozy, had a lot of history, and was full of Southern hospitality. I didn’t find this anywhere when I was researching the place, but it is super LGBTQ friendly. The inn keepers are very interesting and charming people. The organic breakfast is just AMAZING. I highly recommend this place. The only bad thing that I would say is that the beds are too firm and need to be replaced.

Sadly I will not be staying here again.
The Inn itself is gorgeous and charming. It’s in a good neighborhood. I met Michael briefly one morning as I grabbed a coffee to go and left for my show. Seemed like a nice guy and past reviews confirm that. My issue was with the Inn Keeper, Patrick. From Friday to Monday morning, I slept at the Inn, I was not there for breakfast or during the day at all.
I had some flight issues so times were all over the place for my departure.
When I left (5:30 am) I did as instructed, left my keys in the room. This was in the event it was early and no one was onsite. Michael said this and I didn’t think twice about it as I had no received any other instructions (yes there are many) I did just that without fully thinking about it but the gate out front that is controlled by a remote hangs from the keys. I go to pull out to the airport and I’m trapped by the gate and I can’t back into the house. I panicked, I had a plane to catch. I had to call the «Inn Keeper» Patrick to ask him to come over and let me out. He did arrive in about 8 minutes but not without making it evident by his eye rolling and not making eye contact with me and when I waved goodbye he rolled his eyes and drove away. At this point, I’m frazzled, just make the flight and get home.
At 8pm on Monday night I’m now home I realize I don’t have my glasses. I call Patrick to find out if I left them there and received an immediate yes. I asked my business partner to pick them up for me but I was annoyed that no one bothered to let me know when they could have been in the mail already.
I started thinking about the eye rolling, the general unpleasant nature of that whole situation and the fact that there were all of 3 guests there but no one could pick up the phone so I didn’t have to go another day without my glasses. I hate not being able to take my contacts out at night.
I decided to drop DPI an email mentioning both incidents and suggested a possible sensor when the car pulled out to avoid this sort of situation (especially since it was found to be so irritating to him) and mentioned the obvious annoyance with me and asked why I was never contacted about my glasses and had to ask myself 16 hours later.
Patrick then responded on behalf of the Daisy Polk Inn —
This is Patrick responding to your email. I too am sorry that you awakened
me at 5:45 this morning. I was in a deep sleep when you called and had to
focus before getting dressed and then getting behind the wheel and making an
effort to get there as quickly as possible. Believe me, I was in a deep,
deep sleep more than irritated and yes probably a bit frustrated. However, I
did get there as fast as possible, within 7 minutes I believe.
Then in response to my suggestion that leaving the keys inside when you have to go and no Inn Keeper is onsite was maybe not a good idea and asked if they had ever thought of a sensor. HIs response.
As far as the instructions go for your early departure, I always stress that
guests leave keys on the desk in the hallway downstairs and I also remind
guests to make sure the gate is open before pulling the door shut which
locks it. Doing what you suggest means that we need to have a keypad on the
street for entries and then the auto-​open would work for departures. Having
the keypad is problematic because of the number of children who play with
gadgets which are not theirs. We did think about your suggestion and for
numerous reasons decided against that. That again is why I give very
explicit directions to early departure guests. My apologies that you did
not receive those instruction and I will talk with Michael about this. By
the way, the last thing Michael communicated to me was that you told him
that you would probably not get on a flight until noon. I guess that is why
I was surprised by your early morning call.
A simple I’m sorry or anything customer service related would have gone a long way. In regards to my glasses I was told.
Concerning the glasses, I got a text from Michael around 1 PM about the
glasses and I was at my doctors until 5:30 this afternoon when I arrived
home to prepare dinner for my 83 year old mother-​in-​law. I believe it was 7
PM Dallas time when you called. I would be more than happy to overnite them
to you, but you indicated that your colleague could pick them and send them
to you. We have sent left items to guests to destination all over the
country.
Bottom line no one sleeps on site with the guests so in the event of an emergency or you have trouble with one of the 3 keys needed to gain entry to your room, expect annoyance on his part. If you are going for any business reason or have to leave before hours make sure your ducks are in a row, one wrong move will put your behind. It is loud at night as it is one block off a very busy late night bar strip. If that bothers you on a weekend night or if it would affect your sleep you won’t like it.

I was attending a conference in Dallas at 7am Monday morning, and I live in far North Texas. I wasn’t excited about getting up early and fighting traffic so early, and possibly being late, so I decided to find a room in Dallas for Sunday night and get a jump on things. Daisy Polk Inn offered the best combination of value and location compared to hotels in the area. It was only 5 minutes from the conference, and at a much safer location than «affordable» hotel chains. Other hotels were available in downtown Dallas, but for double the price at Daisy Polk Inn. For me, it was a no-​brainer.
The facilities are clean and nice, the staff and owners are very courteous, and I have no problem recommending this place for others looking for a nice place to stay in Dallas for any reason.

Stayed for a night in the Daisy room. Super cute and relaxing. Friendly service, and they dont charge for wifi, bottled water, or parking. The immediate area around it doesn’t look like much, but its actually really close to uptown and arts district, so super convenient. Wish I could have tried the food but totally slept past breakfast because it was that relaxing.

This place exceeds all expectations, and is a bargain to boot. The rooms and common spaces are enormous and well-​appointed. Beds and bedding are very high-​quality. Wifi is free, and easy to access. Mike is a charming host and a brilliant cook (the ingredients are all organic and local).
I know this must seem like a by-​the-​numbers review. I simply had an incredible stay here, and would not for a moment consider staying anywhere else if I came back to Dallas again.

I’ve stayed in many B&B’s and can say without reservation I loved this place. The hosts were fantastic and right out of a great tradition of southern hospitality. The B&B itself was immaculately restored and every piece of furniture, as well as the B&B itself, had a story behind it. The place was so beautiful and relaxing I have to say I didn’t see as much of Dallas as I would have liked. That said, it’s a block or two away from a buy shopping/​nightlife neighborhood. So we could walk to the nightlife without needing a car or cab. Had a really great stay here.