Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau Research Summaries:
How many hotels are currently in Arlington?*
- Budget: 8
- Limited Service: 19
- Select service: 2
- Full Service: 4
- Extended Stay: 8
- Total: approximately 41
How many hotels are building between 2008 and by 2011?
- Budget 0
- Limited Service 1
- Select service 3
- Full Service 2
- Extended Stay 1
- Total: 7
How many hotel rooms are in Arlington?
- Budget 704
- Limited Service 1866
- Extended Service 245
- Full Service 825
- Extended Stay 883
- Total: approximately 4523
How many hotel properties are within:
- One mile radius of the Convention Center: 7
- Three mile radius of the Convention Center: 29
- Five mile radius of the Convention Center: 36
Local attractions in radius to Convention Center
- Rangers Ballpark in Arlington - .1 mi/.2 km.
- Six Flags Over Texas- 1.0 mi/1.6 km
- Visitor Information Center/ACVB office -1.0 mi/1.6 km
- Six Flags Hurricane Harbor - 1.0 mi/1/6 km
- Dallas Cowboys Stadium (opening 2009) -2.0 mi/3.2 km
- Lincoln Square Shopping Center - 2.0 mi/3.2 km
- Johnnie High’s Country Music Revue -3.0 mi/4.8 km
- Ditto Golf Course - 3.0 mi/4.8 km
- University of Texas at Arlington - 4.0 mi/6.4 km
- Riverside Golf Course - 4.0 mi./6.4 km
- Louis Tussaud’s Palace of Wax/ Ripley’s Believe It or Not! - 4.0 mi/6.4 km
- Nokia Theater at Grand Prairie - 6.0 mi/9.7 km
- Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie -6.0 mi/9.7 km
Arlington’s Population: Approximately 370,000 Arlington is located between Dallas and Fort Worth, approximately 20 minutes driving distance in each direction. Arlington is located just off of I-30, I-20, and SH 360, and is minutes away from SH 820 and SH 183. Driving Distances:
Arlington is located 15 minutes south of DFW International Airport, American Airlines hub and centrally located to the United States; and 40 minutes southwest of Love Field, hub of Southwest Airlines
Arlington is located within a 3 hour drive of these regional cities:
- Austin 200 miles
- Houston 262 miles
- Oklahoma City 209 miles
- Shreveport 206 miles
Arlington Features
- Land Area 4,576.2 acres
- Public Park Land 882 acres
- City Parks 1,803 acres
- Community Parks 382.3 acres
- Linear Parks 114.9 acres
- Neighborhood Parks 1,957 acres
- Lake Arlington Surface Area 98.7 square miles
*Excluding privately-owned substandard properties. | 
