"Historic" = old and outdated
We stayed here two nights on Hilton points for a short getaway. This hotel is not up to the usual Hilton standards. The front desk clerk who checked us in had an heavy accent that it made it very difficult to understand. Then he seemed geninely shocked to discover that my husband is a HHonors Diamond member. He told us that this was the hotel where JFK stayed the night before he was shot - plus numerous photographs throughout the hotel document the fact. Perhaps this is all a way to let customers know they are staying in an OLD hotel? The "everything is bigger in Texas" motto certainly didn't apply to the room (normal size, dated curtains, worn carpet, ugly white walls, unevenly worn mattresses on the tiny double beds) or the ridiculously small bathroom (about a 3 inch clearance from the toilet seat to the door when the door is open). This was a room on the Executive Floor too, which the front desk clerk told us was a "larger room" - at least that's what we think he said. The Executive Lounge was dark and depressing with no natural light coming in. The happy hour and breakfast selections in the Executive Lounge were far less than what is usually served in other Hilton properties. In fact, they ran out of food, napkins, cups, silverware, etc. before 8:20 am(served until 9am) and the hostess seemed less than concerned. We had to make a phone call to the manager on duty to let him know about the breakfast situation. The hostess claimed she didn't know how busy it was going to be ... seriously, the hotel didn't know how many Gold/Diamond members were staying at the hotel the previous night who would probably want breakfast the next morning?? Only valet parking ($20 plus tax per day)is available at the hotel and it took over 15 minutes for them to bring our car up one evening because they "couldn't find it"!? There are plenty of other hotel options in downtown Fort Worth - including a relatively new Embassy Suites (also a Hilton property) on the next corner. I wish we had chosen one of those other options for our short trip.