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Fantasies and Dreams Come True
by MADELYN MILLER
Fantasies are very personal things. And sometimes it's hard to know
how or where to make them happen.
Recently I discovered the Fantasy Suites in Denton. I first
heard about it from a friend but she wasn't quite sure where it was.
After asking around, I learned lots of people had heard about the Fantasy
Suites, but almost no one knew where it was. It's not listed in the
phone book. You need to know that it is a group of special theme
rooms at the Quality Inn in Denton.
Would you like to be a sheik or Arabian prince for a night?
Or spend an evening at Caesar's palace? Does your unfulfilled teenage
fantasy involve a bed in a pink Cadillac? Or would you enjoy an exotic
evening in the Geisha suite?
All these fantasies are available at Fantasy Suites for
$149 during the week or $199 on weekends. Each visit includes complimentary
champagne upon arrival and a European-style continental "Breakfast in Bed
for Two." Each suite has a double Jacuzzi, candles, and champagne
glasses.
The helpful staff can arrange for a keepsake picnic basket ($39) with
wine, cheese, bread, grapes and sausage. Perhaps you'd like to order
roses in a souvenir vase ($42 for a dozen) or specialty chocolates ($10)
for your sweetheart. You can even have your name monogrammed on a
robe ($65 with 7 days' notice required).
In the Arabian nights room, you can sleep in a sheik's tent with
Oriental rugs and a 10-sided waterbed. Overhead, there is a mirror
with turn-on flickering lights. Desert murals adorn the walls, and
you can enjoy your own personal oasis in the double-size whirlpool spa.
Or enjoy the splendor of Caesar's villa in Ancient Rome.
A marble whirlpool surrounded by columns and mirrors rests outside the
secluded bed chamber with a king-size bed hung with silk drapes.
Teenage fantasies can be fulfilled in the pink Cadillac room with
a vintage pink "Caddy" complete with a custom-made queen size bed.
The entire suite is designed with an Art Deco theme, highlighted by glass
block walls decorated with neon lights. Nice touches include a lipstick
red high-heel shaped telephone and a neon diner clock. There is a radio placed into the rear
of the bed rather than the dashboard so it is easy to switch stations while
lying in bed.
My husband and I stayed in the Geisha Garden to celebrate our
25th anniversary. And since we'd been to Japan only 6 months before,
we could appreciate how authentic the setting actually was. Our suite
was enormous — probably as large as the average Japanese home.
As we entered the sitting room, we saw a wall-size photo mural
of a Japanese botanical garden. Flowers placed in front of the photo
mural blended into the background and made it seem even more realistic.
We peeked into the arched keyhole entry to the hot tub and saw a Buddha
guarding our black marble hot tub. Hanging above was a TV.
Candles, champagne glasses and plump origami-folded towels were thoughtfully
placed at the side of our tub.
We passed through another keyhole archway to our sleeping chamber.
The enormous black enamel bed matched an inlaid patterned armoire that
held a second TV. The walls were decorated with traditional fans,
and flowery sheets had a Japanese print.
The only problem with our stay was two areas that were too authentic
for my taste. There was no closet or hanging space — merely a rod
to put things over. The toilet had a typed note giving flushing instructions
and a warning to flush twice.
Other than that, it was hard to believe our Oriental paradise
was just a few hundred feet from I-35. We had brought our own Kitaro
tapes, and the setting was so perfect we expected a Geisha Girl to appear
at any moment.
If you're curious about the rooms, tours are held every Sunday
at 2:00. According to manager Don Rich, many of the guests come for
special occasions such as honeymoons or anniversaries. Others merely
stop for the night and are so intrigued by the idea that they decide to
try one.
Reserve ahead if you have a very specific fantasy. A $50
deposit is required upon reservation and the balance is due 30 days prior
to your stay. But you might just be lucky and get to do a spontaneous
fantasy.
To reserve a room or for more information call: (940) 387-0591,
Fantasy Suites at Quality Inn.
Other fantasy inns:
Fantasyland Hotel in Edmonton, Canada 800-661-6454
http://www.westedmall.com
Sybaris 708-960-5100
South Lake Tahoe Fantasy Inn 800-367-7736
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