Corporate meetings, conferences, product launches, galas, rehearsal dinners and weddings for up to 400 guests can be organized at The Joule, a hotel with 160 rooms, suites and penthouses in a neo-Gothic landmark at 1530 Main Street in downtown Dallas. The hotel offers more than 30,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space.
Seminars and company events
The corporate offer covers space, catering, audiovisual support and set-up under one team. Three ballrooms with modular layouts take up to 400 guests, and three executive meeting rooms with audiovisual equipment and floor-to-ceiling views of downtown serve board meetings and breakouts. The pre-function area outside the ballrooms was redesigned in 2023. For receptions after a day of sessions, groups can use the rooftop terrace, the outdoor lawn known as The Eye, or a semi-private area or full buyout of one of the hotel's restaurants and bars.
Weddings and receptions
Rehearsal dinner, cocktail hour, ceremony and reception can all take place on site. Ballrooms suit larger weddings and penthouses smaller ones. Extras include a private shower at the Taschen Library, time at the spa before the day, and a reserved area at Midnight Rambler for an after-party. The Pergola, an outdoor space screened by hedges across Main Street at Forty Five Ten, suits a shower, a cocktail hour or a small dinner.
Rooms and capacities
The three ballrooms were redesigned by Tihany Design, with custom chandeliers and large mosaics. The Terrace, on the roof, is reached by a private glass elevator and has a covered glass pavilion with a retractable roof and climate control. The Eye is a turfed lawn set around a 30-foot sculpture by Tony Tasset. Penthouses of 1,350 to 2,500 sq ft each host smaller gatherings. The hotel also works with The Drakestone, a sister property, and with offsite venues such as the Fashion Industry Gallery.
Accommodation
The hotel has 160 rooms, suites and penthouses, enough to house a large group for a multi-day meeting, and a spa on site.
Catering
Joule Catering, the in-house team, builds custom menus and cocktails, at the hotel or at an outside location. The restaurants are CBD Provisions, a modern brasserie, and Sassetta, an Italian restaurant, with Midnight Rambler, an underground cocktail lounge, Weekend Coffee and the Mosaic Bar. Restaurants offer prix fixe menus for private groups.
History and setting
The Joule occupies a neo-Gothic building in the downtown core and has been reworked as a hotel, a cultural venue and a dining and retail address, with museum-level art throughout the public spaces. In the 2026 Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards it was named the top hotel in Texas.
Getting there
The address is 1530 Main Street, Dallas, Texas 75201, in the downtown business district. Dallas Love Field is the closer airport, and Dallas Fort Worth International serves long-haul flights.
