Hotels
San Antonio is a town where there is lodging for every budget, where a two-bed on-Riverwalk room with fireplace and minibar can be rented for a mere $400 a night, and a subterranean lodge family room sharing with Mexican meth dealers can be enjoyed for a MulePass (obtainable from the Texas side of the Big Bend National Park). No visit to San Antonio is complete without experiencing our satisfactory hotel service.
Minger Hotel (above)
100 Alamo Street, The Alamo, Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas. 210-555-1299
The Minger Hotel (still above) is the oldest building in Texas, constructed before the days of lightbulbs and candles. To maintain its authentic look, the interior is in total darkness and guests are provided with complementary infrared goggles. Follow your Head-Up Display to the bar area, reputedly one of the most haunted bars in the country, where one of their skilled mixologists will attempt to find the liquors needed to make a Long Island Iced Tea. The Minger is the only building in San Antonio where seeing-eye dogs are banned due to the hazard posed to the seeing-eye people. Special deals are available on the web. 5% discount with coupon.
Mariott Convention Hotel
529 Market St, Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas. 1-800-SHIZ
The Mariott excels at everything you could want, especially if walking distance to the Convention Center is your major reason for visiting. A shuttle bus is provided for the morbidly obese or exceptionally lazy, and complimentary alcoholic beverages between 3 and 5pm every day provide an excellent and economical way to get in the party mood. Omitted from the Fodor’s Guide out of sheer principal, Mariott Manager Guy Linney said when they built the hotel “we didn’t want a gap wider that a mosquito’s pancreas between us and the conventions”. He added how disturbing it is that people all over the country decide to convene here. No discount with coupon.
Hyatt Hotel
600 E Market St, Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas. 210-224-1234
The Hyatt epitomizes the big-corporation-in-a-small-town feel than defines the Riverwalk, and although it’s way too far from the Alamo, it’s easy to catch a cab back to the airport. The Tequila Third Tuesday event, on every third Tuesday in the summer months, offers 50-cent Mudslingers and Riverrat Rumrunners, a major draw for the locals who otherwise never visit downtown. 10% discount with coupon.
Westin Riverwalk
420 W Market Street, Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas. 210-224-6500
The first hotel in San Antonio use magnetic card entry systems, the Westin is conveniently located on the West side of the map, if viewed where the South side is East. The Westin’s Cafe serves award-winning Starbucks coffee from 6am to 8am every day, and resident Texan artist Mickey Franzino copies Jackson Pollack’s work in the foyee. Pick up a classic for only $30 while relaxing in your room at the Westin. 4% discount with coupon.
The Drury
105 South St Mary’s Street, Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas 210-270-7799
Playfully nicknamed “The Dreary” by locals, the Drury is San Antonio’s first rooftop pool with a hotel underneath. Taken from the Roman Aqueduct concept, used in swanky New York buildings and enjoyed by celebrities like Eva Longoria-Spurs, you too can experience water on a rooftop in America’s 7th largest city by crime statistics. 50% nightly discount with coupon.
