Homewood Suites Riverwalk Downtown San Antonio

Me and my wife stayed there during our honeymoon for a few days. And 1st issue was we got the "handycap accessible" room, so everytime you showered water went everywhere (all over the bathroom). And we had an issue with them not wanting to release our money. We originally booked for a 4 day stay. So we had a pre-authorization for 4 nights on our account. So when we changed our stay to 3 nights there was a seperate authorization for the 3 nights on our account which went through as a "Point of Sale", so they were paid, but we still had a pre-auth on our account for a 4 night stay. And after 2 weeks after we got home it was still on our account, which meant that we couldn't pay our bills. We were in contact with management and they weren't going to release our money, even though they had already been paid. They were even trying to only give us a portion of it back, which would mean we were getting charged twice! After a big headache and tons of fighting with the management and our bank, it was finally released, but not before a ton of stress and argueing. So save yourself! Go somewhere else!

I highly recommend this hotel. It has a great mix of amenities for all travellers including business, leisure, family, etc. This is part of the Hilton chain, so a lot of the standards apply including HHonors. All rooms are suites so a lot of spaaaacccce. Full breakfast every morning (free) and evening reception on weeknights (also free) make this a great value. Also free are high-speed internet and business center.

Unique Quality: This is a historic building as a lot of San Antonio hotels are. It was built in the 1920's as the San Antonio Drug Company and converted into a hotel in 1995. Hotel lobby has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the San Antonio Riverwalk. Rooftop swimming pool also has great views of downtown.

Directions: Riverwalk

The hotel is on the Western edge of the Riverwalk area. This section of the Riverwalk is quite calm and doesn't see much foot-traffic. But it's only a few minute walk to the bustling main section. And it's only 2 blocks away from Hard Rock Cafe.
The morning breakfast buffet is nice but can be very crowded, especially on weekends.
All rooms are 2-bedroom suites with a nice kitchen with fridge, stove, microwave and dishwasher so you can do some of your own cooking, re-heating, etc.

Unique Quality: This hotel was created by gutting and retro-fitting the old San Antonio Drug. Co. building. Everything on the exterior was preserved, including the loading dock which is now the entrance. But the whole interior is modern and similar to any other new hotel. One nice feature is the morning breakfast buffet, which has seating with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Riverwalk. The only parking is valet, but you can self-park across the street for less money (they don't tell you that, of course).

Directions: South-western corner of Riverwalk area.