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Embassy Suites by Hilton San Antonio Riverwalk DowntownvsHotel Emma
Embassy Suites by Hilton San Antonio Riverwalk-Downtown and Hotel Emma are both endorsed by professional reviewers. On balance, Hotel Emma scores significantly better than Embassy Suites by Hilton San Antonio Riverwalk-Downtown. Hotel Emma comes in at #2 in San Antonio with recommendations from 9 publications such as Gayot, Forbes Travel Guide and Condé Nast Traveler.
Embassy Suites by Hilton San Antonio Riverwalk Downtown
Oyster
Gayot
Frommer's
125 E. Houston St., San Antonio, TX 78205
From $114/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
OysterUpper-middle-range
"The upper-middle-range Embassy Suites is in a prime downtown location, close to tons of restaurants, nightlife, and major attractions -- and directly on the famous River Walk." Full review
Gayot "This all-suite hotel is convenient to a variety of attractions. ... The highlight of this hotel is Luke, its house brasserie."
Frommer's "Each suite offers two rooms—separate living and sleeping spaces—with a pull-out sofa, flat-screen TVs with cable and in-suite movies in each room." Full review
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Guests may want to request an east-facing suite overlooking the river rather than western views of the parking lot.
Hotel Emma
Star Service
Condé Nast Traveler
Jetsetter
The Telegraph
Forbes Travel Guide
Mr & Mrs Smith Gayot
Hideaway Report Frommer's
Lonely Planet
136 E. Grayson, San Antonio, TX 78215
From $412/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Star Service "Located in the new, hip Pearl district of town, this hotel is a centerpiece of a development featuring dining and shopping." Full review
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Don't miss the evening happy hour at Sterneworth, the hotel's lounge and bar.
Condé Nast Traveler "The Hotel Emma, housed in a 1894 clock tower that anchors the city’s once derelict Pearl Brewery, is a piece of city history, masterfully preserved." Full review
Jetsetter "Historic charm, delicious fare and South Texas luxury at a stylish new Pearl District hotspot, with a welcome margarita, morning coffee and nightly macarons." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"San Antonio’s urban and eclectic Hotel Emma is built within the brick shell of a giant 19th-century brewery, its mammoth cast-iron tanks and steel machinery still standing inside." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide Recommended
"San Antonio’s new Hotel Emma in is the very definition of industrial chic." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "For a unique city-break in the heart of Texas, check into Hotel Emma; a prohibition-era brewery-turned-boutique hotel in downtown San Antonio." Full review
Gayot "Southern hospitality meets industrial chic at this striking designer hotel."
Hideaway Report94.0
"Distinguished hotel housed in a brick structure with a central tower and arched windows that was originally a brewery." Full review
Frommer's "Attention to detail makes the hotel a delight on every level, especially historic and aesthetic...rooms display a smart blend of the contemporary and the nostalgic—pedestal sinks, black-and-white tile." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Is steampunk-glam a thing? Going by this new Pearl District hotel, we hope so." Full review
