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Stunning Suites

Inside the most exclusive and stunning hotel suites in San Antonio

Molly McManus
Apr 20, 2016 | 6:00 am

San Antonio is a hot travel destination, brimming with historic hotels and trendy new getaways. As we frequently rank as one of the best vacation spots, we decided to take a look inside the city’s most stunning suites. These luxurious rooms will make you want to stay awhile.

Presidential Suite at JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa
Ranging from 1,834 to 2,300 square feet, the presidential suites at JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa are inspired by Texas ranches. Each features a grand entry hall with living rooms that overlook the Hill Country. Multiple TVs, fireplace, library room, and a second bedroom option are also included, and the suite is decorated with custom-designed fabrics and furniture. Celebrities and large corporate groups are the presidential suite’s most frequent visitors.
Starting rate: $5,000

Maritzen Suite at Hotel Emma
Recently named a best new hotel by Travel + Leisure, Hotel Emma is the Pearl’s premier destination, offering fantastic dining options in a beautiful setting. The 1,439-square-foot Maritzen Suite is two stories and located at the highest point of the original brewery. The first floor features a wet bar, dining room, and living area. The second floor boasts impressive views of the river and a terrace with fireplace. The bedroom is also on the second level with a four-story windowed cupola, walk-in closet, and clawfoot tub.
Starting rate: $3,000/night

Presidential Suite at Hotel Valencia
The modern downtown San Antonio boutique hotel is a contemporary and stylish escape in the middle of the city. The 1,100-square-foot Presidential Suite includes a custom-made Hotel Valencia bed complete with seven layers of designer Egyptian linens. There is an 18-foot solid ebony wood desk and leather down-wrapped club chair in the living area. The full Italian-style bathroom has a bathtub, shower, and stainless steel sink.
Starting rate: $2,500/night

Mokara Suite at Mokara Hotel and Spa
With more than 400 square feet of space to relax, the Mokara Suite is the hotel’s most stunning room. Also located along the River Walk, this guest room is “as big as Texas,” with panoramic views of the river, a large living area, and an adjoining bedroom and spacious bath. Once you’ve had a great night’s sleep, head to the spa for some needed rejuvenation.
Starting rate: $839/night

Presidential Suite at Omni La Mansión del Rio
Located off the River Walk in the heart of San Antonio, Omni La Mansión del Rio is ripe with history. The Presidential Suite is a 1,900-square-foot space on the hotel’s top floor. The master bedroom includes a comfortable king bed, as well as a dry sauna and soaking tub. There is an additional bedroom that contains two double beds. The stunning dining room has seating for six, and the spacious living room opens to two balconies overlooking the river and downtown skyline.
Starting rate: $1,999

Contessa Suite at Hotel Contessa
The swanky Hotel Contessa is frequently ranked among the best in San Antonio. The 1,000-square-foot suite features modern furnishings and a large bedroom with a king-sized bed. The bathroom boasts a double vanity with garden tub and walk-in closet. The suite also has a comfortable living area with a dining table and second powder room. Relax in front of one of two TVs while you enjoy a drink from the bar.
Starting rate: $700/night

Superior Suite at The St. Anthony Hotel
For a less expensive option that’s still just as breathtaking, take a look at the superior suites at The St. Anthony Hotel. Recently presented with a “Preservation’s Best” award, The St. Anthony is a 107-year-old hotel bursting with renewed charm. The superior suites overlook Travis Park and have a separate living room with minibar, dining table, and desks. The bathroom offers Frette towels as well as soft robes and slippers. Glass showers and bathtubs are available, as well as king-size pillow top mattress with luxurious linens.
Average rate: $439/night

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Wurst Week

Beat the crowds for a weekday jaunt through Wurstfest

Brianna Caleri
Nov 7, 2022 | 1:28 pm
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If you can't relax with some sausages, when can you relax? Wurstfest doesn't have to be a weekend marathon.

San Antonians could stop by their favorite after-work haunts for happy hour this week, but New Braunfels, a relatively short drive away, can offer a lot more.

Wurstfest is in full swing again, coming out of its first weekend of 2022 festivities. This year’s fest runs from November 4-13, spreading that massive population influx across two weekends, and shorter days in between. Sweetening the pot, admission is free from Monday to Thursday.

Realistically, although the German food is at least half the draw, Wurstfest could be called Bierfest with the sheer volume of beers it serves. And they’re not expecting too many visitors drinking before business hours end in the rather quaint New Braunfels. So, Wurstfest starts at 5 pm on weekdays, but the five hours it’s open (ending at 10 pm) offer plenty of ways to pass the time.

All weekdays start with live music at 5:30 pm on all five stages across the old German grounds. (For those who haven’t visited, this is basically a theme park: visitors wander through timber framed beer halls, past many, many concession stands, down the Comal River to a fairground, all without stepping out of Germany, it seems.) From those opening sets, there’s near-constant music on three of the stages.

Most of the entertainment comes from live music and the novelty of wandering around amongst the lederhosen and dirndls. (Those drinking less than friends should strongly consider bringing a book — this is from experience.) But there is some light programming every day to break up the drinking and dancing, especially for visitors with kids.

Monday promises a science show and masskrugstemmen (beer holding) contest. On Tuesday, more beers are held and Rapunzel and Flynn Rider make an appearance. Wednesday brings, you guessed it, more beer holding, and a magic show. On Thursday, kids can hear some storytelling, and Friday, Veteran’s Day, honors veterans with a salute. Following crowds will also bring visitors to shopping, sausage-making demonstrations, and children’s fair rides.

Perhaps needless to say, the food is legitimately excellent; this is, at its heart, a culinary event, and serves more than standard fried fair foods. Obviously, sausage is a great choice, but there are potatoes, gravy, pickles, and sauerkraut to go around. Returning revelers are thrilled to share their best recommendations for the food and imported beers. Pacing yourself, three to five hours is a very reasonable stretch for trying as much as possible and returning to old favorites.

Wurstfest tickets (free Monday to Thursday, $18 online for the weekend) are available now at wurstfest.com, along with more information and entertainment schedules.

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Native American Heritage Month

San Antonio museum celebrates Native American Heritage Month with free, family-friendly event

Hannah J. Frías
Nov 7, 2022 | 11:40 am
Briscoe Western Art Museum presents Yanaguana Indian Arts Festival
Photo courtesy of Briscoe Western Art Museum
The Briscoe Western Art Museum hosts its Yanaguana Indian Arts Festival on November 19.

November is Native American Heritage Month, and the Briscoe Western Art Museum is inviting San Antonio families to celebrate at its free annual Yanaguana Indian Arts Festival. Taking place on Saturday, November 19, from 10 am to 5 pm, the colorful event highlights the vibrant, artistic traditions of Native American communities and celebrates the impact Native Americans had in shaping the West.

Named in honor of the Payaya people who were indigenous to the San Antonio area, “Yanaguana” was the word used to describe what is now known as the San Antonio River. The Briscoe has hosted the annual festival since the museum first opened in the beautifully restored 1930s San Antonio Public Library in 2013.

Featuring storytelling, artist demonstrations, pottery and carving, the free event includes admission to the museum, which strives to preserve and present the art, history, and culture of the American West in each of its exhibitions and educational programs. This year's event will feature two drum circles with Pow Wow-style dancing, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

United San Antonio Pow Wow, Inc., will start the event with a special spiritual blessing, joined by Enemy Horse Drumming for a Pow Wow-style drum circle to kick off the day. Inviting event attendees to join, the drum circle will explain common pow wow dance styles and the afternoon installment will feature the Great Promise Dancers.

Native American-inspired cuisine will help fuel the day's activities, including items from REZR’vation Only, a food truck owned and operated by a registered member of the Navajo Nation. In addition to the drum circles, the event will feature workshops and lectures celebrating traditional and contemporary Native American culture, with highlights including:

  • Live music by Native American artists, including flute player Tim Blueflint Ramel. An enrolled member of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa, a federally recognized American Indian Tribe, Blueflint has opened for and shared the stage with Grammy Award Winner Mary Youngblood and a wide variety of artists.
  • Stories from Amy Bluemel, Chickasaw storyteller and great-granddaughter of Eastman Kaney, an original Dawes Commission enrollee. Through elaborate storytelling, Bluemel shares the customs of Chickasaw and other southeastern tribes.
  • Ledger art with artist George Curtis Levi, showcasing how ledger art captures a moment in time. Originating amongst the Cheyenne in the late 1840s, ledger art utilized pages of repurposed record books to depict everyday life. A member of the Southern Cheyenne tribe in Oklahoma, Levi also has ties to the Arapaho and Oglala Lakota communities.
  • Pottery making with artist Jereldine Redcorn showcasing Caddo pottery, an art form she single-handedly revived. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Redcorn’s father was Caddo and her mother was Potawatomi. In 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama selected one of her pieces to decorate the Oval Office.
  • Kachina carving with Kevin Horace Quannie, a Hopi/Navajo contemporary artist. Living on the Hopi reservation, Quannie specializes in carving contemporary kachina dolls using cottonwood roots.
  • Crafts and demonstrations include making your own drum, creating a community weaving basket, paper bead necklaces, pottery making, loom weaving, wood carving, and leather stamping.
Make the most of free museum admission by exploring the Briscoe's 14 galleries, including its fall exhibition, Thomas D. Mangelsen - A Life In The Wild, which features 40 of the renowned nature photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen’s most resonant wildlife and landscape photographs of the West. Open to the public through January 29, 2023, the exhibit takes viewers on a journey across the West and around the globe through the lens of one of the most prolific nature photographers of our time.
To learn more about the event, museum hours, exhibit, and parking details head to briscoemuseum.org.
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