Embassy Suites by Hilton San Antonio Riverwalk Downtown vs Hotel 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
125 E. Houston St., San Antonio, TX 78205
From $114 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Oyster
Upper-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."
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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."
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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
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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."
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Don't miss the evening happy hour at Sterneworth, the hotel's lounge and bar.
Condé Nast Traveler
Readers' Choice Award
"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."
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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."
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The Telegraph
9.0
"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."
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Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"San Antonio’s new Hotel Emma in is the very definition of industrial chic."
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