In a Spanish-style villa on the San Antonio River Walk, this contemporary hotel is less than a mile from the San Antonio Museum of Art and 8 miles from San Antonio International Airport. Sleek rooms and suites come with wet bars, minifridges and coffeemakers, as well as free Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs. Upgraded quarters add river views and/or balconies. Amenities include a restaurant, a bar and a garden-set outdoor pool, plus a terrace with a fountain. A fitness center and a business center are both open 24 hours, and there are 3 meeting rooms.
Inspire your creative genius by experiencing life as an artist at the Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum. As an artist-centric, educational, forward-thinking, and inclusive institution, Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum has multiple complementary programs that any artist can join. Such as the Open Studios, a film series that goes behind the scenes at artists' studios, the Art Education Lap, which provides hands-on programming and educational content, and outreach events that include workshops, artist talks, panel discussions, and film screenings.
Join in on the mayhem, murder, and ghost stories in an exciting ghost hunting experience at Alamo City Ghost Tours, the top-voted ghost tour in America by USA Today and Tripadvisor. As the oldest ghost tour, you and a group of brave souls can seek out the age-old question, do ghosts exist? How? Starting with the ghostly tour guide, they will lead you through haunted buildings, hospitals, old battlefields, and disturbed graveyards as they tell you the storied wicked past at each site. Are you experiencing strange sensations or hearing unexplainable sounds? Here is your chance to stir up the restless spirit by using the EMF detectors that show magnetic fields, the digital thermometers for cold spots, the dowsing rods to locate energy, and the spirit box to communicate with ghostly beings.
Take a stroll through the Japanese Tea Garden, which features a scenic enclosure with stone bridges, a pagoda, and the Jingu House Cafe. The restored garden has a lush year-round garden with many floral displays and shaded walkways leading you to a 60-foot waterfall with ponds filled with Koi fish. This historical jewel is ideal for small weddings, memorial services, and large corporate gatherings.