3 Best Hotels in San Antonio, Texas

With a clean, contemporary design and excellent location, the Canopy by Hilton has almost everything you would want for a comfortable stay right on the River Walk. It's a stellar location, with the Alamo, La Villita Historic Arts Village, and San Fernando Cathedral only a half-mile away. Guest rooms are spacious and well-appointed with a sharp yet colorful design. If you want a balcony facing the River Walk, be sure to request it when booking. There is a fitness center, but no pool. The on-site Domingo's restaurant offers breakfast, lunch,  dinner, and weekend brunch, with a wide variety of American and Tex-Mex specialties in a lovely River Walk setting. The on-site Otro Bar is known for their agave cocktails in a bright, colorful elevated terrace overlooking the River Walk, perfect for conversation and relaxing with a drink.

Step into relaxation at this sophisticated yet homey country resort with lots of shade—a key feature when the mercury soars during a San Antonio summer. On the northwestern edge of the city, it occupies 200 acres of former ranch land, so you feel far removed, even though you're just a few minutes from SeaWorld, about 15 minutes from Six Flags, and 20 minutes from downtown. Rooms are well-appointed and spacious, and some have balconies or walkout patios. Family-friendly touches abound, from the relaxing man-made lazy river where you can float along with the current in an inner tube to nightly s'mores at the firepit. There's plenty to do with a 5-acre water park, the Hyatt Hill Country Golf Club, a nature trail, and a spa with a full range of treatments and salon services.

Set among the bubbling streams and tree-covered hills of Cibolo Canyons, the JW Marriott San Antonio Resort & Spa is a magnificent family escape and a premier golf destination. This huge resort (the largest JW Marriott in the world) encompasses 1,002 rooms, so don't expect an intimate retreat, but the spacious design is such that you should never feel you're part of a crowd. In guest rooms, custom-designed furniture that incorporates hand-tooled leather, copper, and ironwork brings a touch of the surrounding countryside inside. Bathrooms are spacious with separate tubs and showers, and some suites feature balconies.

Among the resort's many dining options, Cibolo Moon is the signature restaurant, featuring a refined interpretation of authentic Texas cuisine. What really makes this resort special, however, are the outstanding facilities: the 9-acre River Bluff Water Experience includes a 1,100-foot lazy river and designated children's and adult pools; sumptuous Lantana Spa is a peaceful oasis with its own restaurant and pool and a lengthy menu of natural and organic facial and body treatments; and finally, the TPC San Antonio Golf Resort, open exclusively to resort guests and TPC members, features two championship courses designed by Pete Dye and Greg Norman, with the Oaks Course hosting the PGA Tours Valero Texas Open since 2010.