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Menger Hotel

204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205
Menger Hotel
Real Traveler Rating: 4.2 out of 5 based on 786 reviews from 6 sources
Highly Recommended
Clean: Rating of 4.2 out of 5
Service: Rating of 4.3 out of 5
Location: Rating of 4.8 out of 5
Value: Rating of 4.0 out of 5
Room: Rating of 3.9 out of 5
call to book: 1-800-546-4167 hotels.com
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Highly Recommended
Based on 786 reviews
from 6 sources
  • Overall: Rating of 4.2 out of 5

    "Would NOT recommend this hotel." source Skoosh

    "Great hotel nice clean rooms staff are helpful." source Hotels.com

    "Honestly if you are just there for a weekend to enjoy the sites, it’s a good hotel." source Priceline

    "The Menger is a great hotel in the middle of all the action." source Expedia

    "I would definately stay there again." source Hotels.com

  • Clean: Rating of 4.2 out of 5

    "Rooms are clean, staff was helpful." source Hotels.com

    "The rooms are of average size with super high ceilings,very clean. The bathrooms are wonderful,they are the really cool old tile, they also are very clean." source Travelocity

    "Everything was clean as it could get and the staff was the most frientdly I have encountered." source Travelocity

    "Nice lobby, clean hallways." source Travelocity

  • Service: Rating of 4.3 out of 5

    "Service was wonderful and parking was with the valet was so easy for such a busy weekend (Fiesta had just started)." source Skoosh

    "My child really enjoyed the pool and room service is fabulous." source Travelocity

    "All staff very in tune to customer service." source Skoosh

  • Location: Rating of 4.8 out of 5

    "Great location for visiting the Alamo and the San Antonio Riverwalk. The Menger is an older hotel but lobby and dining area were very attractive." source Orbitz

    "Once there, you can (have to) walk to the Alamo Dome and all the sites you would want to visit downtown." source Skoosh

    "The Menger is a gem in the heart of San Antonio, the location could not be more convenient for enjoying the Alamo, Riverwalk, etc." source Hotels.com

    "I think the best thing about this hotel besides the beauty and history that it had was the great location it's in." source Priceline

    "Loved the lobby & pool area." source Expedia

  • Value: Rating of 4.0 out of 5

    "com price was only a few dollars more than the hotel we checked out of as fast as we could to come over to the Menger." source Hotels.com

    "All and all it was a GREAT value and great location." source Priceline

    "worth visiting if you are in SanAntonio for the history value, okay if its for a conference, not a destination hotel. got the room for would stay somewhere else for the asking price of $*." source Travelocity

    "Loved the price we got on Expedia." source Expedia

  • Room: Rating of 3.9 out of 5

    "The hotel is absolutely beautiful, from the old victorian lobby to the rooms. The staff was wonderful when we checked in and when we needed to change to a room with two beds." source Orbitz

    "room was to warm." source Hotels.com

    "The rooms are comfortable with tasteful period decorations, and antiques mixed with contemporary pieces made to blend with antiques. Some of the rooms have balconies overlooking the quaint streets of the Riverwalk area." source Priceline

    "It smelled very moldy, rooms were very small, bathrooms need to be updated and bathroom linen is in dire need of being retired." source Travelocity

More information on Menger Hotel

Constructed 23 years after the fall of the Alamo, San Antonio's Menger Hotel is and has been since 1859, The Grande Dame of Alamo Plaza. Having hosted many celebrated personalities, including past presidents, military commanders, empire builders, cattle barons, etc. The Menger still serves as one of San Antonio's premier hotels. Located on Alamo across from the Alamo, the historic Menger Hotel is a five-story hotel offering 316 rooms and suites. Principal Airport: San Antonio Int'l SAT 8 mi, Located Downtown Next To The Alamo, Six Flags 20 mi, Seaworld 20 mi, Alamodome 1.5 mi, Museums Nearby. Pets are not allowed.

Check-in Time:

3:00 PM

Check-out Time:

12:00 PM

Year Renovated:

1988

Total Rooms:

316 rooms.316

Total Floors:

5 floors.

Rooms:

318 Total Rooms

Price

$195 double; $275-$495 suite, P

Credit Cards Accepted

AE, DC, DISC, MC, V

Cancellation Policy

Cancel 24 hr prior

Directions

City

Area

Principal Airport: San Antonio Int'l SAT 8 mi, Located Downtown Next To The Alamo, Six Flags 20 mi, Seaworld 20 mi, Alamodome 1.5 mi, Museums Nearby, The Missions 10 mi

Parking

Valet parking $19

Pets

False

Attractions

The Alamo Rivercenter Mall The Riverwalk IMAX Theater King William Historic Area Tower of the Americas Vietnam War Memorial Spanish Governor's Palace SeaWorld Fiesta Texas Splashtown San Antonio Zoological Gardens

Dining

Y

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