San Antonio Hotels

San Antonio is in southern Texas along the US border with Mexico. San Antonio hotels cater to a range of tastes including those looking for luxury properties to those looking for comfortable budget accommodation. A San Antonio hotel room starts from about $50 US dollars a night and can go up $140 US dollars a night and more, if you stay in one of the luxury San Antonio hotels. Hotels in San Antonio have many great discounts during the year and Hotel in San Antonio availability can be checked online. You can even make reservations easily online to just about any hotel in San Antonio.

The main attractions here are the Buckhorn Hall of Horns, Fins & Feathers, and the wax museum. There is the San Antonio Museum Of Art which houses a good collection of Asian, Egyptian and ancient European art. Don't forget to check out the Alamo, the Mission Trail and the Riverwalk, each with an interesting story to tell.

In the outskirts of San Antonio, you will find Laredo & Nuevo Laredo - the closest that you can get to a Mexican vacation without actually having one, Luckenbach - a Hill Country community and a haven for music buffs and the Padre Island National Seashore - is a wonderful place to relax.

Any holiday resort worth its salt should have enough attractions to keep visitors occupied out doors. In San Antonio, Brackenridge Park is a hot favorite, especially since there are boat rentals, hiking trails, tennis courts, a swimming pool and wide stretches of greenery.

Lots of festivals keep the people of San Antonio busy. The main festivals are the San Antonio Mud Festival in January, the San Antonio Livestock Show & Rodeo, the Carnaval del Rio - a musical festival, St Patrick's Day, the Fiesta San Antonio, the Tejano Conjunto Festival, Fiesta Noche del Rio and the Ballet Folkarico de San Antonio. In August there is the Texas Folklife Festival the city's largest arts and crafts fair. In September the Mexican Independence Day is celebrated with food, music and theater. The Virgin de Guadalupe and the celebrations of Las Luminarias and Las Posadas are on the two weekends before Christmas.

San Antonio International Airport has many shuttle buses and taxis that run to and from the airport and the city. Amtrak trains link San Antonio to other major cities. Buses also serve the city well. The public bus service is called the VIA, it also runs a streetcar network.