We had never heard of the Hotel Contessa before when we were pleasantly surprised with our booking through Hotwire. Upon arrival, we were blown away by how friendly the entire staff was. From the valet guy to the man checking us in, to the bell person that took our bags up to our room, and everyone in between, I told... more

This was my second stay at the hotel, the first time for business and this time for pleasure. I had booked a room with a view for fireworks and called the front desk and spoke to a sweet lady that told me the room I needed was a city view to see the fireworks off the riverwalk. When I arrived,... more

I travel often, having stayed at such up scale hotels like The Drake, The Ritz, Four Season's and some dumps like Extended Stays, Red Roof etc.... so I have a pretty good perspective on hotels. I am 31 my wife is 27. I was in San Antonio for business and choose the Hotel Contessa because I wanted a nice hotel,... more

My family and I have been staying at Hotel Contessa for about two years know every time we go to SA for a weekend escape from big Dallas. But most recently we stayed in the hotel for the fourth of july weekend and cannot express how satisfied my family is with the hotel. At the end of the day if... more

My hubby must come for business to San A. often. He has stayed at the Watermark and the Omni. I chose the Hotel Contessa because just wanted to see how it was, looked neat in pictures. San Antonio is a wonderful place; I had no idea it has all the stuff it does. Wow! Thank goodness they didn't pave over... more

The customer service of the Hotel Contessa is a lot to be desired. Our flight to San Antonio was delayed and we called the Hotel to relay that information and they said that was fine and they would have our room ready when we arrived. When we went to check in they told us we were going to another Hotel... more

This is a beautiful hotel on a "quiet" part of the river walk. Very clean and comfortable with large suite-type rooms. The staff, especially at the front desk and the concierge, were extremely courteous and helpful. Even though it wasn't on the main part of the river walk, it only took us ten minutes walking to get to the restaurants,... more

If you are NOT traveling with kids who will occupy the living room area of the "suite", then this hotel really isn't worth it. The room is the size that a regular room at a luxury hotel would be, but they chop it in half to create a "suite". The bedroom area is small with an old TV (most luxury... more

We had a wonderful time in San Antonio! This hotel was central to everything...a short walk across the river to La Vallita...3 minutes and we were in the heart of the Riverwalk restaurants, the Alamo was 4 blocks away...it was perfect. Pay a little extra for a Riverview...worth it...just make sure it's actually a riverview and not blocked by trees...The... more