travel42 Hotel Review: Omni La Mansion del Rio Hotel

Omni La Mansion del Rio Hotel travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located in the heart of the River Walk action, around the bend from Rainforest Cafe, Hotel Valencia and the larger commercial Hilton and Westin hotels, this is one of the best historic hotels in San Antonio and a charming counterpoint to the big chain links.

Omni La Mansion del Rio Hotel began as a modest Catholic boarding school in 1852 and operated as St. Mary's College until 1966, when the graceful Spanish hacienda began its transformation into the lux...