SAN ANTONIO RESORTS
Wyndham La Cascada (The Central Collection)
- 0.2 mile from Riverwalk
- Bigger units
- More luxurious than Riverside
- Rooftop pool & hot tub
- Rooms have better layout than Riverside
- Washer & dryers in the units
Wyndham Riverside Suites (The Central Collection)
- 4th floor 2-bedroom suite with rooftop balcony is great
- Better location than La Casada
- Have van to take you to/from main attractions near resort for a fee
- Located on Riverwalk
- Older & smaller units
- Parking fee per day
- Roof top terrace
- Renovated in June 2018
Eilan Hotel & Spa
- Hotel units
- 2 restaurants
- Spa
- Pool
- Private cabanas
- Fitness vetner
- Steam room
- Virtual golf
- Tennis courts
SAN ANTONIO RESTAURANTS/FOOD
- Alamo Café (Mexican)
- Belgian Sweets (great Belgian waffles) (short walk from The Alamo)
- Beto’s Alt-Mex (fish tacos) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Big daddy’s Eats & Treats
- Boudro’s Texas Bistro (on Riverwalk)
- Busbee’s BBQ (Bandera, TX) 45 minutes NW of San Antonia) (beef brisket sandwich)
- Casa Rio (on Riverwalk)
- Chester’s Hamburger Company (great hamburgers)
- Chris Madrid’s (yummy big burgers)
- County Line Barbeque (on Riverwalk)
- Dough Pizzeria Napoletana (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Eye Over Texas
- Guenther House (pastries are amazing) (excellent for breakfast)
- Iron Tavern
- La Fonda (on Main)
- La Margarita Restaurant & Oyster Bar (in El Mercado Market Square)
- La Panaderia Bakery Café (breads, pastries, & sandwiches) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- La Villita Café
- Lone Star Café (on Riverwalk) ($10 pitchers of margaritas)
- Lulu’s Bakery (5# cinnamon roll)
- Magnolia Pancake Haus (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Mamacita’s Restaurant
- Mi Tierra (great burgers)
- Original Mexican Restaurant (Cheesecake – uses recipes from Kangaroo Court that is now closed)
- OST Café
- Paesano’s (Italian food) (on Riverwalk) (calamari is amazing)
- Picadillo
- Pioneer Mill (great breakfast)
- Quarry (village)
- Roario’s Mexiacan Y Cantina (Southtown location)
- Rudy’s (great BBQ)
- Saltgrass Restaurant
- Saltgrass Steak House Riverwalk (on Riverwalk)
- Schilo’s (great breakfasts)
- Suly Luna Bakery (awesome bakery)
- The Barndoor (great steaks)
- The Cove (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- The Cure
- The Esquire Tavern
- The Pearl Brewery (15 restaurants in complex)
SAN ANTONIO BARS
- Howl at the Moon (piano bar)
SAN ANTONIO ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES
- Alamo Beer Brewery
- Alamo Imax Movie
- Biking Mission Trail (south of town) (10 miles one way) (bike rental at Blue Star Gallery area)
- Boat tour at Riverwalk
- Botanical Gardens
- Breckenridge Park
- Day trip to Fredericksburg, TX (in Texas Hill County) (1-1/2-hour drive)
- Doseum
- El Mercado Market Square (largest Mexican market in the US)
- Enchanted Park State Natural Area (Fredericksburg, TX) (1-1/2-hour drive)
- Gruene Dance Hall (Gruene, TX) (45-minute drive)
- Gruene Grist Mill (Gruene, TX) (45-minute drive)
- Gruene, TX (neat little town with quaint shops) (45-minute drive)
- Guenther House tour
- Hemisfair Park
- Hop On Hop Off Trolley Tour
- Japanese Tea Gardens
- King William Historic District
- La Villita Historic Arts Village
- Main Plaza
- Market Square
- McNay Art Museum
- Menger Hotel Lobby
- Mission Trail
- Natural Bridge Caverns
- Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
- Pearl Brewery (15 restaurants, 13 retailers, & farmers market twice a week)
- Quarry Golf Course (spectacular course)
- Ripley’s
- Riverwalk
- San Antonio Art Museum
- San Antonio Missions National Historic Park (Mission Concepcion, Mission San Jose, Mission San Juan & Mission Espada)
- San Antonio Zoo
- San Fernando Cathedral (great nighttime laser light-show on the façade)
- San Marcos (north of San Antonio) (best outlet shopping)
- SAS Shoe Company (tour of factory) (has old time general store)
- SeaWorld
- Six Flags Fiesta Texas
- Texas Hill Country (1-hour to 1-1/2-hour drive)
- The Alamo
- The Buckhorn Saloon & Museum
- Tower of the Americas (in Hemisfair Park)
- Witte Museum
- World War Museum of the Pacific (in Fredericksburg, TX) (1-1/2-hour drive)
SAN ANTONIO GROCERY STORES
- H-E-B Grocery Store (near La Casada resort)
SAN ANTONIO OTHER INFO
- See our Austin page (1-1/2-hour away)
- Can do a lot without a car
- Don’t go the last two weeks of April (Fiesta going on & is hard to get into resorts)
- If you want to go to any attractions away from downtown you will need a car
- San Antonio has a super shuttle service & goo public transportation system
SAN ANTONIO ADDRESSES
Wyndham La Cascada
226 Dwyer Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78204
Phone: 210-228-2900
Wyndham Riverside Suites
218 College Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: 210-472-1118
Eilan Hotel & Spa
18603 La Cantera Terrace,
San Antonio, TX 78256
Phone: 210-598-2900
NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.