Date(s) of stay: April 19 – 21, 2005 during Fiesta San Antonio
Hotel location: corner of Broadway & Fourth Ave (caution: if you can't find Fourth Ave, look for Lexington Ave -- it's the same street but just different name on the other side of the Broadway); about 8 blocks north of Alamo and the Riverwalk, about a 15-min stroll or a 10-min walk at moderate space; 6 – 8 blocks from I-35 and I-37 junction. Railroad somewhere nearby – can hear trains rumbling by every so often
Room location(s): Both rooms on 3rd floor. External units. st room: faces parking lot and Fourth Ave. 2nd room: in a dark corner from the elevator.
Overall appearance: decent budget motel for the price ($70 during "A Night In Old San Antonio" festivities but probably cheaper when there aren't any fiestas in town). Definitely not for the fussbudgets, but who hangs out in their room during Fiesta anyway??? A lot of families with tots were hanging out at the pool when we pulled up. We often saw maintenance staff giving touch-ups to the walls, balcony.
Quality of room: basic amenities. Carpeting could use with a good steam cleaning. AC/heating unit very noisy. Other guests hang out on the balcony to smoke – the smoke often wafted into the rooms. 2nd room: bathroom light took about 10 mins to come on after we flipped the switch; gunk under tub no-skid mat.
Breakfast: guests pick up tickets at the front desk for a free breakfast (coffee, scrambled eggs, sausages, hash browns – no substitutes) at Booters, a restaurant in a corner of the parking lot. Lunch, dinner, alcoholic drinks available. Juke box.
Security: Ok. Other guests: retired folks, small families, Fiesta celebrants (not the boisterous kind but definitely fun-loving – we saw about a dozen guests decorating their respective room door with garlands, ribbons, sombreros, etc.; many have stayed at this motel during Fiesta for the past several years.
Recommendation: yes, if you're comfortable with budget motels and don't expect to be pampered
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