San Antonio: The Fairmount (4 Star Hotel)

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Address: 401 s alamo st , San antonio 78205, United states
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Lonely Planet review

  • Lisa Dunford
  • Lonely Planet author
Small and unassuming. You could almost walk by and miss the exclusive digs at the Fairmount. Good thing, too. Who wants others to notice? In a city as crowd-filled as San Antonio, privacy is at a premium.

You can tell the old section of the hotel, built in 1906, by slightly sloping floors. Otherwise you'd think all 37 highly individual rooms were historic. Cornflower blue-stripe wallpaper and model wood sailing ships decorate the nautical room (214). A relative of president Lyndon Johnson designed suite 344, with its luxurious pink silks and sunken bedroom. Graceful Victorian antiques are a constant throughout. To get between the rooms and to the Internet computer, you have to climb some stairs. A few years back the hotel adopted Luke, a huge yellow lab, from the local animal shelter. Guests like to walk him from his hang out in the marble-clad lobby to nearby Hemisphere Park. Proceeds of products emblazoned with his likeness go to help less fortunate pets.

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Atmosphere: Opulent and Low-key

Check-in / Check-out Earliest check-in: 3:00 PM
Latest check-out time: 12:00 PM