HotelChatter - San Antonio

JW Marriott San Antonio Salutes Servicemen and Women with $99 Room Rates

juliana — 2010-11-11T10:34:10-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/jwmarriottsanantonio.jpg" class="top"> Happy Veteran's Day! We hope you take a minute today to pay tribute to all the men and women who have served for our country. And if you happen to be a veteran or a current military employee, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/JW+MARRIOTT+RESORT+AND+SPA/local/4670">JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa</a> (the largest in the world) wants to pay tribute to you with discounted room rates</a>.For November and December, the rate for government and military employees is just $99. Usually rates start range from $249 to $379. The offer can be booked now through December 30 for stays between November 20 and January 2, 2011. The hotel also has special packages that include golf on one of the two

Omni's New Mokara Brand is the Budget Guest's Mandarin Oriental

juliana — 2010-09-21T11:19:47-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Mokaraspa.jpg" class="top"> Back in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/16/16289/0121/hotels/Omni_Hotels_Launches_New_Luxury_Wellness_Brand_Mokara">February</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/omni hotels">Omni Hotels</a> announced a new "luxury wellness" brand called <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/mokara hotels">Mokara</a> that would anchored by the hotel spa--similar to what some Mandarin Orientals and Shangri-La Hotels do. But rather than create new hotels, Omni decided to rebrand existing hotels instead, starting with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mokara+Hotel+and+Spa/local/3892">Watermark Hotel & Spa</a> in San Antonio, Texas. The rebranding was to have been completed by April 1 but according to this <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/10/09/b484500/san-antonios-acclaimed-watermark-hotel-spa-to-become-mokara-a-signature">press release</a>, the Mokara transformation is now officially complete. Here's what's inside: <Blockquote>The Mokara Hotel & Spa experience begins before check-in as guests will receive a personal phone call prior to arrival to note preferences, make spa appointments and dinner reservations or assist

Bill Marriott Cuts The Ribbon on His Largest Namesake Hotel

juliana — 2010-03-23T17:08:51-05:00

The largest JW Marriott opened back in January with the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa but the hotel's official grand opening was held over the weekend and personally attended by Mr. J.W. Marriott, Jr. aka Bill Marriott.

Here he is cutting the ribbon with Eyal Ofer of Miller Global (the resort's developer) and Tim Finchem, the Commissioner for the PGA Tour.

Omni Hotels Launches New Luxury 'Wellness' Brand Mokara

MsRebecca — 2010-02-17T11:22:42-05:00

We tend to think of San Antonio being fairly laidback, but Omni Hotels is set to change all that, by launching their new high-end Mokara brand by rebranding the city’s Watermark Hotel & Spa, from April 1st.

The Watermark will be the first to fly the Mokara flag, but more Omni properties will follow—the focus will be on rebranding existing hotels more than developing new builds.

JW Marriott To Open Its Largest Resort in San Antonio on Friday

Jennifer Kester — 2010-01-19T15:35:03-05:00

Texas does everything big, so it's a fitting setting for the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, the world's largest outpost of the brand. The super-big resort, set along 600 rolling acres in Texas Hill Country, makes its debut on January 22.

When we say big, we aren't kidding: the resort will have 1,002 rooms, including 85 suites; two 18-hole PGA Tour Tournament Player’s Club golf courses; a 26,000-square-foot spa complete with a fitness center and studio that will offer classes; and seven restaurants and lounges.