Menger Hotel

The history... the location... the place is beautiful

Paper thin walls. I could hear everything from my neighbors, hear everything on street level even at the top level, every horse carriage every jerk in his car blasting his bass beyond a reasonable level, every drunk walking along the alamo sidewalk, and when asked the front desk for a white noise machine or fan to drown it out some they informed me that all fans where sold out. Also The bed was so hard my shoulder ached afterwords... but I prefer a softer mattress so I won’t necessarily fault them on not know my mattress type. Just everything combined for me personally lead for a very expensive disappointing night on my 15th wedding anniversary

Hotel was central to downtown, with Alamo directly across street. Hop-on-hop-off, horse & buggy, and streetcars all in front of hotel. Riverwalk was an easy block away, and shopping mall access on one side.

Room was colder than desired, because the hotel is unable to provide either A/C or heat, on demand. Central unit can provide only one, depending on the season. Parking was only valet, unless one finds a nearby park garage. Parking was a bit pricey at flat rate $28 per day, but visitor could come and go with no additional cost (except expected tip). The room was a tad bit smaller and less luxurious than one might find in newer (and pricier) hotels, but I opted for the historic feeling.