San antonio wheelchair-accessibility travel tips

San antonio wheelchair-accessibility travel tips


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HYATT REGENCY. The hotel’s dedicated River Walk elevator is an ideal entry point for wheelchair users, located a block from the Alamo. HOME2 SUITES BY HILTON SAN ANTONIO DOWNTOWN. Hotel


suites provide more space than a standard hotel guest room, and the sleeper sofa is a plus for families or those traveling with a companion. THE ST. ANTHONY, A LUXURY COLLECTION HOTEL.  If


you can go high-end, this glamorous historic hotel built in 1909 has been made wheelchair accessible with the addition of elevators, ramps and ADA-configured bathrooms. WHERE TO EAT Don’t be


discouraged if a restaurant appears inaccessible; many River Walk establishments have alternate entrances for wheelchair users. Call to ask about access or have a companion inquire. OCHO.


Hotel Havana’s romantic pan-Latin restaurant, open all day, is enclosed in a glass conservatory that overlooks a quiet stretch of the San Antonio River steps from the Tobin Center for the


Performing Arts. You can order salads and small plates (enchiladas, chorizo con queso), and full meals such as pan-seared salmon. The restaurant entrance is on the left side of the hotel and


requires rolling or walking up a short and somewhat steep curving brick path, which may be difficult for some wheelchair users. BOUDRO’S. Easy to access, with outdoor tables under


umbrellas, Boudro’s — a Texas bistro — is a good choice for its wood-grilled steaks and table-side guacamole for two. Be sure to order the pink Prickly Pear Margarita. PEARL. A former


brewery operating from 1883 to 2001 and now turned mixed-use development, Pearl offers a tantalizing selection of dining options — from Bakery Lorraine to Cured, a _Bon Appétit_ nominee for


America’s Best New Restaurants. The Pearl Weekend Market (a farmers market on Saturday and Sunday) brings out the dog owners and savvy shoppers. We always eat breakfast at the market and


pick up great “thank you” gifts for the house sitter. Everything here is wheelchair-friendly, including the newly opened cellar-level music club and bar Jazz ,TX .