If traveling by air to attend this year’s film festival, it is recommended that you fly into San Antonio International Airport, just minutes from downtown San Antonio. An alternative, if needed, is the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, approximately eighty-five miles from downtown.

How to Get Around San Antonio

Thanks to readily available airport shuttles, public transportation, and downtown VIA Streetcars, you might not need to rent a car for your stay in San Antonio. If you decide to lodge at a hotel in close proximity to the Gonzalez Convention Center, a hotel shuttle or taxi may be sufficient to get you from the airport to your hotel, and back again. Getting around downtown is easy on foot and the VIA Streetcars are also available for 80¢ each way (click here for a route map and details).

Click here for interactive maps of downtown.

Downtown San Antonio Hotels

Special SAICFF Rates: We have secured a block of rooms at two convenient downtown hotels for participants of the Film Academy and Film Festival. See information below for more details.

The Menger Hotel

204 Alamo Plaza • San Antonio, TX 78205
SAICFF Rate: $110 for 1-4 people

Located adjacent to the Alamo and just two blocks from the Gonzales Convention Center, this San Antonio landmark is charming and convenient. The Menger Hotel was constructed in 1859 under the direction of owner William A. Menger and architect John Fries. The original two-story building (pictured) occupies a prominent location in downtown San Antonio, only one-hundred yards from the site of the Alamo. It is the Menger that has housed personalities such as Theodore Roosevelt, Sidney Lanier, Babe Ruth, Mae West, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and Gutzon Borglum, just to name a few.

More than 130 years of refinements have created a masterpiece of traditional elegance and atmosphere at the Menger. The hotel now boasts five stories, 316 rooms, and unparalleled amenities. Guests not only get to experience the history and charm of a national landmark, but also to enjoy the comfort of a high-class hotel. Although much of the architecture, history, appointments, and artifacts found at the Menger Hotel certainly qualify as museum-quality, it remains a public hotel — as it has been since twenty-three years after the fall of the Alamo.

Toll-Free: 800.345.9285 • Telephone: 210.223.4361
Fax: 210.228.0022 • www.mengerhotel.com

The Drury Plaza Hotel

105 S. St. Mary’s Street • San Antonio, Texas, 78205
SAICFF Rate: $115 single/double (includes breakfast)

Located four blocks from the Gonzales Convention Center, in the beautifully restored Alamo Bank Building. Covering an entire city block facing St. Mary’s Street in downtown San Antonio, the 24-story Alamo Bank Building opened its doors in 1929 and housed a series of banks throughout the years. Now home to the Drury Plaza Hotel, the building retains its original elegance and style. The interior includes filled travertine flooring, a “Tiffany” inspired lobby featuring 50-foot ceilings with original, refurbished chandeliers and beautiful stained glass windows can be found throughout. On the rooftop stands what the building is most famous for, its rooftop weather spire. Originally using colors to let the city know if the temperature was rising or falling, this spire has been relit and can be seen throughout San Antonio! Now, this weather spire is programmed to light up in colors to go along with current events. Make sure to check out the colors of the spire to know what’s happening in the area!

Toll Free: 800.325.0720 • Telephone: 210.270.7799
Fax: 210.222.8863 • www.druryhotels.com