Luxury Hotels Atlas / Places / United States / San Antonio / The St. Anthony, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Antonio
The St. Anthony, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States · The Luxury Collection · Core Luxury
Cattlemen Naylor and Jones opened this 1909 house facing Travis Park and called it the Waldorf of the Prairie. James Flood Walker drew it, Dorothy Draper later dressed the rooms, and the 1936 redo made it the first fully air-conditioned hotel in the world. Luxury Collection has held the house since 2013, about 277 rooms a few blocks from the Alamo.
- 277 rooms
- Opened 1909
- Neighborhood: Downtown
- Rooms from 342 sq ft (32 m²)
- Architect: James Flood Walker
- Interiors: Dorothy Draper
About The St. Anthony, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Antonio
- Guests have included Eisenhower and Grace of Monaco, and John Wayne stayed for the premiere of The Alamo.
- A second tower went up in 1910, and Ralph W. Morrison's 1936 redo added full air-conditioning and magic-eye automatic doors to Walker's original house.
- AAA rates the hotel Four Diamond, and it has been part of Marriott's Luxury Collection since 2013.
- Cattlemen B.L. Naylor and A.H. Jones built San Antonio's first luxury hotel in 1909 to a design by James Flood Walker, opening with 210 rooms.
- Ralph Morrison bought the hotel out of foreclosure in 1935 for $475,000, added two floors, and unified the 1909 and 1910 wings.
- Interior designer Dorothy Draper redecorated the public rooms and guest floors in 1959.
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 (NRIS 86002186).
- LBJ honeymooned here; John Wayne stayed during the 1960 premiere of The Alamo; General Frederick Funston died in the hotel in 1917.
History
The St. Anthony Hotel opened in 1909 in downtown San Antonio, built by cattlemen B.L. Naylor and A.H. Jones and designed by architect James Flood Walker. It was San Antonio's first luxury hotel and, after a 1935 installation by Ralph Morrison, became the first fully air-conditioned hotel in the world. Dorothy Draper redecorated it in 1959. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, it joined Marriott's Luxury Collection on November 19, 2015.
The setting
The St. Anthony sits toward the north of Hemisfair in San Antonio. Hemisfair is the 1968 World's Fair site San Antonio is still finishing: Tower of the Americas, Civic Park on the old fairgrounds, and a hotel surge that finally gave the district a night of its own. 3-minute walk to San Antonio River Walk.
Restaurants and bars
- ST. ANTHONY CLUB — Bar · Bar
- Esencia — Restaurant · Eclectic
- Anacacho Coffee & Cantina — Restaurant
Amenities
- Pool
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
Open The St. Anthony, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Antonio in the atlas for live weekend rates, photos, and the full folio.
More The Luxury Collection hotels
- The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician, A Luxury Collection Resort — Scottsdale, United States · Grand Luxury
- Bellagio — Las Vegas, United States · High Luxury
- Perry Lane Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel — Savannah, United States · High Luxury
- The Gwen, a Luxury Collection Hotel — Chicago, United States · High Luxury
- The Joseph A Luxury Collection Hotel Nashville — Nashville, United States · High Luxury
- The Palace Hotel — San Francisco, United States · High Luxury
More hotels in San Antonio
- InterContinental San Antonio Riverwalk — InterContinental · Core Luxury
- Plaza San Antonio Hotel & Spa, Autograph Collection — Autograph Collection · Core Luxury
- The Monarch San Antonio, Curio Collection by Hilton — Curio Collection · Core Luxury
- Thompson San Antonio — Thompson Hotels · Core Luxury
- Mokara Hotel & Spa — Omni Hotels & Resorts · High Luxury
- Grand Hyatt San Antonio — Grand Hyatt · Accessible Luxury
The Luxury Collection in The Maison: the brand's idea, history and every house on the atlas.