A historical hotel, authentic and welcoming, Hotel Emma was once a 19th century Brewhouse. Now it's an extraordinary 146-room riverfront hotel and the flagship for Pearl's culinary and cultural community on the northern edge of downtown San Antonio.
When you stay at Pearl's Hotel Emma, you'll experience San Antonio as if you are staying at the well-appointed home of extremely interesting friends, your visit peppered with warm social experiences, genuine cultural flavor, insider knowledge, and delightful surprises unique to the hotel, the neighborhood and the city.
When you stay at Pearl's Hotel Emma, you'll experience San Antonio as if you are staying at the well-appointed home of extremely interesting friends, your visit peppered with warm social experiences, genuine cultural flavor, insider knowledge, and delightful surprises unique to the hotel, the neighborhood and the city.
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The hotel building was originally Pearl's Brewhouse, built in 1894 and a San Antonio landmark ever since. The building was designed by Chicago architect August Maritzen in the Second Empire style. Maritzen specialized in breweries, designing more than eighty in the US, Canada and South Africa.
In 2002, Silver Ventures purchased the property and began the conscientious renovation and adaptive reuse process that has created today's Pearl, a vibrant culinary and cultural village.Established in 1881 as the J.B. Behloradsky Brewery, the company was acquired in 1883 by the San Antonio Brewing Association, and by 1916 it was the largest brewery in Texas.
In 2002, Silver Ventures purchased the property and began the conscientious renovation and adaptive reuse process that has created today's Pearl, a vibrant culinary and cultural village.Established in 1881 as the J.B. Behloradsky Brewery, the company was acquired in 1883 by the San Antonio Brewing Association, and by 1916 it was the largest brewery in Texas.
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Welcome to Hotel Emma, a delectably unique 146-room hotel with seven top-floor suites, a handsome bar and club room, an excellent restaurant, a purveyor of fine foods, and public spaces reminiscent of fine old hotels in far-flung locales. Comfortable and unconventional, the hotel's historical ambiance proclaims a new standard of South Texas luxury and geniality.
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When you check in, we'll greet you in the Library with our traditional welcome: a complimentary La Babia margarita. On the rocks - freshly squeezed lime juice, orange liqueur and premium tequila. That's the La Babia, our traditional welcome to our guests, served in hand-etched, azure glasses. The simple, perfectly balanced recipe honors the renowned Hacienda La Babia in Coahuila, Mexico.
Hiatus Spa
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Hiatus Spa & Retreat's newest location is just a few steps across Brewer's Alley in the Cellars Residences building. This highly-regarded spa has 13 treatment rooms, a hydro-therapy room for Vichy shower treatments, a relaxation room, nail therapy room with zero gravity chairs, and more. Bookings fill up fast, so if you want spa services (in-room or at the Spa) during your stay, please notify our concierge when you make your hotel reservation.
About town
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Pearl is a neighborhood and like all great neighborhoods it has a rich history that just keeps going, added to and upheld by the many people who have ties to the place, the river and the Brewery since its founding in 1881. Pearl is also a place where we like to get together - to share meals, to learn, to work, to live.
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