Also known as The Heart of Texas, the Hill Country, stretching nearly 150 miles from San Antonio to Brady, Texas, literally rolls with hub and spoke opportunities for San Antonio groups. In August, the 500-room Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa celebrated its 20th anniversary, coinciding with the completion of a $35 million expansion and renovation project that doubled the pioneering resort’s indoor function space to 70,000 square feet while adding a 20,000-square-foot ballroom.
Awash in springtime wildflowers and lavender fields, Fredericksburg, founded by German settlers in 1846, sits at the heart of Hill Country and Texas Wine Country. With its historic Main Street offering eclectic shopping, art and dining, outdoor adventures include Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, a billion-year-old granite dome ideal for hiking and enjoying spectacular views.
Nearby, Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park offers groups the opportunity to visit a working Texas ranch and tour The Texas White House. Visitors can end their days with live Texas music at a biergarten on Main Street or two steppin’ in the historic dance hall at Luckenbach, Texas.
San Marcos, meanwhile, is one of the nation’s best shopping destinations, offering the largest outlet mall in the U.S. along with group attractions like Wonder World Park, the nation’s only earthquake-formed cave opened for tours.
