SAN ANTONIO
Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa recently revealed the details of a $16 million expansion to both its world-class River Bluff Water Experience and its significant meeting/convention space.
Along with a new 13,000-square-foot multiuse pavilion area for additional indoor and outdoor function space, the project will expand the six-acre water park with an additional pool, spa, cabanas, two water slides, lounge chair seating and artificial turf lawn space.
The project is scheduled to commence in September 2015 and set for completion in spring 2016.
The new pavilion, event lawn, surrounding pool and seating areas will offer pre-function and event space opportunities for group meetings, golf tournament banquets, dining, wedding events and other celebrations. The expanded event space will rest beautifully into the existing topography and enhance the opportunities for open-air entertainment receptions. The additional indoor and outdoor venues will allow groups to reserve private spaces while also enjoying the remainder of the Texas-sized outdoor pools and waterslides.
Adjacent to TPC San Antonio, the newly developed area will be ready to host team-building events, outdoor awards dinners and wedding and corporate receptions.
Amid 600-acres of picturesque rolling oak-covered hills and currently offering the largest hotel customizable convention, meeting and event space in the Texas Hill Country, the new 13,000-square-foot stand-alone ballroom will bring the resort's total event space to 278,000 square feet. The ballroom and event lawn will provide appealing venues for any size or type of meeting or group gathering.
Designed to benefit from San Antonio's average of 300 days of sunshine a year, the year-round green turf lawn will be adjacent to the new ballroom to offer a scenic outdoor event space looking into the unobstructed views of the surrounding Hill Country terrain.
The new design will enhance the River Bluff Water Experience by adding a beach-entry gradual slope swimming pool complete with two new body slides, one with a dramatic 60-foot drop. An additional 230-poolside lounge chairs and plenty of shady overhangs will create a relaxing vacation experience for families and corporate guests alike. Multiple cabanas available to reserve will be added around the new pool area. All of the new features and enhancements will be in place for travelers visiting during spring break in 2016.
The current River Bluff Water Experience will be unimpeded during construction. Guests will continue to enjoy a beach-entry large activity pool, a children's pool with toddler-sized slides, a restorative adult pool with an infinity edge overlooking Hill Country vistas, hot and cold plunge pools and whirlpools. The resort's water features are heated during cool weather for year-round enjoyment.
Just 12 miles north of San Antonio International Airport, the AAA Four Diamond resort features the 36-hole TPC San Antonio golf course, Lantana Spa, the six-acre River Bluff water park, seven restaurants, 265,000 square feet of meeting and event space, free Wi-Fi in the lobby and more than 1,000 custom-designed guest rooms.
