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Hotel Emma

San Antonio, Texas, United States · Virtuoso · 2026 benefits

Hotel Emma

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.

With its hipster vibe and industrial-chic aesthetic, Hotel Emma elicits a Texas-size “Wow.” Concrete beams, cast-iron tanks, and discarded machinery add a sense of place in the former Pearl Brewery, while rich leather furnishings, handmade Spanish tiles, and high-end accents (along with homemade macarons at turndown) add a refined elegance in the 146 rooms. Grab a cup of joe and cruiser bike from the lobby for a spin along San Antonio’s River Walk; savants gravitate to the two-story Library, where they’re greeted with a complimentary margarita to sip while surveying the 3,700-volume collection.

What you get booking it through us (2026 benefits)

  • Upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
  • Daily Full breakfast for up to two guests per bedroom, served in the restaurant and via in-room dining
  • $100 USD equivalent Resort or Hotel credit to be utilized during stay (not combinable, not valid on room rate, no cash value if not redeemed in full)
  • Early Check-In / Late Check-Out, subject to availability

These are the Virtuoso benefits on file for this property, on top of the hotel's own best flexible rate — not a discount and not a package. How the benefit stack compares to booking direct.

In the know

Dine at the farm-to-table signature restaurant, Supper, and enjoy a "Three Emmas" cocktail while learning about the Pearl Brewery's scandalous past. –Rita Bennett Sagamore Hills, Ohio

The property, in facts

The facts, as the supplier files them
Where136 E Grayson St, San Antonio, Texas, United States
CategoryCity Hotel
Property typeHotel or Resort
Rooms146
Room types11
Nearest airportSan Antonio International Airport (SAT) · 7 miles
Advisor programmeVirtuoso
StyleHip
Known forCity Life, Landmarks, Local Immersion

Rooms and suites

  • Classic — Classic Average 350 sf, King or Queen From sipping a margarita at arrival, to preparing a treat from Larder on your custom-made Parota wood dining/work table,…
  • Landmark — Landmark Average 400 sf, King or Double Queens Convivial, comfortable and gracious, our Landmark rooms invite you to stretch out, invite friends up for a…
  • Artesian — Artesian Average 440 sf, King Convivial, comfortable and gracious, our Artesian rooms invite you to stretch out, invite friends up for a cocktail or go it…
  • Terrace — Terrace Average 420 sf including terrace, King or Double Queens In South Texas, we spend much of our time outside, and our Terrace rooms invite you to do the…
  • The Garret — The Garret Average 661 sf, King Hidden away in the corner of the 7th floor is an utterly unique retreat. This one-of-a-kind space includes a romantic seating…
  • Plaza — Plaza Average 680 sf, King One-bedroom suite with floor-to-ceiling Pearl Plaza views in the bedroom. A graciously furnished sitting room encourages comfortable…

In the room

Balcony/Lanai/Terrace · Internet Access · Mini Bar · Sitting Area

What advisors say

94% of the 16 Virtuoso advisors who have filed a review of this property recommend it. Those reviews are collected by Virtuoso from advisors who have stayed, not by us and not from the public.

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