The hotel is located of the San Antonio river walk, what better place anywhere on the river walk. At night, sitting out on the river walk was really nice. The hotel staff was absolutely the BEST and very accomodating, Brandon at the front desk couldn't have been any better! Cudo's to Brandon! The hot breakfast buffet was delicious, they have... More

The hotel was a little farther from the action but nice and quiet. Upon arriving the front desk was very helpful. Carly was very helpful in assisting me with accommodations and helped me find the great hot spots of downtown. The pleasant front desk staff will make me come back again and they made me feel welcome. Thanks again to... More

The hotel ran out of parking spaces, so guests were directed to park in the private parking lot across the street. Even if you pay the parking fee, your car will still be booted. If you are not familiar with this area, you would never know, but the booting guy is out there several times per day booting cars in... More

20 dollars a night to park and if you park directly across the street they will tow you big time if you do not feed the box correctly at the exact right time. We had to leave at 4am in the morning because a couple was fighting and throwing things against the wall and hollering. Police were called. Good. After... More

The El Tropicano Hotel is a nice hotel which does a good job delivering service with an old property and a so-so location. It is located on Lexington Street on the river (museum reach) at the first north bound lock. It has a friendly staff, a terrific hot breakfast offering and a ground level pool. My shower was never hot... More

My wife and I fell in love with El Tropicano while attending a Navy ship's reunion -- a great location on the Riverwalk as water taxis provide the main mode of transportation -- although not down in the bustling commercial center, it provided for a quiet ambience in old San Antone. The staff was amazingly friendly -- usually in big... More

Stayed for an important reunion and the staff couldn't have been more helpful. That is probably what liked the best about this somewhat dated lodging. While across the street from one entrance to the Riverwalk, it is about 15 minutes walk from the main Riverwalk attractions and restaurants we went to. Rooms very reasonably priced (certainly beats staying at domestic... More

my family came to san antonio for fiesta week and we did not had a problem checking on friday the 27th of april room was ready we did not had to wait like we did 4 months ago. in the past we had problem with the room not been ready up on checking in even that was a late afternoon... More

I stayed at El Tropicano this last weekend. It was built in the 1960's and supposedly welcomed stars during that era. Today it is a bit dated, although they have attempted to give it a fresh new look. Although the rooms need some attention (you can definitely find a bit of peeling wallpaper and such), they are acceptable and we... More