This is a very nice hotel located next to the Alamo and only 2 blocks from the river walk. The rooms are a little on the small side but has a huge bathroom. The TV is an old analog 19 inch in need of replacement. Shouldn't be a problem because you don't come here to watch tv. The staff and house keeping are terrific. The lobby and bar are very beautiful and architecture is amazing.They have a nice breakfast but needs meat! We come here every year and will stay here again.

I read the reviews and picked the Crockett over the Menger even though a friend said to stay at the Menger.
Upon entering the front desk staff was not friendly but not rude. They didn't tell me anything about the place i.e. free breakfast... etc.. Upon entering it is just an old building with no character. I love history and old buildings but this place was just boring.
The bar looks like an after thought. It also is not appealing to the eye. We had been told the Menger bar had much history and was beautiful with rich old wood. So we spent our cocktail time next door instead of at the Crockett.
The room was a typical hotel room, clean, average in size,
I had a corner view of the Alamo, a nice touch for a history buff. At 5 p.m. a loud speaker announced that it was closing. This was fine. However, Sunday morning at 7:45 a.m. that same loud speaker started announcing something. I found out later there was a benefit race going on. The announcements went on and on so I finally got up because I couldn't sleep.
The only good thing I can say about the Crockett was location to River Walk, a huge shopping and restaurant area worth checking out. Take a gondola ride when you arrive to see everything. It is 3 miles long with paths that get crowded on the weekend so the cruise around it is worth the money.
There are many hotels in the area. If I ever went back I would stay elsewhere.

The location of the hotel is the what makes it a popular choice for travelers.....it is right acroos the street from the back entrance to the Alamo and is about 3 very walkable blocks to the river walk.

The rooms are very, very small. It reminded me of a cabin on a cruise ship. In that very small room was a an old style CRT television. A flat screen mounted on the wall would be an obvious space saver. The bathroom was equally tiny and hard to move around in and a general lack of cabinet space.

The room was kept up nice and was clean, but the closet was so small that that you could not even hang clothes normally. You had to hang them on a very short stub coming off the wall.....not anything I have ever had to do. The bottom line......if you are claustriphobic at all, stay elsewhere. We had a hard time keeping the central air conditioner staying on to circulate the air and the room statyed a little stuffy.

The elvators are also so small that it was difficult to fit the bell cart on them.The front desk was slow and took a long time verifying our government rate. The Menger Hotel had sold out and that is where the conference was. The front desk clerk was skeptical about whether the government rate was being used for personal vacation. She never said it quite that way, but it took about 15 minutes to get our rate apporoved and get a room key.

The breakfast was adequate. It came free with the room. Like everything else, the breakfast area was laid out in such a way that you could not help but bump into people. They had the make your own Texas waffle maker, which was nice. The hotel also provided a stack of complimentary USA Today papers, which was nice. Parking was a stiff $20.00 per day.

Without the location, I would never consider staying in this hotel again....but the location was very convenient. You may want to consider these tradeoffs before booking this hotel. As for me, I'll take the space over the convenience.

The best thing about his place is the location. It is in a wonderful area right in the heart of the centre, everything withing walking distance. The hotel claims to be 'historic', but had a very 'new' atmosphere and looked modern to us. The rooms were a bit small but perfectly fine, clean, with a view over to the Alamo. The cost came out a bit above booking.com had said (about $10), but was reasonable in comparions to others at $79 per night for double room. Valet parking for $20 a day. My only complaint would be the breakfast cutlery which was such flimsy plastic that I couldn't cut my toast. The least they could do is save the planet and give us real cutlery to eat with - it is not a picnic.The breakfast was basic but OK and included - wafles and syrup; eggs, toast, muffins, cereals, etc.- perfectly adequate. Compared to the prices of other hotels, this was a bargain. I had to ask for extra pillows three times but they did eventualy arrive.