San Antonio Family Vacation: A Spring Break Adventure
Our San Antonio family vacation was leg 2 of our Spring Break Texas vacation. After we left our wonderful vacation home in San Marcos, Texas (see my Austin family vacation post), we headed out to San Antonio to meet up with cousins for a couple of nights.
Driving from San Marcos, Texas to San Antonio, Texas took about an hour.
Our first stop in San Antonio was, of course, The Alamo. The kids enjoyed spending some time learning about the history there.
We spent about an hour here before walking the short block to or two down to the Riverwalk. We opted not to do a river tour, but just spent a short amount of time walking around.
Then we stopped for a quick bite to eat at Jason’s Deli after we left the Riverwalk. I’d love to spend more time at the Riverwalk and eat at some of the restaurants right on the water, but with 6 kids together now that we met up with cousins, it was easier to get going quickly, and the kids were excited to get to the hotel and waterpark we were staying at.
Where We Stayed: A San Antonio Family Resort
After looking into several Austin-area resorts with amazing pools, we decided to stay at one of the top-rated family resorts in San Antonio: the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country. It didn’t take long for us to see why this is one of the best family resorts in the Austin area. You can read my full review of our experience at that hotel here.
Lazy river, water slides, thrill slides, scavenger hunts–this hotel was a kid’s paradise. It’s truly one of the most fun hotels for kids in the U.S.
Poolside drinks are available, so I guess it’s also an adult’s paradise. We made it easy on ourselves and didn’t leave once we were at the hotel. There was a PGA event happening, so coming and going would have been difficult anyways.
Our last full day of our San Antonio family vacation consisted of more time hanging at the waterpark/ hotel. As much as the kids loved it, I do think one night would have been enough here if you were going to bounce around to another location. While we love water parks, the consensus between all of us is that the first half our trip was our favorite. If you haven’t checked it out–go back to Part 1 of our trip and see why.
On our last night, there was a great fireworks show at the hotel, which felt like the perfect finale for our San Antonio family vacation during Spring Break. Until next time, Texas… it’s been real!
Read more about the JW Marriott San Antonio Resort & Spa here.
Thinking about heading to Dallas instead? Check out these awesome family resorts in Dallas, Texas. And click here to see more of my favorite spring break spots for families.
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Jaime
Thanks for reading my post. My name is Jaime and I am a mom to three busy children. When we're not at the soccer and football fields, we try to get away as often as possible. I'm a teacher and my husband is a firefighter, so we mostly get away for long weekends or over the school breaks. I hope to inspire busy families to take time to recoup and relax while making memories on camping trips or cruise ships, or at the fancy resort pool--we love it all! Follow me on Instagram for real-time inspiration.
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