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On a Friday night in October of 2018, I took a bus from New York City down to Washington D.C. to run the Baltimore Marathon the following morning. As an obsessively frugal 20-something, I had elected the cheapest bus line possible. The dubious (now defunct) brand allowed riders to purchase a ticket for $20 cash from a handler outside Penn Station, operated largely without air conditioning, and on one occasion (yes, I was a repeat customer) dumped us all at a rest stop for an hour while our driver took a nap.
Of the many luxuries not afforded to passengers was the loading and unloading of baggage, so I found myself crawling around in the bus’s humid cargo hold in downtown D.C. trying to excavate my suitcase when we arrived. After a minute or two of shoving strangers’ bags out onto the street, I finally located my own and with one mighty yank, dragged it from underneath a pile of luggage. More focused on escaping the bus than paying attention to my surro
San Antonio’s newest luxury hotel will open Thursday, welcoming out-of-town guests to its 162 rooms and visitors and locals alike to a quartet of food.
Thompson San Antonio Opens Today, Ushering In A Contemporary New Vision To A Dynamic Texas Destination
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We are thrilled to offer our guests a timelessly original experience in San Antonio that marries the energy of the Thompson Hotels brand with the allure of this charismatic Texas destination. SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB) February 25, 2021
Thompson San Antonio, a new 162-room lifestyle hotel, opens today in San Antonio Texas’ dynamic Arts District, along the city’s celebrated River Walk. Bringing modern sophistication to the Texas Hill Country, the 20-story Thompson Hotels property captures the vibrant contemporary spirit of this historic Texas city.
A look inside the newly opened Thompson San Antonio hotel
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Amenities in the Thompson San Antonio hotel guest rooms like this one include minimum 70-inch streaming-ready TVs, coffee machines, Tivoli sound systems and a bar filled with full bottles of spirits, wines and mixers.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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The hotel rooms at the Thompson San Antonio hotel reflect the same design elements as are found in the lobby area, with comfortable seating, hardwood flooring, rugs and the occasional animal hide.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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The Thompson San Antonio hotel rooms reflect the same masculine design style as the rest of the property, with comfortable seating, hardwood flooring, rugs and the occasional animal hide.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less