Hotel Contessa Completes Extensive Renovation
February 3, 2015
The AAA Four Diamond 265-room Hotel Contessa, located on the banks of San Antonio’s famed River Walk, has completed the final phase of its extensive, nine-month-long refurbishment in December.
The project commenced in the spring of 2014 with enhancements to Contessa’s existing 10,000 sf of flexible meeting and event space, including the 2,277-sf Contessa Ballroom and its 10 conference rooms. Vibrant new color palettes of subtle grays, Mediterranean blues, vibrant oranges with shades of ecru, maroon and olive all coincide in different patterns and styles throughout meeting rooms, adding an elegant, yet modern touch in keeping with the hotel’s Mediterranean architecture and ambience. The refreshed meeting rooms and foyers received new carpeting, paint, artwork and lighting fixtures. Some meeting rooms feature rich hand-carved wood paneling or chair railings that highlight the new cream/ecru-colored walls. Existing features include complimentary Wi-Fi, ergonomic chairs, glare-free lighting, soundproofing and conference tables with a non-reflective, hard writing surface. Many of Contessa’s breakout rooms feature scenic views or terraces framed by towering cypress and live oak trees that line the River Walk.
Known for its oversized, luxurious, all-suite accommodations, each of Contessa’s 265 guest rooms were extensively renewed with new couches and chairs in both the bedroom and dining room, new floor lamps and lighting fixtures on the walls, window treatments, bed quilts, artwork, new coffee tables, dining room tables, dressers, TV stands, night stands and new desks. Additionally, all bathrooms received new tile and new showers. Carpeting also was replaced in those suites that do not have hardwood floors.
Hotel Contessa is managed by Benchmark Resorts & Hotels.