The Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio,Texas provides full service lodging accommodations next door to the historic Alamo and just steps away from the San Antonio River Walk -the two most visited locations in all of Texas-. Next door to the historic Alamo and only steps away from the San Antonio River Walk - the two most visited sites in all of Texas. Emily Morgan Hotel in the heart of downtown San Antonio, is within walking distance to every major attraction downtown and is conveniently located near the Henry B Gonzalez Convention Center/El Mercado - Market square and River Center Mall. The San Antonio International Airport is just 9 miles away. Cited as one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival Architecture in America, the Emily Morgan hotel building served for a long period as a Medical Arts building. -Building design by famous San Antonio architect Ralph Cameron. In fact, if you look very closely, terra cotta gargoyles hanging over the ground floor windows, hint at toothaches and other medical maladies. The Emily Morgan Hotel is dedicated to provide each of our guests an outrageous service experience and a good nights sleep. Every member of our team has this mission in mind and strives every day to accomplish this task. The hotel namesake, Emily Morgan, is a person famous in Texas folk-lore. Her possible involvement in the Battle of San Jacinto -10 weeks after the fall of the Alamo- assisted in the overwhelming victory in the 18 minute battle which won Texan independence from Mexico in 1836.