JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa
San Antonio, Texas
When you need to recharge your family, an escape to the Texas Hill Country welcomes you with some of the most beautiful land on earth. Rolling hills, sprawling oak trees against white limestone rock, nature trails with wildlife and spring fed rivers lead to an abundance of family activities. The JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa is over 600 acres with nature trails to explore, family-friendly golf course, a 9 acre water park with a lazy river and towering water slides, children’s outdoor play area with a sand beach, arcade and table tennis, and stargazing and making smores under the big Texas night sky. This kid-friendly resort offers luxury accommodations for the entire family to relax and play.
The River Bluff Experience Water Park
The River Bluff Experience water park has an 1,200 ft lazy river that is so relaxing you will forget how many laps you have made around the 9 acre park. The Pedernales River is a higher volume water ride that will remind you of tubing down the local spring-fed rivers.
Tube slides and body slides for kids 48” or taller offer amazing hill country views and exciting twists and turns. The Kids Pool has zero-depth entry and three slides for the little ones. Book a cabana and lay under the Texas sun while the kids dig sand at the beach making sandcastles. The pool and slides are heated to 80 degrees for year-round splashing fun, and will be closed if outdoor temperatures are below 55 degrees.
Family-friendly golf course
Get an early tee time and enjoy a golf game with the kids on this award-winning top-rated course. The Canyons Course has panoramic views of the nearby Cibolo Canyons and the Oaks Course is lined with a forest of old oak trees. Kids can play golf with adults, so make this a fun family experience on the beautiful courses.
The Golf Shop has golf club rentals and private lessons by a great instructor. A golf cart is required on both of the courses, and the driver must be at least 18 years old.
Kid-friendly activities
Walking trails at the resort are a great way begin the day, and the events calendar is packed with kid-friendly things to do! The Zoomagination Wild Animal Experience brings in live animals from around the world so kids can touch and interact with the animals.
Kids can learn science up-close with Zoomagination animals and educators. Learn about the animals, where they live and special characteristics that make them unique!
Check with the front desk about the availability of additional kid-friendly fun activities such as Slime Factory, Stargazing with an astronomer, building your own butterfly house or bird house, jumbo backyard games, family bingo and table tennis. What’s better than warm chocolate plus gooey melted marshmallow plus crispy graham crackers? End your day with s’mores around a campfire under the big Texas night sky.
Get your photo made in the saddle of the Texas state mammal and see giant horns on the gentle giants. The longhorns visit during Easter and occasionally Christmas as a special guest, and are not available year round.
Just for kids
Kids can finally get a break from parents and have a night of activities and games with the Kids Night Out package for kid-only fun. This package is an additional fee that includes dinner (ages 4-12). While the kids are busy having fun on their own, grownups can have dinner at one of 6 restaurants, hit the adult pool and hot tub and grab dessert from room service. Daytime adult activities include golf, spa, and exercise classes such as yoga.
From now until the end of the year, enjoy the Work, Learn & Play package for remoter learners and workers. Deluxe accommodations include spacious hospitality suite, connecting guest rooms, high speed WiFi, $50 credit for in-suite necessities and more! Remote learning just got a lot more fun with outdoor PE including golf and nature walks, interactive science Zoomagination animal encounters, recess at the water park, astronomy under the Texas night sky and s’mores as an evening snack.
San Antonio has plenty of kid-friendly attractions including Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Sea World San Antonio, the San Antonio Zoo, Andretti Indoor Karting and Games, The DoSeum interactive museum, Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Water Park, Natural Bridge Caverns, the Alamo and the San Antonio Riverwalk.
Special needs:
Walking trails are paved and wheelchair or stroller accessible. The pool has ramps and stairs depending on the area, and the adult pool has a pool lift.
Know Before You Go:
Check website for COVID-19 restrictions and occupancy limits.
Plan and reserve activities prior to arrival.
How to get there:
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa
23808 Resort Parkway
San Antonio, Texas 78261
(210)276-2500
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