Located in the King William District this beautiful Inn was my first choice as soon as I learned that Susan serves dessert with breakfast. Life is too short she told me not to have dessert. You gotta love an attitude like that.
Our room is the Bluebonnet Room with A king size four poster bed carved with wheat, a beautiful antique veneer dresser set, watered silk covered chair we were off to a great start. Our bed is so tall we have a set of stairs to climb up. We chose this room because it has a soaking tub as well as a separate shower, this way I can soak and Al can get a shower. The bathroom is large and very comfortable.
The bedroom has a soft blue wall cover and the bed is set into an alcove that has three windows. There is a ceiling fan and light over the bed as well as lamps on both night stands. We have a Tv with HBO, WIFI and an alarm clock. The bedding was silky and the sheets were soft the pillows were king sized and we each had two. Joe has the Magnolia Room and he was a four poster bed as well with a picture of Robert E Lee displayed prominently behind it but no tub in his bathroom. He however shares access to the second floor veranda and it is a very pretty veranda with wicker furniture.
On the landing outside of our room there is a round table and a desk and computer. There is also a refrigerator with complimentary soft drinks and water and a cabinet filled with games, we however had brought our own dominos with us and this was the ideal place to play.
The parlor and dining room are lovely and done in a Victorian style. There are two fireplaces that are back to back in the dining room and the living room and the warm fire was greatly appreciated when we were there.
We were delighted to find the Mad Hatter Tea room was located right across the street and there are many different restaurant within an easy walk. It is an easy walk to the Riverwalk however to get where the action is takes quite a while. We walked down to La Villita on the Riverwalk and then walk back up Alamo, it was a lot easier if less scenic.
Breakfast on the weekends is served from 9am to 10am. On Saturday morning we had a baked egg dish for the main course, fruit salad, juice, coffee and dessert. On Sunday we had oatmeal and apple pancakes, with fruit salad, juice and coffee and pineapple sherbet. Monday it was chicken and green chili quiche with fruit salad, juice, coffee and I am going to guess on this one gingerbread bread pudding, Susan and John are very warm and friendly hosts and we met three very nice couples at breakfast whom we shared a table with.
by zabelle on December 10, 2007
Gardenia Inn
307 Beauregard Street San Antonio, Texas 78204
(800) 356-1605