About this space
Howdy! Our home is a former shipping container, in SA's downtown Southtown neighborhood, Lone Star district. A 450 square foot home with outdoor patio sleeps up to 4 people with 2 off-street parking spaces.
Close to a Riverwalk entrance at Blue Star Art Complex.
Craft breweries, restaurants, museums, beer gardens, Mexican paleta/snow cone shops, taquerias, bars, even a flour mill restaurant are in the neighborhood. Any questions on location/home, please contact us.
10% military discount*
The space
Queen size bed and full size sleeper sofa.
Home size is between a "tiny" to "small" home. ln its former life, prior to a complete remodel- the home was a freight shipping container.
Home has a great outdoor patio, good for indoor/outdoor living.
2 off-street compact vehicle parking spaces (with gate open). 1 off-street parking space for medium size vehicle (with gate closed).
Home has on-street parking directly in front for another car, but restricted during school days.
Neighborhood is gentrifying, urban up & coming neighborhood along the Mission Reach Riverwalk section. Newer renovated homes mixed with older homes. Close to freeway. Convenience to downtown, Southtown restaurants and freeway is great.
A huge "1st Friday" art/food/street event happens every first Friday of the month in the neighborhood. Head to Blue Star Arts Complex which anchors the event. "2nd Saturday" is a FREE monthly Artwalk event occurring every second Saturday of every month in the neighborhood.***
We suggest bike rental, "Bird" scooters, Uber & of course your car for long distances. Late night, consider driving/Uber.
We'll send you a longer list of curated things to do and restaurants after booking. We hope you have a great time!
Distances
.8 miles to a Riverwalk entrance @ Blue Star Art Complex (Local restaurants, galleries, shops, general store, event space, craft brewery, gelato shop, coffee places in industrial setting). Park there & walk about 30 minutes along river to downtown Riverwalk area.
.3 miles Zweatit Indoor Soccer (has open soccer play)
.5 miles Freight (art gallery) w/ excellent San Antonio Gold coffee shop next door
.7 miles Ruby City Art Museum (free, huge contemporary art space in unique red building w/3 public galleries)
.9 miles Blue Star Bike Shop (bike rentals)
1.1 miles to 2 museums- Homestead Museum & Villa Finale in King William
1.1 miles HEB
1.4 miles Market Square
1.5 miles TX River Company (canoe & kayak rental to paddle on the river, pet friendly, weekends only)
2 miles Shops @ Rivercenter & Downtown Reach Riverwalk section
2.1 miles the Alamo
3.6 miles the Pearl district
4.5 miles San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
15 miles SeaWorld
17 miles Fiesta Texas
Restaurants**
.1 miles Eddies Taco House
.3 miles Piedras Negras de Noche
.3 miles Il Forno (pizza) (Rated in 50 top pizzerias in USA)
.4 miles La Fruteria (Can walk here - Mexican style fruit cups, fruit margaritas, tapas)
.4 miles La Parrilla Azteca (delicious tacos, handmade tortillas, good for takeout)
.5 miles Dos Sirenos Brewing (pet friendly, craft beers, beer garden, beer flights, great food, live music weekends)
.5 miles Camp Outpost Co. Restaurant (wood-fired comfort food in industrial warehouse space w/patio, communal fire pit & vintage Airstream bar, pet friendly)
.5 miles Bandit BBQ
.5 miles San Antonio Gold coffee shop @ Freight
.5 miles Big Daddy's Treats (Mexican style sno-cones, fruit cups, great for kids)
.5 miles Jimmy's Family Pizza
.6 miles Kunstler Brewing (woman/veteran owned craft brew pub, lobster rolls, large tvs for sports, pet friendly, beer garden)
.6 miles Fiesta Palebolis (delicious Mexican style paletas (frozen popsicles), great for kids)
***Weather permitting
Guest access
Everything
Other things to note
Internet wireless is fast - 50Mbps
NO smoking indoors.
Home is open floor plan. A curtain is available to provide semi-privacy between the bedroom & the rest of the home if needed.
An alarm monitors the premises, and you can turn it on nightly for enhanced protection.
Pets: We may allow up to one pet per stay. There are several pet friendly restaurants in the area. We will send a list. Note: front fence is decorative, and pets should be supervised in yard.
There is an additional pet cleaning fee of $35. Pets are not allowed on furniture and should be crated or on leash if owner is not home. We request clean up after your pet. Any additional pets over the 1 pet policy must be requested, and are subject to an additional $100 charge per additional pet. A lint roller is provided in the home to please clean up after any pet hair.
If not home, we request pets MUST be kenneled. We provide kennels if you don't have one.
South Texas & Mosquitoes: This is South Texas, and this house has a good sized yard. Rest assured, we perform regularly scheduled pest control maintenance indoors every 2 months & the house is cleaned after every guest to ensure top sanitary conditions. Please keep the door closed and evict any unwanted guests (insect(s)) if they follow you inside.
*Off nightly rate, doesn't include service fees & taxes. One discount per stay.
**"Restaurants & attractions" info subject to change
Note: San Antonio & Bexar County regulate with a city Hotel Occupancy Tax of 10.75%. You'll note this tax added to your total
Registration number
STR-24-13500116
