United States · Texas · San Antonio
Alamo Heights, San Antonio — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Alamo Heights is a city of Bexar County, Texas, wholly surrounded by San Antonio, with part of the University of the Incarnate Word inside it.
Find your area →
Where to stay in Alamo Heights
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Alamo Heights runs short on hotel beds. Because San Antonio wraps the city on all sides, travellers treat Alamo Heights as a place to spend the day at the McNay Art Museum or the University of the Incarnate Word and sleep somewhere in the wider Greater San Antonio area. Bexar County's hotel supply sits outside this boundary, minutes away by car and unbothered by the city line.
Few places to stay in Alamo Heights — most visitors book in San Antonio nearby.
About Alamo Heights
What are the main landmarks in Alamo Heights?
Five landmarks carry names here. The McNay Art Museum leads, and the register continues through the Maverick-Zachry House, the Marshall Steves House, and the Sam Smith House. St. Luke's Episcopal Church closes the list, and a portion of the University of the Incarnate Word campus reaches into the city as well.
What is the history of Alamo Heights?
No annexation ever came. San Antonio grew around Alamo Heights until the smaller city was enclosed on every side, and the outcome is one municipality inside another, counted within the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area yet governed apart from it. Its older addresses carry the record in place of a charter date, among them the Maverick-Zachry House, the Sam Smith House, and the Marshall Steves House.
Where is Alamo Heights?
Under five square kilometres of Bexar County make up Alamo Heights, an enclave with San Antonio pressing against every stretch of its boundary.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Alamo Heights?
St. Luke's Episcopal Church quarter: walkers who want the older houses.
More areas in San Antonio
Updated September 2026