Welcome
We're off I-35 at exit 200, which in San Marcos means one thing: you can leave the car in the lot and walk to more than 145 outlet stores in about six minutes, with Tanger's entirely different lineup a couple of minutes past that. It is a genuinely unusual thing for a highway hotel to be able to say, and it's why most people book us.
Then there's the other San Marcos. Ten minutes away, springs push water up through the riverbed at a steady 72°F — clear enough to see the bottom, cold enough to matter in August, and the reason tubing here is less an activity than a civic tradition. Come back to a hot breakfast, a pool, and a quiet room. Austin is thirty miles north, San Antonio forty-five south, and neither is the reason you'd stay.
Rooms
The Rhythm
Four things that make a San Marcos stay easy.
Quiet, updated rooms set back far enough from the interstate to sleep.
Free hot breakfast with a waffle iron — the thing guests mention most.
An outdoor pool and sun deck for the hours after the outlets close.
Two outlet malls, both close enough to reach on foot.
Special Offers
Dining
The morning spread is hot, free, and has a waffle iron — the thing guests bring up more than anything else. After that you're spoilt: a cheesesteak counter a hundred yards away, Cody's doing proper New American cooking on the same road as the hotel, Texas barbecue and Tex-Mex a few minutes up the access road, and the whole outlet food scene in between.
Our Dining PicksA Local’s Guide
The shopping is the headline and it's walkable. But the springs, the glass-bottom boats, a century-old show cave, and Texas State's campus are all inside fifteen minutes — and Austin and San Antonio bracket you on I-35.
The Full Guide
145+ designer and name-brand outlet stores, a six-minute walk away.
Photo by Billy Hathorn on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
The second outlet centre next door — a different brand lineup entirely.
Photo by Billy Hathorn on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Texas State football on a Saturday night, about ten minutes north.
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Spring-fed, clear, and about 72°F every day of the year.
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Glass-bottom boat tours over the springs.
Photo by Larry D. Moore on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Texas's first show cave, formed by an earthquake on the Balcones Fault.
Photo by CMBJ on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5
What Guests Say
“This is the nicest, cleanest La Quinta hotel we have ever seen! I would definitely stay again when in the area. Breakfast choices were great!”
“Wonderful newer hotel with very nice modern comfy rooms. Great 2-night stay. Would stay here again!”
“The hotel is very well located if you want to visit the outlet area. The parking lot is spacious, the room is spacious and clean, and the staff is very friendly.”
“Nice hotel. Updated. It was clean and had a comfortable bed. Cold AC which is important at this time of year.”
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From the Blog
The San Marcos Note
No spam, no daily blasts. A handful of notes a year — seasonal rates, when the river is at its best, and what's worth the short drive.
