Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa
The Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa was the first major hotel built in Texas in five years, as the hotel industry was depressed and overbuilt. It also was the first true destination resort built in Texas, as well as Woodbine’s first venture into overseas capitalization of a project. The original partnership composed of Woodbine, Hyatt, Shimizu Land Corporation and Kawasaki Steel Corporation purchased 207 acres from the Rogers-Wiseman family, which had owned and operated a ranch on the land for more than 100 years. Debt was provided by the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd. The Shimizu and Kawasaki interests were subsequently purchased by Woodbine affiliates.
The casually elegant, full-service destination resort evokes the welcoming spirit and gracious hospitality that were part of the ranch’s history for generations. Massive live oaks were preserved while creating a AAA Four-Diamond Resort surrounded by 27 holes of golf, jogging paths, a nature trail and a 4-acre water park with a signature flowing river pool. Nationally acclaimed golf course architect Arthur Hills designed Hill Country Golf Club with a wide-ranging terrain: gently rolling meadows, steep hillsides, wooded ravines and tree-shaded plateaus, as well as tranquil lakes and ponds.
In 2001, Woodbine added the 15,000-square-foot Windflower spa to the resort, and in 2005 an additional nine holes were added to Hill Country Golf Club.
The 2008 Zagat U.S. Hotel Guide named the resort San Antonio’s best, and Condé Nast Traveler has ranked it among the 50 Best Golf Resorts three times. This AAA Four-Diamond resort also has been lauded multiple times by Condé Nast Traveler, which included the resort in its January 2008 Gold List of “The World’s Best Places to Stay,” and Celebrated Living, which listed the resort among its “Top 10 Family Resorts.”
Woodbine is managing general partner, development/construction manager and asset manager for this property.
Address / Phone / Accessibility
9800 Hill Country Resort Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78251
Phone: 210.647.1234
Fax: 210.681.9681
On 303 acres of Texas ranch land, 20 minutes northwest of San Antonio International Airport; bounded on the north by Westover Hills Boulevard, on the east by Hunt Lane, on the south by Military Drive West and on the west by Rogers Road, the resort is accessed from a main entrance on Hyatt Resort Drive at State Highway 151 across from Sea World of Texas.
Websites
Facilities
Land area: 303 acres (including 266-acre golf course)
Gross building area: 457,568 square feet (including 17,610-square-foot golf clubhouse and 15,000-square-foot spa)
Height: 2-4 stories
Elevators: 4 passenger, 3 service
Rooms/mix (approx.): 500, including 25 ADA rooms
King: 202
Double/Double: 240
Suites/Casitas: 58/1
Restaurants/lounges: 7
Springhouse Cafe (3-meal restaurant): 230 seats
Aunt Mary’s Porch and Hill Country Coffee Co.: 62 seats
Charlie’s Long Bar: 136 seats + terrace (16)
Papa Ed’s (pool bar): 32 seats (outdoor)
The General Store
Hill Country Golf Club
- Antlers Lodge (specialty restaurant): 90 seats
- Kerrville Room (private dining): 48 seats
- Cactus Oak Tavern: 85 seats
Interior function space: Approximately 35,000 square feet
Hill Country Ballroom: 13,590 square feet
Fredericksburg Ballroom: 5,712 square feet
Meeting/Banquet rooms/Boardrooms (5): 5,000 square feet
Kerrville Room (private dining): 1,100 square feet
Hospitality Parlors (6): 4,704 square feet
Prefunction Space: 5,241 square feet
Exterior function space: 61,652 square feet
Rogers-Wiseman Pavilion: 8,800 square feet
Luckenbach Pavilion: 3,600 square feet
Lawns: 10,287 square feet
Spa: Windflower, The Hill Country Spa, 15,000 square feet, 21 treatment rooms
Golf: Hill Country Golf Club, 27 holes
Retail space: 4,945 square feet
Saddlewoods (sundry shop): 1390 square feet
The General Store: 748 square feet
Hill Country Golf Club Pro Shop: 1598 square feet
Windflower Spa (retail): 1209 square feet
Business center: Operated by Xerox, 226 square feet
Fitness center: StayFit equipment, 1,517 square feet
Outdoor amenities:
4-acre water park (includes 950-foot Ramblin’ River, 3 pools, 1 whirlpools)
Spa pool and whirlpool
3 tennis courts (1 lighted)
Walking/jogging/nature trail
Croquet lawn
Volleyball court
Playground
Kids club/Youth spa: Rowdy’s Camp Hyatt Room, The Spahhht Youth Spa
Art theme: Hill Country retreat
Parking: 800 spaces, surface lot
Original Project Team
Architect: Hill Glazier Architects, Inc. (now HKS Hill Glazier Studio), Palo Alto, California
Civil Engineer: Pape-Dawson Engineers, San Antonio
Construction Lender: The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd., New York
Developer/Asset Manager: Woodbine Development Corporation, Dallas
General Contractor (Hotel & Spa): Lyda Constructors, Inc., San Antonio
Golf Course Architect: Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates, Toledo, Ohio
Golf Course Contractor: Landscapes Unlimited, Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska
Hotel Operator: Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Chicago
Interior Designer: Wilson Associates, Inc., Dallas
Landscape Architect: Ford, Powell & Carson Architects and Planners, Inc., San Antonio
Land Planner: Peckham-Young (now The Sage Group), Southlake, Texas
MEP Engineer: Blum Consulting Engineers, Inc., Dallas
Permanant Lender: TIAA-CREF, New York
Structural Engineer: Brockette•Davis•Drake, Inc., Dallas
Renovation Teams
1999-2001 - Softgood renovation of guest rooms, corridors and public areas
Interior Designer: Wilson Associates, Inc., Dallas
2004 - Guest room renovation
General Contractor: Katz Construction, Houston
Interior Designer: Wilson Associates, Inc., Dallas
2007-2009 - Public space renovation
General Contractor: Charlie & Company, San Antonio
Interior Designer: Wilson Associates, Inc., Dallas
Project Ownership
Ownership (Original): Affiliates of Hyatt Hotels and Resorts of Chicago and Woodbine Holdings, Ltd. of Dallas, Wiseman Family Interests, Shimizu Land Corp. and Kawasaki Steel Corp.
Ownership (Current): Affiliates of Hyatt Hotels and Resorts of Chicago and Woodbine Holdings, Ltd. of Dallas, Rogers-Wiseman Family Interests of San Antonio