26th Annual Conference

Board Training & Conference Dates: Thursday, October 10, 2013 thru Sat, October 12, 2013.

The Hotel: Menger Hotel, San Antonio, Texas

Location: 204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX  78205. Ph: 210-223-4361
Located in central San Antonio, The Menger Hotel is within walking distance of The Alamo, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, and River Walk. Additional points of interest include San Antonio Central Library and Rivercenter Mall.

Hotel Features: The Menger Hotel's restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A bar/lounge is open for drinks. Room service is available during limited hours. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool, a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness facility. The property's full-service health spa has massage/treatment rooms. This 3.5-star property has a business center and offers business services. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. This Victorian property includes a multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and ATM/banking services. This is a smoke-free property.

Guestrooms:  316 air-conditioned guestrooms at The Menger Hotel feature ceiling fans and hair dryers. Wired high-speed Internet access is complimentary. Guestrooms offer desks. Televisions have premium cable channels, video-game consoles, and pay movies. Also included are irons/ironing boards and clock radios.

Room Rates: $110 Single/double/triple/quad 
Group rates will be honored 3 days before and 3 days after the dates of the workshop and conference based on availability.

Reservations: Deadline to make reservations is Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.  You are encouraged to make your room reservations early. Call (210) 223-4361 or 1-800-345-1328.  You must identify yourself as being with the NCSB group in order to receive the group rate.   Reservations also may be made online. Reservations cancelled after 48 hours prior to arrival will be assessed one night’s room and tax.  Please note that if you leave earlier than your scheduled departure date when you are in-house at the hotel, there will be a charge of $75 early departure fee. 

Check-in time: 3:00 pm

Parking: 2012 parking rates are $25.00 Valet plus 8.125% tax.  There are various city lots around the hotel from $6.00 to $20.00 a day.

Ground Transportation: There is a city shuttle called “SA Trans Express” that leaves every 15-30 minutes from outside the baggage claim area at the San Antonio International Airport.  The Menger Hotel is one of the first to be dropped off.  Cost is $18.00 one way or $34.00 round trip.  Taxi ranges from $25.00 to $30.00 and will charge a flat rate for one to three people.

Hotel Description: Along the walls of the main lobby, you'll see photos of some of the most prominent guests of the Menger Hotel, from President Theodore Roosevelt to baseball great Babe Ruth. Originally built in 1859 on the site of Texas' first brewery, this two-story 50-room hotel became so popular that a 3-story addition was quickly built to make room for eager guests and has been expanded several times since. Today the Menger Hotel is the oldest continuously operating hotel west of the Mississippi.

As a member of the Historic Hotels of America, you'll observe much of the architecture and artifacts from those early days inside the Menger Hotel, including priceless antiques and paintings, many of which were the personal selections of Mr. Menger, purchased during his trips to New York and Europe in the 1870s. Recently renovated to make our modern guests feel at home, the Menger remains an elegant landmark and historical destination in San Antonio.