"Originally built in 1852 as a private boys' school by Brothers of the Society of Mary, the hotel consists of three separate buildings that have been transformed, through meticulously integrated additions and renovations, from a 139 year old school building into a luxury class hotel.Today La Mansion del Rio stands as a monument to San Antonio's celebrated past and has been designated as an historic landmark by the state of Texas" -

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