An 'extended stay' hotel. I stayed 4 days in a 2-room plus bath suite. Very pleasant, no hassles, no surprises. Good location along the river walk, about 6 blocks from the convention center and 8 blocks from the Alamo. All the facilities you'd expect--large refrig, microwave, 2-burner stove. The front room had no natural light but nothing they can do about that. Hotel provides dishes, silverware, cleaning supplies, etc. along with daily maid service of course. Free high-speed internet. Free breakfast buffet, and hot snacks at cocktail hour that could pass for dinner. Valet parking is $21.50/day come and go all you want but across the street is a $15 parking garage--but no in-and-out there. All in all, I'd recommend the place to a friend.

On the weekend of our stay, the hotel (and the city) was crawling with teens and kids who were in town for a dance competition. However, inside our room on the 7th floor, my wife and I never heard a peep from the other guests.
We had a room overlooking Market Street, which is on the side of the building farthest from elevators. Not much of a view except for the office building across the street. We did occasionally hear a bit of traffic noise, but nothing that kept us awake.
The room was a true suite with a separate bedroom. The living room area has a full kitchen. Both the living room and bedroom have TVs with the usual cable channels. The bathroom had a shower/tub combo with a very strong shower. The sink is outside the bathroom, with lots of counter space. The room was clean, and the queen bed comfortable. About the only negative was the HVAC, which took some getting used to--the temperature in the room was about 7 degrees cooler than the setting on the thermostat. After adjusting for that, it was still hard to maintain an even temperature because the a/c seemed to run too long when it turned on, and then wouldn't come back on for a long time while the temp rose several degrees. We kept it cool and wore an extra layer.
Breakfast buffet was very good with several hot and cold choices, and a large dining area overlooking the river. Even on a crowded morning with lots of kids, the excellent staff kept the buffet stocked and the tables clean.
The hotel is on a quiet part of the riverwalk, but most attractions were an easy walk. The rio taxies are a great option at $4 if your feet get tired.
Checkout was fast.
Overall a good experience. I would stay there again.

The Homewood Suites offered plenty of space in their rooms, but the amenities need to upgraded soon. The carpet leading to the bathroom was torn up, the shower tiles had lots of mildew, and the small Zenith TVs were a joke. The air conditioning/heating is extremely loud. I wish I brought ear plugs. Plus, I could hear the elevator dinging which is weird because I wasn't that close to it.

On the plus side, the bed was big and comfy with a decent duvet cover.

The appeal of Homewood Suites is the free breakfast and manager's reception. The food was horrid, and the frozen margarita was undrinkable. At least there was a nice view of the river from the dining area.

The location of this Homewood suites is very nice, right on the riverwalk. The thing that I really did not like was the parking, you are FORCED to use the valet parking. They tel you to call for you car 10min before you want it out. Everything I called over 4 times, the phone rang and rang, once someone answered it was ALWAYS over 10 min to get my car. For $20.00 plus tax per night, this should have worked better. The room was ok, not as big as some other Homewoods, but nice for a downtown location. The building is an old factory converted to a hotel. So the shape of the place is odd. There is a full kitchen in the room, and 2 TVs. I did find the lighting in the room not as good as it should be, the bathroom lighting was very bad. There is free wireless in the lobby and wired in the room, they called it high speed, not so much.. It was painfully slow. The Free breakfast was nice, and also the weeknight "dinner" was also very nice. This made it worth staying here over a full service hotel. I have been to much better Homewoods, but this place was not that bad. It was clean and the stuff was very nice. My room was not ready, ( I got there early) so the front desk lady made me some popcorn and gave me a drink. This was nice.. It is a good place to stay, but the parking was not fun.. you are going to pay any place you stay on the river, but the long waits..