Hilton is doubling down near San Antonio’s South Texas Medical Center with a $38 million, two-flag hotel designed to catch pretty much every type of hospital-area traveler, from overnight visitors to families camping out for weeks. The planned seven-story project would pair a Hilton Garden Inn with a Home2 Suites and clock in at about 158,645 square feet. If the schedule sticks, shovels are expected to hit the ground in August and stay busy for roughly two years.
Project details and timeline
A registration filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation lists the development as “Dual Brand - Hilton Garden Inn & Home 2 Suites,” with an estimated cost of $38,000,000 and a building size of 158,645 square feet. The filing pegs August 1, 2026, as the planned start date and August 1, 2028, as the target completion, noting that the work is privately funded, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Initial coverage of Hilton’s filing was reported by the San Antonio Express‑News.
Hilton's dual‑brand strategy
Hilton is pairing its upper‑midscale Hilton Garden Inn with the extended‑stay Home2 Suites brand so it can serve short‑term guests and long‑haul stays in the same building. In a news release via Hilton, Matt Wehling, Hilton's senior vice president of development for the U.S. and Canada, said, “Dual‑brand hotels are a key example of how we are able to flex our brands to meet owner demand.” The company notes that more than 125 dual‑brand properties are operating or under development worldwide, a setup that lets owners share amenities and trim operating costs.
Why the Medical Center?
The planned corner at Wurzbach Road and Floyd Curl Drive drops the hotel into the middle of a busy cluster of hospitals, clinics and medical office buildings, an area that reliably pulls in patients, families and visiting medical staff. University Health and other systems have been buying and redeveloping medical office buildings nearby in recent months, moves that observers say can help lift demand for lodging and support services around the campus, according to University Health.
Who’s behind the build
The TDLR filing names MHM RealCo, LLC as the project owner and Studio Red Dot of Dallas as the design firm, with Sabrina Bala listed as the contact and Peter F. Grojean as the registered accessibility specialist. The registration categorizes the work as new construction and notes it is privately financed, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Market context
San Antonio’s hotel scene has been choppy. Downtown inventory has grown faster than rooms are getting filled, and revenue has been feeling the squeeze. That has some investors looking beyond the convention core and into employment and health care corridors instead. As reported by the San Antonio Express‑News, downtown occupancy and revenue have lagged even as new hotels open, a dynamic that helps explain the interest in the Medical Center. Hilton’s project is angled at steady, non‑convention demand generated by the healthcare ecosystem rather than big downtown events.
If the current timeline holds, construction is slated to start on August 1, 2026, with completion targeted for around August 1, 2028. Before ground can officially break, the developer will still need to secure local permits and approvals. We will be watching for those filings and any further statements from Hilton or the project’s ownership as the development moves from paper plans to site work and construction.
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