Emma Life Blog

Your curated guide to our city’s culture, cuisine, and character, all beginning at Hotel Emma at Pearl.

Go behind the scenes of the family-run business responsible for crafting Emma’s treasured Mexican glassware.

Metalsmith Alejandro Sifuentes shares the story behind Emma’s most treasured charm.

Hotel Emma’s guest delights reach new heights.

“I always got a great vibe from Pearl’s old buildings at night… I could put myself in the mindset of the people of that time period.”— Scott Martin, Artist

“Hay más tiempo que vida.”(There is more time than life.)— Traditional

“The inspiration for the paintings came from…the story, the narrative.”— Lloyd Walsh    Painter

“Charrería is…equestrian skills as an art form.”    — Alberto Duran, President, Asociación de Charros de San Antonio

“This library is personal and particular and very human.”   — Sherry Kafka Wagner, author, playwright, urban planner, historian