San Antonio is a lively, livable base for multi-week assignments—walkable downtown with the River Walk and the Alamo, a strong Tex‑Mex and BBQ food scene, museums, craft breweries, parks, and creative neighborhoods (Southtown/King William) that make evenings and days off feel like a real home-away-from-home.
Within an hour you can escape to New Braunfels (river tubing and Schlitterbahn) or San Marcos (outlet shopping and spring‑fed river recreation) for easy weekend outdoor and leisure options.