We had a wonderful one-night stay at the Gunter to attend a musical at the Majestic Theater. The hotel is beautiful! Our room was unexpectedly huge and very clean and comfortable. The best thing for us was the location. It is right across the street from the Majestic Theater--we just walked across the street ten minutes before the show started. We can't wait to come back and stay at the Gunter every time we want to see a show!

The Gunter is a beautiful old hotel built with the kind of class and attention to detail that most even expensive modern hotels lack. It's been updated and the rooms modernized, so it's really a great mix of classic, period-piece elegance with modern comfort. Several reviewers have commented on the small rooms -- my room, though, was quite large. I paid a cheap conference rate ($110) and was placed on the north side overlooking the pool. The room was decorated with quality furniture: 2 queen beds, a pair of arm chairs with table in a corner, a long desk along the window and a padded bench in the opposite corner. The bathroom was divided into a shower and toilet in one room and a vanity just outside it. The bed was very comfortable (although not Westin Heavenly quality).

Unlike many 4* (and 5*) hotels, the Gunter actually had an adequately staffed concierge desk, running 1-2 concierges throughout the day. The front desk was genuinely friendly. The pool overlooked an ugly parking lot and was partly in the shade most of the day, but it was functional and somewhat attractive. They currently have no workout facility, but there is a gym across the street that would be happy to sell you a day pass for $10. ;-)

Only two downsides for my stay: it's only a 1/2 block from the Riverwalk, but you just can't compete for ambience within being ON the Riverwalk. Second, the dining room food was bland, mediocre old school.

A very nice hotel and stay.

I stayed at The Sheraton Gunter hotel for a conference in end of MArch to begining of April. The hotel is very clean and the staff is friendly. The bed was one of the most comfortable beds I ever slept in. However the room was tiny-I felt like there was too much furniture for the room size. The bathroom was even smaller. When you stepped out of the bathtub, the toilet was right there. There was no place to put cosmetics and other items in the bathroom.
The other downside was the extra fees. There was extra for internet and even for bottles of water. You needed to use the bottled water in the room since the machine on the floor (lower price) was OOS.
The food was very good and service in the restr. was good. Room service could be slow-I got the feeling they were understaffed. The bakery was amazing!

We chose to stay here for our "Babymoon" and had specifically requested that we be near an elevator if possible. To our surprise, the hotel went above and beyond that. Not only were we right by an elevator, we were upgraded to a "restricted access" floor at the top of the hotel, free continental breakfast, and managers receptions! Granted we had just enrolled in the Starwood Rewards program, but we had no idea that would upgrade us.

Our room was huge and the bed was very comfortable. The bathroom "space' was a bit small, but we managed quite well. We were very pleased.

The staff was extremely accommodating and very friendly. I would definitely stay at this hotel again. It made our last trip before baby a very romantic and memorable one.