Just inside the 1604 – Stone Oak corridor lays a new innovation in car care; Alamo City Auto Spa at Gateway VillageÂ… a one–stop shop experience for customers and a spa for cars. Not just an auto spa, but an Italian café, a gift shop full of cositas, a barbershop where guests are pampered and even a place to play a round of pool or game of chess while they wait for their car to exit the wash tunnel. Want to stay in your car and drive through the wash yourself? No problem! The full–service car detailing center has the latest technology to pamper your vehicle while you wait and watch through large pane windows or enjoy the ride along with your car. Last but not least, is the thorough vacuum service your vehicle will receive with you being its first guest upon completion.
Sip cappuccino's inside the Village and enjoy ample seating of teak wood benches and voluminous natural light via the floor to ceiling windows. One gets a sense of being not in a car wash but a luxury service and retail center. Mediterranean style terracotta planters decorate the expansive corridor where a variety of retail kiosks await customers in need of services such as cell phone repair and accessories or Alamo City Auto Spa memberships. Upon entering the front doors of Gateway Village, immediately to the left is an Italian café full of gelatos, specialty coffees, blended ice drinks and delectable bites to indulge in while your car's exterior is being pampered by special laser technology and microfiber gyrowraps that will not scratch or mar your car's paint coat.
Not just a car wash, but a retail center is what developer Dean Hollis and on–site manager Curtis Thomas have created; catering to Stone Oak's booming medical center and growing residential areas. Be it busy households or physicians between appointments, Gateway Village acknowledges its patron's time constraints by conveniently offering a variety of 30 minute services under one roof. For the business owner on the run or soccer mom managing her time wisely, Gateway Village offers a chance to escape to Italy at Navona Café where one can be transported to Italy's Piazza Navona via cool Mediterranean colors and the aroma of rich Italian recipes brewing from the kitchen. Across the corridor, Northstar Barber Shop hosts a menu of services for its male patrons who need a quick trim and a game of pool to break up the day. Fine wines and cigars are available down the hall at Stone Oak Beverage Co. Purple Ivy Cards and Gifts hosts an endless number of greeting cards and knickknacks to save its customers from forgetting the perfect token of affection for that special someone. Catering to local residents who need an evening out is Basakio's Comedy Club open from 6pm to 2am.
Gateway Village is truly a one–stop shop for all of your car care needs including on–site paintless dent repair compliments of American Dent Company. With easy access from the 1604 East feeder road at Stone Oak Parkway, Gateway Village and Alamo City Auto Spa offer no excuses for not pampering the car in your life. Membership packages or single purchases are available from as little as $8.00.
Hollis and Thomas encourage San Antonio's residents to drive through and experience the difference in car detail and retail convenience. With plans to open two more centers, it will not be long before there is a Gateway Village in your neighborhood. Until that time comes, stop by and visit the shops at Gateway Village and Alamo City Auto Spa for a special treat in retail convenience and auto care. It will certainly be the best 30 minutes you have spent in a long time!
