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San Francisco hotel recommendations - Hotels booked
Posted on 1/14/20 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 1/14/20 at 5:51 pm
Looking at possibly the Union Square area... will be going in June most likely. Anyone have good suggestions?
This post was edited on 1/27/20 at 8:12 am
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 6:13 pm to Glock17
Buy a tent, live like a local 
Posted on 1/14/20 at 7:27 pm to Glock17
Hotel Vitale at the foot of Market St, or any of the Joie de Vivre portfolio of hotels.
The Westin St Francis @ Union Square
The Westin St Francis @ Union Square
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:35 pm to Glock17
I've always like the St. Francis on Union Square.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 6:24 am to hungryone
I’ve stayed at both hotels. You can’t go wrong with either.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 6:49 am to Glock17
We really liked the Orchard Garden hotel.
This post was edited on 1/15/20 at 11:59 am
Posted on 1/15/20 at 6:59 am to Glock17
I have been 2 San Francisco twice- first time stayed in Union Square at the Kensington. Second time in Nob Hill at the Scarlet Huntington.
I can't recommend the Huntington enough. Will never stay anywhere else in SF.
I can't recommend the Huntington enough. Will never stay anywhere else in SF.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 10:17 am to slinger1317
The Westin. No turds on the sidewalks.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 10:53 am to slinger1317
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I can't recommend the Huntington enough. Will never stay anywhere else in SF.
Great hotel, but those spots in Nob Hill are a bitch to walk to from Chinatown.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 10:57 am to Glock17
Have nothing but good things to say about InterContinental (Nob Hill is good, but Howard location just opened within last several months), Stanford Court, Westin, and St. Regis.
Of course, those hotels are always pricey and when work isn't feeling like reimbursing me for those stays, I do Americania. It's a pretty shitty hotel, but close to City Beer Store and Cellarmaker.
Of course, those hotels are always pricey and when work isn't feeling like reimbursing me for those stays, I do Americania. It's a pretty shitty hotel, but close to City Beer Store and Cellarmaker.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 10:58 am to hoopsgalore
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those spots in Nob Hill are a bitch to walk to from Chinatown
Exactly why I didn't rec the Fairmont, a lovely grand old hotel with a groovy, original era tiki bar in the basement. I was once down near the Ferry Building in the late evening and it was raining hard. No cabs (pre-Uber), with a hard walk uphill in driving rain @ 40 degrees. The cable car schedule up Nob Hill goes to "once an hour".....and the car operator wouldn't let us sit inside while he waited for his departure time. So we slogged up that steep hill, in the cold, driving rain. Makes for a good story today, but it was pretty miserable at the time.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 11:58 am to hoopsgalore
The Orchard Garden is literally at the Dragon’s Gate entrance to Chinatown, and a walk to Coit is perfectly doable. Tons of stuff in that walking distance.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 12:10 pm to hungryone
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Exactly why I didn't rec the Fairmont, a lovely grand old hotel with a groovy, original era tiki bar in the basement.
Yeah, I was at the Fairmont a year ago and loved it. This is the original Fairmont hotel for the entire brand, and the Tonga Room is indeed fun -- it's basically a perfect date place.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 12:34 pm to Gaston
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The Orchard Garden is literally at the Dragon’s Gate entrance to Chinatown, and a walk to Coit is perfectly doable. Tons of stuff in that walking distance.
I just meant the hill going up California, not necessarily the distance.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 12:55 pm to hoopsgalore
We did the Bay to Breakers race when we lived in SF and it’s a steep place...more constant than anything. Going down was almost worse. We drug a keg and got shitty along the way...so race is a misnomer for how we did it. The heavy arse keg made it more of journey, or feat than anything else. Probably could have planned better.
If anyone’s out there at the end of May, it’s a fricking riot.
If anyone’s out there at the end of May, it’s a fricking riot.
This post was edited on 1/15/20 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 1/15/20 at 2:07 pm to Glock17
Thanks for all the suggestions so far...
The plan is to do San Fran for 2-3 nights, then head up to Napa and spend 2-3 nights then back to San Fran the last day before flying out.
Follow up... We're thinking we wouldn't rent a car until we drive out to Napa. Is the public transit around San Fran reliable and not super sketchy?
The plan is to do San Fran for 2-3 nights, then head up to Napa and spend 2-3 nights then back to San Fran the last day before flying out.
Follow up... We're thinking we wouldn't rent a car until we drive out to Napa. Is the public transit around San Fran reliable and not super sketchy?
Posted on 1/15/20 at 2:14 pm to Glock17
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We're thinking we wouldn't rent a car until we drive out to Napa. Is the public transit around San Fran reliable and not super sketchy?
Public transit is fine. Plenty of options, from the cable cars to tram/streetcar routes to buses that go all over town. Plus BART, so you can easily get from the airport to city center via public transit.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 2:49 pm to Glock17
IDK, the jewel that San Francisco is is largely due to the surrounding area. I’d rent a car for a few days, maybe not even consecutively and skip Napa all together.
A day down to Los Gatos (maybe hit the Pulgas water temple on the way), over the ridge and down into Pescadero (Redwoods are unreal on that road, as are the herb farms)...then south to Santa Cruz on the 1. Stop at Panther (Hole in the wall, 7 mile...IDK what it’s called) beach. Literally unreal beautiful.
Next time you rent you could go north up the 1 to Red Rock beach and Stinson, all sorts of stuff up there like Muir and Sausalito (best views of SF).
I’d definitely do Lands End (in SF) for a sunset. The GG bridge lights up incredibly.
Too much to list, but Napa is just OK to me with everything else out there.
A day down to Los Gatos (maybe hit the Pulgas water temple on the way), over the ridge and down into Pescadero (Redwoods are unreal on that road, as are the herb farms)...then south to Santa Cruz on the 1. Stop at Panther (Hole in the wall, 7 mile...IDK what it’s called) beach. Literally unreal beautiful.
Next time you rent you could go north up the 1 to Red Rock beach and Stinson, all sorts of stuff up there like Muir and Sausalito (best views of SF).
I’d definitely do Lands End (in SF) for a sunset. The GG bridge lights up incredibly.
Too much to list, but Napa is just OK to me with everything else out there.
This post was edited on 1/15/20 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 1/15/20 at 5:52 pm to Glock17
Presidio
Posted on 1/16/20 at 5:38 am to Glock17
Wife and I really enjoyed The Huntington Hotel
Eta: they have a nice spa where the pool area has a nice balcony that looks over the bay and city. Wife (sorry, no pics ) and I had breakfast on the spa balcony. Very nice.
Eta: they have a nice spa where the pool area has a nice balcony that looks over the bay and city. Wife (sorry, no pics ) and I had breakfast on the spa balcony. Very nice.
This post was edited on 1/16/20 at 5:40 am
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