The Ritz-Carlton, San FranciscoThis majestic neoclassical building was the headquarters of an insurance company before being converted to a luxury hotel in 1991, and today it’s (...)
The Huntington Hotel & Nob Hill SpaThe Fairmont and the Mark Hopkins, both classic hotels (and tourist attractions) in their own right, sit just a block away — but for a quiet, classic (...)
Mandarin Oriental San FranciscoThe Mandarin Oriental hotels famously bring a taste of Far East ultra-luxury to American shores, and the San Francisco outpost goes even a step further; (...)
Hotel VitaleOne of the only brand-new ground-up hotel projects to open in San Francisco this decade, the Vitale stands on the newly revitalized Embarcadero, right (...)
Hotel VertigoBack when it was called the Empire, this downtown San Francisco classic played a role in Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Now, after a very thorough renovation and (...)
Hotel RexThose who aren’t fans of the 1930s detective stories may be unaware that San Francisco is the original hardboiled town. San Francisco crime had (...)
Hotel KabukiPreviously a slightly faded chain hotel, the Kabuki now belongs to San Francisco’s homegrown Joie de Vivre boutique hotel group. And under their (...)
Hotel FrankSan Francisco, already America’s highest-occupancy hotel town, has lately been upgrading its stock, and the Personality Hotels group has been at the (...)
Hotel DriscoHotel Drisco’s most extraordinary feature has to be its location; while most of San Francisco’s hotels are clustered around the bustling downtown (...)
Hotel AdagioThink of American boutique hotels and you’re probably thinking of hotels by Schrager or Balazs, in cities like New York or Los Angeles or Miami. All (...)
Good HotelThat’s “good” as a noun, not an adjective. San Francisco’s Good Hotel is less about being a good hotel—it certainly is that, in its unassuming (...)
Clift HotelOnce San Francisco’s grandest old-fashioned luxury hotel, the century-old Clift underwent a thorough re-imagining at the hands of Philippe Starck, who (...)
Best Western Hotel TomoRecycling is great for household goods but as it turns out it’s even better for hotels. Formerly the Best Western Miyako Inn, the Tomo is part of (...)
Forbes Island RestaurantImagine having dinner, out on the sea, on an island-restaurant. What an experience that could be, except if you are seasick.
Golden Gate BridgeThe symbol of San Francisco city, recognized by people all over the world.
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