Hotels in San Francisco

Hotels In San Francisco

Hotels in San Francisco

Hotels in San Francisco

Exclusive San Francisco hotels with gilded lobbies and plush velvet furnishings stand at the peak of San Francisco peninsula, overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. Around shoppers' favourite Union Square the hotels are shadowed by glistening skyscrapers and best reached by antique trams buffed bold cobalt blue and cherry red. In residential Southern San Francisco, hotels are more intimate, often converted from multicoloured, timber-framed townhouses.
Nob Hill hotels

Nob Hill hotels

The physical peak of central San Francisco, Nob Hill's broad boulevards and towering apartment blocks have long housed the upper classes. Luxurious San Francisco hotels here radiate around the Grace Cathedral, its sturdy stone facade enlivened by shimmering gold-panelled doors. For louder decor, amble to nearby Chinatown and explore narrow side streets dimpled by affordable Chinese diners and cheap-as-chips souvenir stalls.
Union Square hotels

Union Square hotels

Encircled by vast department stores, Union Square is a daytime hunting ground for fashion aficionados and beauty lovers. You may pop out of your San Francisco hotel “just to window shop”, but prepare to return laden with goodies from Macy's and Bloomingdale's. As evening approaches, the local theatre district lights up, its venues abuzz with flamboyant musicals, local and experimental productions.
Mission hotels

Mission hotels

The Mission reverberates to the sound of Spanish. Book an independently-run San Francisco hotel in this Latino district and join the hipsters and emerging creative talents who congregate here. We usually take some time to admire the area's huge, sun-bleached murals before descending to an unmarked, speakeasy-style bar for strong cocktails and mellow jazz.
SoMa hotels

SoMa hotels

Flanked by imposing warehouses, SoMa's broad streets have a vaguely industrial feel but there's plenty of urbane action to be had here. New-age technology firms have a stronghold in the area, and young entrepreneurs in unpretentious bars chatter about that elusive next big thing. If you're not quite ready to retire to your San Francisco hotel, join them at the area's smattering of intimate clubs for late-night performances from local DJs.