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775 Bush St., San Francisco
415-392-3702

Golden Gate Hotel

Hosts John and Renate run the friendliest hotel in town (more of a B&B really): a 4-story 1913 Edwardian charmer that’s bedecked with antiques, wicker and old photographs. Enjoy cookies and tea wit... read more

550 Geary St., San Francisco
415-775-5000

Hotel Adagio

Old-school ornate 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival built at dawn of the Depression. This one feels right from the second you walk in. Chic interior with oversized lampshades clustered above marble-top... read more

665 Bush St., San Francisco
415-362-8878

The Orchard Hotel

Sister hotel to the Orchard Garden across the street. Diminutive, no-nonsense lobby sports feng-shui calm, courtesy of trickling wall fountain and curvilinear bamboo shoots. Arched openings, vaulte... read more

342 Grant Ave., San Francisco
415-394-0500

Hotel Triton

Lively, well-placed musician favorite at gaping maw of Chinatown Gate. Lost City of Atlantis appeal, as in jewel-toned lobby sprinkled with fuzzy bubblegum-pink pillows. Celebrity-named bedrooms pe... read more

562 Sutter St., San Francisco
415-433-4434

Hotel Rex

Based on literary salons of mid-20th century and modeled after New York’s Algonquin, complete with jazz artists in the lobby lounge every Friday evening. Corinthian columns, heavily beamed ceilings... read more

466 Bush St., San Francisco
415-399-9807

Orchard Garden Hotel

California’s first generation of newly built “green” hotels as decreed by the USGBC (Google it). Elegant lobby, restaurant and spacious uber-insulated guest rooms decorated in soothing colors and f... read more

440 Geary St., San Francisco
415-885-0200

Hotel Diva

In heart of Theater District, cool green cut-glass entrance leads into trendy modern slicklandia. Multiple TV monitors, backlit cut-agate reception desk, halogen track lights, bird-of-paradise arra... read more

447 Bush St., San Francisco
415-956-3232

Hotel des Arts

Follow Alice down the rabbit hole and wake up with giant kaleidoscope breasts. Huh? Their “Painted Rooms” designed by international artists makes this hotel cum art gallery the best cheap crib in t... read more

111 Mason St., San Francisco
415-771-1200

Hotel Bijou

Film buff’s paradise on the edge of the gritty Tenderloin. Deep moody purples, rich reds and Op Art zigzag carpeting take you to set of Lost Highway. Heavy velvet curtains enclose Petit Bijou Theat... read more

450 Powell St., San Francisco
415-392-7755

Sir Francis Drake Hotel

Lavish European rococo swathed in rich royal colors in lobby of 1928 gem. Old-school ambience at a reasonable rack rate. Just one block up from Union Square on cable-car line. “See no evil, hear no... read more

335 Powell St., San Francisco
415-397-7000

The Westin St. Francis

Spectacular view that makes you feel like you own the city. Staff that makes you feel like you own them. This place is so money, they’ve literally been laundering it (via a state-of-the-art silver-... read more

495 Geary St., San Francisco
415-775-4700

Clift Hotel

Makes us nostalgic for Ian Schrager’s glory days, when the Royalton and Delano were the apex of cool. Now slightly dated in an endearing kind of way, but don’t tell the business travelers and sales... read more