San Francisco - Hotels - Mid Range

6541 Washington St., San Francisco 94599
707-944-1112

The Vintage Inn

A country inn as imagined by Norman Jaffe, if he got drunk on a jug of Gallo, threw up on the blueprints and Walt Disney had to explain them to Cindy Pawlcyn, who hired Restoration Hardware to buil... 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

520 Church St., San Francisco
415-621-3222

The Parker Guest House

Gay-friendly guesthouse at edge of Castro, one block from Dolores Park. Perfectly restored 1909 Edwardian charmer with dark wood paneling and deep green walls in foyer, creamy parlor with grand pia... 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

444 Presidio Ave., San Francisco
415-567-8467

The Laurel Inn

Classic early-’60s motor lodge cloaked in modernist comfort. Spacious studio-size rooms lit with sparse, modern lamps, broad beds doused in Southwestern palette. Visiting medical professionals, uni... 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

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

601 Eddy St., San Francisco
415-776-1380

Phoenix Hotel

Where Moby would stay. Rock ‘n’ roll hotel plunked down in infamous Tenderloin. Not (we repeat, not) for those looking for quiet getaway. Retro ‘50s no-fuss tropical bungalows. Think Palm Springs o... read more

85 5th St., San Francisco
415-421-7500

The Pickwick Hotel

Faded ‘40s charm like Hollywood version of Dickens. Popular with starlets back in the day. Scene from The Maltese Falcon (Bogart shoots the Fat Man) filmed in one of the eighth-floor rooms. It’s sa... read more