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San Francisco Hotels

Find the best San Francisco hotels for your next trip. Listed below are the San Francisco hotels I've personally selected to recommend to you. Reviews, photos and tips for San Francisco hotels.

Best Hotels in San Francisco

Quickly choose a great hotel for your next trip to San Francisco with this list of the best hotels in San Francisco. These are the ones I personally recommend as your best hotel bets.

Argonaut Hotel - a Kimpton Hotel

With views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island, this historic waterfront San Francisco hotel, once the Haslett Warehouse, combines the best of the city's past and present.

Beresford Arms Hotel

Listed on the National Register Of Historic Places, this Victorian hotel is one of the jewels of San Francisco's Nob Hill Historical District.

Boheme Hotel

Reminiscent of a European pensionne, this boutique San Francisco hotel is located above a cafe, bakery and restaurants.

Campton Place Taj Hotel

Replete with Old World charm and grace, this award-winning luxury hotel is among San Francisco's best of the best.

Chancellor Hotel on Union Square

Since it opened in 1914 this downtown San Francisco hotel, which is within walking distance of the convention center and on the cable car line to Fisherman's Wharf, has become known as a classic.

Cova Hotel

Sophisticated yet affordable, this downtown San Francisco hotel provides complimentary Continental breakfast, wireless Internet access, daily newspaper and hourly shuttle to Union Square.

Donatello

Decorated with original Italian art, Travertine marble, Venetian glass and European antiques this elegant San Francisco hotel offers Old World ambience and modern amenities.

Fairmont Heritage Place, Ghirardelli Square

Ghirardelli's renown chocolate factory has been transformed into Fairmont Heritage Place. Guestrooms include slated-hearth-framed fireplaces, wall-mounted plasma screen TVs, kitchens and dining areas.

Fairmont San Francisco

Perched on Nob Hill this historic grand hotel continues to offer some of San Francisco's best views and finest accommodations.

Four Seasons San Francisco

Offering spectacular views of San Francisco and top-notch service, this modern luxury high rise hotel is a standout.

Harbor Court Hotel - a Kimpton Hotel

On the Embarcadero, this San Francisco waterfront boutique hotel offers both convenience and luxury, and is pet friendly.

Hilton San Francisco Union Square

Centrally located, this stylish high-rise San Francisco hotel offers guests upgrades including high-tech audio-video entertainment systems and tower views. Pictures of Hilton San Francisco

Hotel Abri, formerly Monticello Inn

Bedecked in apricot, chocolate and other earth tones, this boutique San Francisco hotel offers extras for the high-tech traveler.

Hotel Carlton, a Joie de Vivre hotel

Certified by San Francisco as a Green Business, this eco-friendly hotel recently installed solar panels on its roof.

Hotel Drisco

Guests of this historic luxury San Francisco hotel are provided with complimentary gourmet Continental breakfast, evening wine reception, car service and wireless Internet.

Hotel Nikko San Francisco

Subarashee Yume luxury pillow-top beds were designed exclusively for this sophisticated urban San Francisco hotel. Pictures of Hotel Nikko

Hotel Palomar San Francisco - a Kimpton Hotel

Artful touches such as a lobby floor reminiscent of the work of M.C. Escher fill this dramatic boutique San Francisco hotel.

Hotel Rex

Literary events often are held in this San Francisco hotel's lobby bar and eclectic seasonal cuisine is available in its French bistro.

Hotel Vitale

With rooftop soaking tubs and terraces, this San Francisco waterfront hotel offers travelers an excellent vantage point on the city by the bay.

Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf

Many of the big chain hotels can be found in the well-touristed city blocks surrounding Fisherman's Wharf, one of San Francisco's main tourist draws. Pictures of Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf

Hyatt Regency San Francisco

Offering gorgeous views of the San Francisco skyline and bay this modern waterfront hotel caters to both the business and leisure traveler.

Inn at Union Square

Conveniently located, this small European-style San Francisco hotel pampers guests. Well-appointed rooms offer luxury bedding.

InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco

Located at the crossing of three cable car lines, this conveniently located historic hotel offers guests easy access to various sectors of San Francisco.

Jackson Court

Originally a brownstone mansion dating from 1900, this elegant home is now a gracious inn with 10 guestrooms.

JW Marriott Hotel San Francisco

Modern and sophisticated, this smoke-free high-rise San Francisco hotel features a dramatic atrium and offers guests luxurious extras.

Kensington Park Hotel

Mahogany furnishings and rich fabrics adorn this gracious San Francisco hotel where guests are offered tea and sherry in the lobby each evening.

Larkspur Hotel Union Square

Newly remodeled, this smoke-free historic San Francisco hotel will charm guests with its elegant decor and modern amenities.

Le Meridien San Francisco

Connected to the historic Federal Reserve Building by a pedestrian bridge this contemporary luxury San Francisco hotel offers easy access to the Embarcadero Center.

Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco

Featuring amazing panoramas of the San Francisco skyline and bay, this ultra luxury hotel will please travelers in search of a room with a view.

Omni San Francisco Hotel

Originally a bank built in the 1920s, this historic San Francisco hotel has been renovated and transformed into a rich retreat.

Orchard Garden Hotel

Certified as eco-friendly, this green luxury San Francisco hotel will soothe guests with its nature-inspired color theme.

Parc 55 Hotel

Bay-style windows enhance the spectacular views offered by this sophisticated downtown San Francisco hotel.

Petite Auberge

Reminiscent of a French country inn, this charming small San Francisco hotel offers guests a complimentary breakfast with homemade bread each morning.

Prescott Hotel - a Kimpton Hotel

The award-winning Postrio restaurant is just part of what makes this conveniently located upscale San Francisco hotel so special.

Queen Anne Hotel

Considered a jewel of Victorian architecture, this historic San Francisco hotel offers guests gracious hospitality. The daily breakfast, afternoon tea and sherry, and wireless Internet are complimentary.

San Francisco Marriott

A striking high rise in the in the Yerba Buena cultural district, this modern hotel offers dramatic views of San Francisco and its picturesque surroundings.

St. Regis San Francisco

An artful combination of a historic building, 40-story tower and the Museum of the African Diaspora, this stylish new San Francisco hotel is well designed.

Steinhart

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this gorgeously renovated hotel was originally designed by the benefactor to San Francisco's Steinhart Aquarium.

Villa Florence, a Larkspur Collection Hotel

The ambiance of a modern Italian villa greets guests of this elegant San Francisco hotel. Amenities include a fitness center and Italian restaurant.

W San Francisco

Every guestroom in this glamorous, recently updated hotel offers outstanding San Francisco views.

Westin San Francisco Market Street

Floor-to-ceiling windows in guestrooms make the most of this contemporary hotel's breathtaking San Francisco views.

White Swan Inn

Bedecked with rich woods and fabrics, this small San Francisco hotel will remind guests of the great British inns.

What's Your Favorite San Francisco Hotel?

What San Francisco hotel is your favorite? Tell us about your favorite San Francisco hotel, and see what others have said.

Huntington Hotel

Family owned and operated this historic luxury hotel offers classic grace and modern amenities.

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