We only stayed here one night before flying back to london, but what a night it was! The hotel kindly upgraded us to a City view suite for no extra charge (I think because our original room was not ready). Lovely room with separate sitting room area, lovely large bed, two TV's, fruit platter and spacious bathroom. The views out the window overlooked the city and because the hotel is situated on a hill, you could see for miles. The decor of the hotel is very elegant and old fashioned, it reminds me of old houses here in the UK.
The hotel is located in Pacific Heights, which is a quiet residential neighbourhood with very beautiful houses. I suggest if you have the time, take a quick stroll around a couple of blocks just to admire the architecture. It is not really within walking distance of many tourist attractions, and is surrounded by some very steep hills, so this may be something to consider when staying here.
Breakfast has a good selection, I quite liked the hot pot of porridge, we hadn't seen that anywhere else. Other offers were cereals, fruit, dried fruits, ham, cheese, breads and pastries, eggs, yoghurts and a variety of juices. Turndown service offers a chocolate cookie (very nice, I ate mine and my boyfriend's!). The free Wifi was welcome, and had a very strong signal compared to our previous hotel in SF (Orchard), which was uselessly intermittent. Staff were all very friendly and Thanh the bellman would bend over backwards to help you, he very kindly gave us some water for our long journey back to London, without us even having to ask.
We stayed here on our last night in San Fran, we had already seen the tourist attractions in our first week before we went driving around the state, this was a nice haven from the madness, and perfect for a romantic getaway. If I were to stay in SF again I would probably divide my time between here and a hotel closer to Union square.
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