San Francisco Hotels

how slovenly

"I kind of hate the 38, though. I mean, if you're on Geary, fine, but otherwise..."

It's a hassle, but there are worse buses. But both the 5 Fulton and the 31 Balboa are better and closer.

The express buses (Geary or whatever) are great btw if you want to go straight to the Financial District during rush hour though.

Milpitas, of all places, is 52% Asian. and that's only the official census.

tabletto, if you can get from SF to milpitas in 45 minutes, can i hire you as a full-time driver?

Thanks for all the info - had a great time. Turned out the 1500 block of 20th is in Sunset, so I used the N to get into town, which was very easy. I salute your city, and worryingly I especially liked the popped-collar parts of it! Didn't like the Haight-Ashbury though. It creeped me out.

did you go at night? the haight is pretty innocent, just sorta crusty

No, daytime, and it was a weekday... probably not the best time to go. It seemed kind of jaded rather than innocent - maybe 'creeped me out' is the wrong phrase. Depressed me a bit.

okay yeah it is pretty jaded

Cliff House on the other hand was pretty ecstatic-making.

The Marina popped-collar part is o_0 but I can't really argue with diggin' Sea Cliff.

Thinking about maybe coming up for NYE. We usually stay at the Grant Plaza, but it wasn't so great last time around. Where is good now? Don't mind paying a little more if place is nice/well-situated.

Guess downtown wld be convenient because we want E Bay access too.

You belong to the city

Part of me always will, it is after all, where I had my first flour breadlike wrap filled with beans and vegetables and possibly meat.

I love a good shawarma...

not only humorous, but wordly

Not only humorous, but worldly

Like I said

Hayes Valley Inn used to be nice if you can stand shared bathrooms and it's convenient to BART.

staying for 3 nights in august. any new recommendations? i'm thinking about andrews hotel right now since it seems to be free

Marriott or what, like?

A good friend always likes staying at the Hilton in the Financial District

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hilton+San+Francisco+Financial+District/@37.781592,-122.4117158,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xa49802f84f7ddb35!8m2!3d37.7951609!4d-122.4042016

Has the advantage of being easy walking distance to North Beach, City Lights bookstore, etc, as well as the Ferry Building, Embarcadero, etc.

Ta

I wanted to stay at the Hotel Vertigo last time I tried to plan a vacation but room rates had gone from $125/night circa 2000 to over $300.

xp Ned - that's a Hilton now? when I used to work there semi-regularly circa 2000 it was a Holiday Inn

last time, i stayed at an Airbnb btwn the Castro and the Haight; i don't think i can afford hotels there anymore

Yup, Hilton.

Lots of SF hotels have been getting fancier brands, not surprised the prices are way higher

an impressive example:
http://www.innattemescal.com/#gref

this used to be a very different kind of hotel

If you're looking for cheap and not super dumpy in a safe neighborhood - The Metro Hotel on Divisadero is highly recommended by me
If you got the cash stay at The Palace, The Fairmont, The Intercontinental or a suite at The Kabuki.

honestly if you got cash - stay somewhere nice in Berkeley

though, if you don't drive or can't drive American style, then staying in SF makes more sense.

berkeley sucks shit.

I like Tilden Park and the Vivarium and some of the Indian shops around University and... yup that's p much it

hey I live there!

the hotels there are nothing to rave about but they're probably cheaper. it's easier to just get a hotel in Oakland though, if you want to spend time in SF.

there's a amazing app I use (and I HATE apps) called Hotels Tonight - I get super cheap rooms to rad places on it on the reg. I recommend.

The Claremont Hotel is p. swanky. There's that one downtown that looks nice, that has a really dope bar/restaurant downstairs. There's the one by the Marina that was a Marriott up until the mid-90s, then it was a Radisson, and now is something else ... it has regular problems with ants, but it's right by the water and is a nice place to chill.

I have a love/hate relationship with Berkeley, but seriously dude, Moe's Books, Starving Musician, the Bulb, a gazillion restaurants that are as good as anything in SF, ... at this point the only things that SF excels at over Berkeley/Oakland/Alameda are women's clothing, art museums, and surfing

which one has the best homeless encampments

okay you win on homeless encampments, ours keep getting set on fire :(

also your police department is better at avoiding get caught having sex with underage women

dubious distinction

ours is better at not getting caught starting street brawls over inauthentic latinx food

I feel like SFPD is ahead in the "killing unarmed residents" sweepstakes recently, let's not forget

We're catching up in the suspicious fires, probably arson, no arrests have been made category!

tbf fire season is just beginning

our weather is warmer, our fire season lasts longer

sf sucks too, but sf sucks because of young people. berkeley sucks because of old people. but if you are on vacay and want that CLASSIC SF HOTEL EXPERIENCE you're not going to find anything like the Fairmont in the EB

there is the Claremont which IS a Fairmont hotel but has a fucking nice pool