Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
Nob Hill
COST: $$$$
Like metropolitan Ritz-Carltons across the land, the San Francisco incarnation is distinguished by its location; this one occupies an imposing palace halfway up Nob Hill. (Translation: good views, but not as far from dining and shopping as, say, the Huntington or the Fairmont.) Outside and in, it resembles the West Wing, only without the drama. The décor in the public spaces and the 336 rooms is ultratraditional, all Oriental rugs, reproduction Second Empire furnishings, and valences over endless layers of curtains. Think of it as a Greenwich-away-from-Greenwich for road-weary CEO’s.
Tip: The eighth- and ninth-floor club-level rooms give you (for an additional $200 per night) access to a lounge with a wood-burning fireplace—nice on a chilly night.
Room to Book: Many of the rooms ending in -59 to -73 (odd numbers only) face Telegraph Hill; the higher up, the better the view.
From the T+L 500
Neoclassical 1909 hotel in Nob Hill, close to Union Square.
- Stats:
- 336 rooms; 2 restaurants; 3 bars.
- Competitive Edge:
- A location that's blocks from mainstay landmarks, and great on-site restaurants (try the sushi in the Lobby Lounge).
- Rooms to Book:
- Those facing the courtyard are the quietest.
- Don't Miss:
- Riding the cable car from the front doorstep to Fisherman's Wharf.
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