San Francisco, CA Comfort and styleOld-world elegance is suffused with modern glamour in this historic hotel two blocks from Union Square, a half-mile from the Financial District, and one mile from the Embarcadero.
Unique furnishingsHome to the legendary Redwood Room bar, this 16-story hotel has a fine-dining restaurant and a business center, as well as unique furnishings from French designer Philippe Starck.
Leather and velvetThe 363 guestrooms are decorated with silk, leather, and velvet, and offer premium bedding, down comforters, CD and DVD players, minibars, high-speed Internet access, and nightly turndown.
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What to expect: Guests, ranging from celebrities and business travelers to vacationing families, enter another world when they check into this Union Square hotel. Built in 1915, the hotel got a facelift in the 1990s from maverick hotelier Ian Schrader, who turned the 25-foot-ceilinged lobby into a surreal landscape with plaster walls, limestone floors, a hand-carved reception desk, and a gigantic Louis XVI chair.
Amenity highlights: An eclectic collection of modern furnishings and works by American and European artists inside this historic hotel provide a sharp contrast to its classical Italian Renaissance exterior. Guests enjoy preferential access to the hotel’s legendary restaurant and bar, as well as complimentary use of the high-speed Internet-equipped business center and on-site fitness facilities. Concierge services and in-room dining are also available.
Insider tip: The Union Square area that surrounds the hotel is filled with theaters and art galleries. Half-price, day-of-performance tickets for shows ranging from Broadway musicals to small, local productions are available at the TIX booth at Stockton and Geary streets, two blocks from the hotel.
Dinining
- Asia de Cuba Silk curtains, mahogany and leather banquettes, handblown Murano glass lamps, and a communal dining table fashioned from handetched Venetian mirrors provide an elegant setting. Appetizers on the eclectic menu include lobster pot stickers and coconutconch ceviche; popular main dishes include roasted lime and garlic duck, and Hunanstyle wokcrisped fish stuffed with crab. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Hotel guests enjoy preferential access.
- Redwood Room Legend says that California redwood covering the walls in this oneofakind bar came from a single tree. The 30foot ceilings, everchanging digital art displayed on plasmascreen TVs, subdued lighting, and leather and velvet furnishings make the Redwood a popular watering hole for celebrities and local trendsetters. Appetizers and dinner are offered from late afternoon to late evening.
Property amenities
The hotel is given grace and elegance by historic styling, accented by modern artistic flourishes. Guests enjoy preferential access to the legendary Redwood Room bar, where celebrity spotting is as popular as the designer martinis.
Asia de Cuba, the hotel restaurant, is a very popular dining room in the Union Square area.
Doorstaff are on duty day and night, and concierge services and in-room dining are available. The hotel also has fitness facilities, valet parking, and a business center that offers complimentary high-speed Internet access.
Valet parking:
$36+ per 24-hour period. Secure parking garage, a half-block from the hotel.
Over-sized vehicle parking (valet):
$55 per 24-hour period.
Fees do not include tax and are subject to change without prior notification.
List of property amenities - Spa services on site
- Concierge services
- Concierge desk
- Technology helpdesk
- Fitness equipment
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Parking nearby
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Parking (valet)
- Parking (surcharge)
- Parking garage
- Parking (secure)
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Conference room(s)
- Event catering
- Banquet facilities
- Business center
- Audio-visual equipment
- Cell phone/mobile rental
- Secretarial services
- Business services
- Computer rental
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access in public areas - complimentary
- Express check- in
- Number of rooms: 363
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Number of floors: 16
- Dry cleaning service
- Video library
- Shoe shine
- Fireplace in lobby
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
Recreation
Guests enjoy complimentary access to a 24-hour fitness center with key-card access, four personal TV-equipped treadmills, two stair machines, two exercise bikes, free weights, water, towels, and mirrors. Personal trainers available on request (surcharge).
The hotel is a half-mile from Yerba Buena Gardens, with its outdoor playground, ice-skating rink, and bowling alley, and one mile from the Embarcadero, a waterfront walkway . The concierge can arrange bike rentals, and many visitors ride across the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito. The hotel is three miles from Golden Gate Park, with its vast green spaces, trails, playgrounds, and miniature lakes, and six miles from ocean beaches and the Seal Rocks at the foot of Geary Street. The Presidio Golf Course is four miles from the hotel in Presidio State Park, and Lincoln Park Golf Course, in view of the Golden Gate Bridge, is five miles away.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Ice skating nearby
- Swimming nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
- Playground nearby
Room amenities
- Internet access - high speed
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Cable/satellite TV
- DVD player
- Video-game console
- Pay movies
- CD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Climate control
- Complimentary newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes
- Internet access - TV
- Internet access - surcharge
- Multi-line phone
- Internet access - dial-up
- Voice mail
- Minibar
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Massage - available in room
- Sewing kit
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
- Television
- Desk
- Clock radio
- Window opens
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Smoking rooms
Rooms
The 363 guestrooms have premium bedding, including down comforters and pillows, and 400-thread-count Egyptian-cotton linens. Rooms feature mirrored walls and soft pastel colors. Custom-made, white-birch furnishings complement rich fabrics such as velvet, leather, and silk. Other highlights include sleigh beds, Venetian-glass lamps, large desks with two-line speakerphones, 27-inch televisions, CD and DVD players, satellite radio, minibars, and high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Custom-designed marble-and-tile bathrooms have tabletop sinks, plush bathrobes, and Agua Bathhouse toiletries. Nightly turndown is complimentary; in-room spa and massage services (surcharge) are available through the concierge.
Policies
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Cribs are complimentary but subject to availability and should be requested at time of booking. Rollaways are only available in suites.
Upon check-in, photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required for incidental charges.
All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is 1 PM
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