Hotel Vitale-a Luxury Joie de Vivre Hotel

Dinining

• Americano Restaurant A lighthearted ambience prevails at this streetlevel finedining restaurant. The open kitchen serves Italian cuisine with a California influence. Menu items might include halibut carpaccio, pizzas, fresh pasta, grilled tuna with sweet peas and shoots, or grilled New York steak stuffed with trumpet mushrooms. Restaurant is separated by curtains from its circular bar, popular with locals after work; alfresco dining is offered on the patio facing the Embarcadero. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, and brunch on weekends.
  

Property amenities

This smoke-free hotel is dog-friendly and home to Spa Vitale (surcharge) offering massage and skin-care treatments, as well as outdoor deep-soaking tubs with water views. A fitness room has exercise machines, and a yoga studio provides complimentary, twice-daily instruction.
Contemporary Italian cuisine is showcased in the first-floor Americano Restaurant, adjacent to the lobby and facing the Embarcadero; the circular bar offers bay views. Seasonal outdoor dining is available, and room service is provided around the clock.
The hotel business center has a computer, printer, and complimentary high-speed Internet access. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel.
Valet parking:
$47 per 24-hour period. Secure parking garage with in/out privileges.
Fees do not include tax and are subject to change without prior notification.

• Full-service health spa
• Massage - treatment room(s)
• Technology helpdesk
• Concierge desk
• Concierge services
• Complimentary newspapers in lobby
• Use of nearby fitness center (complimentary)
• Fitness equipment
• Restaurant(s) in hotel
• Bar/lounge
• Breakfast available (surcharge)
• Room service (24 hours)
• Parking (surcharge)
• Parking (valet)
• Parking garage

• Parking (secure)
• Limo or Town Car service available
• Banquet facilities
• Meeting rooms (small groups)
• Conference room(s)
• Event catering
• Business center
• Audio-visual equipment
• Business services
• Internet access in public areas - high speed
• Internet access in public areas - complimentary
• Internet access - wireless
• 24-hour front desk
• Number of rooms: 199
• Express check- in

• Porter/bellhop
• Express check-out
• Doorman/doorwoman
• Multilingual staff
• Number of floors: 8
• Tour assistance
• Medical assistance available
• Dry cleaning service
• Coffee in lobby
• Shoe shine
• Video library
• Pool table nearby
• Air-conditioned public areas
• Elevator/lift
• Smoke-free property

Recreation

This hotel has a penthouse spa (surcharge) offering health and beauty treatments, including massage in individual or couples treatment rooms. In-room massages are also available. Outdoor deep-soaking tubs in a garden-terrace setting offer city and water views. The hotel fitness room has a treadmill, an elliptical trainer, an exercise bike, free weights, and a weight machine. Twice-daily yoga sessions are offered in the hotel’s rooftop studio. Guests have complimentary access to the YMCA one block away, which has fitness equipment and a swimming pool.

The Embarcadero, across the street from the hotel, offers running, cycling, and in-line skating paths, and is the departure point for fishing and sightseeing excursions on the bay. The hotel overlooks Justin Herman Plaza, which has a children’s playground. Kayaking and sailing are possible on San Francisco Bay (concierge has details). A seasonal outdoor ice-skating rink is located in the Embarcadero shopping area (one block). Presidio Golf Course, open to the public, is four miles away, and the public Lincoln Park Golf Course is six miles. The hotel is five miles from the Golden Gate Bridge, which has wide pathways for walking and cycling, and it’s seven miles to ocean beaches.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

• Golf - driving range nearby
• Golfing nearby
• Ice skating nearby
• Swimming nearby

• Running track/path nearby
• Basketball nearby
• Aerobics nearby
• Yoga classes/instruction on site

• Hiking/biking trails nearby
• Bicycle rentals nearby
• Fishing nearby
• Playground nearby

Room amenities

• Internet access - wireless
• Internet access - high speed
• Cable/satellite TV
• Premium TV channel(s)
• Pay movies
• CD player
• Premium bedding
• Hypo-allergenic bedding available
• Complimentary newspaper
• Air conditioning
• Climate control
• Blackout drapes
• Internet access - complimentary

• Voice mail
• Multi-line phone
• Internet access - dial-up
• Minibar
• Bottled water in room (complimentary)
• Wake-up calls
• Housekeeping (daily)
• Turndown service
• Designer toiletries
• Bathrobes
• Complimentary toiletries
• Hair dryer
• Shower/tub combination

• Makeup mirror
• Massage - available in room
• Extra towels/bedding in room
• Child care (in room, surcharge)
• Electronic check-out
• Electronic/magnetic keys
• Television
• Iron/ironing board
• In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
• Desk
• Clock radio
• Rollaway beds
• Cribs (infant beds) available

Rooms

This eight-story hotel’s 199 nonsmoking guestrooms have pillowtop mattresses, 440-thread-count linens, and down comforters and pillows. Decor includes soft accent colors, such as mint blue and pale green, and original works of art. Other highlights include divans; picture windows; large work desks with ergonomic chairs and cordless multi-line phones; wall-mounted LCD flat-screen TVs; CD players; minibars; in-room safes; bathrobes; and complimentary bottled water at turndown. Also complimentary are high-speed and wireless Internet access. Bathrooms are separated from rooms by sliding doors, and have makeup mirrors and Fresh brand bath products. DVD players and coffee/tea makers are available on request.

Policies

Dogs only are accepted with a $35 daily fee per stay.
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.

• Pet fee charged at hotel/condo
• Small pets only
• Check-in time is 3 PM
• Check-out time is Noon