It has one of the most spectacular urban settings in the world, fantastic food and a mindset all of its own – no wonder everyone wants to come to San Francisco. The hotel scene had long been lacking, though, with properties clustered around the soulless Union Square and slightly grubby Tenderloin district – but in the last decade, a series of new openings across the city have livened it up considerably.
Today, you can stay in historic buildings in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge; in a new-build opposite San Francisco’s baseball stadium; in the midst of the USA’s oldest Japantown, or on Market Street – the “new” Union Square (it’s handy to get around, though doesn’t have much going on). There’s something for everyone in California’s most individual city.
