Any good places to stay in San Francisco?

[rabbidrabbit]

Going to San Fran next month with wife and toddler son.  Any good places to stay?  Ideally would like a Suite or condo since my mom might be coming too.  Pointers?

[RAIDER14]

EMBASSY SUITES of course

Embassy suites homepage

[ramzey]

http://www.hotels.com/

[rabbidrabbit]

OK,  I can look it up like anyone else.  What I'm asking is does anyone have some specific suggestions based off of experience.

[Gunslinger]

In San Francisco????????

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[Wolfala]

Well the question is "Do you want to stay in SF or in one of the burbs"

2nd, what is yr price range?

[Hangtime]

Originally posted by rabbidrabbit
Going to San Fran next month with wife and toddler son.  Any good places to stay?  Ideally would like a Suite or condo since my mom might be coming too.  Pointers?

To the City with yer son and Mom?

Kinky.

[GreenCloud]

need price range

do you have to be in SF..becuase south or even bettr  north of SF area i s much prettier

embassy is defntly decent


the streets that smell like urine and all the panhandlers is a minus

make sure you visit

1) USS HORNET...... CV- musuem

2) USS Pampinito...WW2 Sub-musuem


both of these sigthts are withn a 5 miel radius

[beet1e]

Rabbit

I shouldn't be helping you because you've been a bit of a tard in the past, but... all sins forgiven!

I've been to SF many times since 1997. It's one of two cities I know (NYC is the other) where having a car counts against you. So if you're taking a car and plan to stay downtown, parking is horrendous, and expensive. Fisherman's Wharf is a more attractive area to be than downtown anyway, but there can still be parking problems and great expense.

If you're taking a car, I would stay at one of the motor hotels in the Cow Hollow district on Lombard, which is route US-101 through the city and leads out to GG Bridge. Here's a crappy pic of one I stayed at in 1999 (taken with equally crappy camera). I think this is where I stayed the day before I went out to Lazs's place in Oct., 2003.



From here you can walk back one block to Chestnut St., and get the #30 Stockton bus to Ghiradelli Square/Fisherman's Wharf, or stay on it to downtown.  Or you can take the #22 Fillmore trolley bus and transfer to a crosstown route to get downtown.

I like Cow Hollow. It has a nice neighbourhood feel, and plenty of facilities. You can leave your car safely in the underground garage at no extra cost. This is useful because downtown SF really isn't very car friendly.

[Rolex]

"This is useful because downtown SF really isn't very car friendly."

Yes. I heard there is a lot of tailgating and rear-ending in downtown San Francisco...

[Hangtime]

not to mention the fender bendovers.

[Waffle]

If you drop your keys - kick them to Arizona before you pick them up.

[beet1e]

Yes, forgot to mention - the bars on Polk Street have half dollar coins nailed to the floor.

[rabbidrabbit]

My wife has to do a presentation at some convention so we are sticking around downtown.  Price is not a big issue but we are looking at Embassy Suites atm.  I just don't know whats good.  The suite idea is handy so mom and the boy can have another room and he has room to tear the place up.  At 24 months hes rather active and an free baby sitter is always a bonus.

Thanks for the pointers so far and I'll bring a lockable codpiece.

Any good B&B's ?  Restaurants?  other place to visit or not visit?

[BigGun]

Originally posted by beet1e
Rabbit

I shouldn't be helping you because you've been a bit of a tard in the past, but... all sins forgiven!

I've been to SF many times since 1997. It's one of two cities I know (NYC is the other) where having a car counts against you. So if you're taking a car and plan to stay downtown, parking is horrendous, and expensive. Fisherman's Wharf is a more attractive area to be than downtown anyway, but there can still be parking problems and great expense.

If you're taking a car, I would stay at one of the motor hotels in the Cow Hollow district on Lombard, which is route US-101 through the city and leads out to GG Bridge. Here's a crappy pic of one I stayed at in 1999 (taken with equally crappy camera). I think this is where I stayed the day before I went out to Lazs's place in Oct., 2003.



From here you can walk back one block to Chestnut St., and get the #30 Stockton bus to Ghiradelli Square/Fisherman's Wharf, or stay on it to downtown.  Or you can take the #22 Fillmore trolley bus and transfer to a crosstown route to get downtown.

I like Cow Hollow. It has a nice neighbourhood feel, and plenty of facilities. You can leave your car safely in the underground garage at no extra cost. This is useful because downtown SF really isn't very car friendly.

I actually have buddy from Dallas stays frequently at the cow hollow, and he can afford anywhere in town, he just likes it there. He use to live in marina area. If stay at CowHollow, Izzy's is just across street, very good steaks.

If stay around shopping area, Westin St Fransis is nice, and down in finanical district Mandarin is very nice. Both these places are nice. And yes, the parking is kinda steep. Think in December when stayed at Westin it ran about $54 a day.