This Schrager-Starck property is still the hippest hotel in town, and doesn't it know it. Staff range from cooler-than-thou to ultra-friendly (thankfully,...

The sleek 36-storey Four Seasons is situated nicely on the south side of Market Street, convenient for both Union Square and SoMa. Its 277 rooms and suites,...

On the Embarcadero waterfront, Harbor Court is something of an undiscovered treat. The stylishly cosy rooms look out to San Francisco Bay and the bridge; in...

An oasis where Market Street turns dodgy (especi-ally at night), the Metropolis is eco-friendly yin meets mid-priced yang, with each floor colour-coded in...

The Milano boasts some of the best-value rooms in Downtown, and one of the best locations: right next door to the San Francisco Shopping Centre, a block...

Part of the Kimpton group, the Monaco is much more down to earth than its swanky neighbour, the Clift. But that doesn't mean it's boring: rooms feature...

Part of the Japan Airlines hotel chain, the 25-storey Nikko is incredibly popular with Japanese visitors but welcoming to all. The rooms and suites are...

Right next door to the more lavish and expensive Monaco, this 17-storey Spanish Revival building is no less decoratively daring. The lobby is in a Moorish...

Few hotels in the world can boast such extraordinary views, or such decadent means of enjoying them, as the Mandarin Oriental. Its lobby is on the ground...

With a great central location right on the cable car line, this business-friendly hotel is relatively new, but feels as though it's been part of the...

Famous guests are nothing new to the Palace, which witnessed the death of Hawaii's last king in 1891 and hosted Enrico Caruso the night of the great 1906...

The pinnacle of SoMa's museum district and a worthy rival to the nearby Four Seasons, this 40-storey hotel and condominium tower seemed to take forever to...

This family-run hotel offers good-value basic accommodation in an excellent location (it's two blocks from Union Square and virtually next door to the...

This trailblazing, chic and ever-so-slightly snooty urban hotel chain continues to expand around the country, but it hasn't yet reached the point at which...