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,...

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...

Blessed with a truly dramatic location on the Embarcadero (many of the rooms have great views of the Bay Bridge, and the spa is atop a penthouse suite),...

One of the truly iconic San Francisco hotels, this old-world, family-owned and -operated property exemplifies understated luxury. The hotel is perched high...

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...

Older European travellers. Younger gay couples. Briefcase-toting professionals with child-toting spouses in tow. Airline crews in for a night. Singles...

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 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...