San francisco Accomodation

[lastkopek]

I stayed at columbus motor inn . Its walking distance to pier,lombard st.

http://www.columbusmotorinn.com/index.html

Not sure if it within your budget. Hotels in bay area is expensive.

 

[lcpteck]

Hi lcpteck, did u book directly from the W San Francisco hotel website itself? The only deal i saw so far was some credit card promotions thru expedia. Sadly, this hotel is not included in the promo HAHA

I booked directly with Starwood (SPG) with a Best Rate Guarantee rate of USD172 ($236) before tax per night for. I'm still looking for lower prices at nearby hotels. 2 night stay over the Chinese New Year period.

I've run across plenty of Pokeymans at Yerba Buena Gardens, which is just across the street from the W. Also you're right next to the SF Museum of Modern Art, which is frankly fantastic; it's just reopened after a huge three-year renovation, and I think it's the equal of the NYC MoMA.

If you're looking for good lunch places, hop on Muni to Embarcadero station and go to the Ferry Building; there's a ton of brilliant food places there, and it's extremely popular with the finance crowd that works around there.

For dinner, it really depends what cuisines you like. Hop on Yelp and see what gets high ratings around where you are (though if you see Hakkasan on the list near your hotel, probably skip it and look further out - it's not bad, but it's horrifically expensive and a bit overrated really).

Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[theanser]

Hi Shiny,

It is better off to stay near bart stations or doesn't matter as most of the places which we go in SF is not reachable by Bart? Such as golden gate , fisher wharf, lombard street etc.

Perhaps Bart is more useful to get to the airport?

Thanks!

Nope, Powell BART station is right next to Union Square - about five minutes walk downhill - and SoMA is just on the other side of Market Street. The W, like I said, is about two minutes' walk from Powell BART; the Good Hotel is about two minutes' walk from Civic Center BART.



Different systems, but they run parallel to each other along Market street, so it's easy to switch from one to the other.

 

[bobokw]

Can check out Hi Hostels if you're trying to save money, it's 53-65$ a day a pax depending on the days or the bed you are looking for.
Great if you're travelling alone cause you get to meet people from all walks of life.
Once was in a room with people from 4 different continents.

https://www.hihostels.com/hostels/hi-san-francisco-downtown

 

[Shiny Things]

Hi Shiny,

It is better off to stay near bart stations or doesn't matter as most of the places which we go in SF is not reachable by Bart? Such as golden gate , fisher wharf, lombard street etc.

Perhaps Bart is more useful to get to the airport?

Thanks!

Closer to the BART stations is generally a good idea, just because it's handy to get to and from the airport, and BART goes right through downtown (which is where you'll generally want to stay anyway). If you stay out at Fisherman's Wharf it's a pain in the ass to get there, and a pain in the ass to get anywhere from there.

Tips:

• The only BART stations you should look at are Embarcadero, Montgomery, and Powell.
• Around Civic Center is fine too, as long as you stay south of Market Street and off Sixth
  Street. There's a few perfectly good hotels on Seventh Street, between Mission and Folsom.
• Any other BART stations (West Oakland, any of the Mission Street stops, etc etc): no.