Where to stay in California?

On Broadway, at the foot of Telegraph Hill, 6.8 km from the Golden Gate. A hostel in the district of cafés and bars, within walking distance of Fisherman's Wharf and the cable cars.

On Funston Road, in the Marina District, 4.6 km from the Golden Gate. You sleep in a park on the bay, with the bridge on one side and Fisherman's Wharf on the other, on foot or by bike.

The hostel occupies a former military building at Fort Mason, in a park on the bay.

On Mason Street, at the top of Nob Hill, 6.8 km from the Golden Gate. You look out over the city, and the cable car line passes in front of the hotel on its way down to Fisherman's Wharf.

Opened in 1907, a year after the earthquake; the United Nations Charter was drafted here in 1945.

On 3rd Street, in SoMa, 7.7 km from the Golden Gate. The choice for museums and Downtown: you are within walking distance of SFMOMA and the streetcars, far from the folklore of Fisherman's Wharf.

SFMOMA is the immediate neighbour on 3rd Street: you can walk there between neighbourhoods.

On Stockton Street, between Nob Hill and Chinatown, 7 km from the Golden Gate. You walk down to Chinatown and North Beach, and the California Street cable car passes nearby.

The hotel occupies the former neoclassical Metropolitan Life building, built in 1909.

On Highway 1, 1.7 km from the centre of Big Sur. Cabins and camping under the trees, for those who come mainly for the trails and the coastal viewpoints.

On Highway 1, 500 m from the centre of Big Sur, by the river. The simplest way to sleep in the heart of the stop, between Bixby Bridge to the north and McWay Falls to the south.

On West 8th Street, in Downtown, 8.5 km from Hollywood. A design hostel for those who prefer the city centre, its museums and the metro to Hollywood and Santa Monica.

The hostel occupies the 1924 Commercial Exchange Building, right in Downtown.

On Hollywood Boulevard, 1.3 km from the town centre. A budget hostel on the boulevard itself, for those who want the Walk of Fame at the door and the metro next door.

On North Doheny Drive, on the Sunset Strip, 5.6 km from Hollywood. You sleep on the border of Beverly Hills, in the district of clubs and restaurants, halfway to the beaches.