Where to stay in San Francisco?

Places to stay at every stop and at every budget, chosen for where they are. Sleeping in the right place each night means not spending the trip in transport. Change the budget or the trip length and the hotels follow.

6 nights · accommodation about €1,200

San Francisco

Days 1-7 · 6 nights
Mid-rangeHotel Zephyr
🌊By the sea🏖️Beaches nearby👨‍👩‍👧Family-friendly

On Beach Street, at Fisherman's Wharf, 2.3 km from the centre. For families who want the waterfront and the piers on the doorstep, away from the Union Square traffic.

€200 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeHotel Bohème
🏖️Beaches nearby🚶Walk everywhere

A boutique hotel on Columbus Avenue, in the heart of North Beach, below Telegraph Hill. You go out to dinner in the Italian quarter and walk to Chinatown.

City Lights, the Beat Generation bookshop, is on the same avenue, a few blocks away.

€220 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-range♥ Our favouriteBeacon Grand
🚶Walk everywhere

On Powell Street, at Union Square, 100 m from the centre. Chinatown, the cable cars and the department stores are all within walking distance of a historic hotel.

This is the former Sir Francis Drake of 1928: the Powell Street cable cars pass right by the door.

€200 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetSan Remo Hotel
🏖️Beaches nearby

On Mason Street, between North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf, with shared bathrooms. A historic hotel for those who put the neighbourhood ahead of private comfort.

€110 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetGolden Gate Hotel
🚶Walk everywhere

An Edwardian hotel on Bush Street, near Union Square, 300 m from the centre. You walk to Chinatown and the cable cars, on a small budget.

€140 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetGrant Plaza Hotel

On Grant Avenue, right in Chinatown. You step out into the bustle of the neighbourhood, with Union Square a few streets away.

€120 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryThe Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
🚶Walk everywhere

On Stockton Street, on the slope of Nob Hill, on the edge of Chinatown. A luxury hotel 400 m from the centre, with Union Square and the cable cars within walking distance.

€550 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryThe St. Regis San Francisco

On 3rd Street, in SoMa, next to SFMOMA, 600 m from the centre. For a museum-focused stay, with Union Square a few streets away.

The Museum of the African Diaspora occupies the same building, at the foot of the hotel.

€550 a nightSee on Booking →
Luxury1 Hotel San Francisco
🚉Transport nearby

On the Embarcadero, facing the bay, next to the Ferry Building. The morning markets and the ferries are right below your windows, away from the noise of Union Square.

€450 a nightSee on Booking →
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