SAN FRANCISCO | HOTELS
San Francisco hotels that are Chinatown-close
San Francisco's Chinatown is an easy walk from many hotels, including those within the neighborhood and around Union Square and the Financial District.
Hilton Hotel, 750 Kearny St.; (415) 433-6600 or (800) 445-8667, www.hilton.com.
This hotel, in the Financial District, was a Holiday Inn until early 2006. Now, about $40 million later, its interior gleams with Asian-inflected minimalist design. It's not cheap — continental breakfast runs $11 in the restaurant (Seven Fifty, it's called) — but views from its higher-up rooms can be tremendous. Doubles from $179.
Grant Plaza Hotel, 465 Grant Ave.; (415) 434-3883 and (800) 472-6899, www.grantplaza.com.
The Grant Plaza is a solid budget option: a little short on personality perhaps but long on value. 72 rooms. Doubles from $55.
Hotel Triton, 342 Grant Ave.; (415) 394-0500 and (800) 800-1299, www.hoteltriton.com.
It aims to be hip, with colorful design flourishes plus a tarot card reader who sometimes turns up in the lobby during Friday-night happy hour. Some rooms are small and service can be uneven, but the location is excellent. And the casual restaurant, Cafe de la Presse, is a great place to meet a friend or linger over a Sunday paper. 140 rooms. Doubles from $149.
TO LEARN MORE
San Francisco Visitor Information Center, 900 Market St.; (415) 391-2000, www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com.
Chinese Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco, 730 Sacramento St.; (415) 982-3071, www.chineseparade.com.
www.sanfranciscochinatown.com .
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