San Francisco Hotels
Hotel Triton
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342 Grant Ave
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel. 800/800-1299, 415/394-0500
Fax. 415/394-0555
I was ambivalent about this 140-room hotel. Depending on one's perspective, it's either happening or hideous, whimsical or worrying. Take the lobby, with its gold "foil" sofa, pair of chairs with undulating backs and wall mural that's a riot of color.
But my room with a king bed, No. 517, was large and comfortable and looked out onto Grant Avenue. It had a flat-screen TV, zebra-stripe robe, a pillow-top mattress, and iron and board. The bed wall was tomato-soup red, the headboard sort of zebra-ish, the window blinds black with fringed valances. The custom furniture had crazy angles.
There was a small bath with a tub-shower combination and, in the room, a well-lighted, mirrored niche with a sink.
In the evening, there's free wine with tarot readings in the lobby. Cafe de la Presse looks wonderful with its brick walls and vintage posters, but it looked better than it was.
Pros: Only two blocks from Union Square. Friendly, helpful staff.
Cons: The constant thump-thump of music in elevators and lobby. Over-the-top decor is not everyone's cup of tea.
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