The Fairmont San Francisco
The world-renowned 19-story Fairmont Hotel has undergone several renovations since it was built in 1907. Its grandeur is best seen with the naked eye. At the front of the hotel are flags of United Nations members who participated in the historic drafting of the UN Charter in 1945. The $12,500-a-night penthouse has been occupied by presidents, kings and other dignitaries. Its 551 luxurious guest rooms and suites have been modernized to include Internet access, picture windows and flat-screen televisions.
The Fairmont San Francisco
650 California St.
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 772-7800
fairmont.com
The Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel
Now run and owned by the Intercontinental Hotels Group, which operates 200 hotels in 75 countries, this hotel is also historic, due to its 1878 origins. Nineteen stories tall, this luxury hotel has a Top of the Mark Restaurant offering a magnificent view, cocktails and good entertainment. It has a pool, a 24-hour fitness center, and Internet access for its 380 guest rooms and 32 suites. No pets are allowed except to help disabled persons.
The Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel
999 California St.
1 Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 392-343
san-franciscointercontinental.com
The Stanford Court
Though not considered as exclusive as The Fairmont or Mark Hopkins, this hotel advertises itself as "perfect for business and pleasure." Having undergone a recent $35 million renovation, Stanford Court has a no-smoking policy for all rooms and public places.
It has a small business center, charges for use of its computers and for Internet access, as well as for on-site parking. Its Aurea Restaurant & Bar requires only casual wear and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The Stanford Court, A Renaissance Hotel
905 California St.
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 989-3500
stanfordcourt.com
The Huntington Hotel
B. P. Huntington, one of the great railroad barons of the late 1800s, built a mansion on the lot where the Huntington Hotel now stands. From a 12-story luxurious apartment buidling built in 1922, the Huntington apartments were transformed in 1924 into the elegant Huntington Hotel, then and to this day owned and run by the Cope Family.
The large rooms of the apartments have been retained by the hotel. It has an impressive dining establishment called Big Four Restaurant, named after the top four railroad barons, which carries a collection of memorabilia from early California and the 19th-century railroad days.
Huntington Hotel & Nob Hill Spa
1075 California St.
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 474-5400
huntingtonhotel.com
About The Author
Ines Romualdez graduated from De La Salle University with a degree in business administration international business. She's been working as the manager of the Executive Briefing Center for Genesys Telecommunications for eight years developing and writing the company's marketing and promotion of the EBC for internal and external audiences.
