Published: December, 2017
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San Francisco, California (Jen Lane)

— Jen Lane
  • More about your Oliver Guide:
  • Trip type: Family, City
  • Activity level: moderate
  • Ideal length of trip: 3 NIGHTS

to & from

  • Fly into SFO and take an Uber to your hotel. If you plan to stay in the city, no need for a car- can uber and walk everywhere.
  • Don’t fly into Oakland. Traffic gets bad in east bay and Uber will be a lot more expensive than flying into SFO. Dealing with BART is the worst.

Where to Stay

  • Hotel Drisco: Located in the very nice (and quiet) neighborhood of Pacific Heights, good spot to get more of a feel as a local, but not close to the downtown action
  • Hotel Vitale: On the Embarcadero, across from Ferry Building- great location downtown
  • Cavallo Point: Across the bridge in Sausalito, amazing spa and gorgeous views- just beware that when those fog horns go off, they will be keeping you up all night. I would suggest the contemporary rooms versus the historic. Amazing spa (see below)
  • Inn at the Presidio: Tucked away in the Presidio, quiet and gorgeous location. Close to Marina/Pacific Heights/Cow Hollow.

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