Best Western Hotel California - San Francisco

580 Geary St, San Francisco 94102 United States
Guest rating 8.3
(Neighbourhood average 6.8)
8.3 overall guest rating
Average for the neighbourhood is 6.8
"a surprise"
 by P from St Petersburg
the photo is misleading, I thought hotel was on 6 lane highway, it is on typical street, I booked...
18/04/2009
37.78685, -122.41285
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Overview

Location.

Constructed in 1913, the boutique-style Best Western Hotel California stands within the theater district in San Francisco, Calif. This property is located two blocks from the Curran and ACT theaters, and is three blocks from the Golden Gate Theatre. Nob Hill is four blocks away.

Hotel Features.

The Best Western Hotel California's lobby features walls decorated with City by the Bay quotations. Millennium restaurant is celebrated for its vegetarian and vegan dishes created without use of animal products or genetically modified ingredients. Desserts such as Warm Banana Crepe with Creamy Pecan Sorbet complete evenings in sweet style. The restaurant's décor features primarily recycled materials. The Millennium Bar offers an extensive all-organic wine list. A complimentary wine and cheese manager's reception is hosted daily. The hotel's business center provides complimentary high-speed wired Internet access and use of a printer. A total of 400 square feet of function space accommodates events. Wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout the hotel. The complimentary, 24-hour fitness room contains cardiovascular and weight-training machines, and free weights.

Guestrooms.

This six-story hotel offers 82 guestrooms and suites. Double-paned windows reduce street noise. Beds are dressed with pillowtop mattresses and 400-thread count linens. Décor features vintage California posters and ceiling murals. Ceiling fans circulate air flow. Select accommodations include refrigerators, whereas coffeemakers are supplied in all rooms. Laptop-compatible in-room safes are complimentary.

Expert Tip.

Guests are greeted upon check-in with a welcome shot of frosty tequila.

Why book with us?

Facilities

Services

  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
  • Concierge services
  • Fitness equipment
  • Internet access in public areas - complimentary
  • Internet access in public areas - high speed
  • Internet access - wireless
  • Parking (secure)
  • Parking (surcharge)
  • Parking (valet) $29/Day SUVs $44/Day
  • Safe-deposit box - front desk

Business & Event

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Business center
  • Business services
  • Conference room(s)
  • Dry cleaning service

Rooms (all rooms include)

  • Cable/satellite TV
  • CD player
  • Ceiling fan
  • Clock radio
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Desk
  • Hair dryer
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
  • In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
  • Internet access - complimentary
  • Internet access - wireless
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Pay movies
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Television
  • Video-game console
  • Voice mail
  • Wake-up calls
  • Window opens

General

  • Bar/lounge;
  • Elevator/lift;
  • Number of floors: 7;
  • Number of rooms: 83;
  • Restaurant(s) in hotel;
  • Smoke-free property;
  • Year Built 1913
Check-in time is 3 PM
Check-out time is Noon
Pets not allowed

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

Know before you go

Best Western Hotel California is a smoke-free property.

Dining

Millennium - Celebrated vegetarian and vegan restaurant open nightly for dinner. Imaginative dishes such as Savory Parsnip Flan, Plantain Torte, Grilled Abalone Mushroom Paella, all created without animal products or genetically modified ingredients. Desserts such as Warm Banana Crêpe with Creamy Pecan Sorbet. Decor fashioned from mostly recycled materials. Bar with extensive all-organic wine list.

Independently owned and operated, the Millennium restaurant is also the setting for daily Continental breakfast (surcharge), prepared by the hotel.

Guestrooms Guestrooms

Deluxe Queen

One queen bed with pillowtop mattress, 400-thread-count linens. 185 square feet. Located street side. Double-paned windows. Oversized vintage posters and mirrors. Ceiling fan. Clock radio/CD player. Cable TV with Nintendo games (surcharge). Desk, laptop safe, coffeemaker. Bathrobes. Nonsmoking.

All rooms include All rooms include
  • Cable/satellite TV
  • CD player
  • Ceiling fan
  • Clock radio
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Desk
  • Hair dryer
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
  • In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
  • Internet access - complimentary
  • Internet access - wireless
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Pay movies
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Television
  • Video-game console
  • Voice mail
  • Wake-up calls
  • Window opens

Standard Queen 1-2pp

standard 2 twins or 1 queen 1 -2 occupan cy

All rooms include

Standard room with queen bed

One queen bed with pillowtop mattress, 400-thread-count linens. 185 square feet. Street or courtyard view through double-paned windows. Ceiling fan. Clock radio/CD player. Work table, laptop safe, coffeemaker. Cable TV with Nintendo games (surcharge). Nonsmoking.

All rooms include

Standard room with two twin beds

Two twin beds with pillowtop mattresses, 400-thread-count linens. 135 square feet. Street or courtyard view through double-paned windows. Ceiling fan. Clock radio/CD player. Cable TV with Nintendo games (surcharge). Work table, laptop safe, coffeemaker. Nonsmoking.

All rooms include

Std Two Twins 1-2ppl

All rooms include

Suite

One king bed in separate bedroom. One queen bed, two twin beds, or double sofa bed in second room, which may be a second bedroom or a living room/parlor. (Hotel cannot guarantee specific suite type/layout.) Pillowtop mattresses, 400-thread-count linens. 300 square feet. Vintage prints on walls. Clock radio/CD player. Cable TV with Nintendo games (surcharge). Desk, laptop safe, coffeemaker. Bathrobes. Nonsmoking.

All rooms include

Suite 1-2 People

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Suite 3 People

All rooms include

Suite 4 People

All rooms include

Terms & conditions

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property upon service, check-in, or check-out.
  • Valet parking: $29 per 24-hour period in covered parking garage across the street with in/out privileges The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
    Prices shown exclude taxes and fees unless otherwise stated.
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    Best Western Hotel California Union Square - Convention Center

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    Flagship stores ring Union Square, among the vanguard of West Coast retail. Chinatown begins at Grant Avenue and Bush Street, while Gold Rush-era mansions crown Nob Hill. South of Union Square, the convention center area includes the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Cable cars turn around at Powell and Market streets to head back to Fisherman’s Wharf.

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    Nearby Activities & Points of Interest

    Less than 0.5 mile

    • American Conservatory Theater - 300 yards
    • Theatre District - 300 yards
    • Union Square - 500 yards
    • Market Street - 600 yards
    • Grace Cathedral - 600 yards

    0.5 - 1.0 mi

    • Asian Art Museum of San Fransisco - 900 yards
    • Lotta's Fountain - 900 yards
    • St. Mary Square - 1000 yards
    • Cable Car Museum - 1000 yards
    • Old St. Mary's Cathedral - 1000 yards

    1.0 - 3.0 mi

    • San Francisco China Basin Heliport (JCC) - 1.9 miles

    3.0+ mi

    • Sausalito Commodore Center Heliport (JMC) - 8.4 miles
    • Oakland Convention Center Heliport (JCE) - 12 miles
    • San Francisco Intl. Airport (SFO) - 12 miles
    • Oakland Intl. Airport (OAK) - 12 miles
    • Concord Buchanan Field (CCR) - 24 miles
    • Novato Gnoss Field (NOT) - 26 miles
    • Napa Valley Airport (APC) - 31 miles
    • Livermore Municipal (LVK) - 33 miles
    • Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl. Airport (SJC) - 39 miles

    Reviews

    • All guests 8.3
    (Reviewed by 24 guests)
    8.3 out of 10
    Average for the neighbourhood is 6.8
    Reviewed by 24 guests (most recent english reviews are shown first)
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    "a surprise"  by P from St Petersburg

    the photo is misleading, I thought hotel was on 6 lane highway, it is on typical street, I booked queen room as reviews said rooms small, room was good size, we really liked the hotel!!

    Posted on 18/04/2009

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