Hotel Monaco - a Kimpton Hotel - San Francisco

501 Geary St, San Francisco 94102 United States
Guest rating 9.5
(Neighbourhood average 6.8)
9.5 overall guest rating
Average for the neighbourhood is 6.8
"recommended"
 by N from Israel
great location, great hotel, small room
29/05/2009
37.78698, -122.41171
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Overview

Location.

Hotel Monaco - A Kimpton Hotel is located two blocks from Union Square in San Francisco, Calif. The hotel stands within one-half mile of Hallidie Plaza and the San Francisco Shopping Centre. Civic Center Plaza and Moscone Convention Center are less than one mile away. The hotel is just over one mile from Embarcadero and the San Francisco Bay. Fisherman's Wharf and Aquatic Park are within two miles. The hotel is less than five miles from the Golden Gate Bridge.

Hotel Features.

Within a 1910 Beaux-Arts building, the lobby features columns, an expanded staircase with wrought-iron railings and "Tree of Life" sculpture by renowned Bay Area artist Albert Guibara. The hotel's fitness center provides exercise bicycles, stair machines and treadmills. Strength-training equipment and free weights are available. Grand Café, with décor inspired by a 1929 Parisian railway, serves seasonal American cuisine in a casual brasserie setting. Petite Cafe and Bar serves French fare in a bistro setting. In keeping with the Kimpton Hotels policy, parking for hybrid cars is complimentary.

Guestrooms.

Guestrooms at Hotel Monaco feature eclectic décor including walls striped with lime-green and muted-yellow complemented by crimson canopy beds. Beds offer pillowtop mattresses, down comforters and Frette linens. Furnishings include dark wooden antique-style armoires, bamboo desks and high-backed chairs. Complimentary wireless Internet access, CD players and 27-inch flat-screen televisions are provided. Pocket doors separate marble bathrooms from sleeping quarters.

Expert Tip.

Named after its park, Union Square is the central shopping, theater and hotel district in San Francisco, Calif. Union Square is known for having the largest collection of department stores, boutiques, tourist shops and salons in the Western United States. Dating back to the United States Civil War, Union Square has hosted concerts, protests and speeches. .

Why book with us?

Facilities

Services

  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
  • Concierge desk
  • Concierge services
  • Doorman/doorwoman
  • Express check-out
  • Fitness equipment
  • Full-service health spa
  • Internet access - wireless
  • Limo or Town Car service available
  • Multilingual staff
  • Parking (secure)
  • Parking (surcharge) Hybrid Cars 25% Off
  • Parking (valet) $49/Day SUVs - $64
  • Parking garage
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Security guard
  • Shoe shine
  • Tour assistance
  • Wedding services

Business & Event

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Audio-visual equipment
  • Banquet facilities
  • Business center
  • Conference room(s)
  • Dry cleaning service
  • Event catering
  • Meeting rooms (small groups)
  • Room service (24 hours)
  • Technology helpdesk

Rooms (all rooms include)

  • Air conditioning
  • Bathrobes
  • Bathroom telephone
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Cable/satellite TV
  • CD player
  • Climate control
  • Clock radio
  • Complimentary newspaper
  • Cribs (infant beds) available
  • Designer toiletries
  • Desk
  • DVD player
  • Electronic/magnetic keys
  • Hair dryer
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding available
  • In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
  • Internet access - wireless
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Makeup mirror
  • Massage - available in room
  • Minibar
  • Multi-line phone
  • Pay movies
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding
  • Premium TV channel(s)
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Smoking rooms
  • Television
  • Turndown service
  • TVSize 27
  • TVSizemeasurement inch
  • Video-game console
  • Voice mail
  • Wake-up calls

General

  • Air-conditioned public areas;
  • Ballroom(s);
  • Bar/lounge;
  • Elevator/lift;
  • Fireplace in lobby;
  • Number of floors: 7;
  • Number of rooms: 201;
  • Restaurant(s) in hotel;
  • Umbrella
Check-in time is 3 PM
Check-out time is Noon
Early Departure Fee
Pets accepted

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

Guests departing prior to their scheduled departure date may be subject to an early departure fee.

Awards

Hotel Monaco - a Kimpton Hotel is listed in the 2007 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world’s best places to stay.

Dining

Grand Café - Guests enjoy preferred seating at this French brasserie-style restaurant reminiscent of a Parisian railway station circa 1929. Décor includes travel posters, soaring ceilings, arched windows, glowing chandeliers, and original sculptures. Contemporary seasonal cuisine and American favorites available daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Specialties include grilled “hanger” steak with roasted shallots and Sonoma duck breast with Yukon Gold potatoes. Fresh seafood daily, including clams, mussels, periwinkles, and oysters.

Petite Café and Bar - Occupying the front side of the hotel, this popular bistro bar serves French favorites such as Salade Lyonnaise and a classic cheese omelet until late evening on weekends. Sophisticated cocktails–there are five kinds of Manhattans–compliment after-theater socializing.

Recreation

Hotel Monaco has a fitness center with three exercise bikes, three stair machines, and two treadmills, as well as a selection of free weights and strength-training equipment. The hotel offers an in-room yoga channel, and guests can enjoy complimentary use of yoga mats in their rooms.

Several public-play golf courses in San Francisco include the Presidio Golf Club (four miles), and the Lincoln Park Golf Course (six miles).

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.


  • Golf - driving range nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
  • Yoga classes/instruction on site

Guestrooms Guestrooms

Canopy Queen & Hosted Wine Reception

One queen canopy bed with pillowtop mattress, Frette linens, down comforter (bedspread), and down pillows. City or courtyard view. 200 square feet. Floors 2-7. Lounge chair and table, armoire, desk. Multi-line phone, complimentary high-speed Internet access. Flat-screen TV with cable, pay movies, video games, CD/DVD player. IPod docking station. Complimentary newspaper. Minibar. Marble bathroom with telephone, L’Occitane bath products, bathrobes. Hair dryer. Iron/ironing board. In-room safe.

All rooms include All rooms include
  • Air conditioning
  • Bathrobes
  • Bathroom telephone
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Cable/satellite TV
  • CD player
  • Climate control
  • Clock radio
  • Complimentary newspaper
  • Cribs (infant beds) available
  • Designer toiletries
  • Desk
  • DVD player
  • Electronic/magnetic keys
  • Hair dryer
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding available
  • In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
  • Internet access - wireless
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Makeup mirror
  • Massage - available in room
  • Minibar
  • Multi-line phone
  • Pay movies
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding
  • Premium TV channel(s)
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Smoking rooms
  • Television
  • Turndown service
  • TVSize 27
  • TVSizemeasurement inch
  • Video-game console
  • Voice mail
  • Wake-up calls

Deluxe Suite & Hosted Wine Reception

All rooms include

Double Deluxe & Hosted Wine Reception

Two double pillowtop beds, Frette linens, down comforter (bedspread), and down pillows. 250 square feet. Multi-line phone. Complimentary high-speed Internet access. Flat-screen TV with cable, pay movies, and video games. CD/DVD player. IPod docking station. Complimentary newspaper. Minibar. Marble bathroom with telephone, L'Occitane bath products, bathrobes, and hair dryer. Iron/ironing board. In-room safe.

All rooms include

Junior Suite & Hosted Wine Reception

1 or 2 beds. Complimentary high-speed Internet access. Multi-line phone. Flat-screen TV with cable, pay movies, and video games. CD/DVD player. iPod docking station. Complimentary newspaper. Minibar. Iron/ironing board. In-room safe. Marble bathroom with jetted tub, telephone, bathrobes, and hair dryer.

All rooms include

King Deluxe & Hosted Wine Reception

One king pillowtop bed, Frette linens, down comforter (bedspread), and down pillows. 250 square feet. Multi-line phone. Complimentary high-speed Internet access. Flat-screen TV with cable, pay movies, and video games. CD/DVD player. IPod docking station. Complimentary newspaper. Minibar. Marble bathroom with telephone, L'Occitane bath products, bathrobes, and hair dryer. Iron/ironing board. In-room safe.

All rooms include

Mediterranean Suite &Hosted Wine Receptn

1 or 2 beds. Complimentary high-speed Internet access. Multi-line phone. Flat-screen TV with cable, pay movies, and video games. CD/DVD player. iPod docking station. Complimentary newspaper. Minibar. Iron/ironing board. In-room safe. Marble bathroom with jetted tub, telephone, bathrobes, and hair dryer.

All rooms include

Monte Carlo Suite & Hosted Wine Recept.

One king pillowtop bed, Frette linens, down comforter (bedspread), and down pillows. One sofabed in separate sitting room. Approximately 450 square feet. Multi-line phone. Complimentary high-speed Internet access. Flat-screen TV with cable, pay movies, and video games. CD/DVD player. IPod docking station. Complimentary newspaper. Minibar. Marble bathroom with jetted tub, telephone, L'Occitane bath products, bathrobes, and hair dryer. Iron/ironing board. In-room safe.

All rooms include

Queen Deluxe & Hosted Wine Reception

One queen bed with pillowtop mattress, Frette linens, down comforter (bedspread), and down pillows. City or courtyard view. 250 square feet. Floors 2-7. Lounge chair and table, armoire, desk. Multi-line phone. Complimentary high-speed Internet access. Flat-screen TV with cable, pay movies, video games. CD/DVD player. iPod docking station. Complimentary newspaper. Minibar. Telephone. L’Occitane bath products, bathrobes, and hair dryer. Iron/ironing board. In-room safe.

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 at time of service, check-in, or check-out. 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.

Area map

Hotel Monaco - a Kimpton Hotel Union Square - Convention Center

A short guide to Union Square - Convention Center

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.

see all hotels in Union Square - Convention Center

Nearby Activities & Points of Interest

Less than 0.5 mile

  • American Conservatory Theater - 100 yards
  • Theatre District - 200 yards
  • Union Square - 400 yards
  • Market Street - 500 yards
  • Grace Cathedral - 600 yards
  • Lotta's Fountain - 800 yards
  • St. Mary Square - 900 yards

0.5 - 1.0 mi

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

1.0 - 3.0 mi

  • San Francisco China Basin Heliport (JCC) - 1.8 miles

3.0+ mi

  • Sausalito Commodore Center Heliport (JMC) - 8.5 miles
  • Oakland Convention Center Heliport (JCE) - 11 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 9.5
(Reviewed by 108 guests)
9.5 out of 10
Average for the neighbourhood is 6.8
Reviewed by 108 guests (most recent english reviews are shown first)
8
"recommended"  by N from Israel

great location, great hotel, small room

Posted on 29/05/2009
8
"Very friendly and great location"  by M from Horsham, UK

Was greeted in a very friendly manner by all the staff. Deluxe Queen Room was just about about large enough for a 3 night stay albeit storage space was very limited for clothing and bags. Free tea and coffee served daily between 9 and 10am was welcoming and there was a wine reception I think between 6 and 7pm but as we were out the whole time never experienced that so cant comment. The only negative comment I have (which I didnt mind) was that our window faced a wall so there was no view to albeit it was very quiet with the exception of a family being put next door to us with a screaming child!

Posted on 08/05/2009
10
"Exceeding expectations"  by L from Colchester

We cannot say enough about how wonderful our experience was at this wonderful hotel. Location is important and this hotel is ideally located. Decor is important and this hotel is beautiful. However, the friendliness and quality of the staff and service push the Monaco to new limits and we would have no hesitation in thouroughly recommending a stay here. Dine in the restuarant or the cafe for great service, food and ambience.

Posted on 07/01/2009
8
"nice hotel and great location"  by a from uk

great if you want to stay central yet away from the big hotel chains. room was smallish, but perfectly ok. service good, and the cafe/restaurant very nice indeed.

Posted on 07/01/2009
10
"Great location and great staff"  by N from Bristol

Just a few steps away from Union Square, a lovely friendly hotel with great staff.

Posted on 06/01/2009
10
"Fantastic"  by A from Den Haag, Netherlands

Check-in and check-out were very fast and efficient, rooms very well presented, clean and comfortable. Did not eat in the resturant but it looked pretty good, did drink in the bar though and that was again, very good service and bar was fully stocked. Location is pretty good, walk along Geary street towards union square and beyond fine and we felt very safe - there is generally a lot of foot-traffic. Past, say 11pm consider getting a taxi.

Posted on 31/10/2008
10
"We were over the moon with this beautiful hotel"  by A from Dublin

We arrived in San Francisco following an ordeal of a delay in Dallas Airport and were met by the most helpful staff. The hotel and rooms are beautifully decorated - the most comfortable bed I have ever slept in - morning tea/coffee in the sitting room is a lovely touch - highly recommend this hotel for its ambience, locality and staff.

Posted on 14/10/2008
8
"Great Hotel"  by R from Dublin Ireland

Bedrooms a bit small

Posted on 30/07/2008

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