San Francisco Hotels

Any recommendations for hotels in San Francisco near the pier? Thanks.

Terry

We are staying in the Union Square area. Just a short taxi ride to the pier from anywhere in downtown SF. If you want to stay in the Fisherman's Wharf area, you can bid 3* Priceline San Francisco (Fisherman's Wharf). You will get one of five hotels: Hyatt at FW; Sheraton FW; Marriott at FW; Hilton SF at FW; or the Tuscan Inn. I've only stayed at the Tuscan Inn and it was pretty nice. All these hotels will be a five minute taxi to the cruise ship pier.

Good Luck!

Kel

Check out the Buena Vista Motor Inn on Lombard Street. It's not fancy but it is clean and the staff is wonderful. It is within walking distance of Fishermans Wharf.

In case you have not heard, several of the SF hotels went on "strike" today.

Tom

Thanks for the info. Still just in the planning stages.

Terry

Terry I would definitely go with Priceline. I would book a cancelable hotel within your budget and then about 3-4 wks prior to your cruise bid about $65 for a three star in the Fishermans Wharf area. We had the Hyatt in May. It was close to everything, including a grocery store. We walked to the pier in the morning. It was great. :)

The Chancellor Hotel, across the street from the Sir Frances Drake, is wonderful and very affordable.

"Operators of 10 downtown hotels locked out union employees yesterday (10/1/04), the latest move in an increasingly bitter labor feud that threatens the city's slowly rebounding tourism industry . . .

. . . The four hotels struck Wednesday are the Argent Hotel, the Crowne Plaza Union Square, the Hilton and the Intercontinental Mark Hopkins.

The 10 hotels locking out union workers are the Fairmont, Four Seasons, Grand Hyatt San Francisco, Holiday Inn Civic Center, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fisherman's Wharf, Holiday Inn at Fisherman's Wharf, Palace, Hyatt Regency, Omni and Westin St. Francis."

Tom

Tom, thanks for the update.

Terry

we just got back yesterday from san fran and stayed at the sir francis drake on powell right next to the trolley lline for 99.00 per nite and the hotel was not one of the ones being struck