500 California Street (at Montgomery)
San Francisco, California 94104
Phone: (415) 677-9494, Fax: (415) 273-3038
San Francisco City Guide
There’s a reason so many visitors leave their hearts in San Francisco. The city epitomizes northern California with its eclectic style and subtle sophistication.
Your San Francisco experience won’t be complete without taking in views of the fog-shrouded Golden Gate Bridge, riding a classic cable car or seeing Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown or the newly renovated Ferry Building. On its own tiny island in the Bay is notorious Alcatraz – try the tour if you’re feeling brave. A vibrant city known for wonderful diversity, San Francisco is a rare and colorful destination.
Arts & Culture
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – 0.7 miles
Asian Art Museum – 1.6 miles
De Young Museum – 5.5 miles
Contemporary Jewish Museum – 0.6 miles
Walt Disney Family Museum – 4.3 miles
Cartoon Art Museum – 0.5 miles
Legion of Honor – 6.0 miles
Palace of Fine Arts
Louise Davies Symphony Hall - 2 miles
War Memorial Opera House – 2 miles
Curran Theatre – 1.2 miles
Orpheum Theatre – 1.3 miles
American Conservatory Theatre – 0.8 miles
Golden Gate Theatre – 1.0 miles
Club Fugazi Theatre (Beach Blanket Babylon) – 0.8 miles
Warfield Theatre – 0.9 miles
Attractions
Bank of America Building – directly across from the hotel
Wells Fargo (world headquarters) and Gold Rush Museum, across Montgomery street (Monday – Friday 10a – 5p)
Chinatown, a city within a city, known for its authentic food, architecture and history – 2 blocks
Nob Hill, home to the city’s most exclusive clubs and sophisticated living quarters – 3 blocks
North Beach, rich in Italian history and culture, known for traditional espresso cafes, restaurants and nightlife – 5 blocks
The Metreon, an entertainment complex for kids of all ages – 8 blocks
Coit Tower, a 210-foot tower dedicated to the San Francisco volunteer firefighters of 1933 – 10 blocks
Golden Gate Bridge – 5.8 miles
Lombard Street, the world’s crookedest street – 1.6 miles
Fisherman’s Wharf, shopping and restaurants – 1 mile
Alcatraz, an island offering an in-depth look into one of the most famous federal prisons in the nation – 1.5 miles
Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf – 1.5 miles
San Francisco Zoo – 7 miles
Napa and Sonoma Wine Country; Home to 227 Wineries – 27 miles
Paramount’s Great America Amusement Park – 43 miles
Exploratorium – 3.5 miles
Academy of Sciences – 5.2 miles
Aquarium of the Bay – 1.5 miles
Height Ashbury, home of the hippies, tie dye and flower power – 3.8 miles
Japantown – 1.8 miles
Golden Gate Park, three miles of museums, outdoor activities, a bison enclosure and more – 6 miles
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – 33 miles
Shopping
Embarcadero Center – 3 blocks
Ferry Building – 0.7 blocks
Union Square – 0.6 blocks
Fillmore Street - 2 miles
Ghirardelli Square – 2.5 miles
Chestnut Street - 2.5 miles
Outdoor Recreation
Golden Gate Park, a scenic green oasis located in the middle of the city – 5.7 miles
Japanese Tea Garden (in Golden Gate Park) – 3.5 miles
Ocean Beach, 4 miles of coastline perfect for walking and hiking – 7 miles
Muir Woods National Monument, one of the last remaining sites of redwood trees in the country – 10 miles
Sports
AT&T Park, home of MLB’s San Francisco Giants – 2 miles
Oracle Arena in Oakland, home to NBA’s Golden State Warriors – 10 miles
Candlestick Park, home of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers – 13 miles
Network Associates Coliseum, home to Raiders football and Athletics’ baseball – 18 miles
Universities
University of California, San Francisco – 2-4.5 miles (multiple locations)
University of San Francisco – 3.5 miles
Golden Gate University – 8 blocks
Wharton School – 8 blocks
California State Univeristy San Francisco
Dining & Entertainment
Bob's Steak & Chop House - onsite
Chinatown Area (ethnic fare great chinese) – 2 blocks
Aqua (seafood) – 3 blocks
Ichiban Teriyaki (Japanese) – 3 blocks
Siam Express (Thai cuisine)– 3 blocks
North Beach Area (Italian) – 5 blocks
Lefty O’Doul’s (sports bar) – .5 miles
Hard Rock Café (American cuisine) – 1 mile
Rainforest Café (casual dining with jungle theme)– 1 mile
Belden Lane, 8 different restaurants on one alley – 3 blocks
Tadich Grill (Seafood), California’s oldest restaurant – 3 blocks
Michael Mina (Contemporary American) – 3 blocks
Ozumos (Sushi) – 0.7 miles
Yank Sing, (Dim Sum) 2 locations- 0.5 or 0.6 miles
R & G Lounge (Chinese) – 3 blocks
Wayfare Tavern (American Comfort) – 2 blocks
Café Claude (French) – 4 blocks
Credo (Italian) – 2 blocks
Kokkari Estiantorio (Mediterranean) – 7 blocks
Transportation
Cable Car – outside hotel
BART (Montgomery) - 4 blocks
San Francisco Ferries - 5 blocks
San Francisco International Airport – 14 miles
Nearby Corporations & Businesses
Gensler – .5 blocks
Alliance Capital – 1 block
Bank of America – 1 block
Bank of India – 1 block
Citigroup – 1 block
Ernst and Young – 1 block
First Union – 1 block
Goldman Sachs – 1 block
Lehman Brothers – 1 block
Loomis Sayles – 1 block
McKinsey and Co. – 1 block
Pricewaterhouse Coopers – 1 block
Robertson Stevens – 1 block
RR Donnelly Financial – 1 block
Secura Burnett Partners – 1 block
Shearman and Sterling – 1 block
Sidley Austin Brown and Wood – 1 block
Solomon Smith Barney – 1 block
Shorenstein – 1 block
Sumitomo Bank – 1 block
Tehin Partners – 1 block
UBS Paine Webber 1 block
Warburg Dillon Read – 1 block
Weiss Peck and Greer – 1 block
Wells Fargo – 1 block
ABN AMRO – 2 blocks
Charles Schwab – 2 blocks
IRIS – 2 blocks
Merrill Lynch – 2 blocks
Shook, Hardy & Bacon – 2 blocks
Barclays Bank – 3 blocks
Bittell – 3 blocks
Booze Allen Hamilton – 3 blocks
Cartwright, Slobodin, Bokelman, Bororwsky – 3 blocks
Chase Manhattan – 3 blocks
CIGNA – 3 blocks
Fidelity Investments – 3 blocks
First Bank Corp – 3 blocks
First Boston Bank – 3 blocks
First Trust of California – 3 blocks
JP Morgan – 3 blocks
Natwest Securities – 3 blocks
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter – 3 blocks
Murphy Weir and Butler – 3 blocks
Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe – 3 blocks
Russell Reynolds Associates – 3 blocks
Sapient Software – 3 blocks
Sefarth, Shaw, Fairweather and Geraldson – 3 blocks
Skadden ARPS – 3 blocks
Scudder, Stevens and Clark – 3 blocks
Swiss Bank Corporation – 3 blocks
Union Bank – 3 blocks
Accenture – 4 blocks
Bear Sterns – 4 blocks
Cooley Godward – 4 blocks
Credit Suisse First Boston – 4 blocks
Heller Financial – 4 blocks
KPMG Peat Marwick – 4 blocks
Lend Lease – 4 blocks
Oracle – 4 blocks
Townsend and Townsend – 4 blocks
AON – 5 blocks
Bechtel Corporation – 5 blocks
Deloitte and Touche – 5 blocks
IBM – 5 blocks
IRI – 5 blocks
Salesforce.com – 5 blocks
AIG – 6 blocks
Morrison Foerster – 6 blocks
Moscone Convention Center – 8 blocks
St. Francis Hospital – 10 blocks
For more information visit the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau or Only in San Francisco, the official visitor's site..
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