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Best Area To stay? Posted: Sat September 11, 2004 02:01 PM UTC
Hi there,
I'm thinking of going to San Francisco sometime in april or may. what is the best area to stay in if i don't want to rent a car and still see all the local attractions? any reccommendations that aren't too expensive?
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Re: Best Area To stay? Posted: Sat September 11, 2004 02:48 PM UTC
Anywhere in SF is expensive lol. Union Square would be the best place to stay without a car because it's the heart of downtown shopping district, Chinatown is real close by, fisherman's wharf is fairly close, you can board the trolley at Union Square also. It's right in the middle of everything. Where as staying in fishermans wharf you'd be fairly close to Union Square thats about it.
Good Luck
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Re: Best Area To stay? Posted: Sat September 11, 2004 11:08 PM UTC
What's expensive? I stayed at the Hotel Cosmo which was close to Chinatown and etc., and it was like $85 a night (high floor with a GREAT view).
But it ain't cheap there. If you go, be sure to be a "day pass" on the cable cars. It will save you $$ and you can use it on buses as well.
Craig
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Re: Best Area To stay? Posted: Sun September 12, 2004 03:50 AM UTC
i booked a hotel near SFO, and it was like 30$ each night, there is a shuttle connection to the airport. and you can get bart to the area you want, if you dont mind to travel this long way everyday.
checkout biddingfortravel.com for the updated bidded price at priceline.com
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Re: Re: Best Area To stay? Posted: Sun September 12, 2004 11:12 AM UTC
I've staid at the Grant Plazza for less than $50. Located in Chinatown, this was a perfect place to discover the city! Renting a car is indeed not a good idea, from there, I've discovered most of the city by foot (and sometime by bus)...
JF
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Re: Best Area To stay? Posted: Mon September 13, 2004 12:39 AM UTC
It is not an easy city to drive in if you've never been here before. If you want to stay in an area near all the sites it's going to be expensive and anything cheap you find will be in a real bad neighborhood.
Try to get a hotel on Lombard st. It's at the entrance of the city near the "rich" area called the Marina and very safe at night. On Lomard are good places to eat and drink, I have a lot of fun there. Your in walking distance from the Palace of Fine Arts and Fishermans Wharf (about 30 minute walk) From the Wharf you can take the cable car to Union Square (downtown area) The cable car covers most of the major sites except Golden Gate Park and the Golden Gate Bridge. You can get to the park by taking a bus and the Bridge with another bus, the bus stops are all over Lombard. Ask anyone in the hotel what bus to take.
Try this hotel; Lombard Motor Inn about $80 a night, and that's cheap for San Francisco if you want to stay in a good area. http://www.lombardmotorinn.com
If you ahve any questions then let me know.
have fun
Benjamin
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Re: Best Area To stay? Posted: Sat October 2, 2004 09:34 AM UTC
You are young, have you thought about a hostel? Trust me, you dont want or need to rent a car. If you are here for a week buy a week bus pass too.
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San Francisco Hotels
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Abigail Hotel
246 McAllister Street, San Francisco, California, 94102
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Beresford Arms
701 Post Street, San Francisco, California, 94109
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Best Western Tuscan Inn At Fishermans Wharf
425 North Point Street, San Francisco, California, 94133
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Edwardian San Francisco Hotel
1668 Market Street, San Francisco, California, 94102
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Golden Gate Hotel
775 Bush Street, San Francisco, California, 94108
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Hayes Valley Inn
417 Gough St., San Francisco, California, 94102
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Holiday Inn Golden Gateway
1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California, 94109
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Hostelling International San Francisco City Center
685 Ellis Street, San Francisco, California, 94109
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Hostelling International- San Francisco/ Downtown
312 Mason Street, San Francisco, California, 94102
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Hotel Serrano - A Kimpton Hotel
405 Taylor Street, San Francisco, California, 94102
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Hotel Vitale-Embarcadero
8 Mission Street, San Francisco, California, 94105
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Laurel Inn
444 Presidio Ave, San Francisco, California, 94115
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Mandarin Oriental San Francisco
222 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California, 94104
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Orchard Garden Hotel
466 Bush Street, San Francisco, California, 94108
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Renaissance Stanford Court
905 California Street, Nob Hill, San Francisco, California, 94108
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Renoir Hotel
45 Mcallister Street, San Francisco, California, 94102
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The Carlton Hotel
1075 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California, 94109
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The Castillo Inn
48 Henry Street, San Francisco, California, 94114
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The Washington Square Inn
1660 Stockton Street, San Francisco, California, 94133
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Warwick Regis Hotel
490 Geary Street, (formerly The Warwick Regis), San Francisco, California, 94102
