San Francisco Travel Forum

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I'm visiting SF with my family in November. I have a 7 years old daughter..
what places we could visit in SF that would be fun for her?

howdy all and thanks in advance. I think the Macys personal shopper service is free but am in need of some tipping advice - would an amount indicative of the time spent be appropriate OR a percentage of purchases?

My female friend is going to SFO, either end of October or end December, for 7 days. It will be her first time in the city (though she'd been to the US twice before) and will be on her own. She's looking for a hotel US$100 or below per night in an area that is commuter-friendly as she'll most likely go to popular tourist spots and shopping areas.

Thanks.

Can anyone tell me what is the best seafood restaurant in San francisco. hopefully somewhere near fisherman's wharf.

I am going to San Francisco for the first time, and was wondering what would the best area to stay at where I can be close to all the attractions and transportation.

I will be visiting San Francisco at the end of October and would love to attend the Halloween parage in the Castro area. I can't seem to find out any information about it. Can anyone help? Thanks!

We are hoping to be in San Francisco around August next year. We are looking for reliable budget accomodation in San Francisco close to main attractions.
Can anyone out there help with suggestions of good budget hotels? This is our first time in the USA so we are not sure what standard to expect for what price.

I am arriving at San francisco on 30 Dec 2009 afternoon about 1pm by car. I am visiting the following attractions:

Golden Gate Bridge
Fisherman's Wharf / Pier 39
Chinatown
Lombard Street
Alcatraz (I am not going to the island) but would like to catch a view of the island from the mainland.
Twin Peaks

1. Is there any parking metres near to these attractions? If yes, how much do they charge per hours? can we go for 30 mins parking at those meter parking?

2. Also where (in the mainland) can I catch a view of the Alcatraz?

Thanks.

i will be visiting san francisco nov. 19 -23. i want to know of fun things to do. i am 22 love to go clubbing and want to know of good touristy places. Not the common places like pier 39 or alcatraz. i want to know of places that are unique or really interesting.

Hello there!
how is the usually weather in SF in February, MArch ?
It is cold like in a winter? Or this is a CA so..it will be the less +15 C?
Thank you
Mergy

We've seen a couple of hotels at Pacifica on the coast. I like the idea of staying on the coast and traveling into San Francisco when we need to. Are we too far away from the best bits of San Francisco?
I was hoping that staying on the coast away from the city would give us a chance to explore this area for a couple of days using the hire car.

Hiya

We are in San Francsico for 3 nights from 26th September and would love some recommendations on restaurants. I have all the guide books but its no susbstitute for local knowledge!

On the Sat we will be very tired as we'll have come in from London meaning it will be about 3am our time when it comes to dinner and as we are staying in Union Sq (Hotel Frank) we were hoping for a recommendation around there.

On the Sunday we were thinking of going out in Nob Hill and thought that 1550 Hyde looked quite nice?

On the Monday we were going to go out in the Mission - any recommendations appreciated.

Do you think these are the best areas to go out in at night?

Many thanks

xxx

We arrive in San Francisco in 2 weeks time from Australia and I am currently trying to pack. What weather should we be expecting. We are coming from a pretty warm Queensland Winter here. Will shorts and jeans and light tops be enough. Also we only have 2 days in the city what should we see. We are staying at Fisherman's Wharf and won't have a car in the city for those 2 days. We like just looking around at stuff especially finding the not so touristy things. Thanks

We are coming into SFO on a red-eye, arriving around 6am. Our connecting flight is not until 9 or 10pm. Does anyone know of a hotel close to the airport that does "day-use" rooms for a fraction of the cost of a full nights stay? We'll just want to take a quick nap and a shower before boarding our next flight and would be out in plenty of time to clean and re-rent the room for the evening. Appreciate any leads!!

Hi!i'm a paraplegic girl and i'm leaving for san francisco in september...does anybody of you know a hotel accessible for me?thanke you so much irene

Hi all,

I'll be in San Francisco from 8th -12th October and staying on Lombard st near Octavia. Anyone know of a blues or folk music club in the area for listening to some relaxing music.

Thanks in advance.

Hi from Australia, with air fares very reasonable to the U.S.A. at the moment I am considering a short holiday in California, I particularly would like to see San Francisco. I have looked at various hotel websites though and rooms seem extremely expensive, is there somewhere say out of the city that would have less expensive accomodation? I would be reliant on public transport.
I would also like to visit Las Vegas and also see some National Parks, any suggestions welcome. I,m not really interested in Movie memorabilia so Los Angeles isn,t a must.

What do you think about the combination of San Francisco, Yosemite and Hawai ?
What would be the best month of year for that ? I'm thinking of going the next year. What do you think about three weeks ? Two weeks California and one week Hawai. What is the worst time of year ? When are the hotels in San Francisco overbooked and the park is full of people ?
Do you have to made reservations for the tourist attractions in San Francisco ?
What about the transfer from San Francisco to Yosemite ?
I've heard that you can go to Merced by Amtrak and from their by bus to Yosemite.
In Yosemite their is a shuttle bus. So you can make day tours by shuttle bus.
As I`ve seen on a map its not possible to make a three or four day hike without sleeping in a tent or bringing your own.
Who offers guided tours to Yosemite in San Francisco ?
Is Hawai a place for scuba diving or only for wave surfers ?
Which printed guides do you recommend ?

I am coming to San Francisco soon. Is the area near the mission Dolores safe to visit? Also do you know the exact location? I have heard 16th st.
Thank you,
Patti Erixson

Hello,

I'm traveling to California this Thursday. On Sunday or Monday I'm going to drive up the coast to San Francisco. I have a lot of time to spare so I'm wondering if someone can recommend a nice town to stay in about half way up. Any place where I can get a safe room to stay in, get some dinner a little bit late in the evening and have some drinks would be perfect.

Thanks for the help.

I've got four days and five nights in San Francisco in December, staying centrally.

I'm wondering if I should pre-book tours for two of the days and do my own thing for the other two? I'm afraid that if I wait till I get there to book tours I'll end up not booking any and seeing only shops. What do you think?

Also, where's great to eat out at night? Upmarket places preferred. Eclectic/international/seafood/French/Italian are food preferences; not Oriental or Indian please.

Hi, since many people use the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to get around the San Francisco Bay Area, especially for the convenience of getting into San Francisco from SF International Airport, I just wanted to warn that BART may go on strike this coming Sunday evening, August 16th. The strike isn't 100% certain yet but since one of the labor unions has rejected a new contract imposed by BART management, they have indicated that they might go on strike and the several other unions of BART have also said they would not cross union lines. Hopefully for everyone's sake, the strike may yet be averted but if not, then a strike/work stoppage might be in the making. So it's not a bad idea to plan alternative routes or options for travelling in San Francisco area should you have already made plans to take BART.

Some advice if you are going to SF during a busy season(July/August).

I thought wouldn't it be wonderful to use the cable car from the Wharf(where we were staying). This turned out to be a bad idea. The bus like cable cars broke down as well as the Hyde cable cars. They are not always reliable transportation. Sometimes it is better to just spend the money on a rental car, and find parking that is cheap somewhere other than the hotel($45) a night.

Other than the cable car we havd a wonderful time. It was fun traveling with m 21 year old. Drinking with him was a special thing. He just loved Haight-Asbury, and the music store.

Have fun to anyone that is going...and to those of you who live in this fabulous city Be happy! I am alwas happy to travel to SF an time of ear.
Mar

I am planning a trip that puts us in San Franscisco at 6pm and leaving the next day at 1:oo in the afternoon for an international flight. I am looking for recommendations on 1)where to stay and 2)whether or not we should even try to see any of San Francisco with such little time(or should we just sleep to prepare for the long flight?)

Thanks.

Maryann

Hello!

I'll be in San Francisco on Tuesday and I'll spend there 5 days. I wanted to buy Alcatraz tickets in advance but when I checked today on Alcatraz Cruises website I've seen all days are sold out. Anyone knows if I can but tickets to visit Alcatraz somewhere on the city, on the pier or anywhere?
I've seen there are other companies that offer like combo packages to visit Alcatraz and other things, but I'm not really interesed, I just wanted to do Alcatraz.
Anyone could help me?

Thanks in advance for your help!!

I will be at 1458 howard street this week for a day. Im new to SFO, just wanted to know if there is anything of tourist interest closeby, and also how far would the Golden gate be and if i'll be anywhere close to the famed SFO tram or cable car.

Thnx in advance

Ali

i was was wondering how the corner of polk and ellis is i beleive its in the tenderloin?

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going to wedding in san fran next year. wedding at city hall reception at 155 sansom. can you catch cab. am 65 will be in heels don't want to walk. staying in hotel about 2 miles from both places. easy to catch buses and trolly but not up to that i don't think.