Opened at the end of June, Lodge at the Presidio offers the closest accommodations in S.F. to the Golden Gate Bridge. A restored former U.S. Army barracks in the heart of the Presidio, the 42-room boutique hotel blends traditional elements with modern furnishings to showcase the property’s rich history and national-park setting.
This seaside escape, 30 miles south of San Francisco, gets by on the old-town charm and carefree spirit of its historic Main Street. Lined with turn-of-the-20th-century buildings brightened with colorful colors, Main Street is the heart and soul of the hamlet of Half Moon Bay.
When it opens next week, San Francisco’s newest lodging will offer rooms with a well-stocked minibar, USB charging ports and contemporary styling. And a view that’s never been seen before by hotel guests.
The Bay Area’s hotel surge hasn’t slowed down yet: the Financial District’s Galleria Park Hotel unveiled its extensive redesign in February, and the 42-room Lodge at the Presidio will open this summer, offering access to 24 miles of trails with glittering views of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge.
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This 1908 building gained an Art Deco extension in 1939, but its original features were masked by a succession of heavy-handed hotel fit-outs.
Because even the most loyal New Yorker needs to flee the greatest city on earth sometimes. Surfers, pumpkin farmers, Silicon Valley techies and their dogs all converge over amber ales and Full Swing IPAs at Half Moon Bay Brewing Company.
Every day, it seems, a new tech wrinkle is being introduced into hotels: Artwork hanging on walls that changes daily, thanks to the use of “digital canvasses;” corridor lighting schemes that evolve as the day progresses (light and bright in the morning; soft and soothing in the evening); and voice-activated systems that allow guests to dial down the air conditioning when the room feels too hot or to turn on the lights before getting out of bed.
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At the same time, the iconic downtown Westin St. Francis has unveiled two one of a kind castles in the historic lobby — a sugar castle resembling a French chateau and a 12-foot St. Francis enchanted castle, a rotating wonderland of gift boxes, gingerbread trees and brightly covered candles.
