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Hotel Zeppelin San FranciscovsThe Clift Royal Sonesta San Francisco
Both hotels are recommended by expert writers. On balance, Hotel Zeppelin San Francisco is preferred by most professionals compared to Clift Hotel San Francisco. Hotel Zeppelin San Francisco comes in at #15 in San Francisco with accolades from 15 publications including Star Service, Mr & Mrs Smith and Condé Nast Traveler.
Hotel Zeppelin San Francisco
Rough Guide
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
Gayot Star Service
Wallpaper
Condé Nast Traveler
The Telegraph Show All Reviews
545 Post Street, San Francisco, CA
From $162/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Rough Guide "Small, but sumptuous... service is attentive and polite."
Frommer's "The boutique Prescott Hotel has some big things going for it. The staff treats you like royalty, rooms are attractively unfrilly and masculine, the location... is perfect." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Housed in a 1917 building within a mile of Union Square, Moscone Center, and the Powell Street cable cars, this Kimpton hotel combines a convenient location with a multitude of little extras." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Business travelers predominate at this sumptuous hotel that resembles a gentleman’s club, with dark wooden walls and a large fireplace in the entrance lobby."
Star Service "Across the street from the towering, commercially oriented JW Marriott, this crisply maintained contemporary design hotel fits nicely in the upper-middle ranks." Full review
Gayot "The hotel displays a masculine blend of neoclassical and Empire architecture, and there is a members-only feeling to the 164 suites and smallish rooms."
Star Service "Built in the early 1800s, this post-Gold Rush building first became a hotel in 1918." Full review
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Shower caps and an elaborate selection of other amenities are available by request.
Wallpaper "Featuring soaring ceilings, industrial light fixtures, and crushed velvet pillows, all the guest rooms are exercises in contrast...which is to say, eclectically San Francisco." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The groovier sister to San Francisco’s Hotel Zetta, the Hotel Zeppelin opened in early March of 2016." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"This chic boutique hotel, near to Union Square, mixes posh luxuries with retro rock ‘n’ roll style." Full review
The Clift Royal Sonesta San Francisco Rough Guide
Michelin Guide Frommer's
Fodor's
Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure DK Eyewitness
Time Out Star Service Gayot Show All Reviews
495 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA
From $169/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Rough Guide "The epitome of swish sophistication... Pricey, ultra-cool and almost disarmingly self-aware."
Michelin Guide "Irreverent, unexpected, and surreal, its mind-bending and modern design is a little bit Alice in Wonderland and a whole lot of cool."
Frommer's "Young trendsetters now flock here for overpriced monochrome lavender streamlined rooms with often-minuscule bathrooms, glamorous atmosphere, and a heavy dose of attitude." Full review
Fodor's "The entrance is so nondescript here, you could walk right past it without a hint of what's inside, and that's exactly how the clientle—a mix of hipsters, music-industry types, and celebrities—like it." Full review
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Some visitors have remarked on the thin walls and advise booking a room on an upper-level floor to avoid street noise.
Lonely Planet "While the Clift is deliciously notorious for its penthouse parties, tough design critics might find that some rooms are too cramped for sleigh beds, and some cabinets might've been bought at IKEA."
Travel + Leisure "A dimly lit lobby littered with art furniture, lavender-hued corridors, and guest rooms done in restful beiges, grays, and more lavender." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The dramatic Clift is a striking example of modern design, with a lobby created by Phillippe Starck."
Time Out "This Schrager-Starck property is still the hippest hotel in town, and doesn't it know it." Full review
Star Service "Located in the heart of the city and next to the Curran Theater, across the street from Marriott's Hotel Adagio, this hotel may bear a name closely associated with San Francisco's old..." Full review
Gayot "Once the most traditional of San Francisco's grand hotels, this historic building was remodeled in 2001 by avant-garde designers Philippe Starck and Ian Schraeger."
