Fairmont San FranciscovsHotel Zeppelin San Francisco
Both properties are rated very highly by travel writers. Overall, Fairmont San Francisco is preferred by most writers compared to Hotel Zeppelin San Francisco. Fairmont San Francisco scores 91 with positive reviews from 20 publications including Star Service, Insight Guides and Frommer's.
Fairmont San Francisco Show All Reviews
950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA
From $285/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"The most famous of Nob Hill’s landmark hotels... fantastic views from the rooms."
Michelin Guide
"This queen of the city retains a traditional charm."
Concierge
"Rooms... in the original building have high ceilings and a rich sense of place, but not all have views; rooms in the vintage-1961 tower have jaw-dropping vistas yet feel more generic."
Fodor's
"Amenities and special services (including... a newly crafted Intersect Media Lounge complete with multiplayer Guitar Hero and Wii Golf) keep loyal guests coming back." Full review
Insight Guides
"You are greeted by a warm welcome, and an elegant atmosphere extends throughout, except perhaps at the tropical-themed Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar."
Oyster
Luxury
"The Fairmont combines the history, cachet, and decor of a turn-of-the-20th-century grand old dame with the amenities, technology, and corporate-dominated clientele of a large chain property." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Famous for its gorgeous lobby and opulent public rooms, the Fairmont is the grandest of all the grand hotels at the top of Nob Hill."
Star Service
"This remains the most commercial of the once elite Nob Hill hotels, but it is also the most impressive." Full review
Zagat
4.3
""If you like being spoiled", this "legendary" "San Francisco classic" atop Nob Hill thrills, from the lobby's "amazing old-time elegance", to the "superior" staff that makes you "feel like royalty"."
Time Out
"High atop Nob Hill, the Fairmont is the grand dame of San Francisco hotels, listed on the National Register of Historic Places." Full review
Hotel Zeppelin San Francisco 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 Telegraph
8.0
"This chic boutique hotel, near to Union Square, mixes posh luxuries with retro rock ‘n’ roll style." Full review