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Beacon Grand, A Union Square HotelvsHotel Zeppelin San Francisco
Both properties are highly recommended by travel writers. On balance, Kimpton Sir Francis Drake Hotel scores marginally higher than Hotel Zeppelin San Francisco. Kimpton Sir Francis Drake Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 87 with recommendations from 16 sources including Rough Guide, Frommer's and DK Eyewitness.
Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel
Rough Guide
Michelin Guide
Frommer's
Fodor's
Insight Guides
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Star Service
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450 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA
From $175/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide "The Sir Francis Drake’s lobby is a hallucinogenic evocation of all things heraldic... the Sir Francis Drake’s lobby is a hallucinogenic evocation of all things heraldic."
Michelin Guide "This San Francisco landmark is all prince and no pauper."
Frommer's "This landmark hotel is one of San Francisco's grand dames, operating continuously since 1928 in the heart of Union Square." Full review
Fodor's "The renovation was just what this ole gal needed, injecting her with new life and energy." Full review
Insight Guides "A $20-million renovation has recast guestrooms in a lovely sage green, cream, and plum color scheme."
DK Eyewitness "A long-established Union Square hotel, the Sir Francis Drake glows in Art Deco splendor."
Time Out "n its prestigious Powell Street perch just above Union Square, the venerable Sir Francis Drake Hotel, built in 1928, has something to offer just about everyone." Full review
Star Service "This is a colorful San Francisco treat with a reputation as one of the more interesting and engaging boutique-style hotels." Full review
Gayot "Now under the Kimpton Hotels umbrella, this property is one of San Francisco's better-known landmark hotels."
BlackBook "Lavish European rococo swathed in rich royal colors in lobby of 1928 gem. Old-school ambience at a reasonable rack rate."
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
