The Orchard Garden HotelvsInn at the Presidio
Both properties are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Orchard Garden Hotel ranks slightly higher than Inn at the Presidio. Orchard Garden Hotel comes in at 88 with recommendations from 16 sources including Not For Tourists, Gayot and Star Service.
The Orchard Garden Hotel Show All Reviews
466 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA
From $179/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"This groundbreaking hotel is a leader in energy-efficient environmental design... the hotel has much going for it, including a full slate of electronics and organic bath products in each room."
Michelin Guide
"This eco-chic boutique hotel brings a much-needed dose of oxygen to the hustle and bustle of downtown."
Frommer's
"Going green doesn't mean you have to cut back on comfort... Egyptian cotton linen on the king-size bed, real feather down in the pillows, Aveda bath products, and plush spa-style robes in the closet." Full review
Concierge
"Best of all, this Union Square hotel saves not only the planet but also your wallet."
Fodor's
"Feel virtuous and eco-friendly by staying at the first San Francisco hotel built to environmentally stringent LEED specifications." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Set in San Francisco’s tiny, unofficial French Quarter, the Orchard Garden feels exactly like a spiffy little Left Bank hotel—one that’s LEED certified." Full review
Time Out
"Opened in 2007, the Orchard Garden was only the fourth hotel in the world to win LEED... certification, meaning it was designed according to strict environmental standards." Full review
Star Service
"This well-situated hotel is in the middle of the so-called French Quarter and just a few doors from the carved Foo dogs guarding Chinatown's ornate dragon gate; Union Square is a four-block walk." Full review
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The granite-trimmed baths have organic EO toiletries, robes (slippers upon request) and hair dryers.
Gayot
"Opened in 2006, this 86-room hotel was built from the ground up following environmentally sensitive building practices."
BlackBook
"Elegant lobby, restaurant and spacious uber-insulated guest rooms decorated in soothing colors and fabrics."
Inn at the Presidio Show All Reviews
42 Moraga Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94129
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Family Friendly
- Business Center
Fodor's
"A brick facade, porches with rocking chairs, and an outdoor fire pit set the backdrop for this idyllic hotel at the base of numerous hiking and biking trails in the Presidio." Full review
Star Service
"The staff here is friendly, efficient and ready to help." Full review
Gayot
"This historic hotel is beautifully situated in the Georgian Revival-style Pershing Hall, which served as home to unmarried U.S. Army officers in the early 1900s."
Zagat
"The rare opportunity to overnight in a national park, in the Presidio of San Francisco, comes with an expensive price tag but promises exceptional views."
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Built in 1903 as bachelor quarters for army officers, this three-story red-brick building in the Presidio was transformed in 2012 into a spiffy national-park lodge." Full review
Time Out
"Historic boutique hotel in the heart of the Presidio national park." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"The Inn at the Presidio is a mid-range property situated in a former military barracks in Golden Gate National Recreation Area." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"A former army barracks that is now a 22-room Georgian revival-style inn with relaxed country-chic rooms." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Nestled in the green parklands of the Presidio, this gorgeous historic inn inhabits a National Historic Landmark." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"Hidden on protected forested parkland within the city of San Francisco, the Inn at the Presidio hotel gives guests a sense of what old California must have been like." Full review