The Bar/Lounge at Phoenix Hotel

"At the time of writing, a new bar and lounge was being designed near the hotel pool area"

"The lively bar and restaurant is also a big draw for guests and locals, despite the dicey neighborhood"

"Grab a drink at the house bar, Bambuddha, and head out to the courtyard pool to spot celebrities (past guests include Dave Navarro and Linda Ronstadt)"

"Now a verdant interior courtyard and heated outdoor pool (home to frequent pool parties) and popular conjoined restaurant and bar draw travelers and locals"

"The Bambuddha Lounge downstairs can be noisy and overrun by drunk 20-twentysomethings on a Saturday night, but that won't be a problem if you're partying partying, too"

"The former coffee shop is now the happening, sexy gastro-lounge Chambers"

"The adjoining Bambuddha restaurant and cocktail lounge, which serves exotic cocktails and Asian tapas, and the hotel's heated pool are both popular places to lounge (and be seen lounging); the free continental breakfast is also served poolside"

"Adjoining Bambuddha Lounge get raucous on the weekends"

"Guests can drink by the pool, a fun perk not found in many other San Francisco restaurant/bars"

"There's a courtyard pool, a happening lounge and a shrine to actor-director Vincent Gallo opposite room 43 – but Tenderloin bar crawls and Great American Music Hall shows beckon"