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San Francisco is my favorite city in the world. I try to go 2X a year. It is an international, colorful, delicious, friendly, unforgettable adventure. If you can't find what you need there, you don't need it! I always manage to go to the Redwood Room (Clift Hotel), The Buena Vista for Irish Coffee, The Big Four (Scarlet Huntington) for Cioppino, The Rotunda (Nieman Marcus) for afternoon tea, Ghiradelli Square for chocolate, Macy's and the Cheesecake Factory overlooks Union Square! The Ferry Building, Haight-Ashbury, and Union Square for music and contemplation. I shop at Westfield's and thrift shops! I seriously miss Lefty O'Douls. :( I use the rail buses, trolleys and taxis. Take the Coast Starlight train from LA to get to Oakland, and then bus over. What to avoid next time? All the delicious food!---NOT! I use a cane, and I walk more there than at home! You want a lite dinner to take to your room, go to the Walgreens on Powell. Or one of the many little corner deli's. SF can be $ or $$$$$. It's up to you! You will never forget this town! Thank you, Booking.com for finding me great hotel deals!

My fiancé and I recently stayed at the Axiom Hotel for a weekend getaway in San Fran and we didn't want to leave. The staff was very friendly and accommodating and we instantly felt comfy upon walking into the lobby and front desk area which Is adorned and decorated quite well with Bay Area & California related books and other themed associated literature. Our room was seemingly very clean and felt new and we were super comfy. My only critiques, we couldnt get our air conditioner to work & there was a bit of hard water/rust spots in one area of our room's bathtub, however this can be easily cleaned and addressed by hotel custodial staff and wasn't a big deal for us. Additionally we had a tough time with our shower's water temperature being too cold to be acceptable. The rest of the bathroom looked to be very spic and span and I wanted to steal the faucet knobs and bathroom mirror for use in my own home. As with most hotels in SF, Axiom is pricey and I feel this can be tuned down a bit from room rates to room service prices. There are many hotels in Frisco and already Axiom I feel has made it to the top class. I hope they continue in the direction they are going and dont change the recipe.

This whole city is so unique and so magical there I fear my vocabulary wont be sufficient. Its true, it is very much the most european-like city in the states. There's history. Its walk-able. Excellent public transportation. Even better food. Theres something for everyone from every socio-economic background. Its has every right to be pretentious but sticks out with a surprisingly down to earth, chilled out attitude. You dont see too many overweight San Franciscans because it is so nice to be able to walk everywhere. The outdoor spaces in the city combined with a moderate climate makes being outdoors so inviting. SF in spring, summer and fall is so idyllic. The parks and (most streets) are clean and inviting. Its nice to be in such a liberal place because you can look however you want to look, love whomever you want to love and even smoke whatever you want without judgemental eyes falling on you. It truly is a wonderful place. ANd because it is wonderful in so many ways to so many people, it is outrageously expensive and crowded as hell. You really need to read and depend on reviews when booking a place to stay because a moderately priced accommodation could mean a cramped, European-style shoebox of a room where your bathroom sink and mirror is in your room and the walls are paper thin. Also, Ive never paid more for parking in this city than anywhere else Ive been. If you hate diversity, skip this city. You'll feel alone in your hatred of every skin color and gender under the rainbow. ;-) The only really terrible parts

We stayed at the Seaside Inn in the Marina District, fabulous Indian (of origin) family run place, great location and very helpful on information regarding the area. We stayed 4 nights and could have stayed longer. They were very helpful with delivery to room service for pizza/pasta/salad delivery from Pizza Zone, it wasn't until the last night we discovered that Chestnut street behind the hotel and after about a 1/2 mile walk down the road there was a street with loads of trendy bars and restaurants, however after touring Alcatraz at night all we wanted was pizza and bed! Apart from the local takeaway.... we did try the local Indian, had to be done, we love Indian Cuisine and we were not disappointed by Viva Goa, really excellent food just like the UK but the Nan breads were exceptionally good :-) Alcatraz was unimaginable, we pre-booked our tickets for the night cruise, everything about the tour was great, the hospital area was open for the night tour.... totally different feel to it... the only time if felt creepy. Great views from Alcatraz looking back at San Fran but you have to be quick before the boat leaves, you don't want to stay here for the night! Other areas of interest I would mention are Haight Street and the restaurant The Stinking Rose - Haight Street is just everything 1960´s love, wacky and chilled... the restaurant The Stinking Rose - pricey but there Garlic Ice-cream is just ..... sooo unbelievably good. We used the Big Red Bus, ok, one way tour around the city, so if you want to get anywhere be prepared to wait (more than the advertised 20 mins) definitely not a short cut - to get from a to b, we walked within the marina district ... and it was easy to walk to the various tourist locations and also easy to get cabs if you didn't want to walk! Everything seemed to close at 10pm.. might be that we are use to the more European lifestyle but after 10.30pm it is bedtime :-(

Dirty, crowded, congested. The streets in the center are dirty and unpleasant even around the good hotels. The traffic is bad and the public transportation cannot get you quickly to the popular tourist spots - the subway does not go to these areas and the trams and buses are stuck in traffic. Everything is vastly overpriced, for no obvious reason (like quality or exclusivity). The Exploratorium science museum is a great place to visit with kids. If you want to ride a cable car, try getting on somewhere along the way. For example, a short but really nice trip from the top of the windy bit of Lombard street to the bay should be manageable, as many people get off at Lombard.

Some neighborhoods have definitely deteriorated in recent years. But the overall city itself still has it's charm. The Bay. The Bridge. The Bluffs and the Beaches. Beautiful. The cityscape itself is gorgeous from so many angles. So dynamic. It never gets old.