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San Francisco Hotel Guide

A great vacation spot and one of the world's most fashionable destinations San Francisco offers accommodation across a spectrum of prices from budget to luxury. For a hotel in San Francisco at budget rates then for $86 dollars a night you can lay your head at the Comfort Inn By the Bay San Francisco accommodation. A San Francisco hotel that is conveniently within walking distance of many attractions. Most hotels in San Francisco fall into the mid-price range. One of the most popular is the 4 star San Francisco Hotel Adagio Joie De Vivre. Perfectly placed in the upper Union Square area and in the heart of San Francisco's Theatre District. Luxury goes hand in hand with the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco one of the best San Francisco hotels on offer. Check these hotels and other out now we are sure to have one that fits your needs.

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San Francisco Attractions
San Francisco has a number of excellent and well known attractions to suit young and old alike. You will most definitely want to see the Golden Gate Bridge on your trip but there is much more to see. Find out in our section dedicated to attractions in San Francisco.
San Francisco Tours There are a number of different ways to see San Francisco in an organised way. You can go to Alcatraz, tour the bay, take a walking tour and learn about the city's history and legends.
Culture and the Arts
The arts scene in San Francisco is thriving with many choices to keep you busy. Here are some suggestions.
Museums
In any major city you are sure to find top class museums. San Francisco has no shortage. Some are perfect for a family activity.
San Francisco Neighbourhoods
The coming together of many cultures in San Francisco has lead to some wonderful neighbourhoods that you will want to check out.
San Francisco's Gay Community
The strong Gay community in San Francisco has created a wide variety of entertainment and activities making San Francisco a welcoming city for members of the gay community.
Eating Out
You will find just about any kind of cuisine here. Giving you a great choice of dining options.
Nightlife
You will find an excellent choice of nighttime entertainment including clubs and bars to suit your taste.
Shopping
Shopping is San Francisco is great with a wide choice of shops ranging from department stores to the more eclectic.
Festivals
There are a number of well known and entertaining festivals in San Francisco throughout the year.
San Francisco Family Activities
San Francisco is a great place to take the family on vacation. There is plenty to do to keep both children and adults occupied.

General San Francisco Travel Information
San Francisco is one of the most beautiful and easily recognizable cities in the United States. Her landmarks, like the Golden Gate Bridge, are known everywhere. To book a hotel in San Francisco is to take the first step in a visit that will be too short, but extremely satisfying. Unlike "plastic" Los Angeles, the locals are genuine and the sites are absolutely real. The views from your hotel in San Francisco will probably rival any postcard you have seen and invite you out onto the streets to explore the city's famous neighborhoods.

The densely populated downtown region lies across some of the most undulating terrain ever to be found in a city. This makes for some interesting driving, challenging parking and exhausting walking. Union Square is the tourist center of the district, complete with shops, restaurants and some colorful local characters. From here you can catch a cable car to take you to your next destination or to simply enjoy the scenery of the local neighborhoods.

Chinatown is not so much a tourist center as it is a home for the 30,000 Chinese residents who live in San Francisco. Of course, you can find some tacky souvenirs here; but the real charm of the area is simply walking through an authentic eastern neighborhood in the middle of this western city.

Haight-Ashbury was the focal point of the 60's counter-culture in the U.S. and still retains some of that feel, although the residents of that earlier generation might be disappointed with the definite drift toward mainstream that now marks the neighborhood. Fisherman's Wharf continues to draw tourists and sea lions year after year. Pier 39 is lined with shops and attractions to delight both the young and old. Open air entertainment is also a part of the spectacle at certain times of the year. Fisherman's Wharf is also the entryway to many of the city's other attractions. From here you can catch a boat to Alcatraz Island. Best known for the "inescapable" prison that housed some of America's most notorious criminals, "the rock" also has much of ecological and historical interest.

While San Francisco is a charming city during the day, there is a whole other world to explore at night. The city's Gay community is well known, and there is a wide variety of entertainment for those interested in exploring that side of San Francisco - and themselves. And there is much more. San Francisco boasts many excellent restaurants and clubs, shopping districts,museums and festivals. Concerts, reviews and performances range from the ballet to the symphony to neighborhood clubs with live bands experimenting with the newest sounds. Yerba Buena Gardens is an unrivaled cultural center.

San Francisco is a city that is at once sophisticated and earthy, cosmopolitan and intimate, family friendly and sensuous. Regardless of your tastes, you will find much to love about San Francisco, and much to tempt you to return very soon.

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