San Francisco: Palace Hotel (4 Star Hotel)

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Address: 2 new montgomery st , San francisco 94105, United states
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Lonely Planet review

  • John A Vlahides
  • Lonely Planet author
One of San Francisco's most famous hotels, the original Palace was the ultimate in luxury when it opened in 1875. The post-earthquake fire of 1906 reduced the hotel to an ash pile, but it rose again in 1909. Today it stands as a monument to 19th-century grandeur.

The Palace plays a major role in San Francisco history. Woodrow Wilson gave his League of Nations speech here, and President Warren Harding died here in 1923. The lobby glows with the warm light of Austrian leaded-crystal chandeliers. The Garden Court dining room is one of the most beautiful in all California, its domed ceiling made entirely of luminous stained glass. For formal occasions, the hotel serves on an unparalleled collection of gold-edged china. Most of the clientele are expense-account business travelers. Guestrooms have the bells and whistles of an upper-end hotel, including marble bathrooms and sumptuous beds. Giant windows flood upper-floor rooms with sunlight, but face noisy Market St. Lower-floor rooms front on a quiet, but darker, central courtyard. There's a spa and fitness center, with an indoor pool beneath a glass-ceilinged solarium, a rarity in San Francisco.

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Atmosphere: Opulent and Busy

Check-in / Check-out Earliest check-in: 3:00 PM
Latest check-out time: 12:00 PM