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Phoenix Hotel
MOTEL
$209-244; ; 19, 31, 47, 49)
The ultimate rocker crash pad earns street cred with courtyard pool parties (bring
earplugs), rooms packed with pop art, and a long list of California rebels (Red Hot Chili
Peppers, Joan Jett, Keanu Reeves) who frequent this cool converted midcentury motel in
the gritty Tenderloin. Free parking and admission to
Kabuki Springs & Spa
.
Golden Gate Hotel
HOTEL
with/without bath $190/135; ; 2, 3, Powell-Hyde, Powell-Mason)
Like an old-fashioned
pensione
, this 1913 Edwardian inn has kindly owners and homey
mismatched furniture. Rooms are simple and cozy, most with private baths - request an
antique claw-foot tub. Homemade cookies and a resident cat provide comfort after sight-
seeing.
Orchard Garden Hotel
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
St; r $295-370; ; 2, 3, 30, 45, Montgomery)
Comfort with a conscience: San Francisco's first all-green-practices hotel features sustain-
able wood furnishings, chemical-free cleaning products, and a sunny rooftop terrace. Luxe
touches include fluffy down pillows and Egyptian-cotton sheets in soothingly quiet rooms.
Hotel Rex
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$287-309; ; Powell-Hyde, Powell-Mason, Powell, Powell)
French gramophone music evokes New York's Algonquin in the 1920s, and handsome
guestrooms feature hand-painted lampshades, local art and plush beds piled with crisp lin-
ens and down pillows. Street-facing rooms are bright but noisy; request air-con.
