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welcome.
Amenities:
Exercise room; concierge; business c enter; room service (limited hours); laundr y
service; dry cleaning.
In room:
A/C, TV/DVD and games, free wireless high-speed Internet access, minibar,
coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron, CD player, iPod available.
The Inn at Union Square
This diminutive hotel primarily ser ves business travelers
but is worth considering for its competitiv e rates and location just 1 block fr om Union
Square. The bright and air y r ooms come mainly with king-siz e and queen-siz e beds,
although there is one room with two double beds. There are no adjoining rooms, but the
more spacious rooms can comfortably fit a rollaway, and suites with pullout sofa beds are
also available. Every floor (except the second) has a separate clubroom featuring compli-
mentary breakfast in the mornings, wine and appetizers in the evenings, and hot tea and
cookies after 8pm. The clubrooms also have fridges for guests' use. Gym passes are also
available. Concierge services are available from the front desk. In all, the hotel's small size
makes for an intimate feel and personaliz ed service, which must be why satisfied guests
return again and again.
440 Post St. (btw. Mason and Powell sts.), San Francisco, CA 94102.
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800/288-4346
or 415/397-3510.
Fax 415/989-0529. www.unionsquare.com. 30 units, including 11 suit es. $239-$249 singles only ; $269-
$329 suite. Kids under 14 stay free in parent's room. Rollaways $25; cribs free. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Valet
parking $36; oversized vehicles $41; self-parking $25.
Amenities:
Laundry service; dry cleaning.
In room:
TV, dataport, CD player, wireless high-speed Internet access, hair dryer, iron, safe, CD player.
The Or chard G arden Hotel
The first hotel in California hotel to r eceive
LEED-NC certification (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design for New Con-
struction) from the U.S. Green Building Council, the Orchard Garden followed opened
after its sister pr operty, the O rchard H otel, earned a steady , satisfied clientele for its
efficiency, pleasant decor , comfor table beds, and envir onmental friendliness. The
Orchard Garden shares these same qualities, with rooms that are slightly more stylish in
blond wood and soothing ear th tones. Although it's priced slightly higher than its sister
hotel, the O rchard G arden has mor e family-friendly r oom configurations—including
junior suites, with a king-siz e bed and sleeper sofa in one r oom, that go for mor e than
$400 during convention season, but can be had for $229 in the off-peak. A full breakfast
can be included for an additional $20 to the r oom rate.
466 Bush St. (at Grant A ve.), San Francisco, CA 94108.
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888/717-2881
or 415/399-9807. Fax 415/393-
9917. w ww.theorchardgardenhotel.com. 86 units , including 9 suit es. $199-$339 double; $349-$489
suite. Rollaways $25; cribs $10. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Valet parking $40.
Amenities:
Restaurant; bar; exer-
cise room; concierge; courtesy car; room service (limited hours); laundr y service; dry cleaning.
In room:
A/C, TV/DVD, dataport, free high-speed Internet access, fridge, minibar, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron, CD
player, iPod alarm clock.
The Orchard Hotel
This is one of the few downtown boutique hotels constructed
as an entirely new building (in 2000). That means you get spacious rooms compared to
other nearb y hotels in this price categor y, large bathr ooms with separate sho wers and
tubs, and nicely soundpr oofed walls. Since each floor has fe w rooms, and therefore less
foot traffic, the hotel says the only noise you're likely to hear is the occasional ring of the
cable car bell. The still-new decor has an Art Deco touch with plenty of wood and muted
colors. Only the waterfall-type fountain in the lobby seems out of place. Funky fountains
aside, pluses at the Orchard include complete entertainment centers in every room, free
DVDs, complimentary “Euro-continental” breakfast (the “Euro” part means cheeses and
cold cuts ar e ser ved alongside the fr eshly baked pastries), and A veda products. Should
you find the platform beds too firm, you can request a pillow-top mattress cover. Finally,
the hotel is one of a handful of S an Francisco hotels that hav e earned a “G reen Seal of
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