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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.
North Beach
San Remo Hotel
HOTEL
with shared bath $99-139; ; 30, 47, Powell-Mason)
One of the city's best-value stays, this 1906 inn is an old-fashioned charmer with antique
furnishings. Bargain rooms have windows facing the corridor; family suites accommodate
up to five. No elevator.
Hotel Bohème
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
415-433-9111;
www.hotelboheme.com
; 444 Columbus Ave; r $214-275;
;
10, 12, 30, 41, 45)
