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incl breakfast $375-425; ; 3, 24)
A stately 1903 apartment-hotel tucked between Pacific Heights mansions, with elegant ar-
chitecture, attentive service and understated-chic room decor. At this lofty ridgeline loca-
tion, spring for city-view rooms and taxis.
SoMa
Hotel Vitale
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$419-509; ; Embarcadero, Embarcadero)
Behind that tinted glass is a laid-back luxury waterfront hotel. The clever Vitale has
thought of everything: 450-thread-count sheets, on-site spa with two rooftop hot tubs and
sleek downstairs lounge. Get bayfront rooms for spectacular Bay Bridge views.
Good Hotel
MOTEL
$199-279; ; Civic Center, Civic Center)
SF's hip green motel, with reclaimed-wood headboards, upcycled-bottle chandeliers, and
fleece bedspreads made from recycled soda bottles. Drawbacks are the sketchy neighbor-
hood and street noise; book rooms in back.
The Mission & the Castro
Inn San Francisco
B&B
breakfast $185-310, with shared bath $135-200; ; 14, 49)
An impeccably maintained 1872 Italianate-Victorian mansion, this inn has period antiques,
fresh-cut flowers, and fluffy featherbeds; some have Jacuzzi tubs. There's also a freestand-
ing garden cottage that sleeps up to six. Outside there's an English garden and redwood hot
tub. Limited parking: reserve ahead.
