Where to Stay
The historic Stanyan Park Hotel provides a small-scale Victorian alternative to the city's larger hotels.

Rooms from $139; StanyanPark.com

The grand Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel is perched atop Nob Hill, the highest point in hilly downtown San Francisco. The Top of the Mark, the hotel's penthouse bar, serves up 100 different martinis and panoramic views of the city and the Golden Gate.

Rooms from $259; 415-392-3434