Like the revamped Embarcadero, this section of town has undergone its own transformation since the early 1990s. O nce an industrial world war 2 monument wasteland, S oMa is no w home to many top museums and galleries. The recently opened Contemporar y J ewish Museum (p. 179) is the ne west addition; others include the Museum of the African Diaspora (p. 180), the Car toon Ar t Museum (p. 179), and the SFMOMA, noted below. Moreover, the Yerba Buena Center, with its waterfalls, lawn, and playgrounds, provides a pleasant respite.
The Haight-Ashbury S treet F air features tie-dy e galor e, food, enter tainment, and the color ful pr esence of neighborhood characters. A dmission is free. Call & 415/863-3489 or visit www.haightashburystreetfair.org.
68 A NOTE ON PRICES I have listed rack rates a hotel s highest r oom price in categorizing my hotel picks. You will probably get a much better quote when y ou call. More than 16 million visitors came to San F rancisco in 2007, pushing hotel occupancy rates to 79%. These numbers may dip along with the countr y s economic slo wdown meaning y ou ll find more weekend discounts, family packages, and other promotions. In this chapter, I ve classified hotels based on cost for a family of four staying in one r oom, unless a specific hotel has space constraints that require staying in a suite or two connecting rooms. Prices do not include the 14% hotel tax, nor does it include par king, which can r un from free to o ver $60 a night.
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