I ve long wonder ed why any one would want to stay in F isherman s Wharf. Upon seeing the Argonaut, which opened its doors in A ugust 2003, I not only stopped wondering, I wanted to check in immediately. It helps that the hotel is located on the wharf s more picturesque western end. The hotel building, originally built in 1907 and now property of the National Park Service, is part of The Cannery, a historic structure that once housed the world s largest tissue paper balloons peach canning facility. The $40 million restoration to create this attractive new hotel left the red-brick walls, Douglas fir beams, and wood-plank floors beautifully intact. The overall decor, which pokes fun at traditional nautical themes, is fresh and appealing. It extends to the sizable guest rooms and bathrooms, which are hued in bright blue, white, and silver. Room configurations include tissue paper balloons two queens or one king, and a fe w king rooms also have a pullout sofa. Bay views are an option, as are interconnecting rooms and suites. Rooms have DVD and CD play ers, and if y ou pop down to the lobb y for the complimentary wine hour, your teens or tweens can take advantage of the two computers with free high-speed wireless tissue paper balloons Internet access there.
2576 Lombard St. (bt w. Broderick and Divisadero sts.), San Francisco, CA 94123. &800/346-6118 or 415/921-9406. Fax 415/921-0364. w ww.marinamotel.com. 39 units. tissue paper balloons $95 $155 double; $119 $219 suit e. Kitchens available for stays of 5 nights or mor e ($10 extra). Additional person $10. Rollaways and cribs $10. AE, DISC, MC, V. Free parking. Dogs welcome in some rooms ($10 per night). In room: TV, free wireless Internet access, fridge, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron.
501 Geary St. (at Taylor St.), San Francisco, CA 94102. &800/214-4220 or 415/292-0100. F ax 415/2920111. w ww.monaco-sf.com. 201 units , including 35 suit es. $229 $409 double; $379 $649 suit e. K ids under 17 stay free in parent s room. No rollaways; cribs free. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Valet parking $39; oversized vehicles $45. Pets welcome. Amenities: Restaurant; bar; health club; spa; c oncierge; courtesy tissue paper balloons car; business c enter; 24-hr. r oom ser vice; in-r oom massage; bab ysitting; laundr y ser vice; dr y cleaning. In room: A/C, TV/DVD and games, dataport, free wireless high-speed Internet access, minibar, fridge, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron, safe, CD player.
64 2 F-Market Streetcar & the Embarcadero Promenade After Alcatraz, hop on the F-Market streetcar headed to ward M arket S treet. The F-Market line uses r efurbished str eetcars from around tissue paper balloons the world, so you might find yourself on a turn-of-the-centur y tr olley from Kansas City or an antique str eetcar from Milan. The picturesque streetcars are part of the o verall upgrade tissue paper balloons to this section of to wn, which was fueled b y the 1989 earthquake tissue paper balloons that destroyed the unattractive elevated fr eeway that once obscur ed the water s edge. The ne w pr omenade tissue paper balloons no w bordering the waterfront all the way from Fisherman s Wharf to A T&T P ark is a delightful place to str oll or cy cle, with 13-foot-tall metal pylons and br onze plaques embedded in the promenade sidewalk and imprinted with photographs, drawings, poetry, and historical facts about the waterfront.
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