This is a newly renovated Japanese-style hotel with a total of 218 guest rooms. The property's quiet privacy makes it a popular retreat. The hotel's 2 wings border a series of rock-lined Japanese gardens and a koi pond. The hotel includes a business centre with conference facilities. Room service is available from early morning to late in the evening. Remarks FREE: Sake hour, high-speed Internet access, shuttle to the financial district. Location This hotel is set in the vibrant area of San Francisco's Japantown. It is surrounded by an abundance of spas, sushi bars and restaurants. The property is just a few steps from the fashionable Filmore Street, and the historic Filmore Theater. Room The tranquil guest rooms offer luxurious bed linens, hand-painted rice paper Shoji panels and carpeting with a tatami-mat pattern. ihome iPod docking stations come as standard, as do flat-screen TV and Japanese style amenities including an Asian kettle for tea and coffee. Sport Guests are invited to have a work-out in the hotel's gym.