This hotel was built as a bank in the 1920s. The California Street entrance leads down marble steps into the lobby, which has plush carpets and glittering chandeliers. The hotel's downtown location draws businesspeople, who make up most of the clientele. Leisure travelers appreciate the hotel's proximity to Chinatown, North Beach, Union Square, and the newly-renovated Ferry Building, all within four blocks.This  hotel offers complimentary wireless Internet access in the lobby; a fitness room and Get Fit Kits; and fine dining amid polished mahogany at Bob's Steak and Chop House. 

Amenity highlights: The hotel has a steakhouse and bar, both with fine views of foot traffic and the world-famous California cable car line. Guests have complimentary use of a third-floor fitness center and a ground floor business center. The lobby has complimentary wireless Internet access. Complimentary Town Car service is available during morning and afternoon commuting hours. Children under 12 receive complimentary activity packages. Cable cars stop outside the hotel's entrance.

The photogenic Transamerica "pyramid" is two blocks away, and a Wells Fargo Museum around the corner from the hotel. The museum sits on the site where Wells Fargo Bank first opened for business in 1852. The newly renovated Ferry Building is five blocks away, a central waterfront food-lover's paradise of eateries, specialty shops, and a world-class farmers market.

 

Dining

 

Room service - Available 24 hours per day from Bob's Steak and Chop House menu.

Bob's Steak and Chop House - Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, this ground-floor steakhouse has a full wall of windows along Montgomery Street. There are also several small alcoves for more private dining. The menu features prime aged beef, fresh seafood, chops, salads, and rich desserts.

 

Bob's Bar - This corner bar is furnished with comfortable leather chairs and two plasma televisions. Large windows offer views of passing foot traffic. A full bar offers cocktails, beer, wine, afternoon tea, and cappuccino. Lunch and dinner are served from the steakhouse menu.

 

 

The hotel has a 1,500-square-foot fitness room with free weights and cardiovascular equipment. Get Fit Kits for use in guestrooms are available at the front desk, and include a floor mat, two dumbbells, and elastic bands.

Two Bay Club gyms with swimming pools and fitness classes are nearby—one across the street and a larger facility three blocks from the hotel. The Nob Hill Health Spa is five blocks away and offers body treatments and massage.

 

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

With a prime location right on the cable car line in the heart of San Francisco's thriving Financial District, this 1926 17-story hotel retains its Florentine Renaissance look while providing the latest in modern amenities.

Property Amenities

 

The hotel has a steakhouse and bar with windows looking out on the cable car lines and downtown streets. On the third floor, a large fitness room offers a plasma TV screen and individual screens for each treadmill, plus universal weight machines, free weights, stationary bikes, yoga mats, lists of recommended running routes, and complimentary fruit and bottled water.

Off the lobby, a small business center has a computer terminal and printer. Faxing, copying, and catering are handled at the front desk (fee charged). Complimentary Town Car service is available mornings and afternoons within a five block radius (fees are charged at other times). A small third floor patio serves as a smoking area for the hotel's many conference rooms.

 

Rooms

 

This hotel offers 362 guestrooms on 17 floors. Decor features early 20th-century accents such as crown molding, wingback chairs, two-post headboards, gold draperies, and patterned wallpaper. Beds have 330-thread count Egyptian cotton sheets. Rooms overlook the hotel's interior windows, the bay, or Montgomery and California Streets in downtown San Francisco. Amenities include CD players, plush bathrobes, coffee makers, and turndown service. High-speed Internet access is complimentary. Children under 12 receive a complimentary activity package.