Elegant, Contemporary, Good Value
Not a St-Regis fan, more of a 4S fan in general. We do not like the St-Regis in New York despite the fact that rooms are super comfy and beds even more, but the typical St-Regis traditional type decor is not our type. We are not fans of super modern W types either but we do enjoy contemporary styled hotels with a classic, timeless feel. The San Francisco St-Regis is an elegant and contemporary style hotel, not classic and timeless, a bit more "au goût du jour" which means "taste of the day". So its nice, not timeless. Its elegant, very clean, comfortable, the suite we had was well designed, view was great. Service is ok but nothing to remember or make you go back.
Now if we look at the experience we lived as tourists in San Francisco for the price we were paying at the St-Regis, the value was great. It was a great hub to be in. We could walk to several places, even a great ball game on the Friday evening with fireworks and an interesting victory.
The big question... would we go back? Honestly we could go back because the overall value was great. The 4S is always on our list but in SF it is getting old so that's why we opted for the St-Regis.