Nice stay at St. Regis San Fran
My husband and I spent three lovely nights at the St. Regis during our recent trip to San Francisco over the fourth of July. The hotel is located within walking distance to the Ferry Building (15 min), Union Square, and the downtown area (10 min). The bar in the lobby has well-made cocktails (try the muddled cucumber martini) and a nice, relaxing atmosphere for happy hour. Because many restaurants were closed on the fourth of July, we opted to dine at their restaurant, Ame, which was open, Surprisingly, the food was excellent, the service was very knowledgeable and attentive and, after dinner and wine, we had an easy walk back to our room. The room was clean and reminiscent of other St. Regis we have stayed at-great bathtub (I always look forward to taking baths at St. Regis hotels, but I can not say that about other hotels I have stayed at). The rooms are a nice comfort to return to after a day of waking, shopping or eating. Because we were jet lagged, we did not make it to breakfast, but there are plenty of breakfast options outside the hotel. The valet parking at $50/day seemed excessive, but we had a car and wanted to use it daily; therefore we paid for the valet parking. There are public parking lots a few blocks away from the hotel that charge about half what the St. Regis charges. The building must be old...when my husband showered in the morning, it took him about 15 minutes of running the hot water tap before hot water actually flowed in the shower. The sink faucet and baths were hot immediately; so it was a little surprising and frustrating that the shower was not immediately hot, Generally, we enjoyed our stay and, when we return to SF, we will consider staying there again,