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Nick Denton's Back of the Envelope San Francisco Hotel Review

The St. Regis San Francisco is a tech networking hub

Over on Valleywag Interim Editor Nick Denton recently gave us his take on the W San Francisco:

W is a complete shit hole. It was originally designed to be a fucking Radisson, and at the last minute was changed into a W. So, sure, in LA or New York, the W is a great place to meet and greet. But in San Francisco, it's a dirty, sloppily designed crap shack with an over-sexed set of regulars wasting their time grinding against each other upstairs.

And besides, who the shit would pay $12 for a glass of Ravenswood?

Ha. A former Radisson, that totally make sense--SF isn't the only town where a half-assed renovation now flies a W flag. Though we still like the fact that W SF boasts free lobby WiFi, and once held a leftover case of beer at the front desk until a guest's friend could procure it.

So where should those going to next week's ad:tech, and other SF based conferences go for a real schmooze fest? According to Denton, the San Francisco St. Regis:

The St. Regis is the only place any self respecting gajillionaire would ever stay in San Francisco, and it's the only place to get a glass of the Balvenie after a conference at the Moscone.

Oh, and while the Valleywag masthead may call Nick an "Interim Editor", he is really far closer to a "self-respecting gajillionaire" than he lets on.