Ah, if only we could get inside the minds of this year's presidential candidates. We'd know for sure then, whether Obama intentionally plays the race card, like McCain alleges, or whether McCain really thinks like a wealthy elitist, as the Democrats allege, or how candidates choose hotels to host fundraisers ... You think they use TripAdvisor?
Because really, if you're going to ask a bunch of C-level execs to fork over $2,300 for dinner you want to make sure the place has unrivaled bay views from atop Nob Hill, or an innovative lavender salt-crusted beef tenderloin on the menu.
On Monday, we let you know that hotelier Gregory Peck was continuing on his own way (without "frenemy/hotel partner" Matt Moss) by opening the Crescent San Francisco in the city's Union Square nabe.
All we knew then was that he was going to redo the old Allison Hotel. Today we have some more detes.
The Crescent Hotel Group (Greg's company) is developing and redesigning the Allison. The Crescent Hotel Group will also manage the hotel once it opens. That opening could happen in nine to twelve months.
Like the Crescent BH, the hotel will have a restaurant and lounge. There will be 83 rooms, some with views into Union Square. With the other rooms presumably, the standard San Fran city view will apply.
While it's unclear whether San Francisco will be getting an Alcatraz Hotel or not, the city by the Bay will have a new hotel in Union Square from hotelier Gregory Peck.
As we mentioned last summer Peck was looking to spin off his Crescent Beverly Hills hotel and while we were hedging our bets that Palm Springs would be the place to do so, it turns out Peck is headed to San Fran.
How long does it take for pair of underpants thrown out of the window of San Francisco's Grand Hyatt to hit the ground? Answer: 28 seconds.
How do we know? We tried it last year, out of the 32nd floor - they did blow about in the breeze for a while, but even so that's quite an impressive time.
The hotel has apparently already secured its first sell-out, today, but if you are interested in staying there in the near future, room rates are starting at $229 for this weekend.
The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, is no doubt a gorgeous historic hotel and when the legendary Nob Hill property was offering a rate of $199 with a free breakfast we jumped at the chance to stay here.
So how did the old girl hold up, and more importantly how did customer service deal with us being downright frantic when coffee was spilled on our nice new work shirt thirty minutes before a meeting? Find out what happens when a guest at the Fairmont stops being polite and starts getting doused with coffee...
The 100 year old+ The Fairmont San Francisco on Nob Hill is known for its sweeping views of EssEff, impeccable service, and well, being 100 years old.
When we found a hotel rate of $199 a night, we decided to take a chance on this grand dame. How did the old broad hold up? Well, for our full review you will have to wait until next week, but for now take a peek inside our room, 709, and check out the mix of old (the building) and new (the LG flat screen television).
Recently dumped? Consider kick-starting your recovery by spending a few nights at the Hotel Triton, Kimpton's cutesy boutique property in San Francisco.
We were perusing Triton's website and it occurred to us that a few of their specialty rooms and packages, which include a whole eco-friendly floor and an impressive collection of celebrity-themed suites, could be combined to make one hell of a Promises-caliber 3-step relationship rehab program.
So after the jump, we outline our Three Steps To Using The Hotel Triton to Get Over a Bad Break-Up. (Ok so people won't be meeting in church basements to discuss this recovery program but it's better than Dr. Phil.)
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