Location. Stanford Court, A Renissance Hotel stands in the Nob Hill area of San Francisco, Calif. The hotel is located two blocks from the Grace Cathedral and four blocks from Union Square. The Transamerica Pyramid and Chinatown are one half mile from the hotel. Coit Tower is one mile away. The hotel provides complimentary weekday transportation to and from the Financial District, located one half mile away.
Hotel Features.The hotel's 19th century lobby displays a Victorian stained glassed dome ceiling, a Beaux Arts fountain and murals representing civic history. The marbled lobby winds into Fournou's Ovens, the on site Mediterranean restaurant boasting an exhibition kitchen and a cellar stocked with 5,000 wines from around the world. The neighboring lobby lounge mixes afternoon tea times, cocktails and original artwork. The lobby also houses a business center with high speed wired and wireless Internet access. Recreational amenities include a fitness center with cardiovascular and weight training equipment.
Guestrooms. The eight story Stanford Court, A Renaissance Hotel offers 393 guestrooms with reproduction antique furniture and large bay view windows. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses and feather goose down pillows. Select rooms offer beds dressed with Italian Frette linens. All rooms are equipped with high speed Internet access and cable television with premium channels. Bathrooms include bathrobes and are stocked with Lather toiletries. Wake up service includes complimentary coffee and tea. Rooms feature coffeemakers and mini fridges.
Expert Tip. A cable car stop is located adjacent to the hotel and provides transportation to and from attractions throughout San Francisco, including my favorite, the Chinatown Gate that marks the entrance to Chinatown's eclectic shops, restaurants and art galleries.
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