W San Francisco
181 Third Street, San Francisco Bay Area, USA
SoMa
411 Rooms
Cutting-Edge & Happening
The W hotels were some of the earliest evidence that the boutique-hotel trend was having an effect on the big corporate chains, as Starwood (now Marriott) began re-branding existing properties under the fun, vibrant, youth-oriented W label. The W San Francisco was the first one to be purpose-built from the ground up, and the extra care shows in the end product: two decades on, the W is one of the pillars of San Francisco’s always-busy hotel scene.
Its location certainly doesn’t hurt, in SoMa close by to the Moscone convention center and literally right next door to the newly expanded Museum of Modern Art. And its enduring appeal probably stems from the fact that it’s equally well suited to both business and leisure travelers. The public spaces are decorated in a futuristic style, fitting given San Francisco’s status as a high-tech capital, with electronic art and unusual lighting effects throughout.
The old ultra-minimalist rooms have been renovated in a playfully futuristic style, one that’s more carefully tailored to the locale, with visual references to the city’s geography as well as echoes of the Gold Rush, a comment on San Francisco’s status as a perennial boom town. Meanwhile the comforts are faultless as ever, with those signature plush mattresses as well as updated in-room technology, and the views are impressive as well.
To all of this you can add TRACE, a modern Californian restaurant serving locally sourced and sustainable fare in an impressive atrium space, and the Living Room bar, for a cocktail, a beer, or a bite in the lobby. In the two decades since it opened, the W’s neighborhood has only become more desirable, and this hotel remains one of its sturdy anchors.
Its location certainly doesn’t hurt, in SoMa close by to the Moscone convention center and literally right next door to the newly expanded Museum of Modern Art. And its enduring appeal probably stems from the fact that it’s equally well suited to both business and leisure travelers. The public spaces are decorated in a futuristic style, fitting given San Francisco’s status as a high-tech capital, with electronic art and unusual lighting effects throughout.
The old ultra-minimalist rooms have been renovated in a playfully futuristic style, one that’s more carefully tailored to the locale, with visual references to the city’s geography as well as echoes of the Gold Rush, a comment on San Francisco’s status as a perennial boom town. Meanwhile the comforts are faultless as ever, with those signature plush mattresses as well as updated in-room technology, and the views are impressive as well.
To all of this you can add TRACE, a modern Californian restaurant serving locally sourced and sustainable fare in an impressive atrium space, and the Living Room bar, for a cocktail, a beer, or a bite in the lobby. In the two decades since it opened, the W’s neighborhood has only become more desirable, and this hotel remains one of its sturdy anchors.
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W San Francisco
181 Third Street, San Francisco Bay Area, USA
SoMa
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