The Hotel Mosser is similar to small budget hotels you'll find in Europe. The building is old and the rooms are tiny, but the decor is a fun, funky mix of antiques and hipster furnishings.
The absolute best - okay, cheap and creative - place to sleep when visiting San Francisco. A 5 minute drive from the Golden Gate Bridge, The Marin Headlands Hostel is located in a historic setting (old military quarters), nestled within a grove of Eucalyptus trees, steps from Rodeo Beach (good surfing) and a short walk to the edge of the world at the Point Bonita Light House.
Still looking much as it did when it first opened in 1937, the Ocean Park Motel on 46th Avenue is said to be the first motel ever built in San Francisco. Today the motel remains architecturally intact, and it retains all of its Art Deco charm.
Adventure Cat Sailing Charters offers beautiful 1 1/2 hour afternoon and sunset sails on the San Francisco Bay. They also offer private charters.
Café Claude's curving zinc bar is straight out of Paris, as is the wait staff -- and if you speak the language, you can order your coq au vin in French.
Hidden on tiny Claude Lane between Union Square and the financial district, this atmospheric restaurant and bar is perfect for lunch, a quick glass of Cote du Rhone or a relaxing weekend jazz brunch.
You'll feel just like you're in 17th Arrondissement, minus the jet lag.
Cafe Claude
7 Claude Lane
San Francisco, California 94108
415/392-3505
Monday-Saturday: 11:30am-10:30pm
Sunday: 5:30pm-10:30pm
Bar: Mon-Sat 11:30am-closing
Live Music: Thursday-Saturday 7:30pm-10:30pm
Happy Hour: Everyday 4-6pm
Great accomodation, 3 tube stops from Tottenham Court Road.
The Hotel Utica is a Clarion Hotel but surprisingly it is also a National Historic Hotel. It was built in 1912 and has been recently restored.
Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Fort Miley is also referred to as the Point Lobos Military Reservation. A small war memorial remains, however, today the park is used primarily as a picnic site and offers some of the City's best views of Golden Gate Bridge.
Musée Mécanique wraps just about every wonderful bit of San Francisco into one FREE package: It’s quirky, colorful, historic, thought-provoking and incredibly entertaining.
Listen as “Laffin Sal” giggles -- she moved here from her original homes at Playland at the Beach and the Cliff House. Swing with “Susie the Can-Can Dancer” -- who will both titillate and amuse you.
Across Kerouac Alley from City Lights Bookstore remains a living historical monument to the Beat Generation: Vesuvio Cafe.
Back in the mid-fifties, the real life Dean Moriarty of Kerouac's 'On the Road' stopped at Vesuvio for a drink before heading over to Allen Ginsberg's Six Gallery poetry reading. In 2008, not much has changed.