The Rates at Fairmont San Francisco

"What separates it from its luxury competitors are its beautiful, well-appointed rooms, many with stunning views, and its location atop Nob Hill"

"" Pricey parking spaces ($67) fill the lowest seven floors of the tower"

""If you like being spoiled", this "legendary" "San Francisco classic" atop Nob Hill thrills, from the lobby's "amazing old-time elegance", to the "superior" staff that makes you "feel like royalty", to the "world-famous" Tonga Room bar; quarters are "stately and beautiful" – with Frette linens, marble baths and "stunning" views from tower rooms – and while critics snipe the "landmark" is "past its prime", loyalists insist it "gets finer with age", making it "worth" the "hefty price tag" "if you can afford it"

"While the Tonga Room is fab for a drink, dinners are quite expensive for the execution"