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Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel vs Hotel Zeppelin San Francisco
Both properties are highly recommended by travel writers. On balance, Kimpton Sir Francis Drake Hotel scores marginally higher than Hotel Zeppelin San Francisco. Kimpton Sir Francis Drake Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 87 with recommendations from 16 sources including Rough Guide, Frommer's and DK Eyewitness.
Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel
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450 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA
From $175 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"The Sir Francis Drake’s lobby is a hallucinogenic evocation of all things heraldic... the Sir Francis Drake’s lobby is a hallucinogenic evocation of all things heraldic."
Michelin Guide
"This San Francisco landmark is all prince and no pauper."
Frommer's
"This landmark hotel is one of San Francisco's grand dames, operating continuously since 1928 in the heart of Union Square."
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Fodor's
"The renovation was just what this ole gal needed, injecting her with new life and energy."
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Insight Guides
"A $20-million renovation has recast guestrooms in a lovely sage green, cream, and plum color scheme."
Hotel Zeppelin San Francisco
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545 Post Street, San Francisco, CA
From $162 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Rough Guide
"Small, but sumptuous... service is attentive and polite."
Frommer's
"The boutique Prescott Hotel has some big things going for it. The staff treats you like royalty, rooms are attractively unfrilly and masculine, the location... is perfect."
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Travel + Leisure
"Housed in a 1917 building within a mile of Union Square, Moscone Center, and the Powell Street cable cars, this Kimpton hotel combines a convenient location with a multitude of little extras."
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DK Eyewitness
"Business travelers predominate at this sumptuous hotel that resembles a gentleman’s club, with dark wooden walls and a large fireplace in the entrance lobby."
Star Service
"Across the street from the towering, commercially oriented JW Marriott, this crisply maintained contemporary design hotel fits nicely in the upper-middle ranks."
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