Sleep Well in San Francisco

Traveler invited HotelChatter senior editor Juliana Shallcross to share her favorite San Francisco hotels in September's cover story, "Classic San Francisco."  Juliana revealed some gems, including the Hotel Vitale, which she describes as a "small but elegant 199-room property on the Embarcadero, the city's traditional waterfront." When booking, she says, request a room overlooking the water. "The Bay Bridge views are great. And there are free yoga classes, too."

Another reason to like the Vitale: It belongs to the Joie de Vivre hotel group, which aims to donate a minimum of $200 per guest room per year to community organizations. Hotel Vitale's philanthropic partner is the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, whose members and volunteers build trails, restore wetlands, propagate and plant thousands of native species, study hawk migration, and bring 15,000 schoolchildren to the Parks each year for educational programs. Hotel guests can help by donating one dollar of their total bill to Joie de Vivre's "You Can Make a Difference" program.

One more plus: The Hotel Vitale is located within walking distance of a wide variety of public transportation, including BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), the historic waterfront trolleys, ferries to the North and East Bay, cable cars and Muni (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency). 

Thanks for the tip, Juliana!

Photo:  Hotel Vitale

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[Debra]

I was in San francisco last month and totally enjoyed the city. I did not had enough time to visit all the places but i did took one day guided tour which was very good. Driving on crocket street was an experience of a life time that no one can miss.

Debra

[Daniel Geske]

I stayed at Hotel Vitale for a week while I was on a company event in August 2008. It was absolutely fantastic.
The staff is very friendly and well informed, the conference room is nice, and the location is perfect (I walked just about everywhere in downtown SF). The hotel bar is nice, too.
And on Saturdays, there's a Farmer's Market at the waterfront, right across the street.
The one drawback, I think, is that the hotel does not have a pool - but they issue free passes to the YMCA's pool, which is just half a block away.

When in San Francisco, I strongly recommend to stay at the fantastic Hotel Vitale.

Regards,

Daniel

[lolly]

I stayed at one of the other Joie de Vivre hotels last month (Hotel Rex on Sutter) and just fell in love with the place - it had a book/library salon theme, and the staff was great. Such a wonderful city!