Lost in San Fran

Hi All,

Thinking about planning a trip here. Never been here. Can anyone tell what hotels are nice with a good locations, and things to see.

Thanks

Lost in San Fran

SF is a great place to visit. It consistently gets high rankings as a top destination by travelers.

There is a well-developed tourist industry here, with many fine hotels to choose from, in all price ranges, including hostels. Click on the ';San Francisco Overview'; link on the upper lefthand navigation bar and you%26#39;ll get a basic sense of what there is to do here. You%26#39;ll also find ';Inside San Francisco'; once you do that, which contain many recommendations that locals (and travelers) have contributed. The ';Go Lists'; for San Francisco are also very helpful in constructing an itinerary if you have no idea where to start.

When you have specific questions, everyone on this board will be more than happy to contribute recommendations.

Lost in San Fran

...p.s. ';SF'; or ';San Francisco'; is preferred to ';San Fran.';

There are various ';good locations'; for hotels, including Fisherman%26#39;s Wharf, Union Square, and elsewhere downtown outside of Union Square. There are hotels near the waterfront, some in quieter residential areas, scads of affordable motels with free parking along Lombard Street, and a few out by Ocean Beach.

What season would you be here? How many in your party and what age groups? What are you most interested in seeing and doing? Do you like scenic views, walking tours, shopping, dining, museums, historic sites, parks, night life, sports, or ???? Do you want to fly (which airport?) or drive here?

San Francisco is only 49 square miles (about the size of the Bronx), but there is an infinite variety of things to see and do. It is also the hub of a very diverse area with natural, historic, and cultural attractions of all kinds. Many people who come here, especially if they make a long trip, want to take in the highlights of the City and perhaps sample Monterey, the Napa wine country, often Lake Tahoe or Yosemite (those are about 4 hours drive).

As Bing said, when you have more specific questions, you%26#39;ll get lots of very specific answers.

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The ';Don%26#39;t-miss SIGHTS in San Francisco'; page geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/Sights.html has enough to keep you busy for nine 12.7-hour days. It includes links to your best sources of advice on WHERE TO EAT and, according to the Department of Health, WHERE TO NOT EAT here, the UseNet Group ba.food, and the quite-good sfSurvey and the comprehensive Yelp. It also has a WEATHER CHART with a link to current conditions.

The FLAG/MAPS page geocities.com/iconoc/Grafix/FlagMaps.html has links to the best on-line MAP of San Francisco, an inter-active PDF created for the San Francisco Municipal Railway best viewed at 150% or greater magnification. There%26#39;s also a link that will tell you HOW TO GET THERE FROM HERE. Among other maps and links on the page is an outstanding WALKER/BICYCLIST map that shows the steepness of our streets, a map of our CABLE CAR ROUTES, our 49-mile SCENIC DRIVE, and a superb map of GOLDEN GATE PARK.

The frequently-updated SPECIAL EVENTS page has irregularly-scheduled music and dances as well as links to seven calendars of regularly-scheduled dances, a composite of five of them, and one of dance cruises and events around the world: http://geocities.com/dancefest/Specials.html