Originally Posted by TRRed
Lots of threads on SF hotel recommendations and travel tips. Skim back through the threads in this forum. Unless a huge conference is in town, I would think you would have lots of choices of good hotels within your budget.
www.quikbooks.com is often a good place to look. For a less well-known chain, check out
http://www.jdvhospitality.com. I have not stayed in their hotels in SF itself, but I have stayed at others in the area and had generally excellent experiences.
First link is incorrect. It should be
www.quikbook.com . (Hint: you might want to use the Preview Post feature to check your links before posting.)
Clift Hotel is on the far western part of the city, and can be a long bus ride to typical places where first timers want to go.
ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY INCORRECT!!! The Clift Hotel is at Geary and Taylor, just two blocks from Union Square, and very, very central. (Perhaps you were confusing the Clift Hotel with another landmark, the Cliff House, which IS on the western edge of the city, on the Pacific Ocean. However, the Cliff House is a restaurant, NOT a hotel.)