San Francisco Hilton Financial District {US-CA}
Apr 2, 2019, 7:12 pm
#301
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Cool you get hotel prices change depending on demand right? Like do you understand how expensive hotels are in SF some days. You ever look at prices during salesforce? Like I can get rooms in Vegas in December for $30 a night. Middle of summer same room going for $250 a night...
On June 8, I see Marriotts closer to the field around $500, and a little further (Oakland, a block away from the BART) in the $200s.
May 8, 2019, 10:19 pm
#303
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Madison, WI (MSN)
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I'm here right now having recently dropped to gold. I had booked a "premium floor city view" room and my upgrade was to a "premium floor bay view" room -- essentially moving across the hall. No lounge access for me.
Breakfast access in the restaurant is via a list of names and statuses, with separate laminated cards for gold and diamond at the restaurant. As gold it's the continental breakfast and upcharge for full breakfast is $6 although this has been waived 2 of the 3 days I've eaten there. I overheard a diamond next to me in the restaurant being told that the entire breakfast including hot items was free. So it appears diamonds have a choice of the lounge or restaurant. I would highly recommend the restaurant versus the lounge (which I've been in before, just not this trip) for the variety of items. Hot items in the restaurant include made-to-order omelettes ordered from the server, and scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon, sausage, and some Chinese items on the hot side.
I'll update the breakfast wiki with this information.
Breakfast access in the restaurant is via a list of names and statuses, with separate laminated cards for gold and diamond at the restaurant. As gold it's the continental breakfast and upcharge for full breakfast is $6 although this has been waived 2 of the 3 days I've eaten there. I overheard a diamond next to me in the restaurant being told that the entire breakfast including hot items was free. So it appears diamonds have a choice of the lounge or restaurant. I would highly recommend the restaurant versus the lounge (which I've been in before, just not this trip) for the variety of items. Hot items in the restaurant include made-to-order omelettes ordered from the server, and scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon, sausage, and some Chinese items on the hot side.
I'll update the breakfast wiki with this information.
May 9, 2019, 11:25 am
#306
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Staying there in June (@$154+tax/n). Would it be sensible to walk from a BART station to the hotel with two wheeled suitcases (1 carry on, 1 medium size checked bagage)?
Normally I wouldn't mind walking for 15 minutes - but will it be going all up and downhill? Or is there a risk the Millennium Tower will hit me if it comes down? (Background: I'd prefer to travel BART to be able to do a report on it on a foreign language forum.)
Normally I wouldn't mind walking for 15 minutes - but will it be going all up and downhill? Or is there a risk the Millennium Tower will hit me if it comes down? (Background: I'd prefer to travel BART to be able to do a report on it on a foreign language forum.)
May 9, 2019, 12:41 pm
#307
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Staying there in June (@$154+tax/n). Would it be sensible to walk from a BART station to the hotel with two wheeled suitcases (1 carry on, 1 medium size checked bagage)?
Normally I wouldn't mind walking for 15 minutes - but will it be going all up and downhill? Or is there a risk the Millennium Tower will hit me if it comes down? (Background: I'd prefer to travel BART to be able to do a report on it on a foreign language forum.)
Normally I wouldn't mind walking for 15 minutes - but will it be going all up and downhill? Or is there a risk the Millennium Tower will hit me if it comes down? (Background: I'd prefer to travel BART to be able to do a report on it on a foreign language forum.)
May 9, 2019, 1:21 pm
#308
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Cleaner than the last time I was here, but not fully clean by any standard. However buildings I’ve been in during this trip including the Salesforce Tower had windows of the same dirtiness.
There was a letter in the room explaining that they’re installing anchors for better window washing (keep your shades closed from 8am to 4pm) but I have not experienced any noise, vibration, or other interruptions from this work.
There was a letter in the room explaining that they’re installing anchors for better window washing (keep your shades closed from 8am to 4pm) but I have not experienced any noise, vibration, or other interruptions from this work.
May 9, 2019, 1:23 pm
#309
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May 9, 2019, 1:35 pm
#310
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May 9, 2019, 1:53 pm
#311
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Staying there in June (@$154+tax/n). Would it be sensible to walk from a BART station to the hotel with two wheeled suitcases (1 carry on, 1 medium size checked bagage)?
Normally I wouldn't mind walking for 15 minutes - but will it be going all up and downhill? Or is there a risk the Millennium Tower will hit me if it comes down? (Background: I'd prefer to travel BART to be able to do a report on it on a foreign language forum.)
Normally I wouldn't mind walking for 15 minutes - but will it be going all up and downhill? Or is there a risk the Millennium Tower will hit me if it comes down? (Background: I'd prefer to travel BART to be able to do a report on it on a foreign language forum.)
May 9, 2019, 8:07 pm
#312
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It's actually equidistant from Embarcadero or Montgomery. I would actually prefer the walk from Embarcadero, exiting from the rear of the station if coming from SFO. A bit farther than I'd like to walk with two rollers, but you could do worse.
May 9, 2019, 9:31 pm
#313
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Just curious, why the preference for walking from Embarcadero over Montgomery? I am always looking for a walk with a nice view.
General note: If your luggage is heavy take a look at the online BART station maps in advance to see where the elevators are. You don't want to end up at a stairs-only exit if you will have trouble carrying things up the stairs.
General note: If your luggage is heavy take a look at the online BART station maps in advance to see where the elevators are. You don't want to end up at a stairs-only exit if you will have trouble carrying things up the stairs.
May 9, 2019, 10:09 pm
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Might just be personal preference, but I think it's slightly closer, the signals on Montgomery are slower due to the traffic, and the sidewalks are more crowded. It's also slightly more interesting going through Embarcadero Center.
May 9, 2019, 11:00 pm
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Staying there in June (@$154+tax/n). Would it be sensible to walk from a BART station to the hotel with two wheeled suitcases (1 carry on, 1 medium size checked bagage)?
Normally I wouldn't mind walking for 15 minutes - but will it be going all up and downhill? Or is there a risk the Millennium Tower will hit me if it comes down? (Background: I'd prefer to travel BART to be able to do a report on it on a foreign language forum.)
Normally I wouldn't mind walking for 15 minutes - but will it be going all up and downhill? Or is there a risk the Millennium Tower will hit me if it comes down? (Background: I'd prefer to travel BART to be able to do a report on it on a foreign language forum.)