Re: San Francisco hotel?

2005-03-24 Thread McPatrick O'Ledwith
I cant speak for the Orchard, but the Rex _is_ more vacationy than the other hotels. The first thing you'd notice is that it isn't a high-rise, but rather a small building that blends in nicely with the neighborhood. I felt very much 'at home' when staying there, and on my second visit, I was gre

Re: San Francisco hotel?

2005-03-23 Thread Kevin Graeme
Well I haven't stayed anywhere that the hotel room is more than $200 a night, so I'm not sure if our standards of quality are comparable. The Orchard was a very nice little hotel. The room was the typical arrangement. IIRC, the bed was slightly lower and harder than I prefer, more of an upscale pl

Re: San Francisco hotel?

2005-03-23 Thread Gruss Gott
> Kevin wrote: > Thanks, it looks nice. I've added it to our list to consider. > I'm curious to know about the Orchard and The Rex as they sound more vacationy than, say, the Westin or Park Hyatt which I would think are more businessy. One thing I can say about both the PH and Westin is that th

Re: San Francisco hotel?

2005-03-23 Thread Kevin Graeme
Thanks, it looks nice. I've added it to our list to consider. -Kevin On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:27:56 -0800, McPatrick O'Ledwith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I used to stay at the Rex, just off of Union Sq., before I moved here. > > Since then, I have encouraged visitors to stay there, as it's a ni

Re: San Francisco hotel?

2005-03-23 Thread McPatrick O'Ledwith
I used to stay at the Rex, just off of Union Sq., before I moved here. Since then, I have encouraged visitors to stay there, as it's a nice, cozy, friendly place, just steps from the larger hotels, theatre district, shopping, etc. www.thehotelrex.com On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:30:40 -0600, Kevin G

Re: San Francisco hotel?

2005-03-22 Thread Kevin Graeme
Thanks. We stayed at the Orchard Hotel last time we were there. It's rates quite highly and it seemed nice enough. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60713-d217844-Reviews-The_Orchard_Hotel-San_Francisco_California.html I've been thinking about the Westin St. Francis which is supposed to be

Re: San Francisco hotel?

2005-03-22 Thread Gruss Gott
> Kevin wrote: > What hotel did you stay at in San Francisco and would you stay there > again? We're planning a trip and trying to decide if we're going to > the same hotel we've been in before or not. > Well they're spendy, but I stayed at the Ritz and the Park Hyatt. The Ritz was pretty good i

San Francisco hotel?

2005-03-22 Thread Kevin Graeme
Gruss (and anyone else who might chime in), What hotel did you stay at in San Francisco and would you stay there again? We're planning a trip and trying to decide if we're going to the same hotel we've been in before or not. Thanks, -Kevin ~~~