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San Francisco - Best of San Francisco

There are a great many terrific hotels, restaurants, lounges, and museums.

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By Susan Breslow Sardone

Top 3 San Francisco Hotels

    Fairmont Heritage Place at Ghirardelli Square
    900 N. Point Street
    Tel. 888-991-4300
    Spaciousness, plus having all the accoutrements of a loftlike apartment, furnish guests at this Fairmont property with the feeling that they're not merely visiting San Francisco, they're living in it.
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    Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco
    757 Market Street
    Tel. 415-633-3000
    Two blocks from the Moscone Convention Center and Union Square shopping, this refined hotel displays an impressive art collection. Extra-spacious guest rooms inspire dalliance. Directly linked to the hotel, Sports Club/LA features a junior Olympic pool.
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    Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco
    222 Sansome St.
    415-276-9888
    This Financial District property is renowned for its peaceful sleeping environment (ideal for overcoming jet lag). The hotel occupies the top floors of the city's tallest building, and views are extraordinary. Binoculars and limousine service are available. The hotel is walking distance to Union Square, Chinatown, cable cars, North Beach, and Fisherman's Wharf.
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Top 10 San Francisco Restaurants

Top 2 San Francisco Shopping Areas
    Union Square
    Hop a cab or a cable car to Union Square, home to world's greatest specialty stores: Neiman-Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy's, Cartier, Bulgari, and Tiffany are all concentrated in this four-block area. Designer-conscious shoppers can indulge cravings for Chanel, Armani, Gucci, Hermès, and Louis Vuitton in clothing and accessories boutiques.

    Haight-Ashbury
    Legendary Haight-Ashbury, birthplace of the hippies, still draws visitors 30+ years after the Summer of Love. Trendy boutiques and skateboard shops now border the district's funky used clothing shops, bookstores, and tattoo parlors. Music-lovers agree: The extensive and eclectic Amoeba Music store (1855 Haight Street, 415-831-1200) is alone worth the trip.

Top 3 San Francisco Bars
    Top of the Mark
    Mark Hopkins Inter-Continental Hotel
    One Nob Hill
    Tel. 415-616-6916
    Reward yourselves with a visit to this sophisticated sky lounge. Come in time for the sunset views, kick back with an exotic Golden Gate or Earthquake cocktail, and feel on top of the world.

    Bix
    56 Gold St.
    415-433-6300
    Local celebs and visiting dignitaries know the way to this swanky jazz supper club at the edge of the Financial District. Hidden away like a speakeasy, this art-moderne boîte evokes the glamour of 1940's Hollywood.

    Bliss Bar
    4026 24th St.
    Tel. 415-826-6200
    Ten minutes from Union Square by taxi, this trendy spot caters to a well-dressed young crowd. As the DJ (he's the one in the window) spins jazz, hip-hop, and bossa rhythms, quaff a Cosmo with infused vodka.

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