Description: From the airport by shuttle is about half hour to the hotel. A shuttle is cheaper than a taxi (around the $ 17 while a taxi will cost you $ 40).
Location
Address: 1950 Eight Street, San Francisco. Located in the Civic Center area. Nearby (around the corner from the hotel) are bus lines and a little further is a subway / train station. By bus you get in about 5 minutes to Fisherman's Wharf. The bus goes straight down to downtown San Francisco and up to the artists' district. You can choose to both sides are plenty of attractions. The hotel is parking for the car. But in San Francisco you do not hire car because public transport is perfect.
Arrival
You enter the hotel and you're immediately are in a large lobby with a shiny floor and a beautiful lobby with black leather armchairs. It excels towards you. There is an elevator in the building and disabled facilities. Four rooms even have wheelchair facilities.
Reception
Friendly staff, after all you are in America. And friendly is important for the level of their tips. Reception follows the usual procedure. They ask the hotel voucher, which I luckily had with me. You fill in your information, you give your credit card and you receive the key to your room. I ask myself sometimes wonder what an American should be without a credit card here. All rooms are non-smoking.
Facilities
In the hotel there are various facilities available, apart from a travel agency where you can arrange day trips (a visit to Alcatraz) to meeting facilities and a gym and swimming pool on the fourth floor. Fun is in the morning newspaper for your door. My god what are those thick newspapers!
Restaurant/Bar
In the lobby is the bar / restaurant. Here they serve breakfast. Here is a compilation of all tables of 4. Beautiful flooring and nice linens. You get here in the morning and the extensive American breakfast buffet with cheese, meat and eggs of all kinds is waiting for you. Course bacon and baked beans, cerial in various types, assorted pastries and breads, donuts and muffins. Even find a steak morning. Not that I needed it. There is also a bar / grill restaurant. But there are so many nice restaurants nearby. That is much more fun, than to stay at your hotel. You can also lunch and dinner. The menu, some three-course daily menus. On the menu you'll find lunch and a la carte dishes. All at reasonable prices and very tidy.
Of course there is a bar fr a nice cup of coffee and evening cocktails.
The room
The concept of the rooms in all Holiday Inn hotels where I've been are the same. A reasonable room with two double beds. A small desk, a television. The TV channels are quite a lot and it is not enough then there's pay television. It is even possible to play games. But I still do not know how that works!
Spacious bath and shower and toilet facilities. Well maintained. The room is cleaned every day and every day the bed linen. There is a hairdryer in the bathroom. And natural shampoo and shower gel.
Free coffee / tea on the desk and a mini-refrigerator. There is a price list for the mini fridge, so you can decide if you want to drink drinks. Coffee and tea is free. In the hallway is an ice machine. Air conditioning, which you can arrange in the room
Pay
You can pay with cash and your credit card. The average price of a room is around one hundred U.S. dollars per night. And about $ 15 for breakfast.
Conclusion
The Holiday Inn concept is recommended for all America. I know what I can expect and it suits me fine. The location of the hotel, actually in the middle of San Francisco makes you not only in the tourist area of downtown but also near Fisherman's Wharf site. And the district also has some artists. Traveling by bus is excellent. For me it was a good hotel, I can recommend anyone.
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