Hotel Drisco

Hotel description

Hotel Drisco’s most extraordinary feature has to be its location; while most of San Francisco’s hotels are clustered around the bustling downtown area, the Drisco makes its home in the sedate upscale residential district of Pacific Heights. This is the postcard vision of San Francisco, where century-old mansions sit side by side atop the ridge overlooking the Marina and the Bay.

The building itself fits right in, and the interiors are suitably old-world, abounding in rich fabrics and antique furnishings. Unlike many of the downtown hotels, this one has views: of the downtown skyline itself, and of the picture-perfect residential surroundings. Rooms are spacious enough, with king beds, work desks and huge marble bathrooms, and the vast suites come with sofa beds as well.

A gourmet breakfast buffet is complimentary, as is an afternoon wine aperitif. The restaurants and boutiques of upper Fillmore Street and the nearby Presidio Heights are within walking distance, and the Lyon Street Steps offer an astonishing view over the Palace of Fine Arts and San Francisco Bay. Virtually everything else in this compact city is a modest drive from this central location — and at the end of a day spent downtown you’ll be glad to retire to the serene seclusion of Pacific Heights.