| Q. | Can you tell me if these hotels are in bad or good area? | Related Search:
San Francisco | | | I'll be flying to SF this coming Tuesday and would like to know if someone have stayed or know something about these hotels. I got coupons for each but i need your opinion about the hotel(if u know) and the area.
Which one do u recommend?
Thanks!
Travelogde San Francisco Central
1707 Market St
San Francisco, CA 94103
Travelogde Presidio
2755 Lombard St
San Francisco, CA 94123
Americas Best Value Inn & Suites Soma
10 Hallam Place
San Francisco, CA 94103
Air Travel Hotel San Francisco
655 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Civic Center Inn San Francisco
790 Ellis St
San Francisco, CA 94109
Castle Inn san Francisco
1565 Broadway
San Francisco, CA 94109
Economy Inn San Francisco
1 Richardson Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94123
To the hotels you recommend (#1 & #6):
Is it safe to walk on the street near them at night? I'll stay alone and i always like to explore the streets.
Are there restaurants or fast food in a walking distance?
Thanks!
| | A. | 1) 1707 Market
Good enough area... SOMA, Mission, Hayes Valley, Castro crux (all are within a few blocks). However, definitely very busy and noisy (as it's right by the freeway onramp/Octavia St). Most convenient location of all of them, close to several very distinct restaurant, shopping, bar, etc... districts.
2) 2755 Lombard
Very safe, lots of restaurants, etc... Kind of annoying though, as it's the yuppie epicenter of San Francisco (if you don't look like you make at least $100,000 a year, you'll be mentally spit on by many of the residents there). But certainly safe, and close to the Presidio, which is beautiful.
3) 10 Hallam Place
Had to look this one up... little side street. In the middle of SOMA (South of Market)... lots of nightlife, lots of warehouses, etc... Reasonably safe, though certainly not the nicest/prettiest area.
4 and 5) 656 and 790 Ellis
Only a block away from each other. Both are right in the middle of the Tenderloin, which I'm sure you've read about on this board. A reasonably safe and very interesting/eclectic area, but also pretty seedy, dirty, etc... If you don't mind homeless people and drug addicts, it's a very fun and convenient/central neighborhood.
6) 1565 Broadway
Pacific Heights. Very wealthy and pretty neighborhood. Mostly Victorian and Edwardian buildings and lots of hills, views, etc... However, partially due to the hills, public transportation can be fairly limited.
7) 1 Richardson
Had to look this one up, too... Same as #2 (they're only a few blocks away from each other).
Personally, I'd recommend #1 (convenient, lots going on, easy to get around, etc... but noisy) or #6 (pretty, peaceful, nice, etc... but not terribly convenient). | | | |
| Q. | Are there gift certificates for air travel or hotels? | Related Search:
Packing & Preparation | | | My parents keep bugging me about putting together a Christmas list but most of my needs are traveling expenses. It's obviously too much to ask for a $1500 trip to San Francisco for Christmas but are there any types of gifts certificates or what-nots that my parents could purchase that could reduce my traveling expenses?
| | A. | YES!
Most Chains such as Marriott, Holiday Inn, and Hilton have websites where you can sign up for frequent stay programs that earn you points towards free future hotel stays.
Some wealthy neighborhood supermarkets have racks of gift cards you can purchase at checkout which include hotel gift cards, Disneyland tickets, gift cards to chain restaurants, and the like.
You can sign up with mypoints.com to earn points towards travel gift certificates on your own throughout the year, so you don't have to beg your parents for travel money next time around. | | | |
| Q. | If you thought $400 haircuts were bad what do you think about this? | Related Search:
Politics | | | Rudy Giuliani likes to travel in style.
That's what can be deduced by looking through Giuliani's campaign spending report, which shows the former New York mayor has routinely stayed in posh hotels while on the road, and seems to lack confidence in the quality of commercial air carriers.
$2,010 at the Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia
$4,034 at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., or $5,370 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. He also spent more than $565,000 reimbursing various corporate supporters for private jet travel. The biggest chunk of those flights came via Elliott Asset Management, a New York hedge fund known by some as a "vulture fund," so-named because they buy debt cheaply from cash-starved countries, and then sue them for the full repayment. The head of the firm, Paul Singer, is in charge of Northeastern fundraising for Giuliani.
Giuliani spent another $800,000 on charter jet travel.
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| | A. | You would think the Dems would use this as a "counter slur" against the Repubs but all of them have taken advantage of the perks so I guess they feel they shouldn't say anything, but one of the things I don't like about the GOP is that they will point out things like the $400 haircut and turn it into a talking point running it into the ground, Example, Obama's flag pin. Take a small thing and turn it into a character assassination. Libs do it too but not to the extent like "Gore is fat isn't he" ? "Hillary showing too much cleavage" ! "Is Obama Black enough ?"
As much as I would like to I can't take the GOP seriously if they keep diverting from serious issues. | | | |
| Q. | Road Trip CRAZINESS. PLEASE HELP? | Related Search:
Other - United States | | | My friends and I are planning a road trip through California next summer. We're having an issue however of where we will be staying each night. My one friend is super cheap and wants to camp every night and constantly gets agitated by the fact that we would be staying in hotels (I planned a 7 night trip in which 4 nights would be camping and 3 nights in motels). She insists that we use her huge van (Ford '77) that she says runs better than any new car --in other words, we shouldnt rent a car because its too expensive (her van has no air conditioning and no stereo--were traveling in June). She says shes never booked a motel in advance (didnt realize that you sort of have to do this) and thinks Im lying when I say you can't have more than 4 people in a motel room (as in the extra fees apply). In terms of camping as well, she wants the cheapest of the cheap (buying only rice and beans and cereal in bulk--really roughing it) and calls us pathetic when we say we aren't accustomed to camping so rigorously.
Is there any way we can reach a middle ground? I like to camp, and I dont mind tenting for 2 or 3 nights, but if Im going to be touring san Francisco, I'd really like to have a shower before hand
Heres where we will be each night
1. Sacramento (found a place she actually might be okay with since its a BandB and itll take all 6 of us for 100$)
2. Tahoe (I found a nice middle ground campsite, but she didnt like that it was 36 a night)
3. Tahoe again same place
4. A hotel in the san fran area (san rafael, novato, etc--im having issues finding it cheap)
5. Camping in Big Sur OR Hotel (everyone wants a hotel but I said if we cant do the hotel we should camp)
6. Another night camping in Big Sur
7. Hotel in Solvang
Is there anyway to get good discounts on hotels (ive been to hotels.com) or to get deals on stuff? I want this road trip to be fun for everyone, while also maybe taking some people out of their comfort zones (make people rough it a bit, or make my other friend loosen up and pay another $20 for a nice bed!)
Any suggestions with my dilemma?
| | A. | Youre right...she is dumb and if she has that big of a problem she should stay home. Majority rules! Hotels.com is a good one. You can also get AAA discount if you have that. And if you get online some hotels have discount cards you can order. One thing your friend should consider....by bringing a big giant vehicle like that you are going to be guzzling the gas. Get a practical newer on that uses less gas and then put that saved money toward your room. | | | |
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