Staying in San Fran
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- moIdero0
they built a lot of stuff around the Fillmore the last few years about a block away from j-town, jazz clubs and stuff.
- acescence0
d0mino's letterpress thread reminded me of this place, so I bumped his SF thread to tell you about it. The circle is complete.
anyway, I went on a tour there a while back and it's really an incredible place, I suggest checking it out if you're ever in SF. they cast their own type and print and bind letterpress books, and have an amazing array of functioning machines from the past 95 years.
- GRPHKA0
check out http://hiddenmenu.com/ for some dinning suggestions
- instrmntl0
I just put my apt up on Airbnb. Stay here!
- kpl0
hang out in golden gate park on a sunday and see if you can crash a game of sloshball.
- Seanbot0
hit up bloodhound / suppenkuche / comstock / alembic for good drinks.
- dasohr0
first thursday this week which means a lot of galleries are having openings.
go check out the galleries at 49 geary
then goto http://www.evergoldgallery.com
go check out http://www.whitewallssf.com and the new space the Justin Giarla opened at 941 Geary (right around the corner)
Fecalface is on66 Gough street and is always fun (yet very small)
then http://www.onsixgallery.com/
and http://1amsf.com/
http://www.upperplayground.com/geewhiz. so much to do.
- onekid0
The Phoenix Hotel is in the center, super hip and usually full of bands traveling through town. Clift and many of the others mentioned here are great but super pricey. Not sure how much you are thinking to to spend. $200+ a night..for the Fairmont and the Clift.
Also, check the new show at SFMOMA. The Fisher collection, the guy that started the Gap, is supposed to be amazing and on public view for the first time. Seen the private galleries at the Gap before and the little that is in there is worth a stop if you are the least bit interested in modern art.
- spraycan0
here's a song for you
- Noggin0
Wine tasting up in beautiful Sonoma or Napa is highly recommended.
Also go up to Twin Peaks for, probably, THE best views of the city.
- SigDesign0
I think it's pretty funny that someone thought Japantown was 'dirty.'
If you like Japanese food (not just Sushi), that's the place to stay; hotel kabuki.
- ETM0
The Fairmont on Union Square is great. You can find really good deals if you book packages or last minute. Great location, beautiful building, great history -- the old portion was one of the few buildings standing after the 1906 quake/fire.
http://www.fairmont.com/sanfranc…
- lvl_130
Hey instrmntl we are here until mid-day wednesday. Where are you at? As in what area do you live in?
- instrmntl0
airbnb.com is great too. i may be putting mine up if you wanna stay here!
- lvl_130
Im actually in sf right now. We are staying at a place we found on craigslist (studio apt.). It is the way to go if you want to be somewhere besides downtown/union square/fishermans warf, whic I would highly recommend. We are in Hayes valley right now, which is pretty much right in the middle of the best parts of the city (in my opinion of course). Tons of great food and great shops, plus only about a mile and a half from golden gate park.
- instrmntl0
The Triton is nice, affordable, and close enough to Union Square without being in the center of it.