Cheap hotels in Pacific Heights & Japantown, San Francisco
Populated by exquisite Victorian homes and grand mansions, posh Pacific Heights has a long legacy of extravagance. What started out as the playground of the nouveau riche in the late 1800s is now home to such glitterati as Gordon Getty and Danielle Steele. Aside from gaping at grandeur, the primary activity here is shopping. Fillmore Street is lined with luxury boutiques—with plenty of sidewalk cafés for watching the daily parade of the well-heeled.
Amid all this glamour is Japantown. At its peak in the '20s and ‘30s this 'hood spread over 20 blocks, but it was virtually gutted when the Japanese were interned during World War II. Today this workaday enclave stretches only a few blocks around the pagoda in the Japan Center Mall. Still, the area seems to be making a resurgence, with a popular annual cherry blossom festival and local businesses like the Kabuki Theater keeping the spirit of Japanese heritage and pop culture alive.
1590 Sutter Street, Pacific Heights & Japantown
EuroCheapo Review: This splurge-worthy three-star Queen Anne Hotel may be over the top for some, but if you’re looking for a frilly and luxurious taste of history, it’s just the place for you.... read review
$112
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601 Eddy Street, Civic Center & the Tenderloin
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2237 Mason Street, North Beach
EuroCheapo Review: Offering 64 simple rooms with shared baths, the sweet San Remo Hotel is a San Franciscan treasure that's been providing affordable haven to merchant seamen, penniless artists and many a traveler since 1906.... read review
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610 Fillmore Street, Hayes Valley
EuroCheapo Review: Perched on a hill near Alamo Square, the two-star Casa Loma Hotel, which bills itself as a “European-style hotel,” gave us a sense of what happens when a hostel grows up.... read review
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935 Kearny Street, North Beach
EuroCheapo Review: The centrally located Hotel North Beach offers simple rooms with a bit of a hostel feel, and rates to match.... read review
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447 Bush Street, Union Square
EuroCheapo Review: Part art gallery, part hotel and all magnifique, the Hotel des Arts offers great cheapo rates and a central location with pizazz, to boot.... read review
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111 Mason Street, Union Square
EuroCheapo Review: Situated just two blocks from the popular Nordstrom Center and Market Street’s transportation hub, the three-star Hotel Bijou celebrates San Francisco’s cinematic charm.... read review
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EuroCheapo Review: Situated on the edge of the funky Haight district, the simple Metro Hotel offers reasonable rates, a pretty garden and friendly service.... read review
$76
863 Bush Street, Union Square
EuroCheapo Review: The splurge-worthy Petite Auberge brings a little piece of the French countryside to central San Francisco.... read review
$129
