Hotel Information: Doorstaff greet guests at this unique hotel overlooking the Embarcadero waterfront and San Francisco Bay. The serenely modernist lobby has wood-paneled walls, tile floors, diaphanous curtains, and wrought-iron room dividers. Business travelers were the first to arrive, but vacation travelers and weekend shoppers have followed, attracted by the top-notch service and wealth of revitalizing amenities.

Amenity highlights: Guests of Hotel Vitale enjoy complimentary morning Town Car service to local addresses as well as complimentary wired and wireless high-speed Internet access in public areas. The hotel has a fine-dining restaurant facing the Embarcadero waterfront, rooftop terraces with views of San Francisco and the bay, and a penthouse spa offering health and beauty treatments. The hotel also offers a fitness room and a yoga studio with complimentary classes.

Insider tip: The hotel is across the street from the historic Ferry Building, which recently underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation. It’s now the location of a gourmet Farmer’s Market with a bakery, deli, wine shop, and caviar-bar restaurant. From here, passenger ferries operate regularly to Sausalito and other Bay area destinations.

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Rooms

This eight-story hotel’s 199 guestrooms have pillowtop mattresses, 440-thread-count linens, and down comforters and pillows. Decor includes soft accent colors, such as mint blue and pale green, and original works of art.

Other highlights include divans, picture windows, and large work desks with ergonomic chairs. Rooms include cordless phones, wall-mounted LCD TVs, CD players, MP3 docking stations, minibars, in-room safes, bathrobes, and complimentary bottled water at turndown.

Also complimentary are high-speed and wireless Internet access. Bathrooms are separated from rooms by sliding doors, and have makeup mirrors and Fresh brand bath products.

DVD players and coffee/tea makers are available on request.

Room Amenities

• Internet access - wireless
• Internet access - high speed
• Cable/satellite TV
• Premium TV channel(s)
• Pay movies
• CD player
• Hypo-allergenic bedding available
• Premium bedding
• Climate control
• Complimentary newspaper
• Air conditioning
• Blackout drapes/curtains
• Internet access - complimentary
• Multi-line phone
• Internet access - dial-up
• Voice mail
• Bottled water in room (complimentary)
• Minibar
• Wake-up calls

• Housekeeping (daily)
• Turndown service
• Designer toiletries
• Bathrobes
• Complimentary toiletries
• Hair dryer
• Makeup mirror
• Massage - available in room
• Shower/tub combination
• Extra towels/bedding in room
• Child care (in room, surcharge)
• Electronic check-out
• Electronic/magnetic keys
• Iron/ironing board
• In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
• Television
• Desk
• Clock radio
• Rollaway beds
• Cribs (infant beds) available

Recreation

This hotel has a penthouse spa (surcharge) offering health and beauty treatments, including massage in individual or couples treatment rooms. In-room massages are also available. Outdoor deep-soaking tubs in a garden-terrace setting offer city and water views. The hotel fitness room has a treadmill, an elliptical trainer, an exercise bike, free weights, and a weight machine. Twice-daily yoga sessions are offered in the hotel’s rooftop studio. Guests have complimentary access to the YMCA one block away, which has fitness equipment and a swimming pool.

The Embarcadero, across the street from the hotel, offers running, cycling, and in-line skating paths, and is the departure point for fishing and sightseeing excursions on the bay. The hotel overlooks Justin Herman Plaza, which has a children’s playground. Kayaking and sailing are possible on San Francisco Bay (concierge has details). A seasonal outdoor ice-skating rink is located in the Embarcadero shopping area (one block). Presidio Golf Course, open to the public, is four miles away, and the public Lincoln Park Golf Course is six miles. The hotel is five miles from the Golden Gate Bridge, which has wide pathways for walking and cycling, and it’s seven miles to ocean beaches.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

• Golf - driving range nearby
• Golfing nearby
• Ice skating nearby
• Swimming nearby
• Running track/path nearby
• Basketball nearby

• Aerobics nearby
• Yoga classes/instruction on site
• Hiking/biking trails nearby
• Bicycle rentals nearby
• Fishing nearby
• Playground nearby

Property Amenities

This smoke-free hotel is dog-friendly and home to Spa Vitale (surcharge) offering massage and skin-care treatments, as well as outdoor deep-soaking tubs with water views. A fitness room has exercise machines, and a yoga studio provides complimentary, twice-daily instruction.

Contemporary Italian cuisine is showcased in the first-floor Americano Restaurant, adjacent to the lobby and facing the Embarcadero; the circular bar offers bay views. Seasonal outdoor dining is available, and room service is provided around the clock.

The hotel business center has a computer, printer, and complimentary high-speed Internet access. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel.

• Full-service health spa
• Massage - treatment room(s)
• Concierge desk
• Technology helpdesk
• Concierge services
• Complimentary newspapers in lobby
• Use of nearby fitness center (complimentary)
• Fitness equipment
• Restaurant(s) in hotel
• Bar/lounge
• Breakfast available (surcharge)
• Room service (24 hours)
• Limo or Town Car service available
• Parking (valet)
• Parking (surcharge)
• Parking garage
• Parking (secure)
• Meeting rooms (small groups)
• Banquet facilities
• Conference room(s)
• Event catering
• Business center

• Business services
• Audio-visual equipment
• Internet access - wireless
• Internet access in public areas - high speed
• Internet access in public areas - complimentary
• Express check- in
• Number of rooms: 199
• Porter/bellhop
• Express check-out
• Doorman/doorwoman
• 24-hour front desk
• Multilingual staff
• Number of floors: 8
• Medical assistance available
• Tour assistance
• Dry cleaning service
• Shoe shine
• Video library
• Pool table nearby
• Coffee in lobby
• Air-conditioned public areas
• Elevator/lift
• Smoke-free property

Policies

Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.

• Small pets only
• Pet fee charged at hotel/condo

• Check-in time is 3 PM
• Check-out time is Noon

Know Before You Go

Dogs are allowed (surcharge).

Fees

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at check-in, check-out, or time of service.

• Valet parking: $47 per 24-hour period in secure garage with in/out privileges

• Pet fee: $35 daily fee

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Dining

Americano Restaurant - A lighthearted ambience prevails at this street-level fine-dining restaurant. The open kitchen serves Italian cuisine with a California influence. Menu items might include halibut carpaccio, pizzas, fresh pasta, grilled tuna with sweet peas and shoots, or grilled New York steak stuffed with trumpet mushrooms. Restaurant is separated by curtains from its circular bar, popular with locals after work; alfresco dining is offered on the patio facing the Embarcadero. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, and brunch on weekends.

Awards And Affiliations

The Hotel Vitale is listed on the 2007 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world’s best places to stay. It also was awarded Travel + Leisure 500 in 2007 and Condé Nast Hot List in 2006.

Address

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8 Mission St

San Francisco, CA 94105

USA

Nearest major airport:

San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.)

Area:

Financial District - Ferry Building, California, United States of America