Hotel Vitale

I’m utterly smitten with Hotel Vitale. The front desk ladies were beyond gracious and somehow managed to get me early check in and charge my dying phone. My room has a STUNNING view and is clean, spacious and comfortable. The bed is dreamy. The room feels bigger than most big city hotels and is soothing in a Scandinavian-​meets-​Eastern way. Every employee is sweet and helpful. Housekeeping even left a handwritten note in appreciation of the gratuity I left.
Hotel is conveniently located across from Ferry building. I haven’t eaten at the hotel yet or tried the spa but am very pleased already. Thanks for making a tired, fried gal feel so welcome!

Hotel is great
Bar service is horrible
Arrogant bar tenders
Arrogant waiters
We do not care attitudes across the board
Disappointing over 3 nights and multiple team amuses experiences

I neglected to comment on the «view terraces»…Small spaces on floors 7 and 8. Spaces, that’s it. No beverage service only seating.
Further, I left my apple computer charger at the hotel. They called to tell me they did have it after I called looking for it and wanted to know how to bill me for returning it to me!!! I said that after all I had spent, they might consider just mailing it to me but… they charged me $ 15 to send it to me regular mail. I will definitely NOT be returning!!!

My husband & I celebrated our 20^th anniversary in March and he sweetly suggested we spend the night in the City alone as we haven’t done anything other than a dinner for our anniversary in many years. He wanted to do something with just the two of us as we will be taking the family to Greece in honor of this occasion. We decided to have dinner at Kokkari and I found this hotel while looking in Unilocal as I was looking for something near the water and within walking distance of Kokkari.
Our experience was amazing. We opted for just a regular room, but after checking in (where the staff was extremely pleasant and welcoming) we arrived to our room and found a bottle of champagne and a basket of fruit as well as a hand-​written note to congratulate us. Very unexpected and lovely.
When we returned from our dinner, our bed was covered in beautiful red rose petals — such a wonderful surprise!
The next morning we used our free access to the Bay Club before going out to breakfast. Check out was very easy and the entire experience was one we truly enjoyed. If we ever need to stay in the City again, we would happily do so at this hotel. The staff was professional and friendly, our room was elegant and clean and our overall experience was truly wonderful. Thank you to all who made our celebration very special!

The customer service at this hotel is terrible. I am a frequent traveler and have stayed at this hotel a handful of times. I had to cancel my 1 night reservation because I came down with strep throat and could not in good conscience get on an airplane while contagious. I missed their cancellation policy by 3 days but called well in advance if the 48 hours most hotels require. The manager offered to credit my room ($ 373 a night) to a future stay. I was thrilled until he said the rate on the future stay three weeks from now would be $ 565 a night. I need to stay two days next time but no luck. I could either pay over $ 1300 for 2 nights including fees and taxes or eat the $ 373 for missing the cancellation deadline. Needless to say, it made better financial sense to eat the $ 373 than spend and additional $ 1000 with this hotel. What a disappointing experience.

Great hotel, location and attention to detail. From the moment we arrived, we received a warm welcome. We were there to celebrate our son’s 9^th Birthday. An hour into check in, we received a phone call to make sure we were happy with our room and if there was anything else that we needed. Our evening winded down with them sending up milk & chocolate cookiesfor the birthday boy along with a birthday card signed by the hotel staff! My son felt so special Our whole family enjoyed our stay, and we will be back! Thank you for such impeccable service!

The only hotel to stay in while in San Francisco. The Four Seasons Hotel-​Great, The W Hotel-​Great, But what they all lack is, Jacques, the Hotel Vitale concierge. I have stayed in hotels around the globe, but not one has had a concierge that was as dedicated and knowledgeable as Jacques. Any hotel is only as good as the staff, and Jacques and the rest of the staff of the Hotel Vitale make you feel like family every time you visit.

While I don’t live in the city, San Francisco, I was absolutely thrilled to be visiting. In this most recent visit I was the wedding crasher. It was my first role as a wedding crasher so I had to brush up on the rules of crashing by watching the Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson classic. Before I get the condemnation speech about crashing the wedding, I did know the groom and technically I was my brother’s plus one. The wedding was elegant and classy as it was the San Francisco City Hall and reception was held at Epic Steak, review pending. The hotel Vitale is part of a group of hotels called, «Joie De Vivre «. Fr. Joy of living. From what I understand, the Joie de Vivre is a group of boutique hotels. The hotel is what any visitor would want. Spectacular views of the Bay Area, good restaurants, the Embarcadero and close proximity to AT&T park home of the SF Giants. There’s a hidden bar area to the right of the lobby which we’ll discuss later. There are 8 floors and the some of the upper level floors have open air terraces for amazing views if its not foggy or raining. We were not able to get the heated lamps go work. There’s a SPA and gym of which both were high quality and worth the experience. The rooms are simply designed in a elegant modern look. By the way, the shower is large enough for two and the water pressure rivals some of the higher end suites in Las Vegas. The Vitale is what every hipster family would expect when traveling to SF. Here are some notes. If the Giants are playing, the bar will be filled with fans Unfortunately the bar closes early around midnight. For what reason I can’t fathom. While the drinks and the bar are top notch it’s very dark and it gives the impression of exclusivity even though it’s not. Anyone can simply walk into the bar area.
Lastly, on your bill, you will be charged an «Urban Fee». This is liken to a resort fee or amenities fee so there’s no need to make a fuss or be a snob about it. The staff from the front desk, housekeeping, porters and Valet service all took time to acknowledge and ask if they could do anything to make our stay more pleasant. If you can get a room rate and the season is right, definitely check into the Hotel Vitale.

Hotel Vitale, I hate you. You’ve ruined me for other hotels because you’re too amazing.
If 1-​star is «please don’t make me take my shoes off,» then the 5-​star Hotel Vitale pushes it to the limit like Scarface, achieving «please lock me in during the zombie apocalypse» status. My friends, this is the place of your Walking Dead dreams.
Shoutout to room 456 – in addition to being numerically pleasing, she’s a real beauty, with corner views of both Market Street and the Embarcadero. The sliding bathroom door that has no lock? A little freaky, but I don’t hold it against her.
To answer the questions you didn’t ask: Is there lavender outside of every room? YES. Is there an elevator with many mirrors and a wonderful jellyfish video? YES. Is the room service even more delicious than the chaise lounge located at the end of the bed? YES.
I’m channeling Usher right now, and this is my confession: I sniffed the lavender outside of a room that wasn’t my own… but the lavender was so sniff-​able. I’m not really sorry.
Hotel Vitale, I love you. Please take me back?

this hotel is in a very convenient location for walking to eateries, shopping & running along the pier if you want to exercise on your stay! The view from the hotel is fantastic if you can afford it! my only complain is the noise a it is on a very busy corner! Overall, I still love it here! this is our second time here!

Opened in 2005 and hasn’t been updated since then … but doesn’t need it, as they used modern classic materials and finishes. Beautifully decorated lobby and rooms.
We had a 4^th floor end room, facing the Ferry Building and the Bay Bridge … stunning views. Only real downsides are the small bathroom with only with sink, no glass shower door and the toilet is at an angle and away from the edge of the wall (weird), and the bouncy bed (although neither of us woke with a sore back). Nice pillows and linens. Surprisingly quiet other than the metal wheel and track noises of the vintage street cars.
Staff was very friendly.
We’ll be back.

The hotel is nice, slightly dated, and staff are very friendly. I am leaving two stars because they charged an underhanded $ 30 «urban fee» each night. During check in they told us of all of these complimentary services that were offered, leaving us feeling amazingly taken care of. When I double checked that these were complimentary, the receptionist says yes. And when I gave her my credit card, she said the whole room was paid for, this was only for incidentals. After checking out, we found on our receipt this urban fee and when I called I was told all rooms are charged this fee. Sure, when reviewing my confirmation email, this was noted at the bottom. But I really dislike the approach.

From the e-​checkin to the reception, room, americano bar and restaurant and checkout. This place works! Great location… Great staff … Botanical room design and art forms. Just a wonderful place to conduct business or see the city!
This is my kind of «home base» when in the city…

Would you stay at a Lebanese friend’s place or Hotel Vitale? Hmmm, it was a very tough decision!
Here are the symptoms and signs of my good ol’ friend Dominik vs Hotel Vitale syndromes.
Dominik’s
1– Persistent high levels of extra delicious home-​made food. Night special was grilled tasty freshly caught grouper, rice and Mloukhyeh.
2– Best friend in the Bay Area and my ex-​work Starbucks buddy. Will have a blast if we hang out at Starbucks or any place basically. One of the best things in life is to have a good friend at work where you can enjoy a cup of coffee with, at least once a day.
3– $ 0 charge for staying at his place. His wife approves.
Hotel Vitale/​Joie de Vivre’s
1– SF-​strategic location with amazing relaxing views of Embarcadero waterfront.
2– Chic, luxurious yet simple interior design with lovely temperate lavender scent. I love their bathroom robes. Also they have an umbrella in the closet which I had to use! I was so grateful!
3– Roof-​top lounge (BYOB) and cozy nice outdoor Americano seats.
4– For someone who used to live in SF, experiencing SF as a tourist had a totally different taste. It was so cool and relaxing. Seeing things from a tourist eyes is a MUST in my opinion for anyone in SF.
Both choices were highly tempting. So ended up winning both. And came back to my lovely cottage in snowy white northern Maine to protect the wall.

Would you stay at a Lebanese friend’s place or Hotel Vitale? Hmmm, it was a very tough decision!
Here are the symptoms and signs of my good ol’ friend «D» vs Hotel Vitale syndromes.
D’s:
1– Persistent high levels of extra delicious home-​made food. Night special was grilled tasty freshly caught grouper, rice and Mloukhyeh.
2– Best friend in the Bay Area and my ex-​work Starbucks buddy. Will have a blast if we hang out at Starbucks or any place basically. One of the best things in life is to have a good friend at work where you can enjoy a cup of coffee with, at least once a day.
3– $ 0 charge for staying at his place. His wife approves.
Hotel Vitale/​Joie de Vivre’s
1– SF-​strategic location with amazing relaxing views of Embarcadero waterfront.
2– Chic, luxurious yet simple interior design with lovely temperate lavender scent. I love their bathroom robes. Also they have an umbrella in the closet which I had to use! I was so grateful!
3– Roof-​top lounge (BYOB) and cozy nice outdoor Americano seats.
4– For someone who used to live in SF, experiencing SF as a tourist had a totally different taste. It was so cool and relaxing. Seeing things from a tourist eyes is a MUST in my opinion for anyone in SF.
Both choices were highly tempting. So ended up winning both. And came back to my lovely cottage in snowy white northern Maine to protect the wall.

Came here for NYE. Service was great! Bartender was friendly and attentive. Room was super clean. The complimentary party hat was a cute touch. We had a great view of the embarcadero but could not hear the traffic at all! We have found our date night hotel :)

Wow was I blown away by the service here. We came here for NYE and had such a great time. From the moment we pulled up the valet & bell team were awesome greeting us and taking both car & bags. Our room was beautiful w/​a view of the fireworks and bay bridge. We had a special complimentary delivery to ring in the new year. I loved it! They also had some NYE gear for us in our room as well. How awesome that was for us.
We only stayed for one night but it was awesome and we would defy sty do it again. They let us store our bags there so we can do some sightseeing as well as our car. One of the valet guys walked us to the right bus stop to get us to the pier we wanted to go to… now that’s service!!!
My hub is already looking into booking for next year!!!
We will back! Thank you for an awesome experience.

Stayed here for 2 nights for a birthday celebration. The location is great– close to everything. The hotel itself is really nice, upscale, clean, great service. I requested chocolate covered strawberries & a birthday note for my boyfriend and they had a welcome/​happy birthday card waiting for him in the room & complimentary champagne! Unheard of right? It was very sweet of them! I will be staying here again for sure. Thank you for the great hospitality!

Hotel Vitale delivered a wonderful weekend. We stayed here for our anniversary, and the hotel accommodated my simple request for a room with a view. I booked a king/​waterfront room and we were placed on a high floor that had a spectacular view of the bay, bay bridge, ferry building. From the moment we set foot on the property, every staff member was kind and courteous. The room was very comfortable with superior quality towels, robes, etc. I loved the touch of providing an umbrella in case of rain (but this is California, so no need). The complimentary coffee in the lobby each morning was also much better than most hotels. It was a treat to enjoy the coffee on one of the rooftop terraces overlooking the stunning San Francisco skyline and bay views. Great job, we will be back.

The hotel Vitale is lovely, but the front desk manager, Erendira, is by far the worst hotel employee I have ever encountered in my 25 years of travel. She is unhelpful, rude, and unapologetic and at $ 700+ per night, not what a property of this caliber should have representing them. This woman ruined our entire vacation — we will not return to the hotel Vitale!

I appreciate a nice hotel, however, the price was way out of line with the value. I would not stay here again

This hotel is located on the waterfront. Imagine our surprise when we discovered that our $ 500 Superior King room (#345) had NO view. There’s a frosted film on the window to hide an exterior building wall with utility ducts and some fake grass. Seriously. WTF. Breakfast is also not included. On the other hand, they make you pay a $ 30 mandatory «resort fee» that gets you e.g. «Tier 1 Wi-​Fi», which sounds nice but turns out to be the slowest level (3 Mbps, limited to 3 devices).
The room itself was fine, but service was not up to par with the price level. For example, no coffee/​tea in the room, no shoehorn (and housekeeping couldn’t find any). Also, we got charged for valet parking, even though we didn’t use it.
For $ 500+/night, this is inexcusable.

Hotel vital is a Gem!
This was our second time staying here and we will definitely be back! The location is perfect and near to the water where you can take a morning or evening jog! There’s many surrounding restaurants to chose from.
The rooms are very clean and tastefully decorated. The beds are comfortable and the restroom is very nice.
The staff is very friendly and makes you feel welcome and wants to make sure you have a pleasant stay. This is why we continue to stay at this gem of a boutique hotel!

Booked a room here so that we could relax throughout my friend’s bachelorette party activities. Hotel is centrally located – with the Ferry Building, Bart/​Muni and waterfront restaurants within walking distance.
Many other hotel options in the area seemed too dingy to satisfy our techy/​biz crew of girls. Hotel Vitale exceeded our expectations. The space is gorgeous.
The hotel staff was AWESOME. Friendly, professional and thoughtful – they threw in a few bach oriented perks. Bride-​to-​be really felt special.
Despite the fact that we all reside in the city – we decided to spend the night.
I’m missing the flavored water already! Will definitely find excuses to stay here again the the future.

Hotel Vitale was one of the best «staycations» I had :)
I enjoyed my time so much here. It’s different from the other hotels I’ve been to. It has a more mellow feel to it, tranquil too. I love that right across from it is the bay, so our room view was BEAUTIFUL! They also were kind enough to give us a room upgrade.
We went to the bar/​restaurant downstairs on a Thursday afternoon, it was busy, but we liked that! Such a fun environment. The bartender didn’t really know how to make a cucumber gimlet– which is my only complaint! But otherwise the food was deeeeeelicious!
I look forward coming here again for another staycation! But this time, a trip to the famous SPA!

Excellent hotel with fine deco and big space in the room. The bay bridge is just in front of the window. Much better than harbor court hotel.
Good choice for a weekend holidays

We LOVED staying here. We came for our anniversary and it was a perfect stay. Our view was beautiful of the embarcadero and bridge. The service was exceptional, very friendly and welcoming, from valet and bellhop to check in and check out. The restaurant Americano was so good that we found ourselves coming back even after our stay just to dine. Our server Dani was very sweet.
Great hotel to stay with a great location and service. Definitely coming back!

I’m giving this 2 stars because the location was pretty great — it’s central to the water, shopping, food, and tourist attractions. They’re situated right across from the Ferry Building, which is a foodie/shopper’s dream, so that’s great.
However, our experience there was less than underwhelming. We went for the 4^th of July weekend, booking our rooms directly from the hotel (we called) to make sure we got waterfront rooms. We were told by Heather, that if we paid extra, we could have the last Waterfront King room and views of the fireworks from the rooftop. Wanting to make certain of this, I asked if the terrace was booked out for any private events this day, and was told «We would never dream of closing the terraces to our guests on the holiday.»
We get there, check-​in, and are told that we may view the fireworks display from the 5^th and 7^th floor terraces. Imagine our surprise when both terraces were closed off that evening for private events and no backup accommodations were made for other hotel guests! What’s more, the fabulous water-​view room we paid extra for was partial water-​view at best, and there were no floor to ceiling windows like we were promised. We talked to Charlie, the manager, and we negotiated dropping the room price as it was clearly not what was advertised and he said we could watch the fireworks from a smaller terrace on the 8^th floor. We set up camp there and it was crowded but fine for the most part, until we realized the private party on the 7^th floor was allowed microphones for their event. Which meant all of us on the 8^th floor had to listen to some anniversary party’s embarrassingly drunken story-​telling guest over the speaker system THE ENTIRE TIME. The next day when we checked out, we were not asked how our stay was (maybe because it was pretty damn obvious), no baggage help was offered, and we found that no price reduction was given despite what Charlie had promised. We made a fuss and it was taken care of, but I had to ask for a printed receipt before I would have known anything was amiss. WTF?
So this is what I’ve learned from my experience at the Vitale. If you book out the place for a private event, it’s great! That’s clearly where guest-​satisfaction priority goes for this hotel, and other guests can pretty much suck it up and take the leftovers. Also, if you’re going for the fireworks, I would stay somewhere closer to Ghirardelli Square for a closer view. Fog is a problem in this city (duh)!

I can’t assess whether it’s worth the money, as this was a company function so I have no idea what the rate was during my stay, but wow, what a visit.
I came here via a work event, which means I experienced not only a one night stay, but also dinner, breakfast the following morning, and the lounge/​bar areas. Some highlights include the mushroom pasta (dinner) and the DRINKS available in their bar — fresh, varied. I also really enjoyed Hotel Vitale’s hospitality and attention to customer service. All wait staff greeted you/​offered a hello, even when walking in the hallways, which I appreciated. The décor is also highly organic and natural with nice accent touches that bring a relaxing and rejuvenating feel full circle. Breakfast was so-​so and there were also quite a few dirty water glasses served during the meeting, but otherwise it was a very enjoyable experience. If you stay, definitely check out their rooftop view. You get gorgeous angles of Bay Bridge and Embarcadero.

Five star venue. Truly an exquisite San Francisco location. Came here for a Wedding last weekend. Four star service. Three star food. Three star rooms. Though the rooms are beautifully decorated, they are very small and pricey.
The hand passed hors d’oeuvres were pretty good. The cheese and bread were ok. The buffet dinner was better than I expected but it didn’t blow me away. I’m sure it’s hard to feed 200 people at once and I’m sure the Hotel kept up with the demand as best possible.
Towards the end of the night when people were super drunk they hand passed two pizzas. I was lucky enough to get a slice. It was excellent. However, there were literally only 2 pizzas for 200 guests. I can definitely say that people who were drunk and needed to eat didn’t because there wasn’t enough food to go around.
The bartenders and concierge were spectacular. Shout out to the tall, blonde bartender with glasses. He was awesome.

This place is truly gorgeous and, as Connie C. mentioned, an indulgence in SF.
I’m not typically a hotel hound when it comes to San Francisco because, after all, it is practically my home town, so I have no need to stay in a hotel here. Recently I had a chance to check out not only the rooms but also the amazing roof-​top views of the Ferry building and the Bay Bridge.
At night, this place is quiet, quaint and truly a romantic place to be. You can bring your drinks to the rooftop and enjoy a gorgeous view while relaxing in lounge chairs. The hallways are filled with smells of dried lavender in the holders of each room number.
The beds are fairly well sized as well as the rooms themselves, and the bathrooms are definitely funky with that spa feel. Recommended for a great location! Just don’t try to park here …

This jewel of the Joie de Vivre chain is situated along the Embarcadero waterfront overlooking the ferry building and the Bay Bridge.
Location-​wise it sits across the street from Boulevard restaurant and steps from other great restaurants like Chaya and Ozumo and bars like Perry’s. The Vitale even has their own Americano Bar which has an outdoor seating area. Along the Embarcadero.
All of this makes the Hotel Vitale a great staycation hotel especially when there is a nice special you can take advantage of making it more reasonably priced.
We chose to stay in the Urban Studio which faces away from the water but has an oversized and comfortable soaking tub that easily fits two. Note that this room is open concept and the only door is to the the toilet and shower so it would not be good if sharing with a colleague or older child. The tub does sit in an open area in the room that allows you to see out of the room if you don’t pull the shades. These rooms have only have a queen bed. It is an odd shaped room but still my favorite in the hotel.
I have stayed in the waterfront rooms as well but the bathrooms on that side feel tighter and don’t have the soaking tub unless you get the 360 degree view suite (it was booked).
After dinner we went back to the hotel and had a drink at the bar and then decided to take another upstairs to the roof. You can access the roof from the 5 – 8 floors if you are a guest. It is one of the hidden secrets of the hotel. It was empty and the sky was clear but it was a little chilly. The heat lamp sign said to call the front desk to have it turned on. We sat outside for 20 minutes freezing and nobody ever came (I actually think I caught a cold).
We decided to go back inside and warm up, enjoy the room, peace and quiet, and watch a movie.
We ordered room service which came promptly at 8:15am. Portions were huge! We had stayed up late and decided to go back to sleep. Around 9:15 we kept hearing a light knock that I at first thought was from next door asking for housekeeping but it woke us up. As I started towards the door it opened (we had not put the latch on after breakfast, but the privacy sign was still on the door) and I gave the old lady a show. Check out is not til Noon! Why would they come in my room?!
Well that was a Sunday morning mood changer! We did laugh about it thinking how we didn’t get the service we wanted the night before and got a little too much service in the morning!
Still a great looking hotel that needs to iron out service.
Another note I should make is that if you want morning room service it is best to order on the door card in advance. We once forgot to do so and it took a while to get ahold of someone (the phone would ring theough to the operator).

I was having the worst menstrual cramps and needed just a extra 10 minutes (after scheduled checkout time) to crawl into fetal position, onto my rooms bed, and cry.
Called up the front desk to ask…
NOPE.
Was informed any time spent in the room, after scheduled checkout time, will be a extra $ 100.00 onto the room.
Excellent customer service! :)

Ma meilleure expérience «hotel» de ce voyage de noce, c’est pas plus compliqué que ça. Des voituriers qui s’occupent de titine, à l’accueil des réceptionnistes en passant par une déco sobre, zen, mais pas cheap ! Considéré comme un boutique hotel, c’est clairement plus grand et spacieux que les boutiques que l’on connait en Europe.
La différence résident dans les détails, et franchement, quel bonheur de retrouver une bouteille de champagne dans un seau à glaçon à notre arrivée.oui oui, ils avaient flairé le coup du «honeymoon» (à moins que ce soit ma femme qui ai rajouté le mot-​clé dans les commentaires lors de la réservation). Nous sommes monté sur la terrasse, vue sur le ferry building, pour la déguster.
Notre astuce: réservez le weekend, il y a souvent des offres sympas, puisqu’au même titre que Bruxelles, SF est une ville qui est ultra-​busy la semaine. du coup les hôteliers cherchent à remplir le weekend et voient leur prix à la baisse !
⁵⁄₅. Rien à dire :)

As the No1DP and I were curled up in bed Sunday morning, he said to me «I think I may have found my go-​to hotel when I go to see you». I have to agree with him; this hotel has the right amount of charm that makes it stand out from the luxury chain hotels while also having impressive amenities.
With great reluctance the –1 is because the No1DP had issues with his hotel reservation. He initially was to check-​in on Friday after arriving from Narita but due to some malfunction his flight got cancelled and he wasn’t able to make it to the city until the following Saturday morning. He notified front desk about this and the hotel staff would change the reservation without charging any cancellation fees… only to discover that his reservation had been cancelled upon check-​in later that Saturday.
When he notified the front desk Stephanie was able to rectify the situation but we weren’t able to get our original room back (an Urban Studio) because the room was given to someone else. Instead we ended up having an upgraded room (Embarcadero Waterfront), which has a view of the Embarcadero but no soaking tub — instead being replaced by a rainforest shower head. As an apology we had complimentary bottled Voss water and two pieces of gourmet chocolate.
A day later we checked out and the No1DP got a receipt that the room was… quite a bit more expensive (2x the cost) than what he was told; they did not reflect the complimentary room upgrade. Later that evening he went back and notified front desk and Sam was able to refund the upgrade charges.
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No1DP notes that the hotel looks excellent and does not look 14 years old.
ROOM: The room is spacious for a boutique hotel and is more akin to a standard room at a chain hotel. The sofa across the bed can turn into a sofa bed and the chaise next to the window can easily accommodate more people. Our room in the 3^rd floor had a good view of SF Embarcadero, even if part of the window was covered in bird droppings.
There’s ample closet space. We could also have used the robes to go to the spa.
BATHROOM: One of the better bathrooms I’ve seen in any hotel and this is considering we didn’t get the spa tub! The water felt great as it flowed through the rainforest shower head. There’s also a wooden stool if you want to sit as you lather yourself.
Special shout-​out to the Lather bath products: hotels take note — THAT is how you do bath products! The products smelled really nice as I tried them on. No1DP was able to note the mint and thyme smells in my hair and I really liked the ginger smell on my body soap. If the soap was edible I’d eat it!
IN-​ROOM DINING: Dining consisted of the pasta del giorno at the hotel restaurant Americano with the same pricing ($ 18)
No1DP got buckwheat spaghetti. He liked my dish better.
I got the mafalde with hedgehog mushrooms, bacon, spinach and a slow egg. Think lasagna cut into small strips made into a carbonara. It is heavy like carbonara but a tasty spin on a classic pasta dish.
Dessert was brownies with walnuts with a glass of milk. Excellent when warm. There’s small chunks of chocolate on the brownie.
SPA VITALE: I treated the No1DP to their Signature Bathing Ritual at Spa Vitale, which I covered in a separate review (
). Spa is located on the top floor.
I would recommend the hotel to visitors that need a hotel accessible to the touristy areas of SF and to locals needing to do a staycation.