San Francisco for luxury travelers

Best luxury hotels

San Francisco's luxury hotels divide along a line most visitors never draw. One group clusters around Union Square and South of Market, where the convention energy keeps rates competitive and lobbies full. The other sits west, in residential neighborhoods where the hotels are smaller, the streets quieter, and the morning walk leads to a bakery instead of a keynote. Choosing between them is the first real decision a visitor makes, and it shapes every day of the trip. The twelve properties below cover both sides, ranked by the particular strength of each one's case. Rates and guest ratings are sourced from Trip.com and reflect published figures at time of research.