Hotel Vertigo
940 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA, USA
Neighborhood: Nob Hill
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Back when it was called the Empire, this downtown San Francisco classic played a role in Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Now, after a very thorough renovation and re-branding, the film plays on a loop in the lobby. Recently, as the York, it was showing its age — but that was before the reins were handed to the Californian designer Thomas Schoos, whose baroque-modern sensibility is perfectly suited to the Vertigo’s dizzying mix of old and new.
The location places you midway up Nob Hill, a couple blocks west of Union Square, perfectly situated for shopping and sightseeing, yet integrated into the neighborhood and off the main tourist drag. The rooms aren’t huge, but none in San Francisco are, and what they lack in sheer acreage they make up for in personality, with modern fixtures alongside antique-style chairs and some charmingly oddball objets d’art.
There’s no restaurant just yet, but in this town you’re never more than fifty yards from good food. Anyway, they’re working on it. It doesn’t change the fact that the Vertigo has come out of nowhere, and is suddenly one of the most stylish in town — and if you know San Francisco you know how uncommon that is.
- 101 Rooms
- Style: Cutting-Edge
- Atmosphere: Lively
- 39 Guest Reviews
- Hotel Vertigo
- 940 Sutter Street
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Neighborhood: Nob Hill
Hotel amenities and services
- 100% non-smoking hotel
- 24 hour concierge
- 24 hour front desk
- 24 hour gym
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Business center
- Free wi-fi
- Golf nearby
- Luggage storage
- No pets allowed
- Self service parking (charges apply)
- Shopping area nearby
- Valet parking (charges apply)
- Wake-up service
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39 Guest Reviews
All reviews are from Tablet guests with verified stays.
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- Suzanne
- Stayed April 2013
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
Room was larger than expected. Nice desk for getting some work done.
What the hotel could do better:
Really noisy hallways. Door was not well-fitted so heard everything from housekeeping cleaning to conversations to folks going up and down stairs.
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- Nick
- Stayed February 2013
- Rating: Fair
What I liked:
The price and the design were very good.
What the hotel could do better:
Fix their valet parking. It was $40 and takes 30 minutes to get your car. In the morning it took 45 minutes and almost made me late for my meeting. I was not very pleased.
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- Sarah
- Stayed February 2013
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
the location was convenient. the hotel staff was friendly and help and always at the front desk. The rooms were clean and the maid service was good about accommodating my schedule, cleaning my room later than scheduled.
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!
