Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf Hotel San Francisco

This hotel has an excellent location in the Embarcadero area of San Francisco. Pier 39 is a short walk away, as is Ghiradelli Square. I booked the hotel thru Hotwire, where it is listed as a 4 Star hotel. As I watched a couple of people paying rack rate for their rooms (Approx $189) I was happy with the price we had received. Know I have no idea what makes a hotel a 4 star hotel, but I did like the place. It was clean, "most" of the staff was friendly (all of the housekeeping staff where nice) and it was in a great location.

On arrival I had been put in a smoking room (even after asking 2 times not to be). When I told them I would need to be moved, they did so quickly. After moving to the non smoking room, I saw that the door handle on the outside of all the rooms in that wing, on that floor, had the no smoking signs etched on the panels.

Free Wi-Fi. I have started taking my laptop on trips where I feel it is safe to do so. The hotel offers wi-fi access for a fee (did not check how much), but when I booted up my laptop, I saw that there were several free access points in range (how cool was that). I dont know if it was relevent, but I was in a room on the Mason St side of the hotel.

Parking. If you drive to this hotel and want to park in the hotel parking be prepared to take out a 2nd on your home, or ready to hawk your second born child. The onsite hotel parking was in the $40/night range. But, my sister found a better solution. There is a shopping mall across the street to the south of the hotel. She said parking was more like $25 a night.

I had read several less than favorable reviews about this hotel (after booking it), but they missed the mark as far as my stay was concerned. I would deff recommend this hotel to friends and family (if they can get the Hotwire rate) as the loction could not be beat.