A Late Arrival in SF
Since we managed to get all my stuff moved out of my house on Thursday, we had to find somewhere to stay the entire weekend. Brett was flying in and out of SFO and we needed to hit the embassy to pick up my resident visa, so we decided to Priceline it and we wound up at the Westin St Francis for $75 a night - same hotel as Sal! LOL.
We arrived in SF relatively late due to all the final things we had to complete in Sacramento but walked into the hotel to check in just as Sal was walking up to the counter. What timing! Sal looked absolutely exhausted and dead (poor thing) but we said maybe we'd meet up later that night.
Brett and I had late reservations at the Stinking Rose for dinner and while we were finishing up, we got a text message from Adrian (acowboy). They were all out drinking after the game and wanted to meet up. We were tired and just wanted to go to bed but a guilt trip from him and Bill (the_bill), we said we'd join. Turns out, they were at Lefty O'Douls which was literally across the street from our hotel. Perfect!
Several hours later, we ended up closing the bar down (so much for not staying out late...haha). It was great to see him and meet new TBs! We had a great time, even with the licking Tabasco sauce off my arm incident. HAHA.
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During conferences, I know rooms run over $300 a night with a corporate discount so when we did a Priceline search for the weekend, I never thought we'd end up here. My first bid of $75 a night was accepted though so we were booked for 3 nights!
We ended up in the historic wing as we only needed one bed - the new tower is an upgrade and features double beds in some rooms. Personally, I prefer historic buildings (especially in SF) as much as possible.
We were on the 8th floor and had a great view of the Patron billboard and down to my old hang out, Lefty O'Douls.
The rooms are elegantly appointed - flat screen TV's, walk in closets, in room safes, and plush down linens. We did not eat on site at all but past experiences with the food would indicate nothing less than superb. There is a Michael Mina onsite and now even an accompanying bar in the lobby.
Obviously the location of the Westin is great given that is is right in the middle of Union Square but if you plan to drive in to the hotel, parking is EXPENSIVE! $49 a day with in and out privileges. There are other nearby lots that are probably cheaper but this is obviously convenient. Also, wifi is not free - slower access is available for $14.95 a day and faster speeds are $19.95 a day. Between Internet and parking, you could end up spending more than your entire hotel room bill! LOL
