Before you come visit us in SF...

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
  Do you have any better hotel location recommendations for under $100/night?
 

i take it you didn't read the article vansmack so kindly posted.

[Bags]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
   

Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
  Do you have any better hotel location recommendations for under $100/night?
 

i take it you didn't read the article vansmack so kindly posted. [/b]

Nope, didn't....emailed it to myself to read later....too long.  Then color me surprised, and Rhett's point going nowhere on two fronts...

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I typed in the random dates of 10/12-10/16 into hotwire.com, and you can get a 3 star in Dupont for $97 per night or a 4 star in Dupont for $104 per night.
 
 

Originally posted by Bags:
   

Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
  Do you have any better hotel location recommendations for under $100/night?

It's a major metropolitan city.  Any hotel recommendations under $100/night in DC, Chicago or NYC?  Every once in a while you can get a room at Jury's on Dupont for $119 -- internet special.  But those are rarer and rarer these days... [/b]

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
  Do you have any better hotel location recommendations for under $100/night?
 
 

For $30 more a night, you can get a hotel closer to Union Square without any nightly stabbings, but, hey, what's $30 when it comes your wife's safety?
 
 But in your price range, for $100 a night you can stay down by the Wharf or the Embarcadero and avoid said stabbings.
 
 Check for yourself:
 www.hotels.com

[eltee]

Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
  The night before we arrived, someone managed to break into the hotel room of another guest of the hotel we stayed at and stab the poor old guy multiple time.  

Is this before or after someone was stung by a scorpion?

[eltee]

Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
  Go right ahead. Just remember to hold your nose to avoid the everywhere smell of piss, remember to step over all of the homeless people they seem to have imported from NYC, and remember to bring your brass knuckles to fend off the world's most aggressive panhandlers.

You could experience this in DC...or even -- certain suburbs of VA. :eek:

[Jaguar]

Originally posted by The Cooler:
     

Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
  Go right ahead. Just remember to hold your nose to avoid the everywhere smell of piss, remember to step over all of the homeless people they seem to have imported from NYC, and remember to bring your brass knuckles to fend off the world's most aggressive panhandlers.

You could experience this in DC...or even -- certain suburbs of VA.    :eek:    [/b]

Throw Baltimore on that list, along with your random nightly stabbings and a few other 'charms' all for a cool $100+/- per night.
 
 Being an ex-travel agent, personally, unless I absolutely knew from 1st hand experience or a very trusted source, I wouldn't begin to trust any accommodation in a destination as pricey as SFO for under $100/night. Those lead in properties are often mighty sleazy and/or in very bad locations. You generally end up paying the difference one way or the other be it with the extra transportation involved once there or some kind of inconvenience which might even involve your life or possessions.

[ggw]

So what is the one restaurant I should not miss when I'm in SF this fall?
 
 Chez Panisse?
 La Folie?
 Jardiniere?

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  So what is the one restaurant I should not miss when I'm in SF this fall?
 
 Chez Panisse?
 La Folie?
 Jardiniere?

well. . .of those 3, probably chez panisse, which is in berkeley.
 
 no luck getting into french laundry?

[ggw]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
 no luck getting into french laundry?

Too far away.
 
 Other than the three I listed, what would you recommend in SF proper?

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
 no luck getting into french laundry?

Too far away.
 
 Other than the three I listed, what would you recommend in SF proper? [/b]

jardinere is good. . .there's also gary danko, fleur de lys, ame, slanted door (although, that can be hit or miss).  and that doesn't even include the taqueria's, sushi and dim sum places.
 
 missing out on not going to napa. . .

[ggw]

Went to Gary Danko last time.  It was great.
 
 Is French Laundry really worth driving 60 miles each way?

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  Went to Gary Danko last time.  It was great.
 
 Is French Laundry really worth driving 60 miles each way?

well, it's consistently ranked either 1 or 2 in the world, trading places with el bulli.  however, have you been to per se in nyc?  
 
 also about 60 miles away, but to the south is manresa.

[HoyaSaxa03]

we ate great the whole weekend, and never stepped foot in any of the fancy-pants foodie places ... favorite meals were in north beach: citizen thai and the monkey, with ristorante ideale coming in a close second

[you be betty]

Hey, those of you still in SF, go to The Independant tonight at 8pm sharp.  You'll see an awesome act...promise.