A few blocks from Fisherman's Wharf, this three-story 1906 Italianate Victorian—once home to longshoremen and Beat poets—has a narrow stairway from the street leading to the front desk and labyrinthine hallways; rooms are small but charming, with lace curtains, forest-green-painted wood floors, and brass beds and other antique furnishings. The top floor is brighter because it's closer to the...
This small, European-style pensione is one of the best budget hotels in San Francisco. In a quiet North Beach neighborhood, within walking distance of Fisherman's Wharf, the Italianate Victorian structure originally served as a boardinghouse for dockworkers displaced by the fires that followed the 1906 earthquake. As a result, the rooms are small and bathrooms are shared, but all is forgiven...
This lovely, restored Victorian hotel was built by the founder of Bank of America to house maritime workers displaced by the earthquake of 1906. Today, it remains a throwback to an earlier, simpler time. All 62 rooms share bathrooms, with…
One of the city’s best budget hotels in a perfect location near the heart of North Beach and Fisherman’s Wharf. It’s a restored three-story Victorian boardinghouse (read: small rooms, shared baths), but so damn charming with all that brass, iron, oak, wicker and greenery that it’s almost a pleasure to pull the toilet chain (whoosh!). Always ask if the penthouse is available—it’s the best deal...