Best Western Hotel Tomo

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Fees apply. In keeping with this hotel's modern Japanese theme, a lobby vending machine dispenses Japanese pop-culture toys and clothing items.

Expert Tip. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Bathrooms feature granite-topped vanities, curved shower rods and citrus-based Yuzu Bergamot toiletries. Accommodations include refrigerators and coffeemakers. Room amenities feature MP3 docking stations and flat-panel televisions. Décor includes pine-paneled walls and fatboy beanbag-style chairs. Platform beds are dressed with 200-thread-count Egyptian sheets. This eight-story hotel offers 125 guestrooms that feature Heisuke Kitazaw-designed pop-art murals.

Guestrooms. Recreational amenities include a complimentary 24-hour fitness center that contains cardiovascular and weight-training equipment, plus free weights. Function space accommodates up to 80 people. Wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout the hotel. A business center offers two computer stations. The menu also features American and Japanese breakfast, lunch and dinner fare. The casual Mum's Restaurant and Bar specializes in shabu-shabu, a thinly sliced meat and vegetable dish cooked tableside and served with dipping sauces. A bright aqua "floating couch" topped with a huge yellow pillow offers lobby seating. A bank of televisions broadcasts the Godzilla movie and pop-culture animation specials. "Tomo" translates as "friend" in English, which befits the lobby that is decorated with famed Japanese muralist Heisuke Kitazawa's welcoming pop-culture characters.
Hotel Features. This property stands less than two blocks from fashionable Fillmore Street, while Chinatown is positioned nine blocks away. The Best Western Hotel Tomo is located in Japantown in San Francisco, Calif.