Mandarin Oriental San Francisco

Location.

So spectacular are the hotel's unobstructed city and bay views that guests are supplied with binoculars. The Mandarin Oriental San Francisco is the third-tallest building in San Francisco.

Expert Tip. All rooms are equipped with high-speed Internet access for a fee, flat-panel televisions, and CD and DVD players. Sheer window treatments are delicately designed with ginko-leaf patterns. Wood furnishings are crafted from mahogany and feature gold-leaf accents. Bedside controls dim the lights. Beds are oversized and raised slightly higher than normal to afford comfortably reclined views of bay and city nighttime panoramas. Bathrooms are clad in Italian marble and are stocked with Molton Brown or Gilchrist & Soames toiletries. Color palettes reflect cinnamon-red hues that play colorfully against the rooms' Asian accents. Guestrooms feature beds draped beneath 440-thread-count Egyptian-cotton sheets. The Mandarin Oriental San Francisco offers 158 guestrooms that occupy floors 38-48.

Guestrooms. Clefs d'Or concierge staff respond to guests' requests. The hotel offers discounted passes to a fitness center located across the street. Chinese and Swedish massage may be scheduled. A fitness center features cardiovascular machines equipped with individual televisions and headsets, and strength-training machines. Five rooms offer 3,900 square feet of function space that accommodates group events. Complimentary wireless Internet access is provided in public areas. A 24-hour staffed business center houses three flat-screen computers and offers a range of business services. The lobby-level Mobar Lounge serves appetizers and a selection of cocktails. This fine-dining establishment blends Pacific Rim influences with West Coast signature dishes. Silk wall treatments and hand-painted silk chandeliers ornament Silks Restaurant. The Mandarin Oriental features an Asian-inspired lobby dramatically defined with cream, gold and black color schemes.
Hotel Features. The California Street Cable Car is located one-half block from this property. Occupying the top 11 floors of a 48-story building in the financial district, the Mandarin Oriental San Francisco towers over the city of San Francisco, Calif.