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Hotel Del Sol

San Francisco Review

Located in the heart of the shop-filled, restaurant-packed and yuppy-covered Marina District, the Hotel del Sol is the brightest little hotel you've ever laid eyes on.

Conveniently placed off of Lombard Street , the hotel puts vacationers between Union and Chestnut -- two of the more popular streets in San Francisco, as both are filled with their share of trendy nightclubs, delicious restaurants and beautiful people who could purchase you along with their afternoon soy caramel latte.

While not a five-star hotel by any stretch of the imagination, the Hotel del Sol is what a motel would look like if its founders had money -- that is, it's bigger, cleaner, more cheerful, and has better service than any motel you've ever been in -- but it really doesn't rise beyond that.

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Still, what you're paying for here is location -- and what you're getting is a few added pleasantries. For example, rooms are attractively furnished and include clock radios that will awaken you with sounds of waves, rain and so on (of course, this proves mostly fruitless as you'll more than likely be awakened by the pleasant sounds of street noise on Lombard.) Coffee and tea are available in the morning by the pool, and while it's a rare day in San Francisco that a pool can actually be used, it's a nice benefit if you're in town at the right time. The staff, too, is pleasant and experienced -- they know all the hotspots to go in town and could double as tour guides on their off-hours. Finally, a parking garage assures that you won't be spending half your time looking for parking – and as the locals will tell you, looking for parking in San Francisco is about as fun as trying to find a needle in a haystack while two hundred other people are looking for that same needle.

The Marina District makes the best sell for the hotel. Aside from having San Francisco's famed Mel's Diner right down the block, visitors are also a few miles away from Fort Mason, and ten or so blocks away from the Bay – where people fly kites, lay in the sun, and try to peek into the ultra-luxurious houses that stand by and watch.

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The Palace of Fine Arts is another prime location, and it stands just a few blocks away from the Del Sol – holding such attractions as the Exploratorium Museum and looking like something straight out of old Rome rather than the quaint streets of San Francisco.

So, how much will all these pleasantries cost you? The rooms will range from anywhere between $149 to $219 (it comes with free parking). Worth it? Well, considering the location, the experienced staff and the wallpaper that will keep you permanently happy -- we'd definitely say so.

Patricia writes , "Hotel Del Sol is an absolute kick.  I love the colors and the convenience of the hotel."

A reader writes, "This hotel is centrally located and near many good restaurants and attractions. The staff was very helpful and had written guides to many of the areas and attractions in the city. I followed one of their written guides to a great night in North Beach including a trip to City Lights Bookstore. The rooms are clean, bright (if you don't like color, don't stay here), and attractively furnished, including a clock radio that can make the sounds of waves, rain, etc. Coffee and tea are available in the mornings in the courtyard by the pool. The rooms run about $150 including parking. I definitely give it a thumbs up for the price."
 

Lombard @ Webster

By:  Yuri Baronovsky, Copyright SFTRAVEL LLC

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