A wonderfully great historical preservation Kimpto...

A wonderfully great historical preservation Kimpton Hotel located directly on San Francisco's famed Powell-Mason/Hyde Cable Car lines to and from both Fisherman's Wharf and Market Street. A truly very exceptional short
stay does not justify how wonderful the quality time sleeping on these absolutely plush queen-sized beds were ... only two days away prior to the day of my hip surgery ! I had requested lots of pillows for my both hips many days in advance of our arrival. Still in recovery from one side, having had surgery on my right hip, in physical rehab, hobbling miserably around on one leg while balancing it out with the leftside. NeverthelessIt the ultimum journey and overnite stay was utterly magnificent !! And comfortable !! I loved ever moment being there -- I couldn't have been asked such superior treatment by its hotel staffers over the completely outstanding arrangements and supportiveness all around me as I slept that night.

I wish I could have slept in beyond [9am] but time constraints as it is at any hotel prevented us from lingering in bed longer than usual. Though because offers little in the way of hotel food & room service there is a Starbucks adjacent to the hotel just around the corner on the cornerstone of the building. Accessible only through the lower lobby elevator floors. (But, again. No in-house hotel food service or 24-hour menu etc.) For Breakfast --- we spent time elsewhere at a nearby restaurant directly across the street from the hotel. Not bad for Eggs Florentine with extra hollandaise !

But reading what other reviewers have stated about the room sizes and such, water pressure, etc; I found bathing personally in the oversized Art-Deco tub just fine. The water pressure to shower, also admirable. Insofar as towels, well overstocked. Nicely laundered and perfectly fine. The vanity, normally sized for this type of bathroom. Like ours in NYC, inside pre-war apts et cetera. It leaves little to the imagination to tourists [why] given the hotel's age, stylisation to the construction period of the hotel during its heyday (c. 1923-1925?), is extraordinary from thousands of other places people live, work, and reside. So, from an East Coast perspective it clearly does make sense -- size-wise how the overall dimensions architecturally are structured within the layout. Otherwise the accomodation for two travelers was again quite overly exceptional !! Even for such a quick jaunt and an overnite stay. Wonderful accomodation !! Otherwise we'll be back to take in more time there ... later.

Super pleasant and surprisingly fun and entertaining for such a grand palatial hotelier !