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Always a lovely place to eat a sandwhich and take in that stellar city.

One of the must see places in San Francisco. All the big brands are around here.

Nice tourist trap. Good place to walk around. Beware of pigeons.

Great by day, but you need to know how to carry yourself at night.

Union Square was a great neighborhood to explore. Bring an empty bag or two. San Francisco charges consumers extra fees for bags when shopping. Lots of flagship stores and restaurants in a walkable area.

Iconic and bustling, Union Square is in the middle of everything. You could spend an entire day in and around it, because there's shopping, cable cars, restaurants, and more within two blocks of here. Some areas are worth sitting down and relaxing in, while others are always crowded and filled with people crossing the square. At Christmas, the huge Christmas tree and ice rink are always great to visit.

It's not only the center of downtown San Francisco but it the heart of the city. People from all over the world come to this spot when they visit.

Must see in San Francisco! There's always something going on here. Beautiful lights and an ice skating rink during the holidays. It's surrounded by all kinds of shopping. Great place to hang out for a bit and people watch.

Union Square is a nice public plaza with store lined streets. Its a popular area. The plaza itself has two nice cafes which are great to grab a coffee. My wife and I sat at one cafe and people watched. Despite all the people the area is fairly clean.

Would have liked more plants, but I guess the area is for events, so it is necessary to have open space. Still looks nice.

Love Union square, especially during the holidays. During the holidays, there is a gigantic Macy's Christmas tree they put up and a skating rink. They sometimes have events there. Even when there are no events, it's a nice place to sit around and relax.

Nice square in downtown San Francisco. Great spot to sit outside when the weather is sunny and bright! Close to all the shopping!!!

Union Square at Christmas is a magical place. Complete with ice skating, Santa and giant holiday displays from all the major retailers. Macy's had live kittens and puppies in the window waiting to be adopted.

Nice little farmers market. Easy to get to. Get some delicious dates!!!

Good place to sit and enjoy a take away coffee. Some stall holders selling various items. Some buskers too. Nice clean open area.

The nice plaza area with grass in the middle to sit down and shops all around for shopping

Anything you want in terms of shopping from large department stores to high-end designer shops.

Nice shopping district in the heart if San Fancisco. Many uoscake stores to shop at. Take your wallet, because it's pricey.

I love the Chinese New year parade and you have to go to the cheesecake factory in Macy's on the 7th floor the cheesecake is excellent also the food long line though

Other parts of San Francisco have changed over the years but Union Square has always been the same since I was a kid here in the 70s. It is the center of shopping and dining and and a good place for the average tourist with access to cable cars and places to spend all your hard-earned money.

Interesting because of the central location. Don t expect too much of union square itself though, nothing more than a large plateau.

This place has a lot of shopping spots that are available for visitors.

Currently under construction, so getting around is a bit difficult. Good people watching and nicely decorated. other than that, there's not a whole lot to 'do' on the square.

A bit torn apart by all the construction and many bums. Strong smell of urine lingering at store fronts. Such a shame....

Interesting place for music/art and shopping or watching people

This place looks very pretty during the winter. Unfortunately parts of the union square was closed and under construction when I went here.

Good place to sit and enjoy a take away coffee. Some stall holders selling various items. Some buskers too.

I have been from San Diego California and on 8years here in San Francisco and I'm not sure how much I appreciate it very much and I hope that Berkeley City College and I will have a great time with the city college of Berkeley ok

Such a beautiful place. Get into hop on hop off to take a city tour

The city of San Fran now smells of urine & a person literally steps over the feet of people actively shooting drugs in to their arms within a block of union square. Its really sad to see the decline of the city in the last 10 years. There are better options.

Fantastic. Worth visiting. And walking around Chinatown.

Helping to keep public safety and security in the Beautiful Monumental Environment

Could sit here all day and still have more things to look at

You get best hot dogs opposite Macy's. Walk around the block and you will see all luxury shopping brands around the place.

Pretty neat if you haven't been, parking was easy enough and reasonable.

If you love crowds, this is for you. Weekdays are better but not that much. Good for taking a break exploring the city, but don't expect serenity here.

Great. Showrooms of most of the leading companies are around. Wide choice available. Transportation easy. Wheelchair accessible. Heavy traffic.
Good for shopping and staying.

Nice park in San Francisco in the middle of top notch stores. Didn t like the homeless people accosting me asking for money. When you said no they started to call names. When is it that catering to them does not make the problem better.

The Christmas lights and festive atmosphere almost make up up for the traffic and parking nightmare. High end shopping and honestly a lovely experience as always. But never try to navigate the MC Escher streets and central SF parking in your own vehicle. Get a ride or better yet public transportation.

The city of San Francisco is incomplete without Union Square. It is the heart beat of SF and poses a great view amidst the hilly roads of SF! Ride the trolly, the oldest cable cars of US and get to Union Sq. If visiting during Christmas, they have a magnificent Christmas tree lit up in the centre of the square. It is a great place to hang out during afternoon-evening! Would be visiting again!

I love Union square especially around the Holiday Season. Festive, fun and great for all ages

Lots of places to got and very affordable and fun place to hangout and shop.

Always find interesting people here. Has a lot of space for the little ones to run around. Always clean.

Every tourist first stop. The Las Vegas of San Francisco

Parking is cheaper then anywhere else and just love the palm trees and great area to do shopping

Beautiful architecture! I love seeing the culture, like art, dance, skateboarding, all of it so interesting to see!

You'll only want to go here for shopping. A huge Macy's store is there.

Absolutely love the holiday decor and very clean. Cute place to hang out during the day or night. Shopping here is expensive but best place to spend your paycheck and day.

I do love Union Square. It is bustling, vibrant and there is always something going on. On a fine day, it is a great place to sit, have a coffee and watch the world go by. Union Square always has it's share of interesting characters.The square is surrounded by big, impressive department stores, hotels, restaurants, diners & coffee stops and lots of big name shops.We didn't spend much time there on this 2 day visit but it would be easy to spend a day shopping, eating and just taking it all in.We like staying in or near Union Square as everything is easily accessible from there.Show less

Is it good place to meet your friends have lunch reflect on the whole day that's a good thing

Attended during the holiday season and it will bring joy. Enough space to walk around without feeling overcrowded. Tree was beautiful, ice rink is a nice touch for an area that doesn't experience cold enough weather.

My favorite place in San Francisco! So much shopping! Found some cute kicks at Alexander McQueen

Shopping Shopping Shopping, time to wax that credit card, Union Square is a good place to start.

Always fun to go there for food, shopping and people watching

Parked here to visit the Museum of Ice Cream on a Saturday evening, lots of parking, perfect location to explore San Francisco, and parking prices aren't terrible.

Flywebmakers one of the best meeting point of doing business meetings

Its a great scene here. Very open and art inspired. Several vendors around and the shopping is worth checking out once in a lifetime.

Lots of great places to shop, from high end boutiques (lv, bulgari, gucci, chanel, tiffany) to Macys and tory burch etc. Lots of great food nearby. Employees here are all very nice, I pretty much went shopping in my PJs and went to the the boutiques to get a present for my GF, no one ignored me and were very helpful in helping me find something.

Enjoyed the ice skating and decorations for Christmas. And of course, the best $$$$ shopping in the city.

Really nice with the ice skating rink and christmas tree during winter.

Stores all around. Ranging from Victoria's Secret to Dyson to Fifth Street Saks to Burberry and Macys. Around the block you have more stores like Walgreens Forever 21 Mcdonalds, Subways and the Cable Car Station. A good view of the center can be at Macys on the escalators near the front, or at the top floor at The Cheesecake Factory.

Very Nice, Macy s, the mother Apple store and a lot more fab stores are nearby

Beautiful place to go especially during holidays times.

A landmark meeting point. But do specify which corner if you are using it as a meeting point. The square itself is nothing flash. Have seen better. The shops around it is a different matter.

A 24 hours public square park, surounding by a lot of five stars hotels and restaurants, upscale boutiques and choice of department stores. An unique and one of the most happening public city park in the west coast of the United States. You can feel the city of San Francisco there.

Great place. Worth a visit. Lots of restaurants and shops in the area. after your visit you have to go for a ride with the famous cable car

A lively spot to visit when in SF. Union Sq is host to quite a lot of events on weekends and the surrounding is lively enough to keep you engaged. It is in the heart of the city and worth a visit.

This place has been remodeled for a great improvement. Coroners and pavements are clean and easy to walk around. This area is always busy but it s getting more comfortable for all the visitors and locals. I hope I can come back sometime and I ll try to get the tram next time

Busy part of San Francisco. Tourists or business people will stay here and wonder why people like SF so much. Aside from Fisherman's Wharf, this is the "tourist trap" part of SF assuming you're not shopping for high-end clothing. It can be fun to come on weekends when artists sometimes exhibit their work in the square. Otherwise, this is a good place to avoid once you've seen it and experienced it once.

Love this area, hotels are very historical
St. Francis Westin very much enjoyed it.
The clock bar is great inside the hotel

Busy and bustling, lots of walking.
All of the high end fashion is there.
Tons of people and cars
Overall good experience.

Pretty place, can let kids run a little of thier energy is all pumped up. Not too many people any of the times we went by. Not a lot to do besides look, which is fine.

For the Free World loving soul it's the place to be. I felt so nice in the Union Square and around the area. There was Ice Skating as well organized. It was lovely to see kids giving a shot at Skating. It also tempted me to go skate, didn't do it. A reason to visit again. How I wish every city has a place like this.

Great shopping. Glad we walked and ubered in, since I'd hate to try to park here.

Cool place once if you aren't the extravagant shopper. I'm assuming if you are, you won't be checking Google's reviews.

Cool view of downtown and he arts are the crowning glory!!!

Visited recently again.
This is a five star busy and vibrant place during end of year festivities when the ice rink is open.
The lights, garden and sweet-scented Brugmansia (Angels Trumpets) are to behold and to experience along with the pleasant atmosphere, great shops & many hotels in the area.
You also hear the sound of passing old-style trams and their occasional bells up and down the famous San Francisco hills.