My partner and I stayed at the Four Seasons San Francisco for our 15th Anniversary - January 26-29, 2006. I spent many hours trying to figure out where to stay for our special trip and I am so glad I chose the FSSF. Many past reviews made the location sound remote and unsafe. I could not disagree more. The hotel was centrally located near Union Square with fine shopping and dining all around. The cable car was nearby as well.
The hotel itself is quite plain on the exterior but very beautiful and modern inside. The lobby and all public areas are beautiful and immaculately clean as you would expect. The Seasons Restaurant and bar were both fabulous, overlooking Market Street. We had drinks several times in the bar and breakfast each morning in the restuarant. The Fitness Center was very nice but also crowded with traffic external to the hotel. As for the room, the bathroom was very nice with marble and L'Occitane products. The room was a nice size complete with Signature FS luxury bedding and a Sony CD/Stereo system - bring your favorite CD's. While the room was beautiful and luxurious it was rather stark. The colors were all muted - lacked warmth. I would recommend a room on the Market Street side of the hotel - the other side is considered 'Bay View' but to me looks more like a ship yard.
Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The service throughout the hotel was the Classic FS Intuitive that they advertise which in the end is what distinguishes them. The hotel sent a very nice amenity upon our arrival wishing us 'Happy 15th Anniversary'. Every time we leave a FS hotel we feel that we were cared for during our stay rather than just served. The service is very good but never sappy or patronizing - always Intuitive. We will stay at the FSSF again next time we visit San Francisco.









