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    Holiday Inn San Francisco Golden Gateway

    2,136 reviews
    #89 of 241 Hotels in San Francisco
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    1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109-4606
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    Take a video tour.The Holiday Inn Hotel San Francisco Golden Gateway is located in the center of San Francisco, just steps away from the historic California Cable Car turnaround. Located in lower Nob Hill, the Holiday Inn Hotel San Francisco Golden Gateway is near all major attractions: Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf , a few blocks from Union Square and Chinatown, and the hotel is less than 10 minutes from Moscone Convention Center and a couple blocks north of City Hall/Civic Center. The 26-story, 499 room Holiday Inn Hotel San Francisco Golden Gateway offers fantastic city and bay views. Our tastefully appointed guest rooms begin on the 6th floor of the hotel and all offer flat panel TVs and free wireless Internet access. Cafe' Marlette offers a daily buffet breakfast for quick and easy service, as well as a delicious a la carte menu. Interlude Bar & Grill is a casual bistro and sports bar, with pool tables, and large screen TVs. The Holiday Inn Hotel San Francisco Golden Gateway is the perfect location for business or pleasure in thecity by the bay.
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    137Restaurantswithin 0.3 miles
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    1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109-4606
    Getting there
    SFO Intl Airport12 mi
    Metropolitan Oakland Intl Airport12 mi
    Civic Center17 min
    Civic Center17 min
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    Good visit but Double beds were more like a king single. Location a bit far from Fishermans Wharf but really close to Cable car. Restaurant and Bar only opened at particular times which not very accommodating if your there on holidays. Although Concierge were very helpful.
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    Date of stay: June 2019
    Trip type: Traveled with family
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    When I visit SF I usually stay at one of the ICs but their prices were extraordinary this trip so I booked Holiday Inn GG. While I knew the property would be clean and the service would be acceptable, I was pleasantly surprised about my overall experience. As mentioned in previous reviews the location of this Holiday Inn is perfect to see the city. I walked everywhere and had no issues plus the hotel is between a Whole Foods and a Trader Joes as well as a Starbucks and a Peets. Lol. My room was very large by city standards and the furniture appeared fairly new. The bedding was of a good quality and the pillows and mattress led to several good nights of deep sleep. The WiFi was adequate and there were plenty of TV options when I was in the room. I used the fitness room daily and was able to get in an hour cardio workout as well as so time on weights. I appreciate the free water refill station there. Didn’t use the pool but it looked nice. Overall - excellent experience. Enough of one for me to consider booking here again. …
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    Date of stay: June 2019
    Trip type: Traveled solo
    Very nice hotel but pricey
    Very nice hotel but pricey if you live in the midwest, Price is average for San Francisco. Very clean and updated. Restaurant was also pricey. $50 for two burgers and fries with 2 drinks. Great view of the city from the upper floors. Very close to the cable car line, actually right at the corner of the hotel. Made it very easy to go to China Town and Fisherman's Warf. Hotel is in a great location to many areas of interest.…
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    Date of stay: May 2019
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    Trip type: Traveled as a couple
    Room Tip: upper floors have a great view of the city
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    Good location to see the city
    Stayed for over 2 weeks on a business trip. The location is deal for seeing the city and close enough to business places/financial district. Good and clean rooms - ideal for business and family visits. there is a gas station and whole foods across the road - very useful. within 2 blocks, there are plenty of bars and restaurants.…
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    Date of stay: May 2019
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    Trip type: Traveled on business
    More a Motel than a Hotel
    We stayed here for 4 nights for a conference. The room was clean. Service is not a priority although the staff seem friendly enough. Not a very central location and a bit far from Union Square - roughly a 20min walk away.
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    Date of stay: May 2019
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    Response from IHGService, Guest Relations Manager at Holiday Inn San Francisco Golden Gateway
    Responded 2 weeks ago
    Lexcee1, While I'm happy of your nice words on our rooms, I'm sorry to hear that you found our service and location to be a little off. This is definitely not part of our goal of making every guest smile during their visit. Don't worry though as I've already looped in the hotel about your feedback. They will make sure that actions are taken to properly address the things you pointed out. We promise a better experience next time, so I hope you give us another try. Thank you again for choosing to stay with us! Best regards, Joel A Case Manager IHGService
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    United StatesCaliforniaSan FranciscoDowntown San FranciscoPolk GulchNob HillLower Nob Hill
    NUMBER OF ROOMS
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