In December, we had another stay at the lovely St Regis Hotel, at Mission & 3rd Streets in the SoMa District (South of Market) of San Francisco. Like most stays recently, this was but a brief business trip, and we flew in from meetings in Chicago, for only three nights. Due to a meeting being added, we did have to move from the St Regis, due to their being filled for the last night, but we still had an excellent stay.
We had room 1003, which overlooked 3rd St, but was high enough that we heard no street noise, and not even noise from the Moscone Convention Center construction, just across from the hotel.
Check-in was great, and our room was ready, when we arrived. And speaking of “arrival,” the staff at the St Regis makes you feel that you have just returned from a stay the week before, when it had been over 3 months, since our last stay. The doorman knew our names, as did the reservations agent. Both greeted us warmly. Now, this was probably our 12th stay, and we visit their spa, and the lobby bar, plus dine at their lobby restaurant, even when staying elsewhere, so it is not like we are strangers.
Room 1003 was very comfortable, with a King bed (very nice sleeping), a desk, small sitting area and a built-in “wall unit” with closets, drawers, a mini-bar and a large flat-screen TV. The separate bathroom has both a walk-in shower, and a soaking tub. The shower had more than adequate water pressure, and hot water. The toilet is behind a frosted glass door. The bathroom had a single sink, but in a large vanity, so that one has plenty of horizontal space, with several small drawers and under-counter storage. Like many of the St Regis properties, it also came equipped with a full compliment of the Remède Spa amenities, and plush St. Regis towels. We had a hair dryer, which functioned well. There is one little “oddity” in the bathroom arrangement with many of the St. Regis San Francisco rooms, and 1003 had that – in that there is a window over the soaking tub, which opens into the bedroom When closed, the light from the bathroom does not intrude into the bedroom, but some noise might. When opened, the bathroom is filled with the light from the bedroom (especially if the blackout curtains are open), which brightens up the bathroom greatly. In general, the bathroom lighting is adequate, and there is a lighted vanity mirror on the wall.
While the closet space is small, and as we had been on the road for several days, it did get rather jammed. This closet space was as close to a complaint, as I can come. There was a horizontal safe, and iron & ironing board, and then an additional tray of more amenities. We had two plush terry bathrobes and then slippers, which came out, along with the amenity tray, during the turndown service. The St. Regis includes complementary overnight shoeshine services, which I took advantage of, during this stay.
The mini-bar seemed well-stocked, but we did not use it.
We had adequate AC outlets and USB ports, to charge all of our devices, and enough flat surfaces, that nothing had to hang from a wall outlet, or be placed on the floor.
Our two windows had both sheers and blackout curtains, in a “Roman shade” configuration, and those are actuated by wall switches near the bed. Those worked perfectly. The “Do Not Disturb” sign is actuated by a switch, near the door. There is also a signal to “Make Up My Room,” but I did not use that, on our short stay.
The hotel is very well-located, near the Moscone Center, and just a few short blocks from the transportation corridor, Market Street.
The lobby bar, and the lobby restaurant are quite good, and we enjoyed both on this stay. The same can be said for the Spa, with its indoor swimming pool. We also used the complimentary sedan for dining one evening. I am not certain, but think that it covers a 3 mile radius from the St Regis, and while it is “first-come, first-served,” we have never had trouble using it.
Though short, this was a very nice stay, and we are booked at this St Regis twice in 2019 already.