Coming Home...

[slowpoke13]

Konichiwa,

I just wanted to start something where I can keep track of questions and dates for a couple week homecoming on my way to Africa. I hope you don't mind.

Question:

1. I'm looking for a hotel midweek in SF. Some googling came across the trendy "Hotel Union Square." It looks like a fun little place. And, very centrally located to play tourist (I'm bringing the g/f from Japan for a week of my stay). Anyone heard anything about it or recommend a hotel in the same general "tourist" vicinity? I'm used to SF from growing up there. It'll still be nice to play tourist too.

Dates:
9/24 - Geist (no uniform this time).


If anyone has any other ideas/recommendations (already have a plan for the usual tourist stuff - Alcatraz, top of the GGB, Wharf, etc.) , I'm all ears. I'll be in the E. Bay most of the time. But, will be venturing to SF and Oakland to show ol' girl around.

[somegirl]

You might check out the Hotel Palomar, nice little boutique place.

[desmoquattro]

Tourist sites:

Marin County roads...
(the *truly* crookedest st in SF)

[BikerGoddess]

Yelp is a decent resource for hotel reviews.

[ROBsS4R]

You may want  check out the Ferry building. Its like a Foodies paradise.

If you want some kick ass Omakase I know a great place. The chef is a bit of a Sushi Nazi till you get to know him but after that he is is pretty nice =) But on the other hand you prob have great sushi all the time.

Monterey is really nice if your looking to take a drive out of the city. They have a really nice Aquarium there. The SF one is way crowded still and I heard mixed reviews about it. The Aquarium on the Wharf is a rip off... Avoid it.

Tomales Bay has some nice twisties and there are e a few good Oysters Farms out that way. Cool place to hang out drink and have a BBQ.

[Drunken Monkey]

Tourist sites:

(the *truly* crookedest st in SF)

It's a block from my house, and you're better off spending the time getting to Marin.

Although the fact that it's a mere 150 ft of twisties hasn't stopped them from shooting not one, not two, but three Subaru commercials featuring the "glory" of Vermont St.

[desmoquattro]

It's a block from my house, and you're better off spending the time getting to Marin.

Although the fact that it's a mere 150 ft of twisties hasn't stopped them from shooting not one, not two, but three Subaru commercials featuring the "glory" of Vermont St.

It's not worth it from a motorcycle perspective, but it's certainly worth it if you're here during Bring Your Own Big Wheel