Bay Area hotel recommendations

[Duck-Stew]

Hey Guys/Gals/Tigre...

Got a friend who will be visiting the Bay Area June 11-13 & wanted a hotel recommendation.  He's wanting to do touristy stuffs and will have wheels so staying across the bridge is an option.

What neighborhoods/cities are better than others?

Any specific hotel recommendations?

Cost is a big factor so I'll need to keep it cheap for him...

TIA!! Stuart

[tigre]

For cheap+nice, yeah -- probably go over the bridge.

For cheap -- there is some reasonable stuff right by me, but it's not all that nice.  "Good Hotel" is very popular with German tourists.
For nice...  well, can you give a price range?

Neighborhoods that are nice: Cow Hollow, Russian Hill, Marina (but even those have some seedy motel options), SOMA (not the part by me), fisherman's wharf area might be okay -- there's a marriott up there I stayed at 10 years ago.  Pretty close to touristy stuff like alcatraz, etc.
Neighborhoods that are not nice: Mission/Soma (by me), Dogpatch.

? hope that helps.

[jimboecv]

Check out the Kimpton hotels, great places and rates fluctuate depending on day.  There's one around 4th I think that is almost empty on the weekend and you can get deals.  Nice little hotels.