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Hotel Drisco

Fodor's Hotel Awards 2010 Best Urban Escapes  |  Winning Attributes

At a Glance

    Pros

  • great service
  • comfortable rooms
  • quiet residential retreat

    Cons

  • small rooms
  • far from downtown

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Hotel Drisco Review

Pretend you're a resident of one of the wealthiest and most beautiful residential neighborhoods in San Francisco at this understated, elegant 1903 Edwardian hotel. The quiet haven, which feels like a secluded B&B, serves as a celebrity hideaway for the likes of Ethan Hawke and Ashley Judd. Genteel furnishings and luxurious amenities like a flat-screen TV grace pale yellow-and-white rooms, some of which have sweeping city views. Morning newspaper, plush robes, slippers, complimentary town-car service to downtown, the Financial District, and the Presidio in the morning, and nightly turndown service are included. A free breakfast is offered in a sunny, spacious room; wine is set out each evening in a lovely area off the lobby. Guests have commented on the helpful and incredibly friendly staff. Recent renovations added new carpeting, furnishings, and bedding to the guest rooms.

2010 Fodor's 100 Hotel Award Winner

This quiet haven has served as a celebrity hideaway, and it's easy to see why. Tucked away in a wealthy residential neighborhood, the 1903 Edwardian hotel's location is far more tranquil than the Union Square area. Rooms are decorated with genteel traditional furnishings and pale-yellow-and-white fabrics, and the morning newspapers, plush robes, slippers, and turndown service bring little luxuries to each day.

    Hotel Amenities

  • 29 rooms, 19 suites.
  • Business center.
  • Rooms have: no a/c.
  • Rate includes breakfast.

Member Reviews

  • mouseRD, from South Carolina
    1/9/09

    Hotel Drisco was great for the second half of our SF adventure after returning from Carmel & the staff are helpful & accomodating in every way. We went on a self-guided tour of the area (gorgeous homes), did some shopping on Fillmore, enjoyed the restaurants in Pacific Heights & the Marina which is close by. Our room was a suite & had lovely city views; my only dissatisfaction was noise can be heard in rooms above & beds were rather hard, in my opinion.

    Ratings details: Room: 4 | Atmosphere: 4 | Service: 5 | Value: 5
  • mjpbaf, from Washington, D.C.
    3/18/07

    The Hotel Drisco is a warm, comfortable neighborhood hotel with small, but well-planned rooms. Its neither plush nor high-end luxury, but it is cozy, quiet and charming. The rooms are well-thought out and everything you might need is considered (the bedside radio has pre-set stations, the bathroom has Aveda products and a thoughtful basket of bath supplies for purchase, etc.).
    The free breakfast is enjoyable, and the dining room is light-filled and relaxing. Overall, the effect is like being in a B&B in a quiet neighborhood. And what a neighborhood it is: Pacific Heights is one of the priciest, and loveliest neighborhoods in San Francisco and it was a real delight to live among the splendor of the million-dollar homes in this area, if only for one night.
    This is by no means a high-design business hotel for a fast-paced visit to the City by the Bay. This is a relaxed, welcoming residential retreat for people who want to be away from the usual hustle and bustle of San Francisco. If youre looking for peace, quiet and comfort, this hotel is a good choice.

    Ratings details: Room: 3 | Atmosphere: 4 | Service: 4 | Value: 4
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