DebitNM

As the recent posts indicate, rooms are going fast and the longer you wait, the less choice you will have and will pay more for a room. This is a VERY busy time in SF; she who hesitates...

below_gravity

Update - we got the car rental through Enterprise. I get a USAA discount and we got a good price. They will also drop us off at our hotel at the end of our rental. So we are set there.

I see SF is going to be more crowded than usual our arrival week with the "fleet week" events. We are considering staying north of the city and perhaps just avoiding it. I would like to see Point Reyes. Any thoughts on that? How complicated is it to get into SF via the ferry if we choose to? Any thoughts on taking the ferry into SF thursday morning and spending a few hours in the city on foot?

below_gravity

Another Update!
Booked a hotel for October 3 - 1 night
SEAL ROCK INN
545 Point Lobos Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94121

No credit card info taken, reservation made. need to call if we will arrive after 3pm. Can anyone provide any information in this hotel?

I didn't realize that the week of Oct 3 is not only fleet week, but also the Oracle Convention. I did see a few rooms available down town, but with all that activity, it seemed like a more low key seaside place would be nice and we can take a cab into town. Thoughts please.

sf7307

Just so you're clear, a cab from the Seal Rock Inn to downtown Or Fisherman's Wharf will cost about $25.00 and take about 45 minutes.

On the other hand, it's near the Cliff House, Land's End and Golden Gate Park.

MichelleY

You will get to see a very different side of The City, not at all like NYC. Took my husband out that way soon after we were married. He didn't even know this area of SF existed and he had been to SF many, many times growing up.

below_gravity

I do realize that downtown will be a hike...we may skip downtown SF with all the craziness.

We are then thinking about heading south to near Monterey Thursday afternoon, and do a quickie visit of Pinnacles NP Friday morning before driving out to Angels Camp Friday afternoon.

below_gravity

edit to last post - skip downtown SF until the 16th on our way back. 17th is our flight.

easytraveler

If you're renting your car in San Bruno and will have a car the whole time, then you could also stay in San Bruno or some city SOUTH of SF. I live in the South Bay and enjoy the drive up to SF. There are very good hotels at SFO that you can get for a reasonable price on Priceline.

With so little time, I woudl second Stu's idea of staying in SF.

This is where I'd suggest looking on airbnb, although you have to do your research and rent from someone in SF who has multiple reviews. Even then, the best places are probably gone.

If you want to stay north of SF and see Point Reyes, there's a hostel right in Pt Reyes park.

And on Pinnacles NP, there is no way you could do a "quickie visit" there. Just the drive-in to one of the parking lots will take you a couple of hours. My suggestion is to skip Pinnacles. OTOH, along the coast, Pt Lobos is great and a favorite recommendation here.

If the great outdoors is what you want. Then may I suggest that you take a ferry ride to Angel Island and climb to the top of Mt Livermore? The view all around the Bay is absolutely spectacular from there.

SF and NY just aren't comparable cities. SF is a lot more "nature-oriented".