San Francisco accomodation with the A$
 

My mother and I will be 'stopping over' in SF for a couple of nights and would greatly appreciate advice on hotel's etc. We, unfortunately, will be using A$ so I think budget and/or moderate (as long as it's clean and secure)will have to suffice (although any suggestions are welcome).

Someone will ask or make a snide comment so I'll just nip that:<BR>Australian dollars=A$.<BR><BR>The cheapest way to see SF is to stay away from the city itself and ride the subway in to visit then ride back.<BR>There are some budget hotels in SF, but 'budget' means under $100 USD/night, and they'll be very basic.

I will suggest the Cornell Hotel. Nothing fancy, near Union Square (city centre), clean, family run (from France), superb French restaurant underneath, used to be (still?) very reasonable. http://www.cornellhotel.com<BR>

Try the King George on Mason St, a nice hotel for $65 a night.

Jane, a lot of people are getting great SF hotel rates through Priceline. For example, the Park Hyatt for $50 USD/night. But before you attempt to bid, go to www.biddingfortravel.com for a tutorial on how to use PL. The helpful board moderators will even help you construct your bid. It'll be well worth your time.

Came across a site hotelres.com a San Francisco booking service. Great search features. Had the best rates I located and with standard cancellation policies. I booked into the Monticello Inn for late Sept. for $77/night + tax.