The San Francisco area has many unique neighborhoods, offering an abundance of convenient hotel choices:

Nob Hill

Nob Hill is the location of the Ritz Carlton, home of the Tiburon CEO Summit. Aside from the Ritz Carlton, some of the city's other prestigious hotels are in this quiet neighborhood:

• The Fairmont, located at 950 Mason, is a 530 room hotel with a gilded age lobby. Contact the hotel at 415-772-5000 or www.Fairmont.Com
• The Mark Hopkins (Intercontinental), located on Nob Hill, is another good choice
• The Huntington, located at 1075 California Street is a 96 room hotel with old world charm, used by many media personalities when in town. Contact the hotel at 415-474-5400 or www.HuntingtonHotel.Com
• York Hotel, located at 940 Sutter Street, was the setting for Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. Contact the hotel at 800-808-9675 or www.YorkHotel.Com

Union Square & Market Street

For all practical purposes, the shopping mecca of Union Square is San Francisco's city center, and as the city migrates south, Market Street is increasingly the key thoroughfare. Several of the city's largest and most convenient hotels are in this neighborhood:

• The Four Seasons Hotel, located at 757 Market Street, is a 231 room contemporary & sophisticated hotel. Contact the hotel at 415-633-3000, 866-890-9809, or www.FourSeasons.Com
• The Palace Hotel, located at 2 New Montgomery Street, is a 516 room hotel often used for conferences. Contact the hotel at 415-512-1111 or www.SFPalace.Com
• The Hotel Nikko is located on O'Farrell Street
• The Westin Saint Francis, located at 355 Powell Street, is a 1,165 room hotel that also houses the Michael Mina restaurant. Contact the hotel at 415-397-7000 or www.WestinStFrancis.Com
• The Grand Hyatt Hotel is located on Stockton Street
• The Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel is located on Ellis Street
• The Hilton Hotel is located on O'Farrell Street
• The Sir Francis Drake Hotel, located just outside of Union Square, is another good choice
• Cornell Hotel, located at 715 Bush Street, is a cozy spot operated by the same family for 40 years; rates include a full breakfast. Contact the hotel at 800-232-9698 or www.CornellHotel.Com
• Hotel California, located at 580 Geary Street, is an accessible location near Union Square. The hotel also provides guests with a frosted tequila shot at check-in. Contact the hotel at 800-227-4223 or www.TheSavoyHotel.Com
• Hotel Diva, located at 440 Geary Street, is coolly slick with an urbane knowingness. Contact the hotel at 800-553-1900 or www.HotelDiva.Com
• Phoenix Hotel, located at 601 Eddy Street, is located between Union Square and the Civic Center. It holds afternoon pool parties on weekends. Contact the hotel at 800-248-9466 or www.ThePhoenixHotel.Com
• Metropolis Hotel, located at 25 Mason Street, is another good choice. The hotel has a suite for children, and packages for both dogs and girls gone wild, the later of which includes champagne, skin care products, and calling cards. Contact the hotel at 800-553-1900 or www.HotelMetropolis.Com

Financial District

Bustling by day but quiet by night, the financial district provides several hotel choices that may be useful for CEO Summit attendees visiting their corporate offices in San Francisco. The financial district is also home to the ferry building, and the ferry to Tiburon:

• The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, located at 222 Sansome Street, is a 154 room Asian inspired luxury hotel. Contact the hotel at 415-276-9888 or www.MandarinOriental.Com
• The Hilton Financial District, located at 750 Kearney Street, is a 542 room hotel. Contact the hotel at 415-433-6600 or www.SanFranciscoHiltonHotel.Com
• The Hyatt Regency, located at the Embarcadero, is another good choice
• The Le Meridian (formerly the Park Hyatt), located at the Embarcadero, is another good choice
• Hotel Des Arts, located at 447 Bush Street, is another good choice. Contact the hotel at 800-956-4322 or www.SFHotelDesArts.Com
• Hotel Triton, located at 342 Grant Avenue, is another good choice. Contact the hotel at 800-800-1299 or www.HotelTriton.Com
• The Orchard Garden Hotel, located at 466 Bush Street, is a 86 room newly constructed building that has taken green consciousness further than most
• The Orchard Hotel, located at 655 Bush Street, is the older sibling of the Orchard Garden Hotel

South of Market (SOMA)

The south of Market area (known locally as SOMA) is the most dynamic region of the city, home to a lot of new construction, and many trendy hotels and restaurants:

• The Saint Regis, located at 125 Third Street, is a new (2005) 213 room contemporary hotel, near San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art. Rooms here are sometimes described as bachelor-pad eligible, with leather walls, remotes that controls even the window shades, personal butlers, and flat-screen TVs galore. But the Saint Regis also has grown-up amenities such as a spectacular art collection, a fifty-foot lap pool, and a spa. Contact the hotel at 415-284-4000 or www.StRegis.Com
• The W Hotel, located at 181 Third Street, is a modern hotel adjacent to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Contact the hotel at 415-777-5300 or www.WHotels.Com
• Campton Place, located at 340 Stockton, is a 101 room hotel. Contact the hotel at 866-332-1670 or www.ComptonPlace.Com
• Hotel Vitale, located at 8 Mission Street, is a new (2005) 191 room hotel, which also houses the restaurant Americano with views of the bay. Contact the hotel at 415-278-3700 or www.HotelVitale.Com
• Hotel Palomar, located at 12 Fourth Street, is a modern 182 room hotel and home of the Fifth Floor restaurant. The hotel also offers doggie wellness packages. Contact the hotel at 415-348-1111, 800-373-4941, or www.HotelPalomar.Com
• The Argent Hotel, located on 3rd Street, is another good choice
• The Marriott Hotel, located at 55 Fourth Street, is a 1,394 room hotel often used for conferences. Contact the hotel at 415-896-1600 or www.Marriott.Com
• The Courtyard Marriott is located at 299 Second Street. Contact the hotel at 415-947-0700

Other Areas of San Francisco

For a more unique experience, CEO Summit attendees might want to consider a hotel in one of the other areas of the city:

• Hotel Drisco, located at 2901 Pacific Avenue in Pacific Heights, is a 29 room hotel in a residential neighborhood. Contact the hotel at 415-346-2880 or www.HotelDrisco.Com
• Hotel Boheme, located at 444 Columbus Avenue in North Beach, is a 15 room hotel. Allen Ginsberg often stayed here. Contact the hotel at 415-433-9111 or www.HotelBoheme.Com
• The Queen Anne Hotel, located at 1590 Sutter Street in Japan Town, is a 39 room hotel. Contact the hotel at 415-441-2828, 800-227-3970, or www.QueenAnne.Com
• Hotel Majestic, located at 1500 Sutter Street between Pacific Heights and Japan Town, is a peaceful Victorian hotel. Contact the hotel at 800-869-8966 or www.TheHotelMajestic.Com
• San Remo, located at 2237 Mason Street in North Beach, is another good choice. Contact the hotel at 800-352-7366 or www.SanRemoHotel.Com

Tiburon, Sausalito, & Mill Valley

For another unique experience, CEO Summit attendees might want to stay in Tiburon, Sausalito, or Mill Valley; those staying in Tiburon will be joined by the Tiburon's managing principal in taking the fifteen minute ferry boat ride to and from San Francisco each day:

• The Water's Edge Hotel, located at 25 Main Street in Tiburon, is a 23 room hotel in a picturesque setting, just across the street from the firm's office and across the bay from San Francisco. The view of the San Francisco Bay is pretty stunning from this charming hotel. Contact the hotel at 877-789-5999, 415-789-5999, or www.MarinHotels.Com
• Casa Madrona, located in Sausalito, is a 63 room hotel with a 3,000 square foot spa. All rooms have wood burning stoves and claw-foot tubs, and the building is also home to Poggio, the upscale Italian restaurant. Contact the hotel at 415-332-0502 or www.CasaMadrona.Com
• Alta Mira Hotel, located in Sausalito, is a 23 room bed & breakfast renovated in 2003. Contact the hotel at 415-332-1350 or www.SausalitoAltaMira.Com
• The Inn Above the Tide, located in the heart of Sausalito, provides incredible views of San Francisco and is also just a ferry boat ride away from downtown San Francisco. Most rooms have private decks, fireplaces, and oversized tubs. Contact the hotel at 415-332-9535 or www.InnAboveTide.Com
• Mill Valley Inn, located at 165 Throckmorton Avenue in Mill Valley, is tucked up against the redwoods at the foot of Mount Tamalpais, and provides easy access to downtown Mill Valley. Room service comes from Piazza D'Angelo Restaurant. Contact the hotel at 800-595-2100, 415-389-6608, or www.MarinHotels.Com
• Acqua Hotel, located at 555 Redwood Highway in Mill Valley, is a 25 room hotel that blends modern elegance with the surrounding natural environment, and straight on views of Mount Tamalpais. Contact the hotel at 888-662-9555, 415-380-0400, or www.MarinHotels.Com
• The Lodge at Tiburon (formerly the Tiburon Lodge), located at 1651 Tiburon Boulevard in Tiburon, is just up the street from the firm's office. Contact the hotel at 415-435-3133 or www.TheLodgeatTiburon.Com