Hotel at a Glance: Hotel Zelos San Francisco

Nestled in downtown San Francisco, the contemporary and eco-friendly Hotel Zelos offers a prime location, a 7-minute walk from Union Square. Guests enjoy modern, well-appointed rooms with amenities like flat-screen TVs and iPod docking stations. The hotel features a gym, in-room spa services, and a restaurant called Dirty Habit. Additionally, it boasts a 24-hour concierge desk, free bicycle rentals, and close proximity to Powell St. BART station and Yerba Buena Gardens, making it an ideal choice for travelers. Couples particularly favor its convenient location, rating it 8.9 for a two-person trip.

• Seasonal dishes at the onsite Dirty Habit restaurant complement craft cocktails that draw from a selection of hundreds of spirits.
• Stay Fit on your Vacation too with a workout in the fitness facility
• Getting around: The hotel is within walking distance of trolley and train stations.

San Francisco’s South of Market Neighborhood: Museums, Gardens, and Tech Headquarters

Just north of the popular Mission District, South of Market (or SoMa, as it’s sometimes called) is a vast neighborhood that contains many of the city’s best museums, including the Asian Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. Yerba Buena Gardens displays a number of outdoor art pieces and a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial, which sits behind a 50-foot-high waterfall. The public gardens, a butterfly garden among them, cover two city blocks.

Quite a few Silicon Valley companies have had headquarters in South of Market, including Twitter, Yelp, and Wired. The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is one of Apple Inc.’s favorite venues for unveiling new products—Steve Jobs introduced the iPod and the iPad to the world from its stage.