Hotel at a Glance: Stanford Court San Francisco

Boutique guest rooms at the 4-star Stanford Court San Francisco offer guests a stylish stay in a central location. Better still, your room might look out onto historic Nob Hill, just below. You might see the bay and its Golden Gate Bridge or soak up views of the city.

• Keep Fit: The hotel's 1,500 sq. ft. fitness center includes high-quality equipment - including Peloton bikes - allowing a personalized workout with views of passing cable cars
• Dining and Drinks: The Mixing Room | Nob Hill offers creative fare, great cocktails and brews in a casual and comfortable atmosphere
• Urban Amenities: Enjoy the very latest in state-of-the-art amenities and unparalleled service during your stay with us in San Francisco's Nob Hill
• Amazing Views: Stanford Court's location atop Nob Hill provides guests with some of the best views of the city and the bay
• Nearby shopping: Union Square, the city’s premier retail district, is just a 10-minute walk from the hotel

Nob Hill, San Francisco: Fashionable Neighborhood with Scenic City Views

One of the original seven hills on which the city was built, Nob Hill is a fashionable, upscale neighborhood, once referred to as a “Hill of Palaces” because of its many estates. Huntington Park is the centerpiece for the bustling district, and it’s bordered by Grace Cathedral, a beautiful Gothic-style building with colorful mosaics and a replica of the medieval labyrinth in France’s Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres.

Just downhill from Nob Hill is the Russian Hill neighborhood, whose notoriously steep roads provide some of the city's most scenic vistas. From the top of Russian Hill, you can drive down Lombard Street, often dubbed “the world’s crookedest street” for its eight tight hairpin turns. The street is lined with stately houses and meticulously manicured gardens. A few blocks south, the tiny Ina Coolbrith Park is made up of tucked-away terraces cut into a steep slope between Russian Hill and Nob Hill. The secluded space is considered a local hidden gem for its postcard-worthy views of downtown. In 2008, SF Weekly named it the Best Park Named for a Poet Laureate—Ina Coolbrith was the first person to hold the esteemed title.

San Francisco's iconic cable cars head up and down the streets of Nob Hill and Russian Hill. The nearby Cable Car Museum fills you in on the history of the iconic San Francisco tradition. You can hop on one of the cable cars and head north to reach Ghirardelli Square’s high-end boutiques and Pier 39’s seafood restaurants, or take a cable car south to see Chinatown—one of the largest Chinese communities outside of Asia—and the quaint cafés in the Italian-influenced North Beach neighborhood.