Design hotels in San Francisco

Tenderloin, San Francisco From $300

San Francisco Proper Hotel

Maximalist interiors layer clashing geometric patterns, vintage European furniture, and vibrant Cubist artwork across the flatiron spaces.

North Beach, San Francisco $$$$

The Battery

Eclectic interiors featuring a custom Murano glass bar, exposed brick walls, and a hand-built Finnish glass elevator.

Nob Hill, San Francisco From $800

The Huntington Hotel

Ken Fulk balances historic Georgian scale with cerused walls, dark woodwork, and theatrical jewel-box glamour in public salons.

Financial District, San Francisco From $300

The Jay, Autograph Collection

AvroKO softened John Portman’s concrete tower using warm oak screens and Ruth Asawa motifs.

Financial District, San Francisco From $450

1 Hotel San Francisco

Reclaimed barn wood floors and plant-filled lounges turn the lobby into an indoor grove.

Union Square, San Francisco From $150

Axiom Hotel

A tunnel of light leads past exposed conduits and cable-inspired chandeliers.

Union Square, San Francisco From $150

Beacon Grand

European oak floors meet custom sourdough-patterned wallpaper in the revitalized rooms.

Yerba Buena, San Francisco From $550

Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco

Meyer Davis interiors blend walnut woodwork with over ninety works by California artists.

Financial District, San Francisco From $550

Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero

Glass sky bridges and an intimate circular lobby anchored by Guy Dill's sculpture.

Pacific Heights, San Francisco From $700

Hotel Drisco

Custom Helios Art Glass stained windows set off inlaid wood floors throughout.

Union Square, San Francisco From $150

Hotel Emblem San Francisco

Book-stacked walls and manual typewriters channel mid-century Beat generation style.

Union Square, San Francisco $$

Hotel G

Stripped timber floors and vintage bankers' lamps give rooms a warm, residential loft feeling.

Japantown, San Francisco From $300

Hotel Kabuki

Mark Zeff layers charred shou sugi ban cedar against graphic shibori textiles.

Tenderloin, San Francisco From $150

Hotel Spero, Vignette Collection by IHG

Perkins and Will paired Spanish Colonial bones with geometric Tangram-inspired headboards.

Yerba Buena, San Francisco From $200

Hotel Zelos San Francisco

Computer-generated artwork, pale charcoal tones, and chrome accents across contemporary, quiet rooms.

Union Square, San Francisco From $150

Hotel Zeppelin San Francisco

Blacklight graffiti illuminates brick walls beneath a suspended steel cage of gin bottles.

Yerba Buena, San Francisco From $200

Hotel Zetta San Francisco

Chandelier made from recycled sunglass lenses, floppy disk artwork, and a two-story interactive Plinko wall in the lobby.

Presidio, San Francisco $$$

Inn at the Presidio

Residential interiors with gas fireplaces, dark blue tiling, and Presidio artwork.

Union Square, San Francisco From $250

JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square

Cylindrical glass elevators glide through an eighteen-story atrium above an inlaid stone floor and bronze dancing sculpture.

Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco From $150

Kimpton Alton Fisherman's Wharf

A tufted textile installation by Trish Andersen frames reception beneath lobby skylights.

Japantown, San Francisco From $300

Kimpton Hotel Enso

Shibori textiles and light wood furnishings bring Japanese minimalism to redesigned guest rooms.

Presidio, San Francisco $$$

Lodge at the Presidio

Floor inlays map the 1897 barracks walls alongside military-inspired furnishings and photography.

Mission Bay, San Francisco From $300

LUMA Hotel San Francisco

A 32-foot dynamic light sculpture by Jim Campbell illuminates the ground-floor lobby.

Union Square, San Francisco From $200

Palihotel San Francisco

Mission Revival architecture meets ceramic tiles, mixed furnishings, and deliberately preserved patina.

Tenderloin, San Francisco From $150

Phoenix Hotel

Red neon tube headboards and striped cabanas revitalize the mid-century motor lodge.

Lower Nob Hill, San Francisco From $150

Staypineapple, An Elegant Hotel, Union Square San Francisco

Pineapple yellow hues and a nine-screen digital art panel brighten the lobby.

Union Square, San Francisco From $150

The Clift Royal Sonesta San Francisco

An oversized statement chair and surrealist accents balance warm Art Deco woodwork.

Presidio Heights, San Francisco From $400

The Laurel Inn - JDV by Hyatt

Custom American walnut furnishings and tactile textiles update the angular mid-century motor lodge.

Union Square, San Francisco From $150

The Marker Union Square San Francisco

Whimsical lighting and rich palette details reimagine a classic Belle Époque dreamscape.

Yerba Buena, San Francisco From $600

The St. Regis San Francisco

Sweeping brass trellises and leather-paneled headboards echo local cable cars and coastal hills.

Tenderloin, San Francisco From $100

Tilden Hotel

Tufted blue velvet sofas and custom cherry wood anchor Studio Tack's minimalist redesign.

Tenderloin, San Francisco From $200

Timbri Hotel San Francisco

An angular flatiron exterior encases verdant interiors and a rooftop greenhouse solarium.

Yerba Buena, San Francisco From $250

W San Francisco

Gold-dusted fog wallpaper, angular metallic accents, and carpets tracing historic cable car lines.