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The Battery

The Battery

North Beach, San Francisco

Opened 2013   Renovated 2013   $$$$

“Private members-club hideaway”

Social Design Luxe
Central

Condé Nast Traveler · MICHELIN Guide

The Battery — vibe

Vibe

Booking a room grants instant resident membership, opening up leafy courtyards, strict no-photo policies, and five private bars buzzing with creatives.

“Private members-club hideaway”

Social

Resident Member privileges unlock five distinct club bars, a leafy courtyard garden, and nightly cultural programming.

Design

Ken Fulk interiors blend exposed brick and industrial steel beams with bespoke wallpaper and curated vintage furnishings.

Luxe

Fourteen spacious suites featuring Japanese soaking tubs, Dyson hair dryers, and Apotheke bath amenities.

Central

In Jackson Square among historic brick buildings, steps from the Embarcadero and Financial District towers

The Battery — rooms

Rooms

Ken Fulk layered the suites with rich vintage textiles, exposed industrial brick, and deep Japanese soaking tubs set in natural stone.

Backstory

Tech entrepreneurs Michael and Xochi Birch converted a historic Barbary Coast marble warehouse into this private members' retreat in 2013.

The Battery — eat & drink

Eat & drink

Dine beneath the Murano glass bar at Woolsery, or slip into the Musto Bar for drinks surrounded by black cerused oak.

The neighborhood

Set in historic Jackson Square, where 19th-century brick storefronts border both the Financial District and North Beach cafes.

“A 14-suite boutique hotel hidden inside an exclusive private members' club in Jackson Square.” 
Condé Nast Traveler
“If you’re expecting a private member’s club in today’s San Francisco to be a sort of ping-pong playground full of app-pitching tech hucksters, then you’ll be very pleasantly surprised.” 
MICHELIN Guide · 2 Keys · 2024

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