My husband Jamie and I are savouring our final night in California – the culmination of a road trip down the newly reopened Highway 1 – and, since arriving at lunch time, have already squeezed in a trip to Alcatraz, walking to and from the embarkation pier with ease thanks to the 200-key 1 Hotel San Francisco’s enviable location directly opposite the famous Ferry Building in city’s historic nautical heart.
Central, sustainable and oh so chic: checking into 1 Hotel San Francisco
Luxury hotels
Jennifer Morris
8 July 2026
Sipping a ‘Napa Dreaming’ cocktail at 1 Hotel San Francisco's Terrene restaurant, overlooking the Bay Bridge as vintage cars parade up and down the historic Embarcadero boulevard, I feel like we’ve picked the best possible spot to spend our one and only night in San Francisco – and our room is just upstairs.
1 Hotel San Francisco
1 Hotel San Francisco overlooks the historic Ferry Building and the Bay Bridge
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