San+Francisco travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

Home | Bookmark us




Search Results for 'San+Francisco'


Dec10

Concrete Expressionism

The Geisel Library is the main library building on the University of California, San Diego campus and is open to non-students. Being located so close Hollywood it isn’t surprising that the Geisel has been the location of several movie and television shoots. William Pereira designed the Geisel Library in the late 1960s, at the end of a decade that saw a wave of supposedly futuristic architecture sweep southern California. Originally named The University Library Building, On December 1, 1995 it was renamed Geisel Library in honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for the generous contributions.

Continue reading Concrete Expressionism

Share Comments
Nov24

Excellent hotel for visiting San Francisco area

City Place Marriott is fewer than one mile from the Port Museum of California. The hotel is settled crossways the street from the Metropolis Formula Confection. Added nearby taper of concern is Pardee Plate Museum.

Continue reading Excellent hotel for visiting San Francisco area

Share Comments
Nov15

One of the best hotels and resorts in the world


Big Sur is the jewel of the California coast, one of the most spectacular places in North America. Located in a place of extraordinary beauty – 1,200 ft above the Pacific on a grassy hillside, Ventana Inn is a magnificent Central Coast California resort. Overlooking Big Sur’s beautiful Pacific coastline, this luxury resort is close to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park and Point Sur Lighthouse. Founded by the screenwriter of the movie Easy Rider, this hotel with “stunning views” is approximately a 1 hour drive from Monterey Peninsula Airport and 3 hours from San Francisco.

Continue reading One of the best hotels and resorts in the world

Share Comments
Nov07

Escape to La Paz and tantalize your senses

 

Founded in 1548, La Paz is the legislative capital of Bolivia and the second largest city after Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Located at an elevation of 3,650 m above sea level, the city offers a vibrant mix of ethnic, colonial and international heritages. Hundreds of different museums can be found across the city, the most notable ones on Jaen Street, which street design has been preserved from the Spanish days and is home of 10 different museums.

Continue reading Escape to La Paz and tantalize your senses

Share Comments
Oct13

A breathtaking recital in the gardens

Set in a scenic espy in the center of the settlement, the atlantic’s most indulgent apartment are in a 15th-century edifice with a comely garden. The Parador de Guadalupe Hotel is justness next to the Stag Monastery of Santa Part of Guadalupe. Both the town and the monastery are UNESCO Concern Heritage sites, Guadalupe state one of the most essential centres of pilgrimage in Spain since the 14th century. The house is titled after Francisco de Zurbaran, the zealous 17th-century master who was foaled in the nearby townsfolk of Fuente de Cantos.

Continue reading A breathtaking recital in the gardens

Share Comments
Sep14

Adagio – ideal urban retreat

Centrally located in downtown San Francisco, Adagio Hotel is a 5-minute walk from city’s top attractions, restaurants, day spas and San Francisco best nightlife. Placed on Union Square and a 2-minute walk from the American Conservatory Theater, Hotel Adagio is exactly what you’d expect for a boutique hotel in the city.

Continue reading Adagio – ideal urban retreat

Share Comments
Aug02

Exclusive Hideaway Resort

Overlooking 15 km of white sandy beach and crystalline waters in Ponta do Curumbau in south Bahia, Fazenda Sao Francisco do Corumbau is a small boutique hotel offering the ultimate in privacy and relaxation on one of southern Brazil‘s unspoilt beaches. This is the perfect destination for a relaxing beach break or romantic getaway. Set amidst a grove of nut palm trees and over 2 kilometres of beach, the Fazenda Sao Francisco do Corumbau is a beautiful resort features excellent seaside accommodations and quality service that’s devoted to comfort and tranquility.

Continue reading Exclusive Hideaway Resort

Share Comments
Jul29

Best View In Town From Upper Floors

Dom Pedro Palace is a city center hotel fitting 15 proceedings absent from the airport (4,3 miles), operation by overt movement including San Francisco communication “line car”, underground, within walking length to the past refer. If Golf is your cacoethes there are 15 championship sport courses that can be reached within a goldbrick thrust of the hotel. The hotel has also a mythical Acting Halfway message generous and opalescent convergence apartment armored with all the newest oftenness visual materials.

Continue reading Best View In Town From Upper Floors

Share Comments
Jun09

San Francisco’s Mission District

Today the San Francisco‘s Mission District is well known for its vibrant latino culture, colourful murals, and hip artistic spirit. The Mission is now experiecing the second coming with a new crop of restaurants, boutique and more. The best place to stay there is the 21-room Inn San Francisco (doubles from $175), set in an 1872 mansion, brims with authentic Victorian details—ornate woodwork; marble fireplaces; featherbeds—minus the chintz (not a weathered doily in sight). Don’t miss the rooftop deck with 360-degree views of the city.

Continue reading San Francisco’s Mission District

Share Comments
May18

Argonaut Hotel

Opened in the summer of 2003, the Argonaut Hotel is an intimate boutique hotel situated near Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. Housed in a building that was built in 1907, the hotel is within walking distance of such popular attractions as Aquatic Park, the Museum of Modern Art and Ghirardelli Square. 

Continue reading Argonaut Hotel

Share Comments