Hotel G: The Place to be in San Francisco

San Francisco was the final city in our trip across California and Nevada. We had a couple of days to spend in this magical city and we decided to spend them in a small boutique hotel in the very center of the city: Hotel G.

Hotel G: The Place to be in San Francisco

This cute, cozy hotel, boasts some neat design elements and an awesome location just a few minutes away from Union Square. There is plenty of parking nearby. This is important, as those who have been to San Francisco will tell you, finding parking in the city can be a real headache.

Hotel G: The Place to be in San Francisco

We didn’t choose the hotel just for its comfort and location. It has a unique and interesting history that stretches back over 100 years, to a time just after the great earthquake of 1906.

Hotel G: The Place to be in San Francisco

At that time, the hotel was called The Fielding Hotel. Standing on the corner of Geary and Mason Streets, it was a then-modern building offering 112 rooms on eight floors, built in 1909. It advertised ″comfortable appointments and courteous service…at a location in the midst of the amusement and shopping centers of San Francisco″. All this is still true today.

Hotel G: The Place to be in San Francisco

This luxury hotel in San Francisco quickly established itself as a popular home-from-home for travelers. It provides a drive-up garage service, coffee shop, cocktail lounge and free television and radio in all rooms.

Hotel G: The Place to be in San Francisco

The Fielding Hotel was later owned by Ernest F. Peterson and Edith G. Nichols, whose adopted son Robert Peterson went on to become a renowned poet. 

Hotel G: The Place to be in San Francisco

In 1939, four additional floors were added to the San Francisco hotel as part of the Barbary Coast modernization, spurred on by the Golden Gate International Exposition. The Fielding became the New Fielding Hotel, advertised as the city’s “Newest Smart Hotel, streamlined for finer living”. From the 1940s to the 1960s, the hotel’s ground floor was home to Bob’s Steak House & Coffee Shop, Bob’s Nevada Lounge and Bob’s Prime Rib & Smorgasbord. This trio of popular eateries issued humorous advertising postcards which are a fabulous example of the city’s unique mid-century style.

Hotel G: The Place to be in San Francisco

In 2014, following an extensive two-year renovation, the hotel received a completely fresh, modern look and re-opened as Hotel G, with 153 rooms.

Hotel G: The Place to be in San Francisco

The hotel’s historic features are revealed by a simple, relaxed design that makes you feel you are in your own home. Just as it did for Robert Peterson, we hope this downtown San Francisco hotel will inspire you and give your life a little extra charm.

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