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GETAWAYS • The Nines
Hotels, for holiday guests
The Nines are FOUND’s distilled lists of the best in the Bay Area and surrounds. Additions or subtractions? Hit reply or found@itsfoundsf.com. For the full archives, click here.
Palace Hotel (Downtown), grand, family-friendly hotel, tree lighting ceremony in Nutcracker wonderland, high tea w/ Santa and carolers, holiday brunches, $290
1 Hotel SF (Embarcadero), sustainably minded hotel near Ferry Bldg., wreath-making workshop, winter greenhouse w/ mulled wine, $546
Fairmont (Nob Hill), regal Beaux Arts landmark, plus holiday shopping village, lobby bar w/ hot chocolate or Champagne, Santa suites, $410
The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco (Nob Hill), posh stay w/ holiday menus, Dickens-era tree lighting ceremony, letters to Santa, teddy bear tea, $377
Westin St. Francis (Union Square), chef Michael Mina’s new Bourbon Steak restaurant, 12-ft sugar-and-fondant castle, festive Nutcracker suite, $201
Beacon Grand (Union Square), Renaissance Revival grandeur, blue-chip concierge service, steps from Union Square ice rink and Christmas tree, $284
Proper Hotel (Mid-Market, above), designed by Kelly Wearstler, holiday dinners, afternoon tea, $244
Hotel Drisco (Pac Heights), luxe lodging offering beefed-up amenities (custom chocolates from in-house chocolatier, rose petal turndown service), proximity to Fillmore St holiday shopping, $779
Inn at the Presidio (Presidio), cozy-chic cabin vibes in national park, decor including holiday wreaths, garlands, lights, giant pine tree, $777
All rooms king or queen, one night, December weekend (some require minimum stays).
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RESTAURANTS • First Word
Hungry like
The Skinny: Last month, chefs Rupert and Carrie Blease (of the late great Lord Stanley) teamed up with their old catering buddy Tommy Halvorson (of Serpentine and Fire Society) to finally open their follow-up restaurant, Wolfsbane.