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Hotel Monaco
501 Geary Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Nightly Rates (239.00 - 239.00)   4 Star

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San Francisco Hotel Description

Come and enjoy a spectacular San Francisco hotel that features 201 elegant guest rooms. The Hotel Monaco is designed to provide the best of all worlds to the Bay Area visitor. This San Francisco hotel features a rare combination of high style, exemplary service, and sophistication. The main lobby of the Hotel Monaco is characterized by high ceilings, graced by striking two-story French inglenook fireplace and hand painted ceiling domes that feature a colorful compass-rose design. The registration desk is styled after a Greek steamer trunk. The grand staircase of this San Francisco hotel leads to the second floor and lower lobby area from our reception area. This hotel is situated just 1 block from the Curran Theatre and the American Conservatory Theatre (A.C.T.), 2 blocks from the Cable Car Line and Union Square, and is just a stroll away from the Moscone Convention Center, Chinatown, Yerba Buena Gardens, the financial district, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and the Visual Arts Center. Guests of this magnificent San Francisco hotel will appreicate the Grand Café Restaurant located on-site, that seats 155 people and features an award winning California French bistro menu. The Grand Café showcases tower columns support with an ornate, richly molded 1920-s - 1930-s classic style, high ceiling with a bohemian flair. Also featured here are original character sketches and murals set in an artistic, whimsical tone. All 201 guest rooms and 32 suites are elegantly appointed with pattern/texture and light interiors by noted Los Angeles designer Cheryl Rowley. Featured here is free morning coffee and tea service in lobby. In addition guests will enjoy the evening wine and cheese reception with tarot card reading, free morning newspaper delivery and free professional head and neck shoulder massage, and morning limousine service to the financial district. This San Francisco hotel provides abundant and well-appointed meeting space/full conference and banquet facilities.

Expansive, well appointed lobby at this San Francisco hotel.


San Francisco Hotel Guest Amenities
  • On-Site Restaurant
  • Babysitting/Child Services
  • Exercise Facility or Spa
  • Cable TV Programming
  • Coffee Maker in Room
  • Safe Deposit Box
  • Courtesy Car
  • Service Desk - 24 hours
  • Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
  • Express Hotel Checkout
  • Hairdryers Available
  • Mini Bar

  • Mini Bar
  • In Room Modem Lines
  • Meeting/Banquet Facilities
  • No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
  • Pets Permitted
  • Radio Alarm Clock
  • Room Service
  • Hotel Concierge
  • Hotel Lounge & Bar
  • Featured Business Center
  • Laundry/Valet Services
  • VIP Rooms/Services


  • San Francisco Hotel Room Info

  • Room Descriptions

  • Catering to discerning travelers drawn to the downtown Hotel Monaco's high style, plush residential feel and sublime service, this small luxury hotel offers these services and amenities, in keeping with the expectations of such a boutique hotel: -Services expected of a Mobil Four-Star and AAA Four-Diamond hotel -Accessible for people with disabilities; complies with ADA requirements -Complimentary morning coffee service from 6 to 10 am in our living room -High-speed internet in our lobby, meeting rooms and select guestrooms -Limo/town car to the financial and shopping districts (7am-10am, M-F) -Evening wine and cheese reception with tarot readings and massages -Fresh baked cookies in the afternoon -Round-the-clock room service with a menu from the grand café -Complimentary use of on-site luxury health club and steam room, whirlpool spa, sauna, private lockers, -aerobic exercise equipment featuring bicycles, stair climbers, treadmill and weights. -On-site spa equilibrium features the latest luxury spa treatments. -Overnight shoeshine, valet/laundry and magazine library -Business services available -Full concierge services and valet parking -Safety deposit boxes are available at the front desk Located off Union Square, the luxury Hotel Monaco San Francisco will surround you with a sense of escape to far-away places. Our stunning boutique hotel will pamper and seduce even the savviest of travelers. Vibrant colors combine with luxurious textures throughout the hotel--surrounding our guests in exceptional comfort. All rooms feature the following amenities: -"Dreamiest" pillow top beds, down pillows, and Frette bathrobes -Canopy beds, some completely draped in a seductive, romantic style -Complimentary high-speed internet access in select guestrooms -Writing desk with copier/printer, CD stereos, and digital clock radios -Two-line telephones with computer data port and private voicemail -Television with internet access (WebTV), Nintendo, and ON-Demand movies gourmet treats in the fully-stocked honor bars/refrigerator -Coffee makers with complimentary coffee, iron and ironing board, hairdryer -Twice-daily maid service, including nightly turn down service -Make-up mirrors, Aveda bath products, cotton balls and q-tips -We are a pet-friendly hotel -Windows that open all the way except 7th floor rooms (they open partially) -Individual heat and air conditioning and in-room safes -Complimentary daily newspaper delivered to your hotel room Queen Canopy Casa Blanca - QNCP - 40 rooms in the hotel -200 sq. ft. with 1 four poster canopy queen bed -Smaller than the other room types-considered the most intimate, romantic and dramatically decorated room with yellow and green striped wallpaper -Accommodates 2 people and does not fit a rollaway -Inside courtyard location with window shutters, room does not connect Queen Deluxe - QNDX - 73 rooms in the hotel -234 sq. ft. with 1 queen bed and gray and white striped wall coverings -Accommodates 3 people with the addition of a rollaway -Exterior and interior rooms - interior rooms have shutters -Some rooms connect to a DXST or PLST Double Double Deluxe - DBDX - 40 rooms in the hotel -250 sq. ft. with 2 double beds - some of the best pajama parties have been held in these rooms! -Rooms feature yellow and green striped wall coverings -Some are handicapped accessible with roll-in showers -Accommodates 2 people and does not accommodate rollaway -Exterior side location with street views, some rooms connect to a DBDX King Deluxe - KGDX - 13 rooms in the hotel -250 sq. ft. with 1 king bed -Rooms have great personality and award-winning décor, and feature yellow & green striped wall covering -Accommodates 2 people and does not accommodate rollaway -Exterior location with street view, does not connect to any other rooms Junior Suite - JRST - 12 rooms in the hotel -330-380 sq. ft. with king bed in oversized bedroom -Oversized rooms with sitting area and queen pullout sofa bed within room -Rooms feature yellow and green striped wall coverings -Some are handicapped accessible with lower shelves in the closet, bars in the bathrooms, sitting showers -no bathtubs -Accommodates 4 people and does not accommodate rollaway -Exterior location with view of Geary Street, does not connect to any rooms Deluxe Suite - DXST - 4 suites in the hotel -330-380 sq. ft. with king bed -Separate parlor area with living room -Accommodates 4 people with the addition of a rollaway -Suite does not have a view, connects to a Queen Deluxe Room Parlor Suite - PLST - 3 suites in the hotel, on the 2nd floor -500 sq. ft. with a king bed or Murphy bed in the oversized room, which also has sofa and table with 4 chairs in the sitting area -Accommodates 2 people and does not fit a rollaway -Views of Geary Street or the interior light well (no view in 1 suite) -1 PLST connects to a QNDX and can be sold as a two-room suite -1 PLST - room 224 - has a 6-foot whirlpool Jacuzzi tub -The other 2 PLSTs have standard bathtubs. Monte Carlo suite with one king bed -MCST-. Queen sofa sleeper in separate sitting area. Whirlpool Jacuzzi tub and in room coffee. Mediterranean suite with one king bed -MEDS-. Queen sofa sleeper in separate sitting area. Whirlpool Jacuzzi tub and in room coffee. Bathroom description: magnifying makeup mirror, Aveda products, hair dryer, cotton balls, Q Tips, shoeshine kit, shower cap and vanity. Whirlpool tubs found in majority of hotel suites.

    San Francisco Hotel Rate Disclaimer

    Rates subject to availability and/or subject to change without prior notice.

    Miscellaneous San Francisco Hotel Info

  • USD is the Bay Area currency
  • San Francisco hotel check in time is 3pm 
  • San Francisco hotel check out time is 12pm 
  • This lodging facility opened in 1910 
  • This lodging facility was renovated in 2000 
  • This San Francisco hotel has 201 rooms
  • This San Francisco hotel has 7 floors 

  • Directions to the Hotel Monaco

    From San Francisco Airport (SFO) 1. Take Highway 101 North. 2. As you approach the city, stay on the "Bay Bridge - Interstate 80" lane. 3. Take the 4th Street - last San Francisco exit. 4. Go straight through the signal. You are now on Bryant Street. 5. Turn left on 3rd street (5 blocks). Stay in the far left lane. 6. Cross Market Street. 7. Take an immediate left on Geary Street. 8. The Hotel Monaco is located on the corner of Geary & Taylor Streets, at 501 Geary Street. From Oakland Airport (OAK) 1. From I-80, take the Bay Bridge to San Francisco 2. Take the Fremont Street exit (2 blocks). 3. Turn left on Howard Street (3 blocks). 4. Turn right on 3rd Street (3 blocks). Stay in the far left lane. 5. Cross Market Street. 6. Take an immediate left onto Geary Street. 7. The Hotel Monaco is located on the corner of Geary & Taylor streets, at 501 Geary Street Hotel Monaco is located at 501 Geary Street at Taylor Street. Just one block away from nearby theatres/American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) and the Curran Theatre. Two blocks west from Union Square the center for the city's finest retail shopping, dining, and entertainment. Close to a variety of area attractions, two blocks from the Powell Street Cable Car Line which travels to Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39, and Ghirardelli Square. Walking distance to Chinatown, Mascone Convention Center, art galleries, and the financial district. Adjacent to The Hotel Monaco is the Grand Café and Petite Cafe. San Francisco International, Oakland, San Jose

    San Francisco Hotel Guarantee Policy

    Major Credit Card: for guarantee hold only. Credit card is not charged unless "no show" charges are applied or same day cancellation. Advance Deposit: One night's room and tax charges. Money orders, company and personal checks accepted.

    San Francisoc Hotel Cancellation Policy

    Rooms are subject to a 24 hour cancellation policy. If the reservation is cancelled less than 24 hours prior to arrival a one-night's room and tax charge will apply.

    San Francisco Hotel Restaurant Info

    Restaurants  Located off the lobby of the Hotel Monaco is The Grand Cafe/178 seats in main dining room restaurant with 88 seats in The Petite Cafe Bar featuring outstanding California French bistro menu. The Grand Cafe is a casual European style restaurant with a warm lively ambiance. The decor features art deco and art nouveau in a beautiful grand setting. Bob Helstrom is the executive chef and his continental menu features something for every taste including cassoulet, duck confit, paella, salads, pasta, and grilled fish. Grand Cafe features seafood, vegetarian meat, poultry, American. Price 12.00 to 23.00 average check for two is 50.00 excluding beverage. The more petite cafe casual bar menu offers over 20 items from the wood burning oven and grill. It's a wonderful spot--very popular with the locals. The entrance is located on Geary Street and is wheelchair accessible. Classic style complimented with bohemian flair. Painted tower columns support and ornate richly molded high ceiling featuring a 1920s to 1930s style. Original murals and character sketches set an artistic whimsical tone. Hours open from 7am to 2am for breakfast/lunch/dinner. Large patio and theatre goers are welcome. Grand Cafe main dining room restaurant Breakfast - Monday thru Friday - 700am to 1030am - Saturday and Sunday - 800am to 1100am Lunch - Daily - 1130am to 230pm Dinner - Sunday thru Thursday - 530pm to 1000pm - Friday and Saturday - 530pm to 1100pm Petite Cafe Bar All day dining - Sunday thru Thursday - 1130am to 1100pm - Friday and Saturday - 1130am to 12 midnight Bar/cocktails - Sunday thru Thursday - 1130 am - 100am - Friday and Saturday - 1130am to 200am Meal Plans  Rates do not include continental breakfast-however continental breakfast and/or full American breakfast is available through room service or the Grand Cafe Restaurant. Current prices do not include gratuities and 15 percent plus 2.00 delivery charge if ordered through room service.

    San Francisco Hotel Meeting Facility

  • Meeting Facilities
  •   CONFERENCE BANQUET FACILITIES/MEETING ROOMS 6950 square feet of space includes 9 total meeting rooms. Lower lobby level includes two 1575 square foot meeting rooms each divisible into two and one breakout room of 100 square feet accommodating 12 to 15 people. Ground floor level feature two meeting rooms with high ballroom ceilings totaling 2300 square feet combining the two rooms can accommodate up to 250 people theatre style or 150 for a sit down dinner. Two executive board rooms on second floor both 400 square feet each. One is furnished with an oak conference table accommodating 12 people and the other which accommodates up to 20 people. Full conference/private dining facilities and support services. Private dining up to 180/receptions up to 250. Meeting and groups for up to 120. MEETING SPACE ON LOWER LEVEL The Paris Ballroom situated on the lobby level is accessible from the grand staircase and the guest elevators. Beautifully appointed in a French inspired style with eleven foot high ceilings. The Paris Ballroom is an idea venue for social events and business meetings. The lobby level foyer complete with a two story inglenook fireplace is available for breaks and receptions. MEETING SPACE ON LOWER LOBBY LEVEL accessible for the lobby grand staircase and guest elevators the Athens Room/the Vienna Room and the Caracas room are located on the lower lobby level. In addition the Sydney Lounge is an inviting area to host pre function events/informal breakouts and receptions. MEETING SPACE ON SECOND FLOOR The second floor is home to the Tokyo Boardroom and the Beijing Room. Both can be reached from the lobby grand staircase and the guest elevators. The adjacent Bombay Lounge is the perfect setting for informal breakout meetings and coffee breaks.


    San Francisco Hotel Recreation Info

  • Health Club and Spa Facilities

  • FITNESS FACILITY Complimentary use of fitness center/spa. Hours of operation - 6am to 10pm HEALTH CLUB/SPA EQUILIBRIUM Health Club and Spa attendant hours: Weekdays/Saturday - 7:30 am to 8:00 pm Sunday - 9 am to 6 pm Luxurious health club and spa equilibrium offering Jacuzzi whirlpool steam room, spa, sauna, massage room and private lockers as well as aerobic exercise equipment featuring stairmaster, weight training stations, stationary bicycles, free weights, and video step aerobics daily. Health Spa Massage 1/2 hour 65.00 1 hour 95.00 1 1/2 hour 135.00 Aromatherapy Massage 1 1/2 hour 145.00 European Deep Cleansing Facial 1 hour 95.00 1 1/2 135.00 Manicure/Pedicure Services: Manicure/pedicure - 55.00 Manicure - 25.00 Pedicure - 40.00 No additional charge for in room massages if staying at the hotel. *** Rates subject to change without prior notice. *** The concierge would be happy to make arrangements for all guests activity needs. Tennis, racquetball, running and power-walking routes, squash, back roads hiking, bike trips, and rental equipment/golf tee times around San Francisco only 5 minutes from driving range. There is no pool in the hotel but there is an 8 person whirlpool spa.

  • Sports and Recreation

  • GOLF: 2 miles away from award winning public and private courses. Double Decker Driving range is less than 1.5 miles south. BASEBALL: PAC Bell Park home of the San Francisco Giants is 1 mile SE. Oakland Coliseum home of the Oakland A's is 10 miles east. Football: 3COM Park Home of the San Francisco 49ers is 4 miles south. Oakland Coliseum home of the Oakland Raiders is 10 miles east. SAILING: 2 miles north are the piers launching sailboats, catamarans, yachts and cruise ships. Whale watching excursions, deep sea fishing expeditions, bay tours and sailing courses are all available nearby. Golden Gate Park offers stables, polo grounds, an archery range, and bike-skate-walk paths. Swimming pools are available within 3 blocks of the hotel - see concierge Sand beaches are less than 5 miles W or a trip to Angel Island is a 45 minute ferry boat adventure. Windsurfing and kiteboarding are incredibly popular sports in the bay. Windsurfing rentals and lessons are available at the piers 2 miles north. To surf some of the best breakers in northern California go west 5 miles or try some intermediate waves in Bolinas 25 miles NW on the coast. Halfmoon Bay and Santa Cruz boast excellent surfing for both beginning and advanced boarders 70 miles to the south. Extensive hiking and biking trails are located 10 miles to the northeast. BASKETBALL: Oakland Coliseum home of the Golden State Warriors is 10 miles west.

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