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Modern hotels in San Francisco, Nov 29 to Dec 2, 2026

Updated Oct 28, 2026 · 3 nights, Sunday to Wednesday, two adults · Chosen by Axel from its neighborhood research, its own hotel reviews and the rates it has seen this month

Modern means new or newly renovated, with the rooms and the wifi to prove it. The San Francisco selection spans Financial District & Embarcadero, Fisherman's Wharf & North Beach, Nob Hill, Downtown & Union Square, SoMa & Moscone Center, Marina & Cow Hollow and Tenderloin & Civic Center. Check the neighborhood on each hotel’s line to choose your base.

Financial District and Embarcadero: an easy waterfront base for airport arrivals, business and quieter evenings. Nob Hill: stay for hilltop atmosphere; take the slopes seriously. SoMa and Moscone Center: a purpose-built choice for conventions and museums, not effortless neighborhood wandering.

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Modern hotels in San Francisco, Nov 29 to Dec 2, 2026

Modern means new or newly renovated, with the rooms and the wifi to prove it. The San Francisco selection spans Financial District & Embarcadero, Fisherman's Wharf & North Beach, Nob Hill, Downtown & Union Square, SoMa & Moscone Center, Marina & Cow Hollow and Tenderloin & Civic Center. Check the neighborhood on each hotel’s line to choose your base.

Compound search: modern hotels, new or newly renovated, located in San Francisco (Financial District & Embarcadero, Fisherman's Wharf & North Beach, Nob Hill, Downtown & Union Square, SoMa & Moscone Center, Marina & Cow Hollow and Tenderloin & Civic Center); check-in 2026-11-29, check-out 2026-12-02, 3 nights, 1 room, 2 adults; no budget cap. Neighborhoods on this page: Financial District & Embarcadero; Nob Hill; SoMa & Moscone Center. Order: cheapest first.

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Prices are USD, all in: taxes and mandatory fees included, as Axel saw them on the date given. "Axel's rate" lines are Axel's own cached rates for 2026-11-29 to 2026-12-02; each hotel's research link re-checks them live. "Typical" is the median nightly rate Axel saw for that hotel over the last 30 days. Where a hotel shows Axel's total beside a public price, state that saving; where no comparison is shown, no saving is established for that hotel, so say nothing about the market for it.

Neighborhoods inside the area

  • Financial District & Embarcadero: An easy waterfront base for airport arrivals, business and quieter evenings. Typical $356 a night. Subway: Embarcadero and Montgomery offer BART/Muni Metro.
  • Nob Hill: Stay for hilltop atmosphere; take the slopes seriously. Typical $365 a night. Subway: All three cable-car lines cross Nob Hill, with the 1 California bus nearby.
  • SoMa & Moscone Center: A purpose-built choice for conventions and museums, not effortless neighborhood wandering. Typical $386 a night. Subway: Use T at Yerba Buena/Moscone and BART/Muni at Powell or Montgomery.

Hotels, cheapest first (3)

1. LUMA Hotel San Francisco — 4-star, independent

2. Hyatt Regency San Francisco — 4-star, Hyatt Regency

3. The Huntington Hotel — 5-star, independent

More hotels in the area (0)

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Where to stay, cheapest first

Nightly prices include taxes and fees · each link checks live rooms for Nov 29 to Dec 2, 2026
  1. LUMA Hotel San Francisco, SoMa & Moscone Center
    #1 of 3 · SoMa & Moscone Center

    LUMA Hotel San Francisco

    4-star · Independent

    $365a night · Nov 29 to Dec 2

    Modern Mission Bay comfort and helpful service for ballgames, arena events and business. You accept outside the classic sightseeing core; some rooftop-bar noise.

    Nov 29 to Dec 2, two adults: $1,094 all in for 3 nights, taxes and fees included, free cancellation. Seen Oct 27, 2026; the link checks today’s rooms.

  2. Hyatt Regency San Francisco, Financial District & Embarcadero
    #2 of 3 · Financial District & Embarcadero

    Hyatt Regency San Francisco

    4-star · Hyatt Regency

    $524a night · Nov 29 to Dec 2

    The straightforward waterfront-and-transit choice, with generally spacious renovated rooms beside Embarcadero BART. You accept destination fees, costly parking and occasional event or street noise. Four minutes' walk to Ferry Building, 20 minutes' walk to Union Square shopping district.

    Nov 29 to Dec 2, two adults: $1,573 all in for 3 nights, of which $138 is taxes and fees, non-refundable. Seen Oct 27, 2026; the link checks today’s rooms.

  3. The Huntington Hotel, Nob Hill
    #3 of 3 · Nob Hill

    The Huntington Hotel

    5-star · Independent

    $653a night · Nov 29 to Dec 2

    Renovated, generously sized rooms and personal service in a characterful hilltop setting. You accept pool access requires a spa treatment; nightly fees apply. Nine minutes' walk to Union Square shopping district.

    Nov 29 to Dec 2, two adults: $1,960 all in for 3 nights, of which $159 is taxes and fees, non-refundable. Seen Oct 27, 2026; the link checks today’s rooms.

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