Argonaut Hotel San Francisco travel guide

Location. The Argonaut Hotel at Fisherman's Wharf is located two miles from Union Square in San Francisco, Calif. The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor's Center is connected to the hotel lobby. The cable car turnaround is located across the street. Chinatown is one mile away. Also within one mile of the hotel are the Museum of Modern Art, Alcatraz Ferry and Ghirardelli Square.

Hotel Features. A nautical theme runs throughout the Argonaut Hotel at Fisherman's Wharf, from wood-plank flooring to the steamer trunk front desk. The adjacent Blue Mermaid Chowder House & Bar serves fresh seafood and a variety of cocktails in a setting resembling the Gold Rush Era. Alfresco seating located in a brick alley is available alongside the hotel. Embellished with sails and gyroscopes, the lobby serves as the setting for complimentary evening wine receptions and complimentary wireless Internet access. High-speed wireless Internet access is also complimentary in the dining quarters and throughout the hotel's public areas. The 24-hour fitness center contains cardiovascular and weight-training equipment, headphones, free weights and yoga balls.

Guestrooms. Continuing the nautical ambience, the 252 guestrooms of the Argonaut Hotel at Fisherman's Wharf are decorated with porthole mirrors, anchor-motif bedding and eclectic throw pillows. Rooms include 27-inch flat-screen televisions with cable channels, MP3 adaptors, DVD players and complimentary high-speed wired Internet access. Laptop-compatible in-room safes are complimentary. The hotel offers complimentary yoga baskets for guests to use in conjunction with the hotel's 24-hour yoga channel. Bathrooms are stocked with L'Occitane toiletries. Pet amenities can be delivered to the guestrooms and include custom bedding, pet minibars and raised bowls.

Expert Tip. Guests search no further than their hotel rooms to receive pampering massage services. In-room spa services may be arranged via Internet or telephone request, and include techniques such as the Brown Sugar Massage, the Rice and Sake Massage or the Fleurs de Chocolat Hot Stone Massage.

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