I researched online intensely when booking my stay in San Francisco. There are many areas that you can stay in which are considered the best gay friendly hotels since it’s an openly gay and liberal city. My favorite hotels are normally closer to the clubs since that is where my travel takes me. There are many districts in San Francisco including Fisherman Wharfs, Golden Gate Park, Union Square, and the Castro district. You can get deals at hotels from TravelZoo.com at hotels like the Kensington Park Hotel – San Francisco near Union Square.
I stayed at the Inn on Castro which is a nice Victorian looking building on the outside facing Castro and States street. The Inn on Castro featured no parking unless you wanted to walk up and down a steep hill on States street which did not seem like fun to me. There is also parking down the street on 14th street but make sure you move your car when the street sweepers come by or during Monday through Friday 8am to 6pm there is NO WHERE to park in the area. And I mean there is NO WHERE to park during the Monday through Friday business hours./p> The Inn on Castro (innoncastro.com) severed up a free breakfast and had free Wi-Fi but the Wi-Fi had problems when I was staying there. There are also some strange electrical problems at the hotel as well where the fuse went out in the bathroom making the lights and outlets go out until they could reset them. The small Inn is close to the clubs in Castro so you can walk around drunk from the gay bars being a great convenience.
You may also rent out a flat near the Painted Ladies or rent out flats (vrbo.com) if you have a big group of friends coming in town to party or vacation with you. Other hotels you may consider that are close to the gay clubs:
- Ramada Inn at 1231 Market Street with $25 parking (was around $135 a night)
- Hilton – 333 O’Farrell Street, $45 parking
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