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The Golden Gate Bridge at sunset.

The city's libraries are not only a source of information, but a great place to see FREE events and exhibits. Here is what's happening in some of San Francisco Libraries. SFPL Main Branch: Running through Sunday, March 1, 2026 Living Tattoo Traditions: American Irezumi and Beyond. Running through Sunday, March 15, 2026 Fashioning Bay Area Punk. Tuesday, December 16th: North Beach Branch: 6:00pm Reagan & the SF Housing Crisis Bernal Heights Branch: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Saturday, De

Everyone who has lived in or visited San Francisco knows next to the Golden Gate Bridge and the Cable Cars; the Ferry Building is one the most recognizable icons in the city   Opened in 1898 and designed by the prominent San Francisco architect A. Page Brown, the Ferry Building opened to much fanfare in 1898.  Inspired by the Giralda Tower of the Seville Cathedral in Seville, Spain this transit center was considered state-of-the-art in its day. It also served as the new centr

Treasure Island author, Robert Louis Stevenson, got married in San Francisco on May 19, 1880. After the wedding, the couple honeymooned in Napa Valley. If you like this article, please hit like and follow us. You can also follow us at www.sfhotelstories.com SFHotelStories.com  is looking for contributors: writers, videographers, and photographers. Contact us at SFHotelStories@gmail.com , Subject: Contributors.

"If you're alive, you can't be bored in San Francisco. If you're not alive, San Francisco will bring you to life." – William Saroyan If you like this article, please hit like and follow us. You can also follow us at www.sfhotelstories.com SFHotelStories.com  is looking for contributors: writers, videographers, and photographers. Contact us at SFHotelStories@gmail.com , Subject: Contributors.

Welcome to Incoming, from SFHotelstories. Your concierge weekly guide to the pulse of what's happening in San Francisco. EVENTS The Stockton Street Winter Walk The Stockton Street Winter Walk returns with its signature festivities lining Stockton Street by Union Square.  It's a good place to cool your feet after a long day of Union Square Christmas shopping. The festivities run through December 24th If you like this article, please hit like and follow us.  You can also follow

In my upcoming book, Service IS The Business (Working Title) I share a behind-the-desk perspective of what it is like to work at a real San Francisco hotel concierge desk. Enjoy this brief segment from the second chapter. The first hotel I worked in The best part of my job was that it was a union job, and the union insured that I got paid extra for certain duties. For instance, occasionally some rooms were occupied by VIP or frequent guests, and they received a newspaper – ei

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San Francisco is a romantic city. City Hall weddings must be reserved months in advance. Songs from Tony Bennett's I Left My Heart In San Francisco, to Journey's When the Lights Go Down in the City, have informed the world that romance blooms in the city by the bay. As a hotel concierge I can't tell you how many times I've made designs out of rose pedals for nervous grooms-to-be who were about to pop the question. Not to mention the number of toasts I’ve written for str

The city's libraries are not only a source of information, but a great place to see FREE events and exhibits. Here is what's happening in some of San Francisco Libraries. SFPL Main Branch: Running through Sunday, March 1, 2026 Living Tattoo Traditions: American Irezumi and Beyond. Running through Sunday, March 15, 2026 Fashioning Bay Area Punk. Friday, December 12th: Western Addition Branch 3:30pm–5:00pm Artful Afternoon Excelsior Branch Karaoke from 4:00pm-5:00pm Glen Park B

"If anyone is ever missing, you will probably find him in San Francisco." -Mark Twain If you like this passage, please hit like and follow us. You can also follow us at www.sfhotelstories.com SFHotelStories.com  is looking for contributors: writers, videographers, and photographers. Contact us at SFHotelStories@gmail.com , Subject: Contributors.

Welcome to Incoming, from SFHotelstories. Your concierge weekly guide to the pulse of what's happening in San Francisco. EVENTS Russian Center of SF Children's Winter Holiday Fair This December 13th, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm, come celebrate the magic of the season in an Eastern European setting.  Complete with food, fun, and dance. If you like this article, please hit like and follow us.  You can also follow us at www.sfhotelstories.com COMEDY The Masonic Auditorium Me Too-ed co

In my upcoming book, Service IS The Business (Working Title) I share a behind-the-desk perspective of what it is like to work at a real San Francisco hotel concierge desk. Enjoy this brief segment from the first chapter. Me at my concierge desk Before there was the internet, there was the hotel concierge. He (or she) was the one you saw to make that hard-to-get dinner reservation, or tickets to that sold-out show. It was the concierge who knew what plays and events were in t

When the Wu-Tang Clan acheive "Artist-In-Residnece" status, I realize I have more years behind me than in front of me.

Moe'z Tavern, a Simpsons-themed bar Anyone who remembers San Francisco in the 1990s can recall the Caribbean Zone bar.  Housed in an airplane fuselage, each window had a small video screen behind it depicting clouds passing by, as if you were actually flying.  That was the most "thematic" bar I knew, but San Francisco is a quirky place, and our bars reflect the city's eclectic citizenry.  All cities have bars but within San Francisco's city limits is a collection of bars with

Welcome to Incoming, from SFHotelstories. Your concierge weekly guide to the pulse of what's happening in San Francisco. EVENTS The Fairmont Hotel It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas with the return of the Fairmont Hotel's two story ginger bread house. Fun for kids, and kids-at-heart. If you like this article, please hit like and follow us. You can also follow us at www.sfhotelstories.com COMEDY BATS The geniuses at Bay Area Theater Sports, the city's premier improv

Welcome to Incoming, from SFHotelstories. Your concierge weekly guide to the pulse of what's happening in San Francisco. EVENTS Thanksgiving Day, November 27th Many businesses are closed for the holiday, but here is what is open: Indigenous Peoples' Sunrise Ceremony is held on Alcatraz Island commemorating the Indigenous peoples 1969-71 occupation.  This is a free event with a $15 fee for the adult boat ticket, assuming the Government Shutdown has ended. The beautiful and wor

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Hidden amongst the snow-globe vendors and driftwood-themed art galleries rests the Hyde Street Pier at the western end of Fisherman's Wharf. Once an auxiliary ferry terminal, it is today part of the National Park System and includes living museums in the form of a real clipper ship and a real submarine, amongst its many attractions. The Hyde Street Pier Before the Golden Gate and San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridges were built, San Francisco's Ferry Terminal saw more foot traffi