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SF Hotel Stories
Peter Nasatir
Hospitality Industry Veteran / Writer


SATURDAY'S GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN UPDATE, UPDATE
The Muir Woods, No Closed Until Further Notice. As we enter the third week of the Government Shutdown, I felt it incumbent upon myself to give an update. The Muir Woods and Alcatraz are still closed. Shockingly, Yosemite IS open, sort of. Only the companies which have concession contracts are operating. The visitor center, ranger stations, and many of the popular trails are closed. If you choose to go, enter at your own risk. If you decide to throw caution to the wind
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Oct 182 min read


Friday's Time is Subjective Photo of the Day
SFHotelStories.com is looking for contributors: writers, videographers, and photographers. Contact us at SFHotelStories@gmail.com ,...
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Oct 171 min read


Thursday's Presidio A-GO-GO
Comedian George Carlin once observed, "Did you ever notice people who drive faster than you are maniacs, but people who drive slower than...
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Oct 162 min read


Sunday's Living It Up In San Francisco, This Week's Parade of Events to Nourish the Soul with Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
EVENTS Glen Park Night Market Booths, DJs, and the community will gather one last time this year for the Glen Park Night Market on...
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Oct 121 min read


Friday's Mystery Photo of the Day
Where was this photograph taken from? SFHotelStories.com is looking for contributors: writers, videographers, and photographers. Contact...
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Oct 101 min read


Thursday's Observations On The 2025 Government Shutdown
A Shuttered Fort Point, part of the NPS I am a concierge working for a private residence, but no longer in the hotel business. ...
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Oct 97 min read


Sunday's Living It Up In San Francisco, This Week's Parade of Events to Nourish the Soul with Dua Lipa
Welcome to Incoming, from SFHotelstories. Your concierge weekly guide to the pulse of what's happening in San Francisco. COMEDY The...
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Oct 51 min read


SATURDAY'S GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN UPDATE
A Shuttered Alcatraz Not Again! Through no fault of our own, we find ourselves in another federal government shutdown. As a result,...
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Oct 42 min read


Friday's What the Hell Were They Thinking Photo
I have no idea what Elizabethan Glam is. SFHotelStories.com is looking for contributors: writers, videographers, and photographers....
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Oct 21 min read


Thursday's Dashiell Hammett’s San Francisco
If anyone knows anything about Dashiell Hammett, it was probably gleaned from Jason Robards's Academy award-winning portrayal of him in...
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Oct 22 min read


Sunday's Living It Up In San Francisco, This Week's Parade of Events to Nourish the soul with
Welcome to Incoming, from SFHotelstories. Your concierge weekly guide to the pulse of what's happening in San Francisco. COMEDY 9/27...
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Sep 291 min read


Friday's Ironic Photo of the Day
Is it Open or Closed? SFHotelStories.com is looking for contributors: writers, videographers, and photographers. Contact us at...
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Sep 261 min read


Thursday's For the Only Kosher Jewish Restaurant in the City, Go To Chinatown?
Being Jewish and from Los Angeles, I'm used to many deli options. When I moved to San Francisco to go to college, I discovered a...
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Sep 252 min read


Sunday's Living It Up In San Francisco, This Week's Parade of Events to Nourish the Soul with the Jonas Brothers.
Welcome to Incoming, from SFHotelstories. Your concierge weekly guide to the pulse of what's happening in San Francisco. The Chase...
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Sep 211 min read


Friday's Fun Photo of the Day
Even the Sponges are well read. SFHotelStories.com is looking for contributors: writers, videographers, and photographers. Contact us at...
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Sep 191 min read


Thursday's Le Jazz Hot
When people equate music and San Francisco, their minds most often go to the Rock and Roll scene of the 1960s. Born from the Summer of...
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Sep 183 min read


Sunday's Living It Up In San Francisco, This Week's Parade of Events to Nourish the Soul With Margaret Cho
Welcome to Incoming, from SFHotelstories. Your concierge weekly guide to the pulse of what's happening in San Francisco. EVENTS Muni...
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Sep 141 min read


Friday's Mystery Photo of the Day
Where was this taken from? SFHotelStories.com is looking for contributors: writers, videographers, and photographers. Contact us at...
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Sep 121 min read


Thursday’s Happy 50th, Rainbow Grocery
When I was a kid growing up in the 1970s, before the days of Whole Foods and Trader Joe's, health food markets were often little more...
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Sep 113 min read


Tuesday’s Fun Filled Facts ‘bout The Northern California Concierge Association
Through AIDS, 9/11, and a global pandemic which saw the hospitality industry shuttered overnight (and worldwide), the hotel concierge...
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Sep 91 min read
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