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SF Hotel Stories
Peter Nasatir
Hospitality Industry Veteran / Writer


The Treasures of Treasure Island Part I
I was going to do a brief Fun Filled Fact 'bout Treasure Island, the man-made island jutting out from Yerba Buena Island in the middle of...
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May 223 min read


Another Fun Filled Fact ‘bout San Francisco: The Castro District
From the SFHotelstories History File: Neighborhoods. Before it was known as “The Castro,” the neighborhood was called Eureka Valley....
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May 201 min read


Living It Up In San Francisco, This Week's Parade Of Events To Nourish The Soul with Shpongle.
Welcome to Incoming, from SFHotelstories. Your concierge weekly guide to the pulse of what's happening in San Francisco. Parades and...
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May 181 min read


Fun Photo of the Day
You two should get together and come up with a better name.
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May 161 min read


San Francisco Hotels and Covid Five Years Later: Part III
Five years ago, the Covid 19 Pandemic struck, upending all of our lives. Be you Tom Hanks or an essential worker, we all had to start...
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May 156 min read


Yet Still Another Fun Filled Fact ‘Bout San Francisco: Maiden Lane
From the SFHotelStories History File: Streets Maiden Lane Maiden Lane, the exclusive shopping promenade of high-end retail shops adjacent...
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May 131 min read


Living It Up In San Francisco, This Week's Parade Of Events To Nourish The Soul with They Might Be Giants.
Welcome to Incoming, from SFHotelstories. Your concierge weekly guide to the pulse of what's happening in San Francisco. Foot Races Bay...
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May 111 min read


San Francisco Hotels and Covid Five Years Later: Part II
Five years ago, the Covid 19 Pandemic struck, upending all of our lives. Be you Tom Hanks or an essential worker, we all had to start...
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May 85 min read


Another Fun Filled Fact ‘bout San Francisco: Mission Bay
From the SFHotelstories History File: Neighborhoods Mission Bay Before European settlers, Mission Bay was the moth of Mission creek,...
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May 61 min read


Living It Up In San Francisco, This Week's Parade Of Events To Nourish The Soul with Jake Johannsen and Frida Kahlo
Welcome to Incoming, from SFHotelstories. Your concierge weekly guide to the pulse of what's happening in San Francisco. The Warfield...
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May 41 min read


San Francisco Hotels and Covid Five Years Later: Part I
Five years ago, the Covid 19 Pandemic struck, upending all of our lives. Be you Tom Hanks or an essential worker, we all had to start...
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May 24 min read


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Apr 300 min read


Cool Photo of the Day
People do catch fish in the bay. A lone fishman by the Ferry Building.
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Apr 291 min read


Living It Up In San Francisco, This Week's Parade Of Events To Nourish The Soul With Camper Van Beethoven
Welcome to Incoming, from SFHotelstories. Your concierge weekly guide to the pulse of what's happening in San Francisco. Music The...
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Apr 271 min read


San Francisco Films that Get It: Part II
Having a background in both film and hospitality, I have a particular interest in movies depicting San Francisco. Many times (too many...
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Apr 245 min read


Fun Photo of the Day
My name is Peter, and I've been coming to this Starbucks for five years.
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Apr 221 min read


Living It Up In San Francisco, This Week's Parade Of Events To Nourish The Soul
Welcome to Incoming, from SFHotelstories. Your concierge weekly guide to the pulse of what's happening in San Francisco. Comedy The...
ckesta
Apr 201 min read


San Francisco Films that Get It: Part I
Having a background in both film and hospitality, I have a particular interest in movies depicting San Francisco. Many times (too many...
ckesta
Apr 174 min read


Living It Up In San Francisco, This Week's Parade Of Events To Nourish The Soul With The Six On Stage And Ruth Asawa At The SFMOMA
Welcome to Incoming, from SFHotelstories. Your concierge weekly guide to the pulse of what's happening in San Francisco. SFIFF Festivals...
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Apr 121 min read


Willis Polk, The Other Man who Built San Francisco
From Frank Lloyd Wright to Philip Johnson, San Francisco has provided a canvas for architects to create from. In a previous article I...
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Apr 103 min read
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