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SF Hotel Stories
Peter Nasatir
Hospitality Industry Veteran / Writer


Gung Hay Fat Choy, Chinese New Years In San Francisco - Part II
The Chinese community has been synonymous with the development of San Francisco since the Gold Rush of 1849. It was mostly Chinese...
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Jan 233 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. Music San...
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Jan 211 min read


The Fire Next Time: The Palisades And Eaton Fires
Los Angeles is not the only city in California to be partially destroyed by unstoppable fires. San Francisco had a notable one in 1906,...
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Jan 202 min read


David Lynch 1946 – 2025
My Favorite Description Of A David Lynch Film. When I was a young film student at San Francisco State University, the Film 510 class...
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Jan 191 min read


Wow Photo Of The Day
The Trans America Pyramid, through the San Francisco Skyline
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Jan 181 min read


Gung Hay Fat Choy, Chinese New Years In San Francisco - Part I
Gung Hay Fat Choy, The Chinese New Year In San Francisco - Part I The Chinese community has been synonymous with the development of San...
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Jan 163 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. The Herbst...
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Jan 141 min read


Fun Photo Of The Day
Yes, that is a six-foot red shoe by the side of the road
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Jan 111 min read


The Spirit(s) Of San Francisco
Now that New Year's Day has come and gone, and we are all proverbially dropping Alka-Seltzers in glasses of water, I thought this would...
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Jan 104 min read


Another Fun Filled Fact ‘bout San Francisco: SFMOMA
From the SFHotelstories History File: Buildings The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art was designed by the world renowned architect, ...
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Jan 71 min read


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Jan 40 min read


Inns that are "In" Part II
San Francisco is home to some of the greatest hotels in the world. The Fairmont Hotel, where Tony Bennett first performed, I Left my...
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Jan 24 min read


Happy New Year, 2025
From SFHotelstories.
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Jan 11 min read


Happy New Years Eve
From SFHotelstories.
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Dec 31, 20241 min read


Another Fun Filled Fact ‘bout San Francisco: SOMA
From the SFHotelstories History File: Neighborhoods SOMA is not only the population-controlling drug from Aldus Huxley's Brave New World,...
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Dec 30, 20241 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. Circus Bella...
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Dec 30, 20242 min read


Nice Photo Of The Day
Two San Franciscan seniors enjoying one of the many lakes in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park
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Dec 28, 20241 min read


Inns that are "In" Part I
San Francisco is home to some of the greatest hotels in the world. The Fairmont Hotel, where Tony Bennett first performed, I Left my...
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Dec 26, 20245 min read


The Twelve Days of Christmas in San Francisco
Christmas at City Hall
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Dec 25, 20241 min read


The Twelve Days of Christmas in San Francisco
An Enthusiastic Christmas Displayer in the Fillmore District
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Dec 24, 20241 min read
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