Popular with tourists and business travelers alike, this 36-story hotel boasts a fantastic Union Square location and floor-to-ceiling windows. Grandviews, a restaurant on the top floor, supplies sweeping vistas of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge, along with its French-accented American cuisine. A large 24-hour fitness center provides workout options, while the rooms themselves are spacious, if a bit impersonal. Our advice: Request a room away from Stockton Street, as the doormen’s cab whistles blare on late into the night.

Grand Hyatt San Francisco Amenities:

• 685 rooms, 10 suites. Wireless Internet access. Restaurant, bar. Fitness center. Business center.