The San Francisco call., 1909-04-20
HOSTFLRIFS IN
ALL SECTIONS
Structures All New and Equipped
With Every Modern I'm
prOvement
Management, Cuisine and En-
tertaiHment Unsurpassed
in Any City
TurR are 10 bo,els IN he new

3 r HERE are $50 hotels in the new
c.ty of SAN Francisco-and there
are more TO come. The hotels al
ready completed or nearing compile
tian contain l7.50o suites ana rooms
rhe g. Francis has 700 rooms and
Suites and uII have 1000 when its
second addition is completed. The
Hotel l7airmout has 5I1 rooms and
su!tes Tie Palace. which is rapidly
bearing eomp.etion, viii have 6SS
Tho $50 hotels which the city already
Possesses are capable Of accommodat-
tss $4,000 guests. This means a great
deal II means among other things
taat this city. three years removed from
she greatest condag grafton of history. is
capable of taking comfortable care of
ar national. political religious or fra
telal convention.
san Francisco has always been
famous for its hotel accommodations.
The old Palace hotel was world famous.
far il had extended IT'S hospitality to
nearly au the great men Of the world
who visited this city Other hotels
which hourished before the FIRE like
wise POSSESSED enviable regulations
wherever glebe trotters gathered TO
compare experiences. And now there
IS uo doubt that san Francisco is go
f-g.,o outdo herself by providing
I mber of tile best nostelries in the
world
THE Fairmont. The St. Francis and
the Palace are the largest hotels. but
ihcre are "a number Of other hostelries
ot very large size. TWO OF them, for
instance. being respecuvely IL and u
stories high.
The hotels Of this city are not cen
tere6 in one district: they are scattered
throughout the city. every section hav-
ing it's quota OF first class hotels The
aGVoutage 0f this distribution is easily
understood All travellers do not like
..to ledge .u the midst Of the hurry burly
of sreat metropolis. Perhaps they
have not been used TO so much stress
s.and tgrnon and would be uneasy il
= constantly exposed to ii. Such visitors
may seek ono of the fine hotels in more
*ouiel sections of the city Then again
= certain visitors desire to be close 10
D. some particular part or the city where
their friends OF their business interests
lte or they may wish TO be within
easy distance OF public places. like
-f5OI,ien Gate park. These visitors viii
find thar there are first class hotels in
The sections which they most affect
The hotels OF san Francisco are new.
This is something which travellers ap-
,rellate- Newness means freshness.
sweetness and an atmosphere OF clean
illness which cannot be supplied by the
s most scrupulous vigilance against dust
and dirt There is no other city in
The United states which can lay claim
hotel life
3. san Francisco owes il. OF course. to
the fact that the conhagration Of three
wears. ago blOttcd out all her hotels,
=: .:sirh the exception Of two hotels Of
. the first class and possibly one or two
others. But these hotels happened TO
he of very recent construction, so that
.-,s-hat has been said about the newness
of the local hostelries is literally and
-llufversaI Ily correct. Everything, there
fore is strictly modern and up TO date
The carpets. the furniture, the hang
tngs. The hxtures. everything that can
add to the comfort and pleasure Of
GUESTS is new.
u Tbe hotels Of san Francisco are ad-
rrifably equipped TO resist fire. Most
Of them are Of reinforced concrete or
~ steel and stone. class A construc-
-rc- They are furnished with all the
latest devices for the fighting Of fire.
and ii would be most difficult for a
blaze TO get any headway IN any OF
them.
Francisco hotels is conducted on a
broad metropolitan basis No expense
+. SHARED 10 get the best Of everything
whether in service in the kitchen, in
rre wine cellar or in the apartments.
r.lro managers Of the hotels are men OF
rfsfture and experience. who know the
needs Of the most eXacting guests and
understand the art Of catering TO the
most fastidious.
Thr cafes and dining rooms OF the
ffe hotels arc sumptuous and luxurious
- the last degree. They are served by
ffa hesf chefs whom money can hire,
aided by corps Of stewards and walters
who have been trained IN the best
schools OF their trade-the great hos
rclrfes OF the old and the new worlds.
T-l1c hotels entertain large parties at
rrnC4reon and dinner, made up Of resi-
dents Of this city who appreciate the
best Of eating and drinking and seek
-ff az frequent intervals in the beautiful
dining rooms Of the hotels Of this city.
Thev. are also the favorite places for
bfa dinners and banQuets. In their
-,.,s,~,ff fcent bathrooms The social func-
rfons Of the city take place. 1t Is a
f.fI evening when there is not an en-
-arfafnment Of some sort in all OF the
lie hotels Of this city Splendid or
r-7oefras led 10y famous musicians add
10 tie attraction of these great cana
Fanscrafs
- hotels Of the city are ali easily
acce4 bic by strectcar service Most
.or them are served by several lines ana
! T are on the line of stfeetcaf travel
Architectural considered the hotSis
.f fafs CITY viii rank with the best in
The world. The greatest skill has gone
into their construction and beauty has
heon Joined with utility in the most
Harmonious manner imaginable