Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero
San Francisco · United States
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Character and identity
Despite the name, this Four Seasons sits five blocks inland on Sansome Street, occupying the top 11 floors of a 48-story Skidmore, Owings & Merrill tower with 127 rooms and 28 suites starting at the 37th floor. The lobby is a small, circular white-marble sanctuary anchored by Guy Dill's bronze Ohlone sculpture. A 2022 refit dressed rooms in muted greys, browns and blacks with rust-red accents nodding to the Golden Gate, and rebuilt the bathrooms in white marble. Orafo, the ground-floor California-Italian, leans moody and pasta-forward. The 40th-floor Overlook deck hosts yoga, wine tastings and panoramic city-and-bay views.
Who's it for
Best for:
Design-literate couples and business travellers who want a quiet, vertical retreat above downtown San Francisco, with serious cooking on site, a calm arrival experience, and views that genuinely deliver. The Golden Gate and Embarcadero Terrace Suites, with 800-square-foot private terraces, suit anyone planning to entertain or linger.
Should look elsewhere:
Travellers expecting waterfront immediacy will be disappointed: the Embarcadero and Ferry Building are a five-block walk away. Families wanting kids' clubs and pool decks, or anyone after a buzzy lobby scene, won't find their hotel here.
Bottom line
The defining feature is altitude and quiet: rooms start on the 37th floor of a downtown tower, the lobby is hushed, and views do most of the work. Book a high-floor room facing the bay, or stretch to a Terrace Suite if the 800-square-foot outdoor space appeals. Request a sunset-facing aspect at booking, and check the Overlook events schedule before arrival.
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What this place offers
- 24-hour room service
- Babysitting services
- Fitness classes
- Gym
- House car
- Pet friendly
- Restaurants
- Wi-Fi
- Restaurant
- Room service
