Hilton – Financial District, San Francisco
I recently stayed at the Hilton in the Financial District in San Francisco. It was one of the nicer places (for the price) and best experiences I’ve had in recent memory. I had informed the concierge that I would be flying in to SFO late and would be taking a car to the hotel. They offered and I accepted to have a car meet me at the departure gate. 30mins or so later I was checked in. 5 mins after that I was in my room where I was pleasantly surprised to find a bottle of fine champagne and chocolate dipped strawberries (which I did not eat).
Though exhausted, I decided to go out and have a meal with a former colleague. We went to Sushi Grove in Russian Hill. It was nice. Its a warmly colored, hip Japanese restaurant, which has a café-like atmosphere. Perhaps it was the jet lag and sake but I was feeling the room full of stylish folks. I suggest the toro – everyday but Sundays; oh and having a beer and sake can’t hurt.
Who says you can’t have fun in a down economy? We did our part to stimulate the local economy.
