Lombard Street has got to be San Francisco's craziest Street.
It is great to walk up, if you have the muscles to do it, but even funnier walking back down.
This street is famous world wide being known for its twists and turns.
Down either side are planted masses of beautiful flowers. ... Read review
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Francisco Lombard Street in the waterfront Marina District alleviates worry over having enough cash for fun during San Francisco vacations. Guests can stroll to Union Street's specialty shops and boutiques, and delight in being within two miles of Fisherman's Wharf, Ghiradelli Square's shops and restaurants, Chinatown, Moscone Convention Center, Golden Gate Bridge, and famous museums and galleries. Recreational enthusiasts are near golfing, hiking, fishing, scuba diving, kayaking, wind surfing, sailing, and riding in helicopters and hot air balloons. The hotel includes complimentary continental breakfasts and wireless Internet access. Business and tour services are offered, as well as and shuttle to San Francisco International Airport 13 miles away (fees may apply). The hotel doesn't have its own restaurant, but guests will find the City by the Bay crawls with dining options. The three story hotel's 37 guestrooms provide desks, coffeemakers, premium channels, and windows that open to let in the cool bay breezes.
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Budget conscious families, couples and other travelers will find Ramada Limited San ... more
Francisco Lombard Street in the waterfront Marina District alleviates worry over having enough cash for fun during San Francisco vacations. Guests can stroll to Union Street's specialty shops and boutiques, and delight in being within two miles of Fisherman's Wharf, Ghiradelli Square's shops and restaurants, Chinatown, Moscone Convention Center, Golden Gate Bridge, and famous museums and galleries. Recreational enthusiasts are near golfing, hiking, fishing, scuba diving, kayaking, wind surfing, sailing, and riding in helicopters and hot air balloons. The hotel includes complimentary continental breakfasts and wireless Internet access. Business and tour services are offered, as well as and shuttle to San Francisco International Airport 13 miles away (fees may apply). The hotel doesn't have its own restaurant, but guests will find the City by the Bay crawls with dining options. The three story hotel's 37 guestrooms provide desks, coffeemakers, premium channels, and windows that open to let in the cool bay breezes.
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
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Advantages: Lombard Street is a Beautiful sight to behold Disadvantages: You can only drive down it. Try walking UP!!!
Lombard Street has got to be San Francisco's craziest Street.
It is great to walk up, if you have the muscles to do it, but even funnier walking back down.
This street is famous world wide being known for its twists and turns.
Down either side are planted masses of beautiful flowers. Hydrangers mostly. Always kept neat and tidy, the street is not just for show, cars drive down it all the time. They do not permit drivers ... ...invented Lombard Street, must have had a great imagination to devise a way of driving or walking up and down one of the steepest hills of all the seven, that SanFrancisco is built on.
There are quite a few trees and one special one right at the bottom of the hill is sometimes used by street vendors to hang their produce up on.
The days that I was their a young girl making hair ribbons and bows, was sitting at the foot of the tree, bicycle ... more
Lombard Street has got to be San Francisco's craziest Street. It is great to walk up, if you have the muscles to do it, but even funnier walking back down.
This street is famous world wide being known for its twists and turns. Down either side are planted masses of beautiful flowers. Hydrangers mostly. Always kept neat and tidy, the street is not just for show, cars drive down it all the time. They do not permit drivers to drive up the hill though.
Whoever invented Lombard Street, must have had a great imagination to devise a way of driving or walking up and down one of the steepest hills of all the seven, that SanFrancisco is built on. There are quite a few trees and one special one right at the bottom of the hill is sometimes used by street vendors to hang their produce up on. The days that I was their a young girl making hair ribbons and bows, was sitting at the foot of the tree, bicycle leaning against a post, at the bottom of the street making the ribbons and bows, then hanging on the branches. A great way I think, of displaying your goods to prospective buyers.
Anyone on Holiday here usually ends up on Lomband Street taking photographs, probably the most photographed street for miles around. And who wouldn't, with it floral displays all year round, from minis to stretch Limo's taking a short cut on what appears to be a switchback ride. Don't lose your bumpers on this one! Make sure your brakes are working, and beware that the pedestrians are keeping to the steps, or slopes.. Yes thats right, many of the streets here are too steep for pavements, so they incorporate steps, to save your ankles and knees.
Once you have reached the top the views are fantastic, you can see to the bottom of the hill and straight up over the town to what looks like an almost vertical road straight up the other side and over the sea in the Bay to Alcatraz.
Alcatraz is not a great distance away, but the waters in the Bay are cold and rough, making swimming out there, or as the prisoners tried once too often, swimming back, impossible.
On a clear day, from the top of Lombard street, you can see right across the sea to the town of Salsalito a pretty place which is definately worth a visit. Small, quiet and modest, not a bit like its neighbour back here this side of the Bay. There are some lovely exclusive shops for you to while away the time.
There are two ways of getting there, either by boat, the ferry goes across quite regularly. or you can drive , or walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. My choice was to take the ferry over and walk back across the bridge. However on this day the weather was clement, and the views amazing, but the walk is long.....
The same ferry will often stop off for visitors to investigate the inmates compartments and cells in the now redundant prison. I would definately recommend this trip, unless you are totally sqeamish and freaked out by the thought of the ghosts.
If you walk from the bottom to the top of this winding street that they call Lombard, you will not be disappointed. The houses are well kept and all painted different colours, the designs of the houses at the top of the hill make you wish you could afford one for yourself, to sit and watch the views in the distance and of course the cars carefully winding their way down the hill.
So, if your going to San Francisco, don't worry about the flowers in your hair, stop off at Lombard street and see them blooming there...
Advantages: I found it convenient and inexpensive Disadvantages: definitely not the most glamourous
Accommodation in San Francisco can be very expensive and hard to find at the best of times but I discovered a convenient budget Travelodge on LombardStreet near the 'crooked' section at Russian Hill. (Budget in this case is by SF standards.)
The hotel is small (72 rooms) and close to the tourist areas at Fisherman's Wharf and the Alcatraz ferry point. I would not recommend it as a family type hotel but rather as a basic solution when you want to see SF on a budget yet feel safe and secure. Rooms are en-suite, spacious, with phone and TV. On the negative side it can be noisy during rushhour trafic but I requested a room away from the street and slept soundly.
It has car parking space but as a major bus line (Van Ness) is just 100 yards away I didn't need to hire a car. Public transport was fantastic and cable cars are a fun ...
San Francisco first strikes you as one of the cleanest cities in North America. The architecture is varied and interesting due to it being one of the oldest cities on the West Coast. The bay has the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, and an assortment of frolicing and barking sea lions. It's a busy port, so you will always see ships. The rolling hills of the city itself, while tiring to climb, make exploration all the more fun. Don't miss Chinatown, an exciting place so big you really can immerse yourself in another culture, and LombardStreet, the 'crookedest street in the world.' Some of the bends in the upper road are nearly 180 degrees. Don't forget to visit the wharves and have they local specialety of clam chowder in sourdough bread, either. It's delicious, trust me. ...
Advantages: Location, value for money, free parking Disadvantages: Noise
Having a day to kill in San Francisco (lucky me!) before catching an early morning flight, I needed a hotel, and decided to stay in town rather than near the airport. I searched on Expedia and found the Francisco Bay Inn. One of the features I was looking for was free parking, and the Francisco Bay offers it. There were cheaper options, but not when you add $10-$20 to park your car. Expedia gave me a rate of £39, prepaid, and I took it.
Another advantage of the Francisco Bay is its location. This is also a disadvantage. It is on LombardStreet, near the corner of Van Ness, within easy walking distance of Fisherman's Wharf and other attractions. However, Lombard is a major, six-lane thoroughfare, part of Highway 101 as it wends its way to the Golden Gate Bridge. This means constant traffic noise, right through the night. Earplugs are ...
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