When you think about San Francisco, the first things that comes to mind are the famous landmarks always seen in movies or sitcoms that are based in the city. Some of the those attractions  keeping tourists pouring into the city every year are; the Golden Gate Bridge, Transamerica Pyramid and the San F rancisco cable car system. The city of San Francisco has a population of close to three quarters of a million residents, making it the fourth largest in California after Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose. The city has also been rated second to New York City with the highest population density in the United States. The Spanish were the first Europeans to live in the city back in 1776. In the early twentieth century San Francisco was utterly destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and the fire that followed it. The city took a while but eventually rebuilt. At the end of the twentieth century the city was at the middle of the dot com boom/rise. San Francisco was established as a city in 1850. San Francisco is an extremely important economic center for the state of California. The cities port caters to shipping lines from all over the world and is a top destination for visitors. Thirty percent of the Worlds Biotechnology labor force and three hundred and sixty biotech firms are all based in the Bay area. One of San Francisco's' leading industries is Tourism. The figures speak for themselves, seventeen million people toured the city in 2000 and spent close to seven and a half billion dollars, aiding about eighty two thousand jobs. The Federal Reserve Bank, the United States Mint, and more than sixty other foreign banks are all based in the city San Francisco, making the city the financial and banking core of the west. This are a few of the local and international firms that have their headquarters in San Francisco; CNET, The Gap, Levi Strauss & Co., SEGA of America, Wells Fargo, Pacific Gas & Electric and Viz Communications. Some of the finest hotel and restaurants in San Francisco are; Hilton Monterey, Pan Pacific Hotel, Radisson San Francisco Airport, Ritz Carlton San Francisco, Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf, Marriott San Francisco, Grand Hyatt San Francisco, The Fairmont San Jose, Majestic Hotel and Donatello Hotel. The restaurants are; Chapeau!, Fleur de Lys, Greens, Michael Mina, Postrio and the Last Supper Club.
San FranCisco Hotels
San Francisco is a beautiful city that is always remembered because of the famous Golden Gate Bridge. The city has some of the finest hotels and the biggest names in the state of California. We offer you a choice from a few of the best hotels San Francisco has on offer. They are; Hilton & Towers San Francisco, Ritz Carlton San Francisco, Hyatt Regency Downtown, The Orchard Hotel, Four Seasons San Francisco and Hotel Adagio. |
