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| Address | 440 Post St | ||
| Location | Between Mason and Powell Sts, Union Square | ||
| Transportation | Bus: 2, 3, 4, 30, 38, or 45; all Market St. buses. Cable car: Powell-Hyde or Powell-Mason line | ||
| Phone | 800/288-4346, 415/397-3510 | ||
| Fax | 415/989-0529 | ||
| Web site | www.unionsquare.com | ||
| Room Information | 30 units | ||
| Prices | $171-$224 double; from $219-$379 suite. Rates include continental breakfast; all-day tea and cider, afternoon wine and hors d'oeuvres; and evening cookies | ||
| Credit Cards | AE, DC, DISC, MC, V | ||
| In Room Amenities | TV, hair dryer, free Wi-Fi | ||
| Parking | Valet parking $36 | ||
Frommer's Review
As narrow as an Amsterdam canal house, the Inn at Union Square is the antithesis of the big, impersonal hotels that surround Union Square. If you need plenty of elbowroom, skip this one. But if you're looking for an inn whose staff knows each guest's name, read on. One-half block west of the square, this six-story inn makes up for its small stature by spoiling guests with a pile of perks. Mornings start with a continental breakfast served in lounges stocked with daily newspapers, and evening emerges with appetizers of wine, cheese, fruit, and chocolates served in sweet little fireplace lounges at the end of each hall. There's also unlimited use of a nearby full-service health club with heated lap pool. The handsome rooms are individually decorated with Georgian reproductions, goose-down pillows, and floral fabrics, and they are smaller than average but infinitely more appreciated than the cookie-cutter rooms of most larger hotels. Smoking is not allowed anywhere in the hotel.
Facilities:
Concierge; access to nearby health club (for a nominal fee); secretarial services
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
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