I had got some great advice for my trip to the bay area in a previous post. I was hoping to get some advice on where to stay for the SF portion of my trip. I'm not looking at staying at the Fairmont - as i doubt we'll spend a heck of a lot of time at the hotel.
I had planned on staying at either the Sheraton or Best Western at Fisherman's Wharf, but on another forum I had some recommendations for the Travel Lodge at The Presidio. To me the location of either the Presidio or Golden Gate Travel Lodge is ideal, since we will probably be spending a lot of time around the area of the golden gate (to get to the Marin Headlands, Golden Gate park, Fort Point, etc).
For me a big plus in favour of the travel lodge is that free parking is including. However, after reading some of the reveiws on Expedia, i'm kind of hesitant, as there are some reviews that say that the hotel is what you would expect at a budget motel, but it is clean. However, there were some negative reviews saying that the hotel was not very clean or sanitary.
Anyway, i'd appreciate some advice on the Travel lodge or similar hotels around the GOlden Gate bridge or Presidio area. My main concern is that it should be clean and preferably include parking. I'd rather spend the extra money eating out at a nice restaruant rather then on a hotel room and parking
When I was there for work, i have stayed at the Fairmont and Fisherman's wharf Marriot. Since i wasn't picking up the tab, i didn't really care about the $55/night for parking. But as this is on my dime, i really dont't care to spend that much a night on parking.
Some of the other options of places I wouldn't mind staying are Fisherman's Wharf (if there is a hotel that has a bit more reaosnalbe rates/parking costs), the nob hill location (again, if parking is more reaoanable - i won't hold my breath on that though).
