This large, convention-style hotel is situated in the Embarcadero Center, a movie, shopping, and office space complex at the foot of Market Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The newly opened—and wildly popular—Ferry Building, with its gourmet food center, restaurants, and farmers’ market, is a short walk from the hotel’s atrium-style lobby, which is 17 stories high and surrounds a giant metal globe sculpture. Guest rooms are spacious, comfortable, and tastefully decorated, and many have views of the water.

Hyatt Regency San Francisco Amenities:

• 802 rooms, 15 story. Check-in 3 pm, check-out noon. High-speed Internet access, wireless Internet access. Two restaurants, bar. Fitness room. Business center. Credit cards accepted.