San Francisco

Hotels: 

• Westin at Maket Street or Westin St. Francis in Union Square. These are both great hotels in great locations. The staff were incredible, especially Luis from the Westin St. Francis. They went out of their way to make our stay wonderful. When we arrived at the Westin St. Francis, we realized that we were at the wrong hotel and although he was already off of work, Luis stayed with us for two hours helping us figure out what happened to our reservation. He called surrounding hotels, Priceline, and Booking.com in order to find out the where we were supposed to be. When we realized we were at the Westin on Market Street, Luis carried our bags out to the street and paid for the cab to take us to our hotel. When we thought that there was nothing more he could possibly do, we got a call to our room when we got there... it was Luis making sure we made it there okay. Both of the Westins were wonderful but the service we got from Luis (Westin st. Francis) is definitely something we will remember forever. The night would have been stressful and much different without his assistance. View the Westin @ Market St. or Westin St. Francis @ Union Square websites.

In the city area of San Francisco, there are many touristy restaurants and shops which are usually overrated. We recommend that you take the city bus (just $2 each) to Pacific Heights/Fillmore. This is a smaller neighborhood filled with cute shops, and locals walking around with their friends and dogs, lots of dogs! It's so quaint here, so if you're looking to escape the rat race, this is the place to go!

Restaurants:

• We went to Taco Bar on Fillmore Street. It was very cute with stools to sit at and a good authentic mexican menu. View their website.
• For dessert, we went to Cultivé Frozen Yogurt. This is a self-serve frozen yogurt shop. You get a large cup and just put as much yogurt as you want in it, then you can put toppings such as brownie chunks, cookie dough balls, fresh fruit, and cereal on top! Then you weigh it, and it's a very reasonable cost! Mine was just under $3! View their website.

Activites:

• We walked down to the marina where you can see friends and families flying kites, riding bikes, walking, and enjoying the beautiful view of the Golden Gate Bridge. It is extra windy here so definitely bring a jacket or windbreaker. We wished we had known this!!! Walking down the streets nearby you can get a glimpse of life as a local. Don't forget your camera!