Hotel Vertigo

Hotel · Lower Nob Hill

Hotel Vertigo

Hotel · Lower Nob Hill

940 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94109

Highlights

Contemporary rooms in a storied getaway featuring free tea & coffee, plus a fitness room. Set among the steep streets of the posh Nob Hill area, this hotel's contemporary and baroque touches give a design-nod to its predecessor, which was featured in the Hitchcock classic 'Vertigo.' It’s a 9-minute walk from Union Square's shops, museums and eateries, and 2 blocks from several light-rail and bus stops. Chic rooms decorated in orange and white hues with movie-inspired wall art offer flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi, plus coffeemakers and minifridges. Free tea and coffee are available each morning in the lobby, where 'Vertigo' plays on a loop. There's also an on-site fitness room and a business center. Valet parking is available (fee).

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"Alfred Hitchcock was known for, among other things, his iconic location shooting. Many of these sites can be visited around San Francisco, if you know where to look, including the hotel that played a role in (and later, took the name of) one of the director’s most iconic films, Vertigo. Originally called the Empire Hotel, the renamed Hotel Vertigo now takes pride (and tourist dollars) from its former fame. When Hitchcock was filming his 1958 suspense classic, he chose the exterior of the Empire Hotel as the location for character Judy Barton’s home. He was particularly interested in the hotel’s neon green sign, which could be seen from outside the window of her room. (Sadly, the sign did not survive the hotel’s redesign.) After changing its name first to the York Hotel, the central San Franciscan lodging was eventually rechristened the Hotel Vertigo. To drive the selling point home, the lobby has been decked out in a stark orange and white ’60s decor that invokes the film’s famous movie poster. In addition, the film itself plays on a loop in the lobby at all times. The amount of references to the film that briefly used the space is enough to make one’s head spin." - ATLAS_OBSCURA

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Jay T

Google

Clean and quirky hotel with quality linens and excellent front desk and housekeeping staff. ||||Stayed for 5 nights, the front desk staff gave me maps and were great with luggage, had good music on and very welcoming. ||||Room was a good size, the wardrobe impressive, bathroom small but adequate. ||||Being an older hotel walls were thin and TV signal regularly dropped out but for staff, location, wifi service and comfort for a solo traveller/ couple it was excellent. Pastries and coffee were an added bonus but get in quick!|||| Highly recommended at this price point.

Kit Hart

Google

We enjoyed our stay here very much. It is situated in a convenient location where most things of interest are within walking distance. The staff are friendly and helpful. The hotel itself is unique in appearance and atmosphere. The room was clean and comfortable. Even the pillows were comfortable.

Hermes Frangoudis

Google

Overall a positive experience! Decent location, the hotel is clean, the rooms are clean and spacious. Stayed here a few days for a work trip. Beds and pillows are comfortable, bathroom and shower are spacious. Had some issues where the bathroom outlets didn’t work (safety would pop anytime you plugged something in), but there were other outlets nearby that worked without issue. Cool side note: this hotel was used during the filming of Hitchcock’s Vertigo movie, given this bit of info the vintage feel gives it a really cool presence.

Carl U

Google

Hotel staff are very friendly and helpful. Lobby and rooms are very well maintained and equipped. You can see the age of the hotel in certain aspects of the room, however in no way does this negatively impact the stay as everything is clean and in good order. Only one elevator can be a bit slow at times, however stairs are very open and accessible for times you don't have to worry about carrying heavy luggage. The hotel isn't in the greatest location in terms of the overall feel of the area (fair number of homeless nearby), however it is very central to all of the tourist attractions even though not overly close to any single one of them. Very much enjoyed my stay and would definitely recommend as a more affordable option for a stay in San Francisco.

Alison H

Google

My husband and I stayed in the hotel Vertigo for 3 nights-arriving the day that the USA went into lockdown!! We arrived apprehensive, stressed and tired at 10pm after travelling for around 20 hours. ||||Sam was at the desk with a smile and a warm welcome. We were quickly shown to our room which was spacious, warm and clean.||||Greg met us the each morning with a smile and a song. And our complimentary breakfast was delicious (I highly recommend the hotel blend if you like coffee). ||||The hotel was unique, the staff were genuinely friendly and knowledgeable and we would highly recommend staying if you are travelling through San Francisco.

Chris M

Google

Nice room and great location! Clean and comfortable. Plenty of space in the room for two people. Bed size is not a king but apparently nowadays all hotels pretend to have king while they haven't (I have a king at home, I perfectly know how it feels). Rooms should be more isolated, but overall is not a big deal. I definitely recommend it.

Craig Kelly

Google

Typical major city hotel in US. A lot of effort made on the foyer but the hotel was a bit dated. Room was a good size, no a.c. but had a ceiling fan. wall heater looked a bit worse for wear but we didn't need to use it. bed was very comfortable and the tv channel had a decent selection of channels for waking up at odd hours due to her lag. easy stroll into union square so location was fine. staff were friendly and helpful.

Christopher Gardiner

Google

Good location. No in-house food service. Nice rooms. Very good service from staff. Gluten free breakfast at the bakery up the street. Corner store/grocery and restaurants also up the street. If you're a real walker, you may enjoy this location. It's not far from China Town. We even walked home each night from Fisherman's Wharf (25-30 mins). There is nothing but nice clean neighborhoods in between. For the price, we would consider staying there again.