The Handlery Union Square San Francisco 

Family-owned for four generations

Mix up your sightseeing with some downtown downtime at The Handlery. This smart city choice sits in prime position for Union Square and has a hacienda style courtyard with an outdoor heated pool.

In an almost unbeatable central location, 4th generation owned The Handlery has been in business since the '40s. The Group’s ethos has always been to create inviting hotels that feel like home. Keeping to that philosophy, their Union Square hotel offers 377 well-appointed bedrooms spread between the historic building and the modern section and it has that rare city treasure of an outdoor heated pool. Macy’s is on your doorstep as are the posh shops and art galleries on fashionable Maiden Lane. You’re also only five minutes from the Powell-Hyde cable car line which takes you to the top of Lombard Street, the most crooked in the city thanks to its spine tingling hair pin turns.

Why we love The Handlery Union Square San Francisco

  • Built in 1928, you'll be staying in a slice of San Francisco's history

  • One of the few city centre hotels that has an outdoor heated pool

  • Shop-til-u-drop in the department stores and boutiques at Union Square

  • With easy access to a cable car stop, you can be in Fisherman's Wharf in 20 minutes

3.5 stars
San Francisco
11 hours
On Geary Street, just a short walk from the cable car stop, two blocks from the Market Street street car and half a block from Union Square
Approx. 25 minutes from the airport (by own arrangement)
Culture, City Hotel, We recommend

Facilities

  • Spas & wellness
  • Activities
  • Diving & Watersports

There is a sauna and fitness centre with free weights, treadmills and elliptical trainers.

Browse the art galleries along Geary Street, shoppers can indulge in plenty of retail therapy at Union Square or take the cable car to Fisherman's Wharf for bowls of chowder.

Between city explorations, take a dip in the hotel's outdoor heated swimming pool.

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