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Jun 9, 2008 06:38 PM
By Kristin Luna
A recent transplant from New York
City, Bay Area-based travel writer Kristin Luna is enjoying getting to
know her new home through an ongoing culinary and culture tour of what
she considers to be America’s greatest city. Read her top finds thus
far.
STAY: With the InterContinental’s (Tel. 888-811-4273; www.intercontinentalsanfrancisco.com)
prime position directly across the street from the Moscone Center,
which plays host to many a global convention, you couldn’t ask for
better convenience. Situated just south of Market Square and Union
Square, the majority of San Francisco’s most desirable bits are right
at your doorstep. If you prefer a more personalized,
bed-and-breakfast-type stay, but don’t want t to sacrifice location,
the downtown eco-chic Orchard Garden Hotel (Tel. 415-399-9807; www.theorchardgardenhotel.com)
in the Financial District, is the perfect option. California’s first
LEED-certified hotel and the third of its kind in the nation, the
Orchard Garden’s light and airy rooms sport a cheery color scheme of
pale yellow and, what else, but green (seafoam, that is). Think: Martha
Stewart, only much trendier (and lacking shackles). The lobby
restaurant, Roots (Tel. 415-659-0349; www.therootsrestaurant.com), has such an inventive and decadent menu that you needn’t even leave the hotel during your stay. Other
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