San Francisco

[TrojanWoman]

You could fly into SFO or Oakland. Both are convenient and sometimes there are better prices and flight times at one or the other. There is public transportation from either airport (BART). Definitely no need to rent a car when coming to SF. There are buses, trains (BART or MUNI), and taxis everywhere. If you stay near Union Square you will be near everything.

Definitely do the biking and Alcatraz. You might want to look into doing the night Alcatraz tour, pretty cool. Book Alcatraz ahead of time because the tours are often sold out in the summer time. Giradelli square, the trolley car (although the line can be a huge bummer), Coit Tower, Lombard Street, Peer 39 for the seals.

I have a large list of resteraunts that I love in the city. Do you have a price range specifically? Or a type of food you are looking for? Slanted Door, Town Hall, 1300 on Fillmore, BeetleNut, Mamacitas, Fresca, Limon, Home, Firefly . . . I could go on and on, so you might want to narrow it down for me!

Did I overwhelm you?

[ADqtPiMel]

Originally Posted by TrojanWoman

You could fly into SFO or Oakland. Both are convenient and sometimes there are better prices and flight times at one or the other. There is public transportation from either airport (BART). Definitely no need to rent a car when coming to SF. There are buses, trains (BART or MUNI), and taxis everywhere. If you stay near Union Square you will be near everything.

Definitely do the biking and Alcatraz. You might want to look into doing the night Alcatraz tour, pretty cool. Book Alcatraz ahead of time because the tours are often sold out in the summer time. Giradelli square, the trolley car (although the line can be a huge bummer), Coit Tower, Lombard Street, Peer 39 for the seals.

I have a large list of resteraunts that I love in the city. Do you have a price range specifically? Or a type of food you are looking for? Slanted Door, Town Hall, 1300 on Fillmore, BeetleNut, Mamacitas, Fresca, Limon, Home, Firefly . . . I could go on and on, so you might want to narrow it down for me!

Did I overwhelm you?

Thanks, this is awesome. Food-wise, we would be looking for a mix of the high-end and cheap eats (probably no more than like $125/person). We like all varieties of food, too...we are pretty adventurous eaters. That doesn't really narrow it down, but it would be nice to get suggestions across the spectrum.

So Union Square would be the best place to look for a hotel?

[epchick]

You can always get a hotel in the Fisherman's Wharf area, they are a little more pricey than other places in the city, but its a good location.

If you do stay at Fisherman's Wharf, you are by (of course) the wharf, Alcatraz, Ghirardelli Square, Ripley's, the Wax Museum, the cable cars (!!), etc.

I've only been around the city in a car (except for the time my friends and I took the BART to Embarcadero and walked around Fishermans Wharf), so i'm not sure how easy it is to get around w/o a car. If you do decide to not rent a car, the BART is a good alternative b/c cabs can get really expensive.