[RBW] Re: SF Question
There are hotels in older buildings that cater to European tourists in SF and are in the $100 per night range, which in my experience is pretty cheap for lodging in a big city. Hotel Rex, Hotel Carlton, Post Hotel are some that I can think of but there are others. Around Rockridge BART there are some BB's for not too much. Here is one listing: http://www.bbonline.com/ca/deans/index.html As noted, Rockridge is about midway between Riv HQ and SF and is a pretty nice neighborhood but does not have the urban experience of the Mission. On Jun 17, 2:17 pm, Robert Kirkpatrick spiralc...@gmail.com wrote: A question for the SF area RBWO-ers: Say you are coming into town via the Amtrak (the Emeryville station seems to be the closest to the city I believe) with one's bicycle and you wanted to see things such as Riv World Headquarters, SFMOMA and other art galleries. So any suggestions on where to stay area wise or actual hotel suggestions would be much appreciated. I'm pretty cool with cycling or walking around the city and definitely am cool with the BART and such. I think I'd rather be closer to the gallery zone (which seems to be within Misson/Market and 1st/4th) and BART/Bicycle out to other activities but I also don't want to fork over my first born. Anyway any and all advice is appreciated. thanks, Robert --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: SF Question
And if you want an alternative-to-hotels experience, try Air BB: http://airbnb.com/ Lots of stuff for rent in SOMA on that site, which is where the art is. Gino On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Robert Kirkpatrickspiralc...@gmail.com wrote: A question for the SF area RBWO-ers: Say you are coming into town via the Amtrak (the Emeryville station seems to be the closest to the city I believe) with one's bicycle and you wanted to see things such as Riv World Headquarters, SFMOMA and other art galleries. So any suggestions on where to stay area wise or actual hotel suggestions would be much appreciated. I'm pretty cool with cycling or walking around the city and definitely am cool with the BART and such. I think I'd rather be closer to the gallery zone (which seems to be within Misson/Market and 1st/4th) and BART/Bicycle out to other activities but I also don't want to fork over my first born. Anyway any and all advice is appreciated. thanks, Robert --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: SF Question
An extremely cheap alternative to hotels: http://www.couchsurfing.org/ I have no firsthand experience from either side, but have met a person who offered up her couch on a regular basis to people and she seemed happy with her experiences. Tom On 6/17/09, Robert Kirkpatrick spiralc...@gmail.com wrote: A question for the SF area RBWO-ers: Say you are coming into town via the Amtrak (the Emeryville station seems to be the closest to the city I believe) with one's bicycle and you wanted to see things such as Riv World Headquarters, SFMOMA and other art galleries. So any suggestions on where to stay area wise or actual hotel suggestions would be much appreciated. I'm pretty cool with cycling or walking around the city and definitely am cool with the BART and such. I think I'd rather be closer to the gallery zone (which seems to be within Misson/Market and 1st/4th) and BART/Bicycle out to other activities but I also don't want to fork over my first born. Anyway any and all advice is appreciated. thanks, Robert --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] re: SF Question
Much appreciation to all who replied, that helps a lot. It sounds like the best route to go is to try to be convenient to the BART and just rely on that to get to the various places I want to go. I'll hunt for hotels accordingly. I'll also check out Priceline.com - I always forget about it. thanks again, Robert --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: SF Question
One place right in the city that I like is the Mosser on 4th. It is a half block from Market St. and just outside of the Powell Bart station. Its a nice, clean, modern hotel with small rooms and really great rates for that area. There are also shared bathroom rooms with really inexpensive rates. We have used it for business travel and because of the quality, location, and price can recommend it. Even if you decide to stay outside the city it might be fun to spend a night downtown. On Jun 18, 2009, at 5:13 PM, Robert Kirkpatrick wrote: Much appreciation to all who replied, that helps a lot. It sounds like the best route to go is to try to be convenient to the BART and just rely on that to get to the various places I want to go. I'll hunt for hotels accordingly. I'll also check out Priceline.com - I always forget about it. thanks again, Robert --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: SF Question
I'd recommend downtown SF as a first choice, since you can BART out to Walnut Creek (Riv HQ) with a bike during commute hours, but not IN to SF. See http://511.org for schedules, routes and such. Hotels will all be pricey. SF also gives you the option to ride out over the Golden Gate bridge into Marin. Emeryville has several hotels that would be cheaper than SF and very conveniently located. My company puts up visitors from other offices there. You do have to get to MacArthur BART, (which is quite close) either on your bike or on the free Emery-go-Round bus. MacArthur also has direct BART service later than the Rockridge line, so you don't need to transfer to get home after a dinner. It is a bit sketchier neighborhood than Rockridge BART. Rockridge is wonderful for restaurants and tooling around, but has no accomodations. Rockridge and MacArthur BART are both in Oakland. Walnut Creek also has a couple of hotels, but you'll be in suburbia. Nice, upscale suburbia, but not really in SF. The BART stop there is very close to Riv. I'd not recommend Berkeley unless you want to be in Berkeley. It's only half way between SF and WC if you ride over the top of the hills, not as the train rolls. Sounds like you are looking for the gallery/city/SF experience more than the bike over the east bay hills and/or marin experience, so you'll want to hunt for a discount rate somewhere in the city, with Emeryville as a backup. On Jun 17, 2:17 pm, Robert Kirkpatrick spiralc...@gmail.com wrote: A question for the SF area RBWO-ers: Say you are coming into town via the Amtrak (the Emeryville station seems to be the closest to the city I believe) with one's bicycle and you wanted to see things such as Riv World Headquarters, SFMOMA and other art galleries. So any suggestions on where to stay area wise or actual hotel suggestions would be much appreciated. I'm pretty cool with cycling or walking around the city and definitely am cool with the BART and such. I think I'd rather be closer to the gallery zone (which seems to be within Misson/Market and 1st/4th) and BART/Bicycle out to other activities but I also don't want to fork over my first born. Anyway any and all advice is appreciated. thanks, Robert --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
