kim novak did not stay at the mark hopkins. she stayed at an apartment building two blocks from the Mark Hopkins. perhaps i am exaggerating the authority of the person (my husband:-)) who told me this but he did live on nob hill opposite the apartment building at Mason and Sacramento.
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Danese Cooper [20/06/08 18:39 -0700]: > >> Well the Mark Hopkins (like the Imperial in Delhi or Raffles in Singapore >> or the Oriental in Bangkok) is more than a hotel..its a landmark. Heck, >> Kim Novak's character *lived* there in Vertigo. :-). >> > > That's one thing that attracts me to it. > > Price-wise however, I still say they are comparable. Sometimes Bombay is >> higher and sometimes SF is...depends on a few factors...but they're still in >> the same ballpark. I paid $179 last time at the Leela (in December). >> > > 179? That's one helluva steal, and I havent ever found such a cheap rate > there. Oh well. > > Meanwhile...Bangalore has gone completely ape-shit. My pal Mitchell Baker >> was charged $800 a night for a room at the Windsor. OMG!!! >> > > Oh yeah. And the Leela at Bangalore is routinely over $500 > > srs > >
