Cornell Hotel de France, San Francisco, CA - Reviews and Hotel Information

The Cornell is a French-themed bed-and-breakfast hotel. The location is excellent, halfway between Union Square and Nob Hill and just off the Powell streetcar line. It reminded me of a small European town hotel. Each floor is named after a French painter, and the corridor is decorated with art reproductions as well as Jeanne d'Arc memorabilia (that's also the name of the cozy French restaurant in the basement, where complimentary breakfast is served.)

I got a superior-grade queen room on the fourth floor ("etage Chagall"). It was rather small (made me wonder what size a standard room would be like) and plain, but clean and comfortable, and it had most amenities a regular traveler would need. The bathroom had a nice, deep claw-footed tub.

Although the hotel is French the breakfast is American! It was not overwhelmingly big - coffee, juice, two eggs with a slice of bacon and toast - and I thought was just right.

Overall I thought this hotel was an excellent deal for San Francisco, especially for the location, overall coziness, and breakfast.

Cornell Hotel de France, San Francisco

Cornell Hotel de France

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