Carriage Inn San Francisco, California
The newly renovated Best Western Carriage Inn offers a witty, warm, accommodating, mature, offbeat escape that salutes San Francisco’s notables, both naughty and nice.
The Best Western Carriage Inn is a 48-room literary themed hotel offering an urban retreat close to San Francisco’s must-see attractions. Each room is adorned with eclectic furnishings fusing together various styles that complement each other: A touch of Victorian, a touch of modern, a nod to Asian influence. Each room highlights a local San Francisco personality or star, and each profile provides an interesting glimpse into San Francisco’s notorious and diverse counterculture.
Top Reasons to Stay at Carriage Inn

- 48 newly renovated guestrooms
- Featuring flat screen TVs, complimentary high speed internet access, iPod docking stations, plush bathrobes and many other luxurious touches
- Each room is named after a San Francisco legend
- From Mark Twain to Robin Williams to Oscar Wilde among many others and features a unique caricature and synopsis of the character
- Sweet Dreams
- Listed in Sunset Travel Guide as "Our Favorite San Francisco Hotel" - August 2010
The Best Western Carriage Inn is a San Francisco hotel located South of Market street in the SOMA district. Historically an industrial part of town, SOMA is now dotted with museums, independent bookstores, hip clubs and trendy restaurants.
- Neighboring Companies and Facilities: San Francisco Federal Building, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, City Hall, Moscone Convention Center, Gift Center, Flower Mart, and Furniture Mart
- Attractions: Cable Car, Union Square, and AT&T Ballpark, California Historical Society, Asian Art Museum, Contemporary Jewish Museum of San Francisco, and the Cartoon Art Museum
- Entertainment: San Francisco Symphony, Opera, Ballet, Asian Art Museum, MOMA, Cartoon Art Museum, Orpheum Theatre, Golden Gate Theatre, Metreon, Yerba Buena Gardens and various restaurants and bars
- Shopping: Union Square, Westfield Shopping Centre, and the San Francisco Shopping Centre
- Education: Hastings School of Law, School of Ballet, San Francisco Public Library, Conservatory of Music, International High School of San Francisco, and USCF
- Public Transportation: BART, Muni, Cal-Train. Walking distance from the Financial District, Chinatown, Hayes Valley and many popular San Francisco restaurants and clubs
- Get driving directions here.