Sorry - I did mean Pier 39! I have never been to this side of the states
No worries, easy mistake to make.
Sorry - I did mean Pier 39! I have never been to this side of the states ... I live in the most Eastern point of Canada so when the hubby suggested Vegas as an adult only trip to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary, I thought it would be a good time to check out some other areas as well. These suggestions are great! Any suggestions on the best area to start looking for a hotel? I would like to be within somewhat walking distance of the wharf/bridge as these will be our main things to visit/see since we do only have a few days here before heading to Vegas. We won't have a car .... Maybe if I knew the area that I should be looking in I might be able to concentrate on lowering the hotel cost ... SF is pricey!
Well, you won't be able to find any hotels near the Golden Gate Bridge, at least anything that I would consider walking distance (though I am very lazy, lol). The reason is that the Golden Gate Bridge connects to SF in an area called the Presidio, which is actually a National Park, though not what you normally think of when you think National Park. There are trees and things, but there are also a lot of old war structures there. Because of this, there are no hotels there.
Here's a map of SF. For scaling purposes, it's about 6.5 miles across (East/West).
The red circle is Golden Gate Bridge, and you can see the Presidio immediately south. The Disney Museum and LucasArts are in the Presidio.
The blue circle is where Fisherman's Wharf is. Pier 39 is just east of Fisherman's Wharf, definitely walkable from there.
The pink circle is where the Ferry Building is.
The "Embarcadero" is the road that goes along the water between Fisherman's Wharf and the Ferry Building continues along the water south.
My personal preference would be to stay near the Ferry Building, but that's mainly due to my personal tastes. Given what you were interested in, staying near the Wharf makes sense because you could walk to both the Wharf and Pier 39. There is a train that connects the Ferry Building and the Wharf, and if you are relatively fit you can walk between the two as well (maybe 20 minutes).
You don't really want to stay in the West part of SF. It's mostly residential neighborhoods there.