Fairmont San Francisco is a hotel in Chinatown, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “historic hotel in San Francisco, California, United States”. It opened in 1907. It is operated by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. It stands about 0.4 km from the centre of Chinatown.[3]
Overview
The Fairmont San Francisco is a luxury hotel at 950 Mason Street, atop Nob Hill in San Francisco, California. The hotel was named after mining magnate and U.S. Senator James Graham Fair (1831–94), by his daughters, Theresa Fair Oelrichs and Virginia Fair Vanderbilt, who built the hotel in his honor. The hotel was the vanguard of the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts chain.
From “Fairmont San Francisco” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1907. It was designed by Julia Morgan and Reid & Reid, in the Beaux-Arts style. It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.4 km from the centre of Chinatown. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), about 18 km from the centre of Chinatown.[4]
It is one of 67 hotels in and around Chinatown recorded in Wikidata, 30 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 19 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Lick House, opened in 1863. See Hotels in Chinatown.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Mark Hopkins Hotel — 0.1 km, opened 1926
- Stanford Court Hotel — 0.1 km, opened 1972
- The Huntington Hotel — 0.1 km
- White Swan Inn, San Francisco — 0.3 km
- The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco — 0.3 km
- Orchard Hotel — 0.3 km
- Hotel Emblem San Francisco — 0.4 km
- San Francisco Marriott Union Square — 0.4 km
- Beacon Grand — 0.4 km, opened 1928
- JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square — 0.5 km
See also
- Hotels in Chinatown
- Hotels in the United States
- Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
- Hotels designed by Julia Morgan
- Hotels designed by Reid & Reid
- Hotels in the Beaux-Arts style
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United States
- List of hotels opened in the 1900s
References
- ^ Fairmont San Francisco (Q4272608). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Fairmont San Francisco. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-08-14.
- ^ Chinatown (Q1073644). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Chinatown. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.