Hotel Union Square is a hotel in Chinatown, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel in San Francisco, California, USA”. It opened in 1908. It stands about 1.0 km from the centre of Chinatown.[3]
Overview
Hotel Union Square is located at 114 Powell Street in San Francisco, California. It was built in 1908, had a speakeasy in the basement during the Prohibition Era, and Dashiell Hammett was a patron.
From “Hotel Union Square” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1908. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.0 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:
- Baldwin Hotel — 0.1 km, opened 1876
- Axiom Hotel — 0.1 km
- Hotel Nikko San Francisco — 0.1 km, opened 1987
- Parc 55 Hilton Hotel — 0.1 km
- Hotel Zelos San Francisco, a Viceroy Urban Retreat — 0.2 km
- The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square — 0.2 km
- Ambassador Hotel — 0.2 km
- Hotel G San Francisco — 0.2 km
- San Francisco Marriott Marquis — 0.3 km, opened 1989
- Union Square Plaza Hotel — 0.3 km
See also
References
- ^ Hotel Union Square (Q5912063). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Hotel Union Square. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-02-03.
- ^ Chinatown (Q1073644). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Chinatown. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.