W San Francisco is a hotel in Chinatown, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “high-rise boutique hotel in San Francisco, California”. It opened in 1999. It is operated by Starwood. The building has 31 floors. It stands about 1.2 km from the centre of Chinatown.[3]
Overview
W San Francisco is a 31-floor, 96 m (315 ft) highrise luxury boutique hotel in San Francisco, California located next to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and across from Moscone Center. The tower was constructed by Webcor Builders and opened in 1999. The building was the tallest concrete-framed structure in San Francisco until The Paramount was completed three years later.
From “W San Francisco” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1999. The building has 31 floors. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.2 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. Wikidata names Starwood as the operator of 2 other hotels there: Palace Hotel and Le Meridien San Francisco. See Hotels in Chinatown.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- St. Regis Museum Tower — 0.1 km, opened 2005
- Palace Hotel — 0.3 km, opened 1875
- Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco — 0.3 km
- San Francisco Marriott Marquis — 0.4 km, opened 1989
- Hotel Zelos San Francisco, a Viceroy Urban Retreat — 0.4 km
- Lick House — 0.5 km, opened 1863
- InterContinental San Francisco — 0.6 km, opened 2008
- Galleria Park Hotel — 0.6 km
- Occidental Hotel — 0.6 km
- Baldwin Hotel — 0.6 km, opened 1876
See also
References
- ^ W San Francisco (Q2648096). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ W San Francisco. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-08-22.
- ^ Chinatown (Q1073644). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Chinatown. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.