general: With a convenient downtown location, just a few blocks from Union Square, this hotel is ideally located to hit the boutiques, nibble at the local eateries, and sip at the city's best bars, lounges and clubs. The hotel is just a few blocks from the theater district, Moscone Convention Center, downtown San Francisco, and the fabled Powell Street cable car line to Fisherman's Wharf. The hotel is 20 minutes' walk from Chinatown and 15 minutes' walk from the Joseph L. Alioto Performing Arts Piazza.