HOTEL PALOMAR, A KIMPTON HOTEL

For hotels.com vacationers seeking a sophisticated, urban sanctuary in the heart of downtown San Francisco, they can't beat the Hotel Palomar. Located in San Francisco's new trendy area, the SOMA (South of Market district, the Palomar stands within walking distance of the Moscone Convention Center, Chinatown, the financial district, and high end shopping and entertainment of Union Square. Tucked inside a 1907 building, the Palomar offers the style of a boutique hotel in quiet seclusion, five floors above the traffic of nearby bustling Union Square. Guests check in on the ground floor and are whisked up to the fifth floor living area, where they'll also find a chic lounge showcasing French wines and the celebrated Fifth Floor restaurant and its French cuisine. The Palomar features complimentary wireless Internet access throughout the hotel, a 24 hour fitness room, and complimentary car service to the financial district. The 198 guestrooms feature signature leopard print carpeting, down comforters and pillows, accented by subtle olives and browns. The rooms come complete with CD players, bath robes and fancy Aveda Aromatherapy bath products. Minibars are stocked with gourmet treats, and TVs include the Yoga Channel. What's more, the Palomar's pooch packages include grooming and massage services, robes, leopard print beds, bottled water, treats, dining plates, collars, leashes, tags, doggie Altoids, and pick up bags. A member of the Kimpton Hotel company, the Palomar presents an ambience and environment where entertainment moguls traveling incognito rub shoulders with weekend shoppers, conventioneers seeking sanctuary, and dogs that come along for the ride.