VILLA FLORENCE-A KIMPTON HOTEL

Guests at the Villa Florence Hotel couldn't ask for a better location. The boutique hotel a washed in romance sits in Union Square amid glorious shopping and entertainment options and steps away from downtown and the Moscone Convention Center. All guests need to do to get to nearly any site in the city is step out the front door and hop on a cable car. The hotel evokes the city's Italian heritage through its luxury décor and Italian identity highlighted by a colonnaded entrance, Tuscan columns and Giotto syle wishing fountain. Italian Renaissance colors of crimson, gold, violet and bronze wash over the lobby, where guests can marvel at a mural of a 16th century Florence, relax by a Medici style fireplace and mingle at a complimentary wine reception every evening. Guests can mingle with faithful locals at Kuleto's, the hotel's highly praised Italian restaurant known for focusing on regionally farmed produce, fresh meats, seasonal fish and its 40 foot long antipasti bar. Caffe Kuleto's, the sidewalk café, features pastries, pizzas, panini, fresh squeezed juices and coffee. What's more, guests can enjoy complimentary local weekday newspapers, discounted access to a nearby health club, and high speed wireless Internet access. Guestrooms are decorated with plantation shutters, colorful bedspreads, honey colored furniture and high ceilings. Travelers can fling open the windows to luxuriate in the cool San Francisco breezes. The rooms also feature CD players, video game consoles and fancy designer bath products. A member of the Kimpton Hotel company, the Villa Florence Hotel is a favorite with theatergoers and shoppers who love its location next to Union Square, the cable cars and the theater district. In the lobby wine bar, international tourists hobnob with weekenders from around the Bay Area before settling in front of the fireplace.