Holiday Inn San Francisco-Fishermans Wharf

Today's Travel Tip for your Trip to San Francisco! Come and explore San Francisco’s amazing culinary scene with our new guide! You’ll find delicious, authentic experiences from street food to fine dining. You’ll also meet local chefs who are shaping the city’s identity as a must-visit food destination. With a culture of culinary excellence, proximity to one of the world’s best farming regions and more three-star Michelin restaurants than New York, San Francisco is a truly incredible place to eat!

Today's Travel Tip for your Trip to San Francisco! Enjoy this comprehensive visitors planning guide with information on museums, events in 2019, a breakdown of each San Francisco neighborhood, ideas for family activities, and so much more!

Starting this Friday, January 25, 2019 at the Castro Theatre: the NOIR CITY Film Festival! Dive into NOIR CITY 17 and experience the rushthrough a lens, darklyof a turbulent and transitional time in American history, culture, and cinema. Nothing would ever be the same. Celebrating its 17th year, NOIR CITY, the largest annual film noir festival in the world, returns once again to the majestic Castro Theatre for a 10-night feast of danger, desire, and despair, January 25-F...ebruary 3, 2019. Film Noir Foundation prez Eddie Muller will once again lead audiences on a fun and fascinating excursion through "Hollywood's only organic artistic movement." This year's program offers viewers a slate of films that track noir through the declining studio system and into a fresh cinematic landscape where noir was refashioned, both subtly and radically, for a new generation. For more information: http://www.noircity.com/ See more

It's the 29th Anniversary of the Sea Lions Arrival at Pier 39 this weekend, January 19-20, 2019! The boisterous barking pinnipeds began arriving in droves shortly after the Loma Prieta earthquake hit San Francisco in October 1989. With a protected environment and plentiful supply of food from the Bay, the sea lions quickly decided to make PIER 39’s K-Dock their new home. To learn more about the sea lions’ arrival, visit https://www.pier39.com/the-sea-lion-story

If you are staying with us between January 23 and January 31, 2019, please take advantage of the San Francisco Restaurant Week, where more than 100 restaurants in San Francisco offer special prix fixe, multi-course menus. For more information, please check out: http://www.sfrestaurantweek.com/

A Travel Tip for your trip to San Francisco! Save time and money with MuniMobile, the official ticketing app for Muni buses, trains, cable cars and paratransit rides! MuniMobile lets you buy tickets instantly through a credit/debit card or PayPal account. Buy Muni tickets and passes in advance or on-the-go! Purchase tickets in advance, then activate them when you’re ready to ride. You can even buy tickets for the whole family from... one smartphone. MuniMobile includes the following features: $5 Day Pass with unlimited bus and train rides Pay as you go or pre-purchase and store your tickets for future rides Pay for single-ride fares, cable car rides, and one- day, three-day and seven-day passports Discounted tickets compared to cash prices Reduced prices for Visitor Passports Discounts for Youth, Senior, People with Disabilities See more

A Travel Tip for your trip to San Francisco! Highly recommend using our public transit system, Muni, while traveling through the City! Here are Muni stops around the Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf: The F line historic trolleys stop at the corner of Jones and Beach. These travel along the Embarcadero to the Ferry Building and continue all the way up Market Street where it ends in the Castro. Take the F to catch a BART train to the East Bay or SFO (at the Embarcadero ...Station stop) The E line historic trolleys (also at Jones/Beach) travel along the Embarcadero to AT&T Park and the Caltrain station. The 30 Stockton bus (stop at Columbus and North Point) travels through North Beach, Chinatown, Union Square and ends at the Caltrain station and walking distance to AT&T Park. The 47 Van Ness bus (stop on North Point at Jones) travels up North Point where it turns on Van Ness. Major stops include City Hall, Civic Center, and the Davies Symphony Hall. The end of the line is at Caltrain station. The 28 19th Avenue bus (line begins at North Point and Van Ness) stops at the Golden Gate Bridge as well as Golden Gate Park (along 19th Avenue). The De Young Museum and the California Academy Arts are within walking distance from the Park Presidio Blvd/Fulton Street stop. Other major stops include Stonestown Mall and San Francisco State. The Powell/Hyde Cable Car begins at Hyde and Beach Streets. The last stop is at Powell and Market Streets, near Union Square. The Powell/Mason Cable Car begins at Taylor and Bay Streets. It too ends at Powell and Market Streets. See more

The Cirque du Soleil show Volta is currently playing under the big top at AT&T Park until Feb 3, 2019! For more information, please visit: https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/volta

There's still time to register for the Hot Chocolate 15K/5K this Sunday, January 13 in Golden Gate Park! Visit www.hotchocolate15k.com/sanfrancisco for more information.

The Broadway musical, Come from Away, opens tonight at the Golden Gate Theatre! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships. For more information, please visit: https://www.shnsf.com/

There are many wonderful restaurants in the Fisherman's Wharf neighborhood, steps from the Holiday Inn Fisherman's Wharf! Altalena Vinoteca opened recently and is located across the street from us. This new wine bar features such fare as flat bread pizza, gourmet deli sandwiches, salads, and cheese and meat boards. There is a Happy Hour every weekday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm with half price glasses of wine on all open bottles and $5 pints of beer.

SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, starts next week! Over 250 shows in 3 weeks! So exciting! For more information: https://www.sfsketchfest.com/