Hotel · California
The Clift Royal Sonesta San Francisco
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- 33minwalk to the beach
- 51mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 18minSan Francisco International Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Lively evenings nearby
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 33 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 51 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 9 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are 7 bars or clubs within 150 m, so expect some evening noise; light sleepers may want a room at the back.
Think twice if
- Beach 33 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 51 m
- Lively evenings: 7 bars or clubs within 150 m
Each line rests on a number computed for this place.
How it compares
Compared with the 374 places we mapped in San Francisco. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 33 min Closer than 35% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 48% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 9 min Closer than 19% of places
- Drive to San Francisco International Airport 18 min Closer than 38% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 51 m Less climbing than 19% of places
From the hotel's website
- Check-in from
- 04:00
- Check-out by
- 11:00
- Pets allowed
- Yes
From the hotel's own website, checked 30 Oct 2026. Confirm details with the hotel before you book. Source
Contact and maps
- Address
- 495 Geary Street, 94102, San Francisco
- Phone
- 415.775.4700
- Website
- sonesta.com
Contact details are from the hotel's own website. Map buttons open the hotel's mapped position.
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 33 min
- Bus stopGeary Street & Taylor Street 1 min
- Tram stopPowell Street & Geary Street 4 min
- SupermarketSutter Fine Foods 9 min
- PharmacyWalgreens 6 min
- Cash machine 3 min
Sights and days out
- Alcatraz Island On foot: 36 min
- Haight-Ashbury By car: 4 min
- Palace of Fine Arts By car: 4 min
- The Presidio By car: 6 min
- Golden Gate Bridge By car: 7 min
- Golden Gate Park By car: 7 min
- Sausalito By car: 11 min
- Muir Woods National Monument By car: 24 min
Getting here
- San Francisco International AirportBy car: 18 min
- Oakland International AirportBy car: 28 min
- San Jose Mineta International AirportBy car: 55 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 51 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 51 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1.9%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 7
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 29
Other places nearby
- The Touchstone HotelHotel · Beach 34 min walk 50 m away
- Warwick San FranciscoHotel · Beach 33 min walk 50 m away
- The Marker Union Square San FranciscoHotel · Beach 34 min walk 50 m away
- Backpackers Hostel Union SquareHostel · Beach 34 min walk 50 m away
- Hotel SperoHotel · Beach 33 min walk 100 m away
- Hotel DivaHotel · Beach 34 min walk 100 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 30 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (NASA SRTM 30 m and national datasets such as USGS 3DEP).
Not yet spot-checked by our editors.