This junior suite is one of 556 guest rooms in San Francisco ’ s Palace Hotel .
The Palace now offers 556 guest rooms including 53 suites , additional ballrooms , meeting and conference space , a health club and a glass-domed swimming pool .
Today ’ s Garden Court is separated into two areas with the rear portion reserved for breakfast , lunch , Saturday tea and Sunday brunch . The front lounge area is home to an afternoon tea and , during evenings , live music and cocktails . Afternoon tea has been served in the Garden Court for over 100 years .
The Palace offers bar patrons an unusual painting . “ The Pied Piper of Hamelin ” was commissioned in 1909 for the “ men ’ s ” bar . Artist Maxfield Parrish painted himself as the Pied Piper and added characters with the faces of his two sons , his wife and somewhat surprisingly , a mistress . Females today are welcome in the bar that serves lunch , dinner and cocktails .
Travelers ’ expectations change over time and in 1989 Palace Hotel owners felt major upgrades were needed . The facility was closed for over two years , reopening in 1991 following a $ 170 million renovation . A second more modest renovation was undertaken in 2015 .
The Palace now offers 556 guest rooms including 53 suites , additional ballrooms , meeting and conference space , a health club and a glass-domed swimming pool . It has been a 4-Diamond hotel since its 1991 renovation . The Palace brings San Francisco ’ s historic grandeur to life in one of our favorite cities . TS
David and Kay Scott are authors of “ Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges ” ( Globe Pequot ).
30 TiftonScene | MAY 2022