Stanford Court Hotel
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The Stanford Court Renaissance San Francisco is a Marriott Renaissance Hotel
at 905 California Street
on Nob Hill
in San Francisco, California
. The hotel is located between Fisherman's Wharf
and Union Square and is directly on the cable car
line. It has 393 rooms on eight floors. All the rooms have air conditioning, cable TV, and telephone. Each room sleeps a maximum of four people.
The hotel was built in 1907 on the site of the mansion of Leland Stanford
, which was destroyed in the fire after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
. In November 2008, the hotel completed a US$35 million renovation.
Renaissance Hotels
Renaissance Hotels is a worldwide brand of hotels and resorts. The brand is owned by Marriott International and many Renaissance Hotels are managed by Marriott; however, some are operated under a franchise license. Renaissance Hotels, Resorts and Suites cater to an upmarket segment of the traveling...
at 905 California Street
California Street (San Francisco)
California Street is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco, California. Fifty-four blocks of California Street, from Van Ness Avenue westward to 32nd Avenue, comprised the last major leg of the final 1928 alignment of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across America, leading out to the highway's...
on Nob Hill
Nob Hill, San Francisco, California
Nob Hill refers to a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, centered on the intersection of California and Powell streets. It is one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills."-Location :...
in San Francisco, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The hotel is located between Fisherman's Wharf
Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California
Fisherman's Wharf is a neighborhood and popular tourist attraction in San Francisco, California. It roughly encompasses the northern waterfront area of San Francisco from Ghirardelli Square or Van Ness Avenue east to Pier 35 or Kearny Street...
and Union Square and is directly on the cable car
Cable car
A cable car is any of a variety of transportation systems relying on cables to pull vehicles along or lower them at a steady rate, or a vehicle on these systems.-Aerial lift:Aerial lifts where the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable:...
line. It has 393 rooms on eight floors. All the rooms have air conditioning, cable TV, and telephone. Each room sleeps a maximum of four people.
The hotel was built in 1907 on the site of the mansion of Leland Stanford
Leland Stanford
Amasa Leland Stanford was an American tycoon, industrialist, robber baron, politician and founder of Stanford University.-Early years:...
, which was destroyed in the fire after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco, California, and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude of 7.9; however, other...
. In November 2008, the hotel completed a US$35 million renovation.