Hotel Zetta
The tech crowd favors this Union Square hotel from the Viceroy family not just for its proximity to offices (and restaurants) in SoMa, the Mission, and the Financial District but also for its playful feel—literally: There’s a two-story Plinko game in the lobby and a pool table and shuffleboard game upstairs in the lounge. Reclaimed wood, vintage furniture, graffiti-covered stairwells, and plenty of built-in “quirk” skew young, while tufted-leather headboards and antique rugs add a subtle touch of luxe.
PRO TIP: Jet lag? You’re just around the corner from Blue Bottle Coffee’s Mint Street location, which opens at 7 a.m. Prefer tea? Samovar Tea Lounge, which also has great food, is just down the street in Yerba Buena Gardens—though you’ll have to wait till 9 a.m. for it to open.
THE DETAILS: Rooms from $278.
