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InterContinental San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States · InterContinental · Accessible Luxury
InterContinental San Francisco opened 28 February 2008 at 888 Howard Street beside Moscone West, a $200 million, 32-story glass tower by Patri Merker Architects with Hornberger + Worstell. At 550 rooms it was the largest San Francisco hotel opening since the Marriott in 1989. Night lighting turns the southern curtain wall into a SoMa beacon; Michelin-starred Luce and grappa-focused Bar 888 anchor the podium.
- 383 rooms
- Opened 2008
- Neighborhood: Union Square
- Rooms from 250 sq ft (23 m²)
- Architect: Patri Merker Architects; Hornberger + Worstell
About InterContinental San Francisco
- Opened 28 February 2008 as a 103.63-metre, 32-story tower next to Moscone West in SoMa.
- It was the largest San Francisco hotel opening since the 1989 Marriott, a house of roughly 1,500 rooms.
- Patri Merker Architects and Hornberger + Worstell designed the $200 million glass-and-metal curtain wall.
- Architecture critic John King defended the slender tower's clean lines even while noting some called the look wrong for San Francisco.
- Street-level dining includes Michelin-starred Luce and Bar 888, known for focused grappa tastings.
History
The InterContinental San Francisco is a 32-story, 340-foot glass tower in the city's SoMa district near Union Square, designed by Patri Merker Architects with Hornberger + Worstell. It opened on February 28, 2008, as the largest hotel built in San Francisco since the Marriott Marquis in 1989.
Wrapped in a distinctive blue-green curtain wall, the 550-room hotel became a landmark of the convention corridor beside the Moscone Center, offering a modern counterpoint to the city's historic grande dames.
The setting
InterContinental San Francisco sits on 888 Howard Street in Union Square. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is roughly 6 minutes' walk, and Union Square is roughly 8 minutes' walk. It is not the city's prettiest neighborhood. It is the middle: the Curran and ACT for a seat, SFMOMA and Yerba Buena a walk south, the cable-car turnaround as civic theater.
Restaurants and bars
- Luce — Restaurant · One MICHELIN Star
- Bar 888 — Bar
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Fine dining
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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