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Hotel Drisco
San Francisco, California, United States · Independent · High Luxury
Opened in 1903 as El Drisco, an apartment and boarding house in San Francisco's Pacific Heights, the building became a hotel in earnest after the 1906 earthquake, sheltering residents who had lost their homes. The Edwardian hilltop inn still greets guests in a Honduran mahogany-paneled lobby and holds both an AAA Four Diamond rating and a MICHELIN One Key across roughly 43 rooms.
- 43 rooms
- Opened 1903
- Neighborhood: Pacific Heights
About Hotel Drisco
- Guests over the years have included President Dwight D. Eisenhower and actors Ethan Hawke and Ashley Judd.
- Joie de Vivre Hospitality began managing the hotel in 2003, adding the Pacific Heights inn to its Small Hotels collection.
- 4 miles from Golden Gate Bridge.
History
Hotel Drisco opened in 1903 in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco as the El Drisco, originally an apartment and boarding house. After the 1906 earthquake it took on a fuller hotel role, sheltering displaced residents, and evolved into an Edwardian luxury hotel.
With its Honduran mahogany-paneled lobby and hilltop setting, the roughly 43-room property has welcomed guests including Dwight D. Eisenhower and, in later years, actors Ethan Hawke and Ashley Judd. Operated by Joie de Vivre from the early 2000s, it has been refreshed in successive renovations through 2023.
The setting
6-minute walk to Presidio park. 0.8 miles from Fillmore Street's boutiques.
Amenities
- Fitness center
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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