Hotel Boheme

Hotel Boheme is a small boutique hotel at 444 Columbus Avenue in North Beach, San Francisco, California, styled after the 1930s and set close to City Lights Bookstore and the old Beat Generation haunts. Columbus Avenue is the neighbourhood's main spine, lined with Italian cafes, delis, bakeries and trattorias, and Washington Square Park, Coit Tower and the Chinatown gateway at Grant Avenue are all within a short walk. Fisherman's Wharf and the Embarcadero are reachable on foot or by a short Muni or cable car ride, and the Financial District lies to the south, so the hotel suits visitors who want a neighbourhood atmosphere in place of the Union Square bustle. The property is intimate in scale, with a retro, literary-flavoured character that draws on North Beach's bohemian history. Rooms are offered in Queen and Double categories, generally small and simply furnished, with free Wi-Fi and an elevator listed among the amenities. The hotel does not advertise a restaurant, pool or fitness centre, which is not a drawback in this part of the city, where dozens of independent restaurants and coffee houses surround the building and are open from early morning to late evening. Service is personal and low-key, suiting couples, writers, solo travellers and anyone who wants to be immersed in the neighbourhood's cafe and nightlife culture. Nightly rates usually run from about $160 to $300 depending on season, and the hotel is rated around 4.2. North Beach nightlife can be noisy, especially on weekends, so light sleepers often prefer a room facing away from Columbus Avenue and should check street noise before booking.