travel42 Hotel Review: Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel

Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located just one block up from San Francisco's Union Square, the Beacon Grand is sitting pretty, especially for ease of getting around. Guests can easily walk to popular shops and restaurants, and the cable car passes right in front of the hotel entrance.

When it was built in 1928, this Gothic-Renaissance building was the town's tallest. It was groundbreaking then with an indoor golf course, ice water available on tap, and a radio in each guest room. The ...