travel42 Hotel Review: Kimpton Alton Hotel

Kimpton Alton Hotel travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located three blocks east of Ghirardelli Square and one block south of the Fisherman’s Wharf main drag, this former ho-hum Holiday Inn has been reconfigured to meet the higher standards of Kimpton.

This is a stylish yet surprisingly subdued option from this normally bold cosmopolitan chain. As a result, it joins the ranks of the Argonaut, Pulse, and to a lesser degree Zoe Hotel, offering a sophisticated reprieve from the carnival antics that fuel the mood...