2026 location index
Best Hotels in San Francisco
Compare 16 hotels using seven years of Forbes Travel Guide recognition history, weighted toward recent performance.
Ranked for consistency
San Francisco hotel rankings
16 hotels
| Property | Score | Destination | Country | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay | 5.00 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| The St. Regis San Francisco | 5.00 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco | 4.07 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto | 4.00 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hotel Nikko San Francisco | 4.00 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco | 4.00 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Taj Campton Place | 3.28 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| The Clement Palo Alto | 3.08 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Hotel Drisco Pacific Heights | 3.00 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square | 3.00 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Palace Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Francisco | 3.00 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| San Francisco Proper Hotel | 2.98 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero | 2.89 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel | 2.46 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Omni San Francisco Hotel | 2.46 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| W San Francisco | 0.43 | San Francisco | United States (CA) | 3 |
Our methodology
Recognition that lasts
Hoslog looks across seven years of published designations. Recent recognition carries more influence, while earlier years reveal consistency. When a hotel goes unlisted, its previous recognition gradually fades.
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