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noizemagazine - noiZe Magazine Issue 60 May 2009 - Index

Beck’s Motor Lodge
2222 Market St.
800-227-4360
www.becksmotorlodgesf.com
You'll pay a premium for being so
near Market and Castro—you can’t
ask for a better location. At night,
don’t be surprised to see a few of
the guest room doors “slightly ajar.”
height of luxury before the earthquake.
The Fairmont
950 Mason St.
415-772-5000
www.fairmont.com
This legendary hostelry presents an aweinspiring
picture of historic San Francisco
with amazing views.
Black Stallion Inn
635 Castro St.
415-863-0131
As the name implies, a sexually
focused guesthouse.
North Side
W
181 Third St.
415-777-5300
www.starwoodhotels.com
A hotspot built from the ground up
as a W—fierce!
Intercontinental SOMA
888 Howard St.
888-811-4273
www.intercontinentalsanfrancisco.com
This stunning, brand spanking new
hotel is just a few blocks away from
the bars of Folsom, giving you easy
access to all the spanking you could
desire. As a bonus, you can “recover”
from your leather outing in the
luxury of the impressive spa.
San Francisco Marriott
55 Fourth St.
415-896-1600
www.marriott.com
Large, well-appointed hotel near
Moscone Convention Center that
normally offers great prices via
Priceline auctions.
Mark Hopkins
One Nob Hill
415-392-3434
www.ichotelsgroup.com
As splendid now as when it opened to
great fanfare in 1926, the venerable
landmark is minutes from Union Square,
Chinatown and the Financial District.
WHERE TO DRINK
Midnight Sun
4067 18th St.
415-861-4186
www.midnightsunsf.com
One of the first video bars in the world
is still packing in the hot boys 30 years
later. Legendary 2-for-1 happy hour has
led to many an adventurous night.
Badlands
4121 Eighteenth St.
415-626-9320
www.sfbadlands.com
Mark Hopkins Hotel
Westin St. Francis
335 Powell St.
800-Westin-1
www.westinstfrancis.com
The only hotel on Union Square, the
St. Francis was offering travelers the
Once a revered, ultra cruisey hole in
the wall, Badlands has morphed into an
upscale video/dance bar that is one of
the hottest spots for the younger set to
drink, dance and carry on.
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Happy Am I! Healthy Am I! holy Am I!