Hotels

The Annual Meeting is taking place in the Hilton San Francisco. The SAA site provides lots of great information on how and where to Reserve Your Hotel. SAA also offers assistance on hotels: contact the SAA Conference Office at 410-571-0590 or saa2008@gomeeting.com.

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See Maps of San Francisco - showing location of the Hilton San Francisco (333 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102), where the Annual Meeting is being held, surrounding area, and other nearby hotels

General Sources of Hotel Information:

 * Hotwire.com - Highly recommend by a contributor to last year's wiki


 * TripAdvisor Information &amp; Reviews for San Francisco Hotels

Specific Hotels:
Chancellor Hotel. I was able to get a room with 2 twin beds (good for a roommate situation) for $140 a night. It's close to the Hilton, in a safer area and had satisfactory reviews on Trip Advisor. Cushinga

Hilton San Francisco - location of the SAA Annual Meeting (now sold out)

Hotel 480 - conference rates available, compliments of SAA (now sold out)

InterContinental Mark Hopkins (SAA room blocks now sold out)

News about Hotel Availability:
According to SAA announcement on August 12:

SAA’s room blocks at the Hilton San Francisco, Hotel 480, and InterContinental Mark Hopkins are sold out! Suggestions for hotels close to the Hilton San Francisco at 333 O’Farrell Street include:

 Holiday Inn Golden Gateway (1.13 miles) Renaissance Parc 55 (0.21 miles) The Hotel Rex (0.52 miles) Marriott Courtyard San Francisco Downtown (0.92 miles 

According to SAA announcement on July 1:

SAA’s room blocks at the Hilton San Francisco and Hotel 480 are sold out, but we have negotiated a special conference rate of just $169 single/double at the historic InterContinental Mark Hopkins on Nob Hill. To reserve your room, contact the hotel’s Reservations Department at 800-NobHill (800-662-4455) and identify yourself as a Society of American Archivists (SAA) attendee. Please note that the hotel is approximately 6 blocks from the Hilton—and is at the top of Nob Hill.

According to SAA announcement on June 17:

At 10 weeks before the meeting, SAA’s room block at the Hilton San Francisco sold out. We’ve secured a limited number of additional rooms at a discounted rate at the Hotel 480 (480 Sutter Street, on Union Square), approximately 4 blocks from the Hilton. (Please note that the hotel will be undergoing renovation in the lobby area and lower-floor guest rooms during the conference, but the hotel has agreed that no construction will take place before 9:00 am or after 5:00 pm.) Contact Hotel 480 at 866-912-0972 as soon as possible to make your reservation. Reference either “Society of American Archivists” or “booking code SAA” to secure the special conference rate of $148 per night (single/double). Once our block is sold out, we cannot guarantee availability or the very low conference rate. Please check www.archivists.org for conference and hotel updates.