StayAreasIs SFO Area a good place to stay in San Francisco?
Yes, if you have an early flight, a late arrival or business on the Peninsula. The hotels are minutes from the terminals, and BART from Millbrae runs straight into the city.
Stay here if
- Anyone with an early or late flight
- Business trips on the Peninsula
- Short stopovers
Look elsewhere if
- It's your main base for sightseeing
- You want restaurants and bars on foot
- You want to feel you're in San Francisco
Hotels in SFO Area
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Staying in SFO Area
The SFO area is a good base if you have an early flight, a late arrival or business on the Peninsula. The hotels are in Millbrae and along the bayfront in Burlingame, most with free shuttles to the terminals, and the Grand Hyatt sits right on the AirTrain. Millbrae station has BART into the city and Caltrain to Silicon Valley.
This is a quiet, practical stretch of suburbs and office parks. The Burlingame hotels face the bay, with the Bay Trail running along the water and planes landing across it, while Burlingame Avenue, a short drive inland, has a pleasant main street of restaurants, cafés and shops. Millbrae is known for its Chinese restaurants.
The downside is that you're not in San Francisco. Every sightseeing day starts with a BART ride, evenings are quiet, and without a car many hotels feel cut off from anywhere to eat. It suits a night or two better than a whole trip.
What makes the SFO area worth considering is convenience. You can be at the terminal in minutes, reach downtown by BART without changing, and get a bigger, cheaper room than in the city. For a first or last night, or meetings down the Peninsula, it takes the stress out of travel.
Getting around
- Union Square56
- Cable Car Turntable56
- Cable Car Museum58
- City Lights59
- Transamerica Pyramid60
- Grace Cathedral61
- San Francisco International Airport47
SFO Area questions
Is SFO Area a good area to stay in San Francisco?
Yes, if you have an early flight, a late arrival or business on the Peninsula. The hotels are minutes from the terminals, and BART from Millbrae runs straight into the city. It suits anyone with an early or late flight, business trips on the Peninsula and short stopovers.
How much does a hotel in SFO Area cost?
A typical double is around $170 a night at a budget hotel, $300 mid-range and $550 for luxury, outside peak events.
How do I get from San Francisco International Airport to SFO Area?
About 47 minutes door to door: free hotel shuttles; the Grand Hyatt is on the AirTrain.
How far is SFO Area from the main sights?
Door to door from SFO Area: Union Square 56 minutes, Cable Car Turntable 56 minutes, Cable Car Museum 58 minutes and City Lights 59 minutes.