Fairmont San Francisco
A grand old Nob Hill hotel with beehives in the rooftop garden and a family room with a bunk bed. A band plays on a boat in the Tonga Room, the hotel's old indoor pool, and at the holidays there's a life-sized gingerbread house.
950 Mason St
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Nearby places
Fairmont tiki bar with indoor rainstorms.
Nob Hill classic with holiday teas at Top of the Mark that school-age kids remember.
A small playground on a pretty lawn, with the turtle fountain nearby and plenty of places to sit.
One-floor Chinatown museum in a Julia Morgan building. Small enough for a rainy half hour, and better with school-age kids than toddlers.
Recreation center with a children's play area.
A climbable water dragon wrapped around a two-level tower and slide, and a fiery phoenix between the tot and big-kid zones.