Historic downtown hotel with a courtyard and rooms that work for any age.
SoMa luxury hotel with family suites, connecting rooms, and kid-sized robes.
Ghirardelli Square residences with full kitchens, a practical pick for longer family stays.
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.
Union Square hotel with an outdoor pool, a favorite with school-age kids in the city.
Embarcadero hotel with waterfront outdoor space, well placed for older kids who like to walk.
Marina motor-court hotel with a heated pool, family suites, breakfast boxes in the morning and milk and cookies in the afternoon.
Union Square hotel with an indoor pool and family suites, a solid pick with school-age kids.
Financial District hotel that hands toddlers through school-age kids a welcome tote with crafts.
Wharf hotel with a heated pool, games, and outdoor space for kids.
Fisherman's Wharf hotel with games to borrow and bikes to rent, a good base for school-age kids.
Union Square hotel with a kids' concierge, milk and cookies in the evening, and kid-sized robes.
Nob Hill luxury hotel with a kids' program, a kids' menu, and a garden terrace.
Wharf hotel with suites that sleep a whole family and breakfast included.
SoMa hotel with in-room fridges and outdoor fire pits.
Presidio Heights inn on a quiet street, a calm base with school-age kids.
Wharf hotel with an in-room fridge and two-queen rooms that work with young kids.
Financial District hotel with two-queen rooms, steps from Union Square, that work for kids of any age.
Wharf hotel with a heated pool, a games room, and outdoor space for kids to burn energy.
Wharf hotel with indoor and outdoor play areas, fire pits, and shuffleboard for all ages.
Wharf hotel with connecting rooms, bikes to borrow, and a courtyard with games.
Lodge in old barracks with family suites, lawns outside the door, continental breakfast, and the Tunnel Tops playgrounds a short walk away.
Mission Bay hotel with two-queen rooms and an outdoor terrace near the ballpark.
SoMa hotel with a kids' menu, suites with living space, and the children's museum next door.
Union Square hotel with two-queen rooms that work for kids of any age.
Wharf hotel with scooters to borrow, board games, baby gear on loan, and fridges in the rooms.
Soundproof rooms right on the airport grounds with floor-to-ceiling runway views for little plane-spotters. AirTrain access means no shuttle wrangling with car seats.
