Modern · Embarcadero

Hyatt Regency San Francisco

📍 5 Embarcadero Center

John Portman's 1973 17-story atrium — the largest hotel atrium in the world when it opened — sits directly across from the Ferry Building.

Hyatt Regency San Francisco
What to know

The inside local's take

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The soaring, plant-draped atrium was famously used as a filming location for Mel Brooks's High Anxiety and the original Time After Time.

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Directly connected to the Embarcadero BART/Muni station and steps from the Ferry Building marketplace and the waterfront promenade.

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Bay-view rooms on the upper floors look straight at Treasure Island and the Bay Bridge light installation at night.