The inside local's take
Built in 1926 on the site of Mark Hopkins's Nob Hill mansion, itself destroyed in the 1906 fire. The lobby retains its 1920s French chateau grandeur.
The Top of the Mark was where WWII servicemen toasted their last night before shipping to the Pacific — the 'Weepers' Corner' tradition is still marked.
Ask for a Golden Gate-view room on a high floor above the neighboring buildings.
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