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{{Short description|Luxury hotel in California, US}} | |||
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| hotel_name = Fairmont San Francisco | | hotel_name = Fairmont San Francisco | ||
| logo = Fairmont Logo.svg | | logo = Fairmont Logo.svg | ||
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| logo_width = 150px | ||
| image = |
| image = 2009-0722-FairmontSF.jpg | ||
| image_width = 250px | |||
| location = ] | | location = ] | ||
| address = 950 Mason Street<br>], ] | | address = 950 Mason Street<br />], ] | ||
| chain = ] | | chain = ] | ||
| map_type = San Francisco County#California#USA | |||
| pushpin_label =Fairmont | |||
| coordinates = {{coord|37.7924|-122.4102|region:US-CA_type:landmark|display=title,inline}} | | coordinates = {{coord|37.7924|-122.4102|region:US-CA_type:landmark|display=title,inline}} | ||
| opening_date = Main: 1907<br>Tower: 1962 | | opening_date = Main: {{start date and age|18 April 1907}}<br />Tower: 1962 | ||
| architect = ]<br> ]<br> ] | | architect = ]<br /> ]<br /> ] | ||
| operator = | | operator = Fairmont Hotels & Resorts | ||
| owner = | | owner = Mirae Asset Global Investments | ||
| number_of_rooms = 591 |
| number_of_rooms = 591 | ||
| number_of_suites = >11 | | number_of_suites = >11 | ||
| number_of_restaurants= |
| number_of_restaurants= ''Laurel Court Restaurant and Bar'' <br /> '']'' | ||
| floor_area = <!-- {{convert||sqft|abbr=on}} --> | | floor_area = <!-- {{convert||sqft|abbr=on}} --> | ||
| floors = Main: 9<br>Tower: 29 | | floors = Main: 9<br />Tower: 29 | ||
| height = Tower: {{convert|99.06|m|abbr=on}} | | height = Tower: {{convert|99.06|m|abbr=on}} | ||
| parking = | | parking = | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
{{Infobox NRHP | {{Infobox NRHP | ||
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| name = Fairmont Hotel | |||
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| architecture = ] | |||
| added = April 17, 2002 | |||
| refnum = 02000373 | |||
| governing_body = Private | |||
| designated_other1 = San Francisco | |||
| designated_other1_number = 185 | |||
| designated_other1_date = 1987<ref name=SFLandmark>{{cite web|title=City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks|publisher=City of San Francisco|url=http://www.sf-planning.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=5081|access-date=2012-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325040805/http://sf-planning.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=5081|archive-date=2014-03-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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| footnotes = <ref>{{CTBUH|13714|Fairmont San Francisco Tower}}</ref><ref name=emporis>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/298250 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422200547/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/298250 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 22, 2016 |title=Emporis building ID 298250 |work=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/298250 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422200547/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/298250 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 22, 2016 |title=Fairmont San Francisco Tower |work=]}}</ref><ref>{{SkyscraperPage|13248}}</ref><ref>{{Structurae|20021863}}</ref> | ||
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The '''Fairmont San Francisco''' is a ] ] at 950 Mason Street, atop ] in ], ]. The hotel was named after mining ] and ] ] (1831–94), by his daughters, ] and ], who built the hotel in his honor.<ref>{{cite book | last=Woodbridge | first=Sally B. | author2=Woodbridge, John M. | page= | title=San Francisco Architecture | location=San Francisco | publisher=Chronicle Books | year=1992 | isbn=0-87701-897-9 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780877018971/page/62 }}</ref> The hotel was the vanguard of the ] chain. The group is now owned by ], but all the original Fairmont hotels still keep their names. | ||
It has been featured in many films, including '']''. Exterior and interior shots of the hotel were used as stand-ins for the fictional St. Gregory Hotel in the television series '']''. It is also notable for its presidential suite, often used by U.S. Presidents when visiting the Bay Area. | |||
⚫ | The Fairmont San Francisco was added to the ] |
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⚫ | The Fairmont San Francisco was added to the ] on April 17, 2002.<ref name="nris">{{cite web | url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/ | title=National Register Information System | date=2007-01-23 | work=National Register of Historic Places | publisher=National Park Service | access-date=19 September 2010}}</ref> It is a member of ], the official program of the ].<ref name=hha>{{cite journal|title=The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco, a Historic Hotels of America member|url=http://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/the-fairmont-hotel-san-francisco/|publisher=Historic Hotels of America|access-date=January 28, 2014}}</ref> | ||
== 1906 Earthquake == | |||
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⚫ | The hotel was nearly completed before the ]. Although the structure survived, the interior was heavily damaged by fire, and opening was delayed until 1907. Architect and engineer ] was hired to repair the building because her then |
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== 1906 earthquake == | ||
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In 1945, the Fairmont hosted international statesmen for meetings which culminated in the creation of the ]. <ref> http://untreaty.un.org/cod/avl/ha/cun/cun_photo.html</ref><ref> http://books.google.com/books?id=-sFfmZeGwf4C&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=un+united+nations+fairmont+san+francisco&source=bl&ots=681RnrLBsU&sig=B7g70XQyKpL3IpMVFa210-uMNRU&hl=en&ei=wdp8TfmbMay00QHKl9iACg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> The ] was drafted in the hotel's Garden Room and a plaque at the hotel memorializes the event. <ref>http://www.fairmont.com/sanfrancisco/articles/referencematerial/momentsinhistory.htm</ref> | |||
⚫ | The hotel was nearly completed before the ]. Although the structure survived, the interior was heavily damaged by fire, and opening was delayed until 1907. Architect and engineer ] was hired to repair the building because of her then innovative use of ], which could produce buildings capable of withstanding earthquakes and other disasters. | ||
<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jordan |first1=John |title=Conciergerie Marseille |url=https://www.boostaroom.com/ |access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref> | |||
== United Nations == | |||
In 1945, the Fairmont hosted international statesmen for meetings which culminated in the creation of the ].<ref>{{cite web | title=Charter of the United Nations - Photo Resources | url=http://legal.un.org/avl/ha/cun/cun_photo.html | publisher=United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law | access-date=10 August 2011}}{{dead link|date=October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Craig | first=Christopher |author2=Elan Penn | title=San Francisco: A Pictorial Celebration | location=New York | publisher=Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. | year=2006 | page=48 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-sFfmZeGwf4C&q=un+united+nations+fairmont+san+francisco&pg=PA48 | isbn=978-1-4027-2388-9 | access-date=10 August 2011}}</ref> Finessing of the ] was conducted in the hotel's Garden Room and a plaque at the hotel memorializes the event.<ref>{{cite web | author=Samara Diapoulos | title=Moments in History | url=http://www.fairmont.com/sanfrancisco/articles/referencematerial/momentsinhistory.htm | publisher=The Fairmont San Francisco | date=23 August 2009 | access-date=10 August 2011}}</ref> | |||
== First concierge in the United States == | |||
The Fairmont was the first American hotel to offer ] services. Tom Wolfe, who had trained in Europe, served as the Fairmont's first concierge from 1974 to 1981. He returned to the Fairmont in 1995.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lowder|first1=J. Bryan|title=Anything Short of Breaking the Law|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/life/travel_explainer/2015/08/hotel_concierge_history_and_origins_of_the_hospitality_profession.html|access-date=13 February 2018|work=Slate|publisher=The Slate Group|date=18 August 2015|location=New York}}</ref> | |||
== Tonga Room == | == Tonga Room == | ||
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Among the hotel's attractions is the ], a historic ], which opened in 1945 and was remodeled in 1952, and 1967. Elements of the bar were also "updated" in 2009. It features a bandstand on a barge that floats in a former swimming pool, a dining area built from parts of an old sailing ship, and artificial thunderstorms. In January 2009, the owners announced plans to close the Tonga Room in connection with a renovation and ] of the hotel.<ref name="NYT-04-03-09">{{cite news |author=Jesse McKinley |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/fashion/05tonga.html?_r=1&sq=Tonga%20Room&st=cse&adxnnl=1&scp=1&adxnnlx=1239148998-kpKIJA0iS68aMaVKbRR3fg |title=Order a Mai Tai and Save Paradise|work=The New York Times |date=April 3, 2009| access-date=19 September 2010}}</ref> In response, a group planned to file an application to make the Tonga Room an official San Francisco landmark.<ref>{{cite news |author=John King | url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/08/DDNA19I8BE.DTL |title=The Tonga Room a Landmark? Not So Fast | work=The San Francisco Chronicle| date=September 8, 2009| access-date=19 September 2010}}</ref> The plans were delayed and Tonga Room is still open today (despite many rumors of its temporary closure). | ||
== Ownership change == | |||
On May 9, 2012, funds managed by ] and Woodridge Capital Partners LLC, a Los Angeles–based real estate developer and investor, bought the property for $200 million.<ref name=Bloomberg>{{cite news |author=Nadja Brandt | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-13/fairmont-san-francisco-hotel-to-be-sold-for-200-million.html |title=Fairmont San Francisco Hotel to Be Sold for $200 Million | work=]| date=May 9, 2012 }}</ref> They also acquired the ] across the street in 2014.<ref>Vincent, Roger (February 21, 2014) '']''</ref> | |||
The hotel was sold again on November 30, 2015, to the South Korean Mirae Asset Global Investments group for $450 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article86736.html|title=Fairmont San Francisco Hotel Sold For $450 Million|first=Hotel News|last=Resource|website=www.hotelnewsresource.com}}</ref> | |||
⚫ | <gallery caption="Views of the Fairmont lobby" > | ||
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== Popular culture == | |||
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The Venetian Room at the Fairmont Hotel was where ] first sang "]" in December 1961.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Fairmont Hotel Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Tony Bennett's First Performance of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"|year=2011|url=http://www.fairmont.com/san-francisco/press-room/ileftmyheartinsanfrancisco/|access-date=3 January 2015}}</ref> A statue of Tony Bennett was unveiled outside the Fairmont on 19 August 2016, in honor of his 90th birthday, the performance and the song's history with San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/San-Francisco-to-honor-Tony-Bennett-with-statue-9172361.php |title=San Francisco to honor Tony Bennett with statue, festivities - SFGate |website=www.sfgate.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819082059/http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/San-Francisco-to-honor-Tony-Bennett-with-statue-9172361.php |archive-date=2016-08-19}}</ref> | |||
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The Fairmont Hotel was used in the establishing shots for the fictional St. Gregory Hotel in the 1983 television series '']''. The hotel on which the original novel was based is now ]. | |||
The Fairmont is also seen in the movie ''The Intern''. | |||
]'s ] '']'' was filmed entirely from the Fairmont's elevator.<ref name="camper-chicago-reader">{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/edge-city/Content?oid=886738 |title=Edge City |last=Camper |first=Fred |date=February 16, 1995 |website=] |access-date=May 6, 2021}}</ref> | |||
In the song "Real Good for Free" on the album '']'' Joni Mitchell changes the line "I slept last night in a good hotel" to "I slept last night in the Fairmont Hotel"<ref>{{cite web |title=Joni: Just Miles Ahead |url=https://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=184 |website=Joni Mitchell |access-date=16 February 2021 |quote=I slept last night in the Fairmont hotel}}</ref> | |||
The Fairmont makes a brief appearance in the film '']'', where characters Shang-Chi and his best friend Katy previously worked as valet parkers at the beginning of the film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marvel movie's running 'Rings' around town |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/running-rings-around-town/ |website=San Francisco Examiner |date=September 2021 |access-date=24 September 2021}}</ref> | |||
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Luxury hotel in California, USFairmont San Francisco | |
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Hotel chain | Fairmont Hotels and Resorts |
General information | |
Location | United States |
Address | 950 Mason Street San Francisco, California |
Coordinates | 37°47′33″N 122°24′37″W / 37.7924°N 122.4102°W / 37.7924; -122.4102 |
Opening | Main: 18 April 1907; 117 years ago (18 April 1907) Tower: 1962 |
Owner | Mirae Asset Global Investments |
Management | Fairmont Hotels & Resorts |
Height | Tower: 99.06 m (325.0 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | Main: 9 Tower: 29 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | James W. and Merritt J. Reid Ira Wilson Hoover Julia Morgan |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 591 |
Number of suites | >11 |
Number of restaurants | Laurel Court Restaurant and Bar Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar |
Website | |
www.fairmont.com/sanfrancisco | |
Fairmont Hotel | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
San Francisco Designated Landmark No. 185 | |
Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 02000373 |
SFDL No. | 185 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 17, 2002 |
Designated SFDL | 1987 |
The Fairmont San Francisco is a luxury hotel at 950 Mason Street, atop Nob Hill in San Francisco, California. The hotel was named after mining magnate and U.S. Senator James Graham Fair (1831–94), by his daughters, Theresa Fair Oelrichs and Virginia Fair Vanderbilt, who built the hotel in his honor. The hotel was the vanguard of the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts chain. The group is now owned by Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, but all the original Fairmont hotels still keep their names.
It has been featured in many films, including The Rock. Exterior and interior shots of the hotel were used as stand-ins for the fictional St. Gregory Hotel in the television series Hotel. It is also notable for its presidential suite, often used by U.S. Presidents when visiting the Bay Area.
The Fairmont San Francisco was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 2002. It is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
1906 earthquake
The hotel was nearly completed before the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Although the structure survived, the interior was heavily damaged by fire, and opening was delayed until 1907. Architect and engineer Julia Morgan was hired to repair the building because of her then innovative use of reinforced concrete, which could produce buildings capable of withstanding earthquakes and other disasters.
United Nations
In 1945, the Fairmont hosted international statesmen for meetings which culminated in the creation of the United Nations. Finessing of the United Nations Charter was conducted in the hotel's Garden Room and a plaque at the hotel memorializes the event.
First concierge in the United States
The Fairmont was the first American hotel to offer concierge services. Tom Wolfe, who had trained in Europe, served as the Fairmont's first concierge from 1974 to 1981. He returned to the Fairmont in 1995.
Tonga Room
Among the hotel's attractions is the Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar, a historic tiki bar, which opened in 1945 and was remodeled in 1952, and 1967. Elements of the bar were also "updated" in 2009. It features a bandstand on a barge that floats in a former swimming pool, a dining area built from parts of an old sailing ship, and artificial thunderstorms. In January 2009, the owners announced plans to close the Tonga Room in connection with a renovation and condo conversion of the hotel. In response, a group planned to file an application to make the Tonga Room an official San Francisco landmark. The plans were delayed and Tonga Room is still open today (despite many rumors of its temporary closure).
Ownership change
On May 9, 2012, funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and Woodridge Capital Partners LLC, a Los Angeles–based real estate developer and investor, bought the property for $200 million. They also acquired the Mark Hopkins Hotel across the street in 2014.
The hotel was sold again on November 30, 2015, to the South Korean Mirae Asset Global Investments group for $450 million.
Popular culture
The Venetian Room at the Fairmont Hotel was where Tony Bennett first sang "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" in December 1961. A statue of Tony Bennett was unveiled outside the Fairmont on 19 August 2016, in honor of his 90th birthday, the performance and the song's history with San Francisco.
The Fairmont Hotel was used in the establishing shots for the fictional St. Gregory Hotel in the 1983 television series Hotel. The hotel on which the original novel was based is now The Roosevelt New Orleans.
The Fairmont is also seen in the movie The Intern.
Ernie Gehr's avant-garde film Side/Walk/Shuttle was filmed entirely from the Fairmont's elevator.
In the song "Real Good for Free" on the album Miles of Aisles Joni Mitchell changes the line "I slept last night in a good hotel" to "I slept last night in the Fairmont Hotel"
The Fairmont makes a brief appearance in the film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, where characters Shang-Chi and his best friend Katy previously worked as valet parkers at the beginning of the film.
See also
References
- "City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks". City of San Francisco. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- "Fairmont San Francisco Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- "Emporis building ID 298250". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016.
- "Fairmont San Francisco Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016.
- "Fairmont San Francisco". SkyscraperPage.
- Fairmont San Francisco at Structurae
- Woodbridge, Sally B.; Woodbridge, John M. (1992). San Francisco Architecture. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. p. 62. ISBN 0-87701-897-9.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- "The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco, a Historic Hotels of America member". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
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(help) - Jordan, John. "Conciergerie Marseille". Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Charter of the United Nations - Photo Resources". United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- Craig, Christopher; Elan Penn (2006). San Francisco: A Pictorial Celebration. New York: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-4027-2388-9. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- Samara Diapoulos (23 August 2009). "Moments in History". The Fairmont San Francisco. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- Lowder, J. Bryan (18 August 2015). "Anything Short of Breaking the Law". Slate. New York: The Slate Group. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- Jesse McKinley (April 3, 2009). "Order a Mai Tai and Save Paradise". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- John King (September 8, 2009). "The Tonga Room a Landmark? Not So Fast". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- Nadja Brandt (May 9, 2012). "Fairmont San Francisco Hotel to Be Sold for $200 Million". Bloomberg News.
- Vincent, Roger (February 21, 2014) "L.A. investors buy famed Mark Hopkins hotel in San Francisco" Los Angeles Times
- Resource, Hotel News. "Fairmont San Francisco Hotel Sold For $450 Million". www.hotelnewsresource.com.
- "The Fairmont Hotel Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Tony Bennett's First Performance of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"". 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- "San Francisco to honor Tony Bennett with statue, festivities - SFGate". www.sfgate.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-19.
- Camper, Fred (February 16, 1995). "Edge City". Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- "Joni: Just Miles Ahead". Joni Mitchell. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
I slept last night in the Fairmont hotel
- "Marvel movie's running 'Rings' around town". San Francisco Examiner. September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
External links
- Fairmont San Francisco official website
- The Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar official website
- National Register of Historic Places
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