You tend to get less hotel for your money in San Francisco than in most other American cities. This is one of the most expensive cities in the country, and hotel rates reflect this. Also, many hotels occupy century-old buildings where no matter how many flat-screen TVs and pillow-top beds you add, there's no getting around the fact that the room was constructed more than 100 years ago. Still, as with any major destination for tourists and business travelers alike, San Francisco boasts plenty of hotel variety. Its most luxurious properties include astounding skyscraper hotels, discreet residence-style lodging built into a historic factory, and stately old buildings with classic pedigree.