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Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel

Property class: 4
4-star historic hotel near Dragon's Gate

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A lobby with a chandelier, seating area, and large mirrors.
A grand lobby with a chandelier, sofas, and a staircase.
A high-rise hotel room with a city view, leather sofas, patterned ottomans, and a leopard print rug.
A bar area with a green sofa, red chairs, and a bar counter with bottles.
A spacious library with wooden bookshelves, comfortable seating, and large windows allowing natural light.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Breakfast available
  • Parking available
  • Business services

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450 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102
  • Place, Union Square
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Grace Cathedral
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Moscone Convention Center
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Classic Room, 1 Queen Bed

A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk, and a view of the city through the window.

Classic Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a television, a chair, a lamp, and a window with a city view.

Grand Room, 1 King Bed (High Floor & View)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(16 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Classic Room, 1 King Bed (High Floor & View)

A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk, and a view of the city through the window.

Classic Room, 1 King Bed (High Floor & View)

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(19 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Grand Room, 2 Queen Beds

A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a TV, and a window with a city view.

Grand Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Grand Room, 2 Queen Beds (High Floor & View)

A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a TV, and a window with a city view.

Grand Room, 2 Queen Beds (High Floor & View)

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Classic Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk, and a view of the city through the window.

Classic Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds (High Floor & View)

A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a TV, and a window with a city view.

Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds (High Floor & View)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(8 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Grand Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (High Floor)

A hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a television, a chair, a lamp, and a window with a city view.

Grand Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (High Floor)

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds

A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a TV, and a window with a city view.

Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(24 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Grand Room, 1 King Bed

A hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a television, a chair, a lamp, and a window with a city view.

Grand Room, 1 King Bed

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(10 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a TV, and a window with a city view.

Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Grand Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (High Floor)

A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a TV, and a window with a city view.

Grand Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (High Floor)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Classic Room, 1 King Bed

A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk, and a view of the city through the window.

Classic Room, 1 King Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(126 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Junior Suite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Grand Suite, 1 Bedroom (View)

A laptop on a desk near a window, with a chair partially visible.

Grand Suite, 1 Bedroom (View)

  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Grand Suite, 1 Bedroom, Accessible

A hotel room with a large bed, a sofa, a small table, and a view of the city.

Grand Suite, 1 Bedroom, Accessible

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Grand Suite (Beacon)

A modern bedroom with a four-poster bed, a city view, a round table, and a chair.

Grand Suite (Beacon)

  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Murphy Bed

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About the neighborhood

San Francisco

Union Square stay.Within a 10-minute walk of this Union Square hotel, you'll find Dragon's Gate and Grace Cathedral. Also, Golden Gate Theatre is within half a mile (1 km) and Moscone Convention Center is within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Union Square - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Westin St Francis Hotel Glass Elevators - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • SF Masonic Auditorium - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Grace Cathedral - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Moscone Convention Center - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles

Getting around

  • Powell St & Sutter St Stop - 1 min walk
  • San Francisco Station - 2 min drive
  • Oakland Intl. Airport (OAK) - 36 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪7-Eleven - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Golden Gate Tap Room - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪OneUp Restaurant & Lounge - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel

4-star historic hotel near Dragon's Gate
Business amenities include a meeting room and limo/town car service. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and concierge services are also featured at the historic Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel . For a fee, parking is available.

This 4-star San Francisco hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 418 guestrooms or units
  • 21 levels
  • Built in 1928
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-out
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Car service
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Wedding services available
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Water dispenser
  • Bar or lounge
  • 1 conference room
Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel offers 418 accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and complimentary bottled water. Beds feature premium bedding. 55-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium digital channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with rainfall showerheads, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This San Francisco hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room crib

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps

Parking and transportation

  • Limo/town car service
  • Valet parking on site (USD 90.06 per night; includes in/out privileges)

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: USD 15 to 45 for adults and USD 10 to 20 for children
  • A bar/lounge

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator (41 inch wide door)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (34 inches high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 55-inch flat-screen TV with premium digital channels
  • Pay movies

Bedroom

  • Free crib
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 87.33 per pet, per night
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Maximum 2 (weight limit: 50 lbs per pet)
  • Pets cannot be left unattended
  • Food and water bowls are available
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 4 children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

  • American Express
  • Diners Club
  • Discover
  • JCB International
  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: USD 100 per accommodation, per night
  • Resort fee: USD 45.90 per accommodation, per night
The resort fee includes:
  • Additional inclusions
  • Fitness center access
  • In-room bottled water
  • In-room coffee
  • Phone calls

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 15.00 to 45.00 for adults, and USD 10.00 to 20.00 for children
  • Valet parking fee: USD 90.06 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: USD 87.33 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB International, and Carte Blanche. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

We should mention

  • Up to 4 children 17 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Sir Francis Drake Hotel
Sir Drake Hotel

Frequently asked questions

How close is Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel to the airport?

Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel is 19.4 mi (36-min drive) away from the Oakland Intl. Airport (OAK) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

How much does it cost to stay at Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel ?

As of Nov 12, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel on Dec 13, 2026 start from $225, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Does Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel .

How close is Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel to the beach?

This hotel is 6.2 mi (33-min drive) from Ocean Beach.

Does Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel offer free breakfast?

Free breakfast isn’t offered at Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel , but cooked-to-order breakfast is offered for a fee of between USD 15.00 and 45.00 for adults, USD 10.00 and 20.00 for children. It's available every day from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM.

Is there a casino at Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel ?

No, there is no casino at this hotel, but San Pablo Lytton Casino (22-min drive) is nearby.

What time is check-in at Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel ?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

Is there free parking at Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel ?

Free parking is not available at this hotel. Valet parking is available for USD 90.06 per night.

Does Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel have a pool?

Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel does not have a pool.

Does Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this hotel.

How close is Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel to downtown San Francisco?

Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel is 1.1 mi away from San Francisco.

Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1638 out of 2345 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 399 out of 2345 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 198 out of 2345 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 54 out of 2345 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 56 out of 2345 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

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10/10 Excellent

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awesome staff, great location, and very cute art deco feel
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Great hotel and restaurant!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Beautiful hotel and staff was wonderful
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Staff were amazing and the views were lovely!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful grand hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Great service, very good location, clean, just a great place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Great rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Beautiful lobby restaurant. Great spot to work for a few hours as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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The room was extremely comfortable and it is easily accessible to the parts of the city we were visiting.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Amazing location, friendly staff, clean property. Can’t wait to go back!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
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8/10 Good

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Great historic hotel with a wonderful top floor bar. Spectacular views and good cocktails at the Starlite.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Lovely bar and restaurant
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Had a great stay and time and food was good definitely would come back
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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The hotel was very clean and helpful staff. Very friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Beautiful interior - very classic Nice bar area to relax Rooms are large and higher levels have great views Wood floors Nice bathrooms Friendly service Great location
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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This is a great downtown hotel for San Francisco. The rooms are clean, clean and well designed for a single Traveler with nice amenities, including a very well equipped gym. The staff were helpful and pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
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8/10 Good

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Real good good every time
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Wonderfully located hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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This was such a great stay. From check in to check out, everyone was kind. The doormen, the front desk and the bartenders were all top notch. The convenience of the hotel was great. It may be my new favorite place to stay while visiting San Francisco. The room was clean, the beds were comfy and so were the pillows!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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We had a short one-night stay. Everything was great! Rooms were clean, room service was delicious
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Very positive experience in great location. Loved daily room service and water replenishment. Clean and chic rooms. Amazing cocktails at the Starlite rooftop bar.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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We had a great stay! A special thanks to Leif who was very attentive and pleasant.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Beautiful historical hotel near everything you would need or want when visiting San Francisco.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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The hotel itself is in a perfect location to access the entire city. The actual facility was clean, well-maintained, and had incredible views to historic parts of San Francisco. The staff were kind, helpful, and accommodating. Try The Post Room for a delightful dinner (or breakfast or lunch).
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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The best
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2026

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