Everything is coming up ..Poppies at the Newly Renovated Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf
with a prescription for Spring Fever edited by Madelyn Miller  The newly renovated Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco just extended validity dates for the hotel’s popular Spring Fever package…the perfect prescription for families, couples or friends who want to get away during spring break or celebrate the coming of a new season.
Validity extended due to “poppie-ular” demand  Priced with great value in mind, the package includes a newly renovated guest room for two (add on rates available for families) and a packet of California poppy seeds, so that guests can plant their own memories of their whimsical getaway once they return home. Rates start at $169 per night. Now valid through May 31, 2008.
 The hotel features 313 spacious guest rooms boasting the plush, new Grand Bed with pillow-top mattresses; multifunction workstation with ergonomic chair; and luxurious bath with deluxe amenities. Guest services and amenities include Wi-Fi service throughout the hotel; 24-hour automated business center; complimentary transportation to the Financial District; newly renovated 24-hour StayFit @ Hyatt Fitness Center; outdoor heated pool and Jacuzzi; and pool tables at Knuckles.
Dining and Entertainment options range from Knuckles Historic Sports Bar & Grill, which was voted “Best Sports Bar in San Francisco,” as well as room service, which is offered from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. The Best Location in San Francisco  Conveniently located across the street from the Mason/Powell Cable Car line, nearby attractions include Alcatraz, Pier 39, The Cannery, Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Cruises, Coit Tower, Lombard Street, Ghirardelli Square, Aquarium of the Bay and North Beach.
Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf is located at 555 North Point Street, San Francisco, California, USA 94133. :fishermanswharf.hyatt.com
(415) 563-1234
toll free (800) 233-1234. MORE ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO GREAT SAVINGS
WWW.citypass.com HELPFUL WEBSITE
www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com BEST BAR
The Charm bar at Ana Mandara.
Voted most romantic in city, it also has a nice view of Alcatraz. Ana Mandara
891 Beach Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: 415-771-6800
Fax: 415-771-5275
URL: www.anamandara.com
E-mail: mail@anamandara.com BEST SPA
Bliss Spa
http://www.blissworld.com/spa/location/sf/ BEST CULINARY TOUR
At Local Tastes of the City Tours, you eat your way through San Francisco. Each one of the three-hour adventures explores the soul of a neighborhood, including North Beach, Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Park, Chinatown, and Haight-Ashbury . San Francisco is one of the culinary capitals of the world and every block has its own unique feeling and foods. Go into local bakeries, restaurants, and cafés, and sample the food and meet the people who make it. Each of our tours is followed by the option of a full meal at a neighborhood restaurant with phenomenal food. The three-hour easy, small-group walking tours cover separate neighborhoods where participants not only sample bread, pastries, chocolate, coffees, dim sum, seafood and other culinary delicacies, but also meet the bakers and chefs as they prepare the delicacies. In addition, they explore the local crafts scene, like pottery studios where you get an opportunity to meet artisans. Local Tastes of the City Tours
2179 12th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94116
Phone: 415-665-0480
888-358-TOUR (8687)
Fax: 415-651-9548
URL: www.sffoodtour.com
E-mail: tmedin@localtastesofthecitytours.com
Primary Contact: Mr. Tom Medin, President GREAT RESTAURANTS Check details in Zagat Survey 2007
San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants
www.zagat.com Tommy Toy's Cuisine Chinoise
655 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-397-4888
Fax: 415-397-0469
URL: www.tommytoys.com
E-mail: info@tommytoys.com Ana Mandara
891 Beach Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: 415-771-6800
Fax: 415-771-5275
URL: www.anamandara.com
E-mail: mail@anamandara.com XYZ
W San Francisco
181 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-817-7836
Fax: 415-817-7895
URL: www.xyz-sf.com Perlot in the Hotel Majestic
1500 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
415/441-1100 (phone)
800/869-8966 (toll-free)
415/673-7331 (fax) GREAT GUIDEBOOKS San Francisco Day + Night
By Julianne Balmain with Kate Chynoweth
Part of the Cool Cities Series from Pulse Guides
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Synergy Books
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Gibbs Smith Publisher
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www.vegoutguide.com Diffordsguide to City Drinking #0.1
from the Publishers of the Magazine for Discerning Drinkers
It tells the Best Hotels, Restaurants and Bars in top cities
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www.fodors.com SAN FRANCISCO AS YOU LIKE IT
23 Tailor-made tours for culture vultures, shopaholics and everyone else
Ulysses Press
www.ulyssespress.com HIDDEN SAN FRANCISCO & NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
By Roy Riegert
Ulysses Press
www.ulyssespress.com ACCESS SAN FRANCISCO
By Richard Saul Wurman
Harper Resource
www.harpercollins.com TASTE OF SAN FRANCISCO at home
San Francisco Cuisine 2003
Menus and recipes from the Bay Area's finest restaurants
www.sanfranciscocuisine.com
ptifari@sanfranciscocuisine.com THE ESSENCE OF CHOCOLATE: Recipes for Baking and Cooking with Fine Chocolate
The first cookbook from Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker founders John Scharffenberger and Robert Steinberg. (Hardcover; $35.00; ISBN: 1-4013-0238-6; 100 color photographs throughout) features over one hundred spectacular-and often simple-recipes drawn from the Scharffen Berger files and from two dozen top pastry chefs BEYOND SAN FRANCISCO
Weekend Adventures in San Francisco & Northern California
By Carole Terwilliger Meyers
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Wear your favorite city on a scarf! Tasaram's 100% silk Map Scarves feature detailed street plans of London, Paris, Rome, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. with more cities coming soon.
www.mapscarves.com Or check out: Signature Accents/ "City Scarves" & "City Ties"
336 Bon Air Center, Suite 347
Greenbrae, CA 94904
Phone: 415-927-7174
Fax: 415-962-4229
URL: www.cityscarves.com
E-mail: info@cityscarves.com Madelyn Miller is a travel and food writer and San Francisco is one of her favorite cities. Read her stories on www.travellady.com, www.carladynews.com, www.yogayaya.com, www.chocolateatlas.com, www.cocktailatlas.com, www.teaAtlas.com, www.coffeeatlas.com | 