San Francisco

I'm just resurrecting this thread to ask if anyone has any recommendations for places to stay in SF, preferably in the central district. I've only ever stayed over at Fishermans Wharf, but me and the missus want somewhere different. Any help would be appreciated... ta

Get a double room in the USA Hostel at Post and Mason. It's cheap as anything and our room had an en-suite, as well as a fancy iPod dock radio thingy, fridge and a microwave. It's so nice to be able to just wake up and have breakfast cereal etc! It's just a few blocks from Union Square, but backs onto the Tenderloin which is sketchy. It's kinda noisy like you'd expect a hostel to be and try to get a room that has a window, not just out into a light well. There's loads of computers downstairs with cheap internet and I think they had Wi-Fi. Definitely well recommended.

If you're up for spending a little more money, check out the Metro Hotel on Divisadero. It's such a nice hotel, like staying in a big guest house. It's just around the corner from Haight which is pretty cool and at the end of Haight is the Golden Gate park which is huuuuuuge.

I wish I'd taken a bike to SF, in fact... it's pretty much what made me want to get a fixed in the first place.