So says Simon and Schuster's West Coast Guide to Bed & Breakfast Inns regarding the Archbishop's Mansion which is located on Alamo Square in San Francisco.   The mansion was built in 1904 by Frank Shea in French Chateau style from the Belle Epoch period (1884-1914) and a succession of three different Archbishops have resided here. The home became a bed and breakfast in 1983 and is a blend between a friendly country bed and breakfast inn with the sophisticated elegance of a small European hotel. Down the street from the mansion are the much-photographed Victorian homes, including the famous "Painted Ladies".  Other interesting areas of San Francisco are only minutes away.

Each of the 15 guest rooms has exquisite antiques, embrodiered linens, and a comfortable sitting area.  All the comforts you require are at hand:  cable television, video cassette players, down comforters and pillows; and lovely private baths with stacks of towels, French-milled soaps and scented lotions and oils.  Most rooms have fireplaces; two rooms have jacuzzi tubs that seat two.

Each morning a delicious continental breakfast will be delivered to your room or you can eat in the large Dining Room, if you prefer. In the evening there is a complimentary  wine and cheese service.

French antiques, a chandelier from the set of Gone with the Wind, a gold-leafed mirror in the Great Hall from the home of Mary Todd Lincoln, a piano which is a 1904 Bechstein Baby Grand, which once belonged to Noel Coward, and a magnificient Grand Staircase and French Parlor makes the Archbishop Mansion one of the grandest of San Francisco's Historic Landmark Homes.  

If you would like more information,  contact Chris Meny or Stevie Ryer at chrism@yourtravelsource.com
CST #: 2037874-40

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