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THE KIMPTON BUCHANAN
View Map Reservations: 1-800-881-1523
3.5 Star Downtown Hotel in San Francisco County )
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4.0/5
Based on 443 guest reviews
- Avg. Group Discount of 14.0%!
- Fitness / Gym is on-site
- 131 rooms in hotel
- Hotel has 8 floors
- Hotel has 3 suites
- Check-out time: 12:pm
- Group score of 8.7/10
Room Types
Check RatesAccessible Spa King With1 King Bed 400 Square Feet Roll in Shower with Bath Tub
Non-Smoking
Check RatesHome Away From Home Accessible Spa King With1 King Bed 400 Square Feet Roll in Shower with Bath Tub
Non-Smoking
Local Attractions
Japan Town, Fillmore Street, including many shops and music venues, Union Square, Fisherman's Wharf.
Map & Landmarks: The Kimpton Buchanan
Our Hotel Planner Expert Reviews of The Kimpton Buchanan
Our expert hotel planners periodically visit and review the hotels we represent in person.
"Little-known Japantown Gem"
Overall Score4.5/ 5
Hotel Tomo is a great, little known hotel in Japantown. It is smallish (130 rooms), but the location is actually petty excellent – they have a quiet spot right in Japantown's 'town square' (a nice, safe neighborhood) which makes them walking distance to many shops, restaurants, and attractions. They are also only a 10-or-so minute cab ride to Union Square and Fisherman's Wharf. Furthermore, the rooms are very stylish, bright, and spacious, with nice views. They have dependable consistency from room-to-room, which is often not the case with boutique hotels. The Japanese-Pop-Style turned out to be well-done and refreshing, not hokey (which was my concern before I arrived). Lastly, I was a fan of the connected restaurant, which I had lunch in. The restaurant is casual and fun, and features an 'all you can eat and drink option' all day during the weekends. One downside is that the hotel does not have much meeting space, but groups could, theoretically, use the space in Hotel Kabuki, which is walking distance away. So, this hotel is best used for sleeping-rooms-only groups, not events or meetings. That aside, I would recommend this hotel to any group visiting the city!
Aria T, a local HotelPlanner San Francisco expert from 
10-Dec-2013 Verified Review 
Verified Reviews of The Kimpton Buchanan
Below are the verified reviews from guests that we have booked recently:"Clean as advertised."
Overall Score4.0/ 5
Good location, and great front desk staff. I like experiencing boutique hotels of this quality. Please keep up the good work.
Thomas L. (Individual traveler, booked 1 room), from
22-Jul-2014 Verified Review, stayed from Mon Jul 21 to Tue Jul 22 2014 at a $182.75 average nightly rate. Customer Reviews of The Kimpton Buchanan
Property Description
The Kimpton Buchanan is a sultry historic revival at the intersection of TheFillmore, Pacific Heights, and Japantown, where you can savorsushi from family-owned restaurants in Japantown, and then cruisethe sassy boutiques located on trendy Fillmore Street. Spend yourevenings like the locals at a karaoke bar or enjoy the vibrant musicscene in Lower Pacific Heights, just blocks away. Cycle around thecity on one of our Kimpton bikes before withdrawing into a roomthat feels like a stylish and cozy apartment.Our hotel is ideally located at the geographic center of San Francisco, just a 5 to 10 minute cab ride to Union Square or Fisherman's Wharf. Within walking distance you will find over 30 restaurants as well as the up-scale shopping, dining and entertainment venues of the Fillmore/Pacific Heights areas. We offer the best of both worlds – easy access to city's most dynamic and desirable areas and accommodations in a quiet, unique San Francisco neighborhood. Our 130 beautiful guest rooms are spacious, comfortable and quiet. Rooms have either two queen beds or one king-size bed.
Details / Other Expenses
| Check In: | 3:00pm |
| Check Out: | 12:pm |
| Year of Last Renovation: | 2015 |
| Floors: | 8 |
| Rooms: | 131 |
| Corridors: | All Rooms Have Interior Hallways |
| Non Smoking Rooms: | 131 |
| Handicap Rooms: | |
| Rooms with 1 Bed: | 73 |
| Rooms with 2 Beds: | 55 |
| Suites: | 3 |
| Room Windows: | Windows Do Open |
| Cleaning Frequency: | Daily |
| Meeting Rooms: | 1 View Spaces |
| Meeting Space: | 230 sq. feet |
| Banquet Space: | Holds 0 people |
| Dist. to Food/Bars: | On-site |
| Dist. to 24hr Restaurant: | 0.3 Mi |
| Dist. to Nearest Gym: | On-site |
| Lounge/Bar Hours: | 7:30am- 10pm |
Policies / Expenses
| Cancellation: Group cancellation policy is 60 days prior to arrival. | |
| Nightly Parking: | $38 |
| Typical Group Deposit: | 25% |
| Total Taxes: | 15.26% |
| Total Misc Fees: | $0.00 USD (mandatory resort fees/taxes) |
| State Tax: | 1.26% (California Assessment) |
| Occupancy Tax: | 14.00% |
| Food and Beverage Tax: | 8.50% |
| Parking Fee: | 38.00 Per Night |
| Cleaning Fee: | 0.00 Per Night |
| Porterage Fee: | 6.50 Per Item |
| Gym Fee: | 0.00 Per Day |
| Rooms Wireless Internet Fee: | 12.95 Per Day |
| Meeting Wireless Internet Fee: | 0.00 Per Day |
| Food and Beverage Service Charge: | 24.00% |
| Avg. Continental Breakfast Cost: | 18.00 Per Person |
| Avg. Plated Breakfast Cost: | 26.00 Per Person |
Amenities / Features
Pet Friendly? Yes! Pets are allowed.
Pet friendly floors available no fee
- Air conditioning
- Alarm clock
- Baggage storage facilities
- Central location
- Clothes drying
- Complimentary newspaper
- Conference facilities
- Credit card accepted: Mastercard/Visa
- Credit card accepted: American Express
- Credit card accepted: Discover
- Credit card accepted: Diners Club
- Credit card accepted: JCB
- Dinner available
- Electronic key card
- Elevator
- Facilities for the disabled
- Fax available
- Fitness and health center
- Free local calls
- Games room
- Garage
- Hairdryer available
- Handicap accessible
- Central heating
- Ice Maker
- Internet - wireless
- Internet - ethernet
- Free WiFi Internet
- Ironing facilities
- Laundry facilities
- Licensed bar
- Movies in room
- Non-smoking rooms
- 24 hours opened
- Office or business center
- Pets allowed
- Private bathroom in room
- Private car parking
- Quiet location
- Radio in room
- Refrigerator
- Restaurant
- Safe in rooms
- Self controlled heating/cooling system
- Shower
- Tea and coffee making facilities
- Telephone
- Telephone in all rooms
- Television
- TV - Free Cable
- Travellers cheques accepted
- TV room
- Video Games in Room
- Voicemail
Airport & Shuttle Information
We are 13 miles away from the San Francisco International Airport and about 16 miles from the Oakland Airport. Both of the Airports have shuttle services that will take you directly to our hotel, prices vary.
Airport Shuttle? Sorry, no airport shuttle available.Breakfast Information
Continental Breakfast coupons available for Café Mum's for $18 All American plated breakfast available at Cafe Mum's for $26 inclusive of taxes and tips.
Parking Info
$38 PLUS TAXES AT 14%
Internet / WiFI
$12.95 PER DAY FOR UP TO 4 DEVICES.
About Kimpton Hotels
- Boutique hotel with more than 60+ properties nationwide
- Kimpton Karma Rewards is a free guest program which offers guests the opportunity to earn free nights, get free Wi-Fi, exclusive offers on hotel stays, a $10 bar credit for in-room snacks or bar cocktails, and a $30 spa credit towards a massage, facial, or body treatment
- Nightly wine hour
- Free coffee and tea in the lobby
- Yoga mats provided upon request
- Pet friendly hotel free for cats, dogs, and other pets of any size
- Access to their public bikes for free to tour around the city or neighborhood
- Kimpton Hotels also offers guest free travel items left behind or forgotten like plastic travel bags, fan, humidifier, curling and straightening iron, steamer, spray wrinkle remover, a night light, and so much more
The Kimpton Hotels highlights above are subject to change without notice.
Previously known as:
Best Western Hotel Tomo
Hotel Rate Trends at The Kimpton Buchanan
The graph above is averages of room rates for both group/meeting quotes and the lowest online individual rates our system could find at the time the group offer was entered. The most competitive group deal shown is 19.5% in March 2015 and the highest average individual rate is $333 in the month of January 2018. This chart will show past seasonality and also project future months. If you are flexible with dates, you may want to consider staying at The Kimpton Buchanan in a month when rates are lower.
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Meeting Rooms and Banquet Rooms at The Kimpton Buchanan
Below are the meeting, banquet, conference and event spaces at The Kimpton Buchanan.
Feel free to use the The Kimpton Buchanan meeting space capacities chart below to help in your event planning. Hotel Planner specializes in San Francisco event planning for sleeping rooms and meeting space for corporate events, weddings, parties, conventions, negotiated rates and trade shows.
| Meeting Room Name | L x W x H (Feet) | Size (sqft.) | Banquet 5'/6'  | Crescent | Classroom | Hollow Square  | U-Shape | Boardroom | Convention 8'/10'  | Theater | Reception | Regist. Desk  |
| Filmore Room | 20 x 13 x 9 | 220 | --/-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | --/-- | -- | -- | -- |
Close This Filmore RoomRoom Type: Boardroom Total Size: 220 Sq. Mi Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 9 Ft. Floor Level: 1 Power Outlets: 7 Columns: 0 Windows: 1 Natural Light?: Yes Obstructions? No Built In Screens? Yes Built In Stage? No Built In A/V? No Amenities Available
Half Day Rental: $350.00 USD Full Day Rental: $650.00 USD  | ||||||||||||
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