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The Sir Francis Drake Hotel in SF's Union Square, closed since the start of the pandemic, will reopen next month fully rebranded and renovated, under a new name and with new owners.
New 11-Story, 195-Room Hotel Set to Open In Union Square In October A new Dutch-owned hotel chain, citizenM, is opening a 195-room Union Square hotel this fall as part of a five-hotel opening push in the U.S. — and it's a rare example of a new-build hotel in the area, on a lot that's been otherwise vacant for two decades. As the SF Business Times reports, citizenM took over the property at 72 Ellis Street from Highgate Hotels in 2016, after 15 years in which that company was thwarted by various economic setbacks from developing the lot. Construction began on the 11-story building in April 2...
The Palace Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel in San Francisco, appointed Lilian Tolliver as Chief Engineer of the 556 room historic property. The Palace is very proud of Lilian as she accepts the position as the hotel's first female Chief Engineer and continues to make history at the iconic landmark.