Fodor's Expert Review Hotel Del Sol

This rejuvenated, beach-theme 1950s motor lodge with nicely appointed rooms and a fun, heated outdoor pool is all alone in a higher, hipper class of Cow Hollow/Marina boutique hotels. Blown-glass bedside lamps, a bright orange accent wall, and tufted white and silver headboards set an effervescent mood in the guest rooms. The Del Sol is only two blocks from Union Street shopping and restaurants, with easy access off Lombard Street, and it offers free morning town-car service to the Financial District for business travelers.