Luxury Hotels: The Mandarin Oriental Hotel is one of San Francisco's landmarks, with its distinctive tower rising up above downtown San Francisco, offering panoramic views over San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge.

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel offers 154 superb guest rooms and four sumptuous suites, which are elegantly furnished with subtle Asian touches. The superb Italian marble bathrooms with separate bathtub and showers are available in most rooms, offering a spacious and relaxing area. All the guest rooms and suites either overlook the magnificent Bay of San Francisco or the fascinating surrounding city. The rooms are of an utmost extravagant comfort and all offer a seating area, large writing desk, and a serene atmosphere, which reflects the Asian principles of feng shui, a recurrent element in the designing of the rooms. The Dynasty, Taipan or Oriental Suites are furnished with exquisite Asian charm, including hand-painted silk screens and Frette Egyptian cotton sheets for extra lavishness.

The Mandarin Oriental, in addition to the comfort and sumptuousness the rooms also provide modern facilities such as high-speed Internet access, high-definition, LCD flat-panel televisions, three International Direct Dial telephones with two lines and voicemail, a CD player, individually controlled air conditioning as well as the practical use of binoculars in order to take full advantage of the spectacular views over San Francisco.

The Mandarin's Fitness Center is located on the 4th floor and is equipped with adjustable treadmills that have their own private television and headphones. For added variety guests will find Stairmasters, Cybex stationary cycles, and a full range of circuit equipment and free weights. For less demanding activity the hotel recommends an in-room massage, which can also be reserved. The Fitness Center is open 24 hours on a complimentary basis. In addition, complimentary bottled water and newspapers are also available. The Oriental Mandarin Hotel provides a fine dining choice with the MO Bar for guests in search of a casual and peaceful atmosphere. Open all day the restaurant offers a selection of delicious dishes for all tastes.

The Oriental Mandarin Hotel is a truly memorable site, whether guests are visiting for pleasure or business, a place where all is taken care of, be it comfort, luxury or excellent service and cordiality.

Written by the staff writers of JustLuxe