Cavallo Point Lodge

We stayed here for three nights with our two young children. We were in a spacious, beautiful contemporary room with the most amazing soaking tub (also ideal for bathing two small children!). Our room was quiet, and the walk to the lobby was easy and the perfect way to get the kids outside. I loved the coffee and pastries every morning as well as the afternoon wine. The FirePit and heated porches made the cool, breezy evenings so lovely, and the presidio yacht club, just a short walk away, was a fun spot for a drink while seal watching. The drive into the city was about ten minutes, and being a native San Franciscan, I can honestly say that I would never stay anywhere else IN the city with young kids. We got all the benefits of the city while having a safe, beautiful, spacious place for us all to enjoy. It was truly a wonderful vacation, and we cannot wait to return. Loved every minute!

The overall quality of the hotel is stunning. The spa and gym facility are amazing. Breathtaking views of the San Fransisco Bay area. The staff at this hotel are exeptional. Wonderful trails along the hotel and tremendously easy to go in and out of San Francisco and Sausalito.

Stayed here for a Board meeting and the church made a very good meeting room. I had one of the refurbished "barracks" which was a one-bedroom suite that was tastefully decorated and modern amenities including Wifi. Food was good, nothing special, but their bath products were divine!!! Worth taking some home or ordering online. Great place to get away and not far from downtown SF with a view of the Golden Gate bridge.

If you ever wondered what Mark Twain meant when he wrote that "the coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco", then you need to visit here. While temperatures passed 90 degrees in the rest of the Bay Area, this anchor to the Golden Gate bridge barely touched 60 degrees. I was woefully underpacked for our family retreat here and had to seek warmth from a gaudy "I Love SF" sweatshirt that I bought from the gift shop. I understand those sweatshirts are big sellers in the summer. The hotel is a campus made up of the old military quarters for Fort Baker. It is situated almost directly under the north stanchion of the Golden Gate bridge. Which means that it enjoys the cold breeze that comes around the Marin headlands as well as the fog. Each of the old dormitory/homes have been subdivided into 4 to six en-suite residences. Some suites feature connected rooms that share a common living room. Each room is large and they have been nicely updated, with modern showers and a desk with electrical plugs and wifi The designers tried to keep as many of the original wooden Victorian details as they could. So, for example, most rooms are at the top of wooden staircases. Tellingly, there is no HVAC, but my room featured the original fireplace, a small pot bellied stove, as well as heating radiators under the windows. The buildings are laid out around a gigantic U shaped driveway. There is a large lawn---perhaps parade ground---in the middle. The Children's Discovery Museum and the waters of the Bay are at the other end. The view is stunning day or night. Unless there is fog. It's the first time in my life where I was awoken by fog horns. The reception, meeting rooms, spa, and restaurant are all in different buildings. And there is a mix of street and lot parking as well as a valet service. I had to walk outside a bit, which required the extra clothing. The breakfast was solid, and the other meals highlighted seasonal nouveau California cuisine. It's a wonderful cool getaway from stifling hot summers.

Just returned from a 5 night stay at Cavallo Point near San Francisco. Warm and friendly staff - particularly Frederick in the restaurant - and some wonderful views of the bay and Golden Gate Bridge. You are a little way out of San Francisco, so if you want to visit the City each day you will need to work around the free shuttle times of 9am drop off and 4pm pick up - or organise a taxi / Uber - takes around 30 mins to get into the heart of City, if leaving at peak times. Sausalito is a very nice and smaller town and easier to get to being only 10 mins away - and there are more frequent free shuttles to this location. Overall, a very nice hotel and would recommend staying here if you are looking for some "chill out time" from travelling around California; would suggest a City Centre hotel though if you plan to spend most of your time in San Fran itself.