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SANFRANCISCO

THEACHINGLYCOOLCITY

IS FARMORETHANCUTESY

COLOUREDHOUSESAND

GOLDENGATEVIEWS

(THOUGHTHOSEARE

G R E AT, TO O)

The “Bay Area”to those in the know,San

Franciscohaslongbeenhometotechtypes

makingthedailypilgrimagetonearbySilicon

Valley(whereApple,GoogleandFacebook

areallheadquartered),butthesedaysyou’ll

alsofindamixofstart-ups,cooldispensaries

andafoodandwinescene thatmaywell

haveeclipsedthatofLosAngeles.Oneofthe

city’s buzziest hotel openings of the past

coupleofyears,theProper(properhotel.com)

hasgivenSanFranciscoanothercallingcard

• thegroupalsohashotelsin Austin,Downtown
  LAand,mostrecently,SantaMonica.
  Properisasoundjumping-offpointforthe
  bestbitsofSanFran.A shortdriveor30-minute
  strollaway,LowerHaighthasbeenreclaimed
  fromits“hipster-territory”tagtobefilledwith
  delightful cafes and stores, like Perdita
  (perditashop.com), which stocks handmade

THIS

IS

AMERICA

THE USCITIES

WORTHYOUR

AT TENTION– AND

YOURFREQUENT

FLYER POINTS–

RIGHT NOW

TRAVEL

Properhotel,

San Francisco

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