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Hotel Metropolis Description: Celebrating the elements of earth, wind, fire and water, vivid Hotel Metropolis is a tranquil urban oasis with a relaxing Zen-like feel that permeates the hotel with a contemporary palette of acid green, taupe, sun-burst yellow and aquamarine. The gorgeous lobby welcomes guests with a cascading slate-wall waterfall and a Spanish Colonial Revivalist ceiling restored by San Francisco artist Michael Brennan. Adorning the walls are more than 80 works of colorful abstract art created by the children of San Francisco's Tenderloin Childcare Center. Location & Contact Info: 25 Mason Street San Francisco, CA 94102 415.775.4600 www.hotelmetropolis.com Hotel Metropolis is located just off of famed Market Street, a few blocks from Union Square's renowned restaurants, nightlife and shopping. Easily accessible, the hotel is just steps from the F-line, a collection of restored antique trolleys imported from around the world that provide easy access along Market Street to the Embarcadero and Fisherman's Wharf. History: Constructed in 1910, this Spanish Revivalist building formally housed the Oxford Hotel. Personality Hotels purchased the property in the late 1990s and opened Hotel Metropolis in 1999. Interior Designer: Hotel Metropolis was designed by San Francisco-based Irish Interior Designer Colum McCartan, founder and principal of McCartan Design. Lisa Sayed, partner of the hotel interior design company Sisterhood of the Traveling Hotels, designed the Urban Explorers Kids Suite. Guestrooms: 105 Guestrooms Including: 5 Parlor Suites (1-2 room suites) 1 Kids Suite (Urban Explorers Suite) 6 Executive Rooms Vivid colors, unique design, rich fabrics and custom furniture adorn each of the guestrooms. Guestrooms feature stained African Limba wood desks, armoires, nightstands, copper-framed mirrors and wave-shaped headboards with portholes. The Executive Floor, located on the 10th floor of the hotel, boasts feather beds and pillows with designer duvet covers in rich brown tones, "Sound Soother" IPod alarm clocks by Sharper Image, coffeemakers and robes. Urban Explorers Kids Suite: The one-of-a-kind Urban Explorers Kids Suite is filled with pint-sized furniture, bunk beds, a computer, a chalkboard wall, toys and rubber ducky decor in the bathroom. This three-room family suite sleeps up to six adults and three children, and consists of the kids' room, a connecting guestroom with two queen beds and custom furnishings for the adults, as well as a living room area with a refrigerator, wet bar and pull-out sofa. Vivid Extras: Hotel Metropolis features a calming holistic well-being room for meditation and yoga, complete with a miniature rock and sand garden and philosophical quotes painted on the walls. The relaxing sky-lit loft-library is filled with over 300 books where guests may enjoy complimentary tea and coffee from 7 to 10 a.m. and wine on Fridays and Saturdays from 4 to 6 p.m. Hotel Metropolis provides complimentary room delivery from adjacent Farmer Brown's restaurant, serving farm fresh soul food. The hotel also offers complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access throughout the hotel, complimentary use of the Hotel Diva fitness center, valet parking, a 24-hour business center with complimentary computers and laser printers and a 24-hour cardio room. 2008 Rates: Guestrooms: $99 - $289 Suites: $159 - $339 The Urban Explorers Kids Suite: $199 - $369 Press Contact: Kelly Chamberlin Chamberlin Pubic Relations 415.336.4332 kelly@chamberlinpr.com