The hotel
Amenities
23 rooms styled with antiques, wicker and artwork. Many bathrooms still have their original claw-foot tubs and antique pillbox commodes.
A small hotel, run like one
There is a fire in the lobby and a pot of tea and coffee on all day, for whenever you want it. The front desk is staffed from 7am to 11pm, and knows the neighbourhood properly.
- Complimentary breakfast buffet at the Cornell Hotel
- Tea and coffee available all day
- Wi-Fi throughout
- Dog friendly
- Concierge, 7am to 11pm
- Cribs on request
- Water station
The rooms
Antiques, wicker, and claw-foot tubs
Rooms are dressed with antiques, decorative artwork and wicker. Many of the bathrooms still have their original claw-foot tubs and antique “pillbox” commodes, and each room has a hair dryer. Wi-Fi reaches throughout the building.
You can choose a room with a private bathroom en suite — a queen bed, a king, or two singles — or one of our European-style rooms, which have a bed and a wash-stand in the room and a full bathroom down the hall.
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Included
Hot breakfast buffet
Breakfast is served at Cornell Hotel de France, a minute along Bush Street, where the kitchen and the atmosphere are both rather good. 7:30am to 10:30am, every day.
What's on the buffet
A note for wheelchair users
Our small hotel, built in 1913, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a Contributing Building in the Lower Nob Hill Apartment Hotel District. An evaluation survey by a Certified Access Specialist (CASp) concluded that it is not technically feasible to eliminate the front steps at the entrance, or to provide a compliant alternative means of access for those who use wheelchairs.
We are not able to accommodate guests who use wheelchairs, and we would rather say so here than have you find out on the doorstep.
Full accessibility statement