So far, one hour into our stay,
The Orchard Hotel is getting Dave’s A+ rating. Nice hotel, nice
amenities, good room. It’s halfway up Nob Hill from Union Square, so
an easy walk to the Moscone and fun stuff. The room has a Ethernet
jack in the wall, and I plugged in my power cord, stuck in a network
cable, woke my laptop from standby and voila – I’m logged into my
linux box at home, checking e-mail and weblogging! They also have
DVD/CD players in the rooms, and DVD rentals are free! It would be
stupid to fly to San Francisco and spend all my time in the hotel
watching movies, but it could be done.
One of the places I’ll be killing a little time is a good looking
shop between here and the Moscone Center, Jefferys Toys and
Comics. The ad and website make it seem fun, so why not? It’s by
far the closest comic shop, as most of them seem to be outside of the
downtown area.