I started off with a 4 star in Union Suqare East for $75 and next added Union Square West for $80. Then it came back with a counter offer of $102. Yes, you are right about the maximum I would be putting: about $100, which translates to about $250 for 2 days including tax and fees. I prefer Union Square because I am not planning to drive. Union Square is probably the most convinent location (in terms of eating, shopping and travelling to other part of the city) in the city. Is that right? Or is there another location is as convinent as if not more than Union Square but with cheaper hotels? I would want a more comfortable and quiet hotel. And San Franc they have these hotels called boutique (sorry, Los Angeles doesn't have anything like this). Is a boutique like a 3 star but declorated and a little bit more luxuary than a regular 3 star? So I think I would want to try a boutique which I never tried before.