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Find the best hotel points deals in San Francisco for December 2026. Compare cash rates and points redemptions across Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Accor, and more, ranked by total value. See which booking method saves you the most. Updated daily with the highest-value hotel bookings in San Francisco. Book direct through Gondola and earn your hotel loyalty points, credit card points, and 3-7% Gondola Cash back on every reservation.
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Last updated October 12, 2026
For December 2026, Gondola compared live cash and points rates across San Francisco's hotels and narrowed them to the 20 with the best points value, ranked by how far your points go against the cash rate. The strongest points redemption is Hotel Kabuki, part of JdV by Hyatt: 25,000 World of Hyatt points a night for a room that costs $1,839 in cash, about 7.36 cents per point. For a more everyday stay, Grand Hyatt at SFO runs 20,000 World of Hyatt points a night versus $489, around 2.45 cents per point. Cash rates in SF are steep, which makes points bookings especially smart. The best redemptions tend to be around Union Square, Fisherman's Wharf, and SoMa. Every booking is direct with the hotel, so you keep your hotel loyalty points and status nights, earn your credit card points, and get 3-7% back in Gondola Cash on top of all of it.
| # | Hotel | Points program | Cash / night | Points / night | Value per point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hotel Kabuki, part of JdV by HyattSan Francisco, Joie De Vivre | World of Hyatt | $1,839 | 25,000 | 7.36¢ |
| 2 | Grand Hyatt San FranciscoSan Francisco, Grand Hyatt | World of Hyatt | $804 | 20,000 | 3.21¢ |
| 3 | Grand Hyatt at SFOSan Francisco, Grand Hyatt | World of Hyatt | $489 | 20,000 | 2.45¢ |
| 4 | Hyatt Regency San FranciscoSan Francisco, Hyatt Regency | World of Hyatt | $350 | 15,000 | 2.33¢ |
| 5 | Hyatt Regency San Francisco Downtown SOMASan Francisco, Hyatt Regency | World of Hyatt | $349 | 20,000 | 1.74¢ |
| 6 | The Clancy, Autograph CollectionSan Francisco, Autograph Collection Hotels & Resorts | Marriott Bonvoy | $708 | 54,929 | 1.29¢ |
| 7 | Hotel Adagio, Autograph CollectionSan Francisco, Autograph Collection Hotels & Resorts | Marriott Bonvoy | $858 | 74,615 | 1.15¢ |
| 8 | San Francisco Marriott Union SquareSan Francisco, Marriott Hotels & Resorts | Marriott Bonvoy | $861 | 84,000 | 1.03¢ |
| 9 | The Ritz-Carlton, San FranciscoSan Francisco, Ritz-Carlton | Marriott Bonvoy | $1,273 | 133,000 | 0.96¢ |
| 10 | Palace Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San FranciscoSan Francisco, Luxury Collection | Marriott Bonvoy | $856 | 90,000 | 0.95¢ |
| 11 | Marriott San Francisco Fisherman's WharfSan Francisco, Marriott Hotels & Resorts | Marriott Bonvoy | $488 | 57,857 | 0.84¢ |
| 12 | San Francisco Marriott MarquisSan Francisco, Marriott Hotels & Resorts | Marriott Bonvoy | $613 | 73,000 | 0.84¢ |
| 13 | San Francisco Proper HotelSan Francisco, Design Hotels | Marriott Bonvoy | $537 | 73,000 | 0.74¢ |
| 14 | InterContinental Mark Hopkins, an IHG HotelSan Francisco, Inter-Continental | IHG One Rewards | $857 | 120,000 | 0.71¢ |
| 15 | The Jay, Autograph CollectionSan Francisco, Autograph Collection Hotels & Resorts | Marriott Bonvoy | $399 | 48,000 | 0.71¢ |
| 16 | InterContinental San Francisco, an IHG HotelSan Francisco, Inter-Continental | IHG One Rewards | $655 | 100,000 | 0.65¢ |
| 17 | Kimpton Hotel Enso, an IHG HotelSan Francisco, Kimpton Hotels | IHG One Rewards | $364 | 58,267 | 0.63¢ |
| 18 | Kimpton Alton Fisherman's Wharf, an IHG HotelSan Francisco, Kimpton Hotels | IHG One Rewards | $355 | 58,000 | 0.61¢ |
| 19 | The Barnes San Francisco, Tapestry Collection by HiltonSan Francisco, Tapestry Collection by Hilton | Hilton Honors | $411 | 70,000 | 0.59¢ |
| 20 | Infinity Hotel San Francisco, Tapestry Collection by HiltonSan Francisco, Tapestry Collection by Hilton | Hilton Honors | $393 | 75,000 | 0.52¢ |
It depends on the property. Gondola ranks each hotel by its points value, shown as cents per point in the table above. The higher that number, the more you get by redeeming points instead of paying cash.Cash rates in SF are steep, which makes points bookings especially smart. The best redemptions tend to be around Union Square, Fisherman's Wharf, and SoMa.
Right now it is Hotel Kabuki, part of JdV by Hyatt at about 7.36 cents per point, redeeming 25,000 World of Hyatt points for a night that would otherwise cost $1,839.
Yes. Gondola books directly with the hotel, so you keep your hotel loyalty points and status nights and earn your credit card points. On top of all of that, you get 3-7% back in Gondola Cash, where $1 in Gondola Cash equals $1 toward your next hotel booking.
Gondola refreshes these rankings regularly from live rate data. This page was last updated October 12, 2026.
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