San Rafael Hotels

Open spring 2023, AC Hotel San Rafael is one of the few accommodation choices in the city center - at the corner of B Street and Fifth Avenue, a short walk from Boyd Memorial Park, Marin History Museum, and numerous bars & restaurants. The upscale, full-service property has European-influence style and decor; highlights include a rooftop lounge, a fitness center, indoor & outdoor event space and a bar/restaurant. Many of the 140 guest rooms (on five floors) have fine views across the downtown area to the surrounding wooded hills.

All accommodations at Embassy Suites San Rafael are well-equipped, two-room suites, featuring a sofa bed, executive desk, coffee maker, wet bar, microwave and refrigerator. The full service hotel is situated on a quiet side road in a mixed residential/business neighborhood on the east side of US 101, 2 miles north of the city center; it provides both free cooked-to-order breakfast and free evening receptions, and has a restaurant (Grille 101) open for dinner. For other dining choices, there are several restaurants one mile away on the far side of US 101. Guests enter the hotel through a tropical atrium lobby with koi pond, and can take advantage of a range of other facilities including a comprehensive business center and a selection of meeting rooms, the largest catering for events of up to 500 people.

The exterior corridor SureStay Hotel by Best Western provides budget-priced lodging to San Rafael visitors, with a central location beside the major intersection of highways 101 and I-580 - on the east side, partly shielded behind two large palm trees. Guest rooms face away from the main roads, looking out across the parking lot and outdoor pool. Some contain a microwave and/or hot tub bath. Wi-fi and continental breakfast are provided free of charge, while for other meals, there is a Mexican restaurant just up the street and other places a few blocks south, in and around Main Square Shopping Center.