We actually go INSIDE 16 different venues including select art galleries with mosaics, sculpture and iconic photographs. Explore Renaissance Baroque architecture with décor in several hotel lobbies in the bustling Union Square area. Then discover Chinatown with its exotic unique shops, Buddhist monastery, Old St. Mary's church, local art and alleyways ending in the movie "Joy Luck Club " and "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' s" Ross Alley. See where fortune cookies are made and have a taste. This is an easy 2 hour 30 minute walking tour with a local expert guide. Tea tasting included or optional.
Posted By : sandrapJ643VO
Very enjoyable! Our guide Valerie took us to interesting unique places we wouldn’t have found on our own. We especially enjoyed visiting the galleries where Valerie had contacts.
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Posted On : 2023-10-07 01:42:40
Posted By : A3097UBjeremys
Valerie was our tour guide and she was great! She knew so much history of the city. Walking through the hotels was incredible seeing all the architecture. We also went into a few galleries. We were lucky enough to the the only ones on the tour so she gave us options on where we wanted to go and what we wanted to see.
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Posted On : 2023-09-03 20:01:50
Posted By : Navigator781699
We loved this tour! Our guide was superb and we were able to see so much of the historic places and viewed stunning artwork, including shoes as well as murals and paintings. Would highly recommend this for an up close and personal tour of the theater district, Nob Hill and Chinatown.
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Posted On : 2023-07-04 12:31:49
Posted By : Cheri_V
Valerie was very knowledgeable about San Francisco and it’s history. It was great to walk into some of the original hotels and hear the history, see the architecture and especially the cool staircases. If only walls could talk. The China town tour was a little bland. A few taste tests would have provided a better idea where to come back for more. Definitely worth every Penny!! Thanks Valerie for the history.
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Posted On : 2022-08-30 16:34:12
Posted By : portcreditboy
Wonderful tour! Valerie was very informative, and her selection of sites provided a timeline of San Francisco's development
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Posted On : 2022-07-17 19:44:08
Posted By : michellecB3001GN
We really enjoyed our tour! Delightful. Lots of interesting history and architecture. Our tour guide was very patient with our million questions.
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Posted On : 2021-12-03 16:29:42
Posted By : MariaIsabel_M
Out guide Valerie was great, and on time, she was knowledgeable on our tour and very patient with us that had a lot of questions. She contacted me to set up the exact details of our meet up, so no mistakes could be made. We walked everywhere (which we love to do). We love that pretty much we got to see every detail in downtown buildings, the art galleries (that where open) and Chinatown. When I asked she even recommended me and called a great Chinese restaurant. It was great. Definitely wear comfy clothes and shoes.
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Posted On : 2021-06-28 12:29:01
Posted By : esme0827
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour experience with Valarie. Highlights for us were the St. Francis Hotel and the Neiman Marcus rotunda. We really appreciated the historical and architectural details Valarie provided and it was fun to see familiar sights through new eyes. As a bonus, it was a good pandemic-friendly (mostly outdoors) activity. We’re looking forward to another Hobnob tour!
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Posted On : 2021-02-10 01:20:46
Posted By : Mark R
This was our second San Francisco walking tour with Valerie. We wanted to learn the history of Union Square and Chinatown. Valerie's in-depth knowledge made the tour a big success for us. The post earthquake/fire architecture is very interesting. The hidden treasures of the many hotels, art work /galleries and people are fascinating. The evolution of Chinatown and the plight of the immigrants was eye opening. We are looking forward to our next tour with Valerie/Hobnob.
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Posted On : 2020-01-14 13:08:28
Posted By : Sightseer638188
Had a wonderful and enlightening tour with Rajni. She is very passionate about San Francisco and knows so much history and where the hidden gems are. Most I would have passed by if she hadn't been there to show me. We had a great time and the tour was very informative.
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Posted On : 2019-09-15 16:15:04