Argonaut Hotel at Fishermans Wharf

San Francisco, California

Star rating

Courtyard Two Queen
Lobby and Living Room
Blue Mermaid Chowder House & Bar
Courtyard King
Blue Mermaid
Lobby and Living Room
Bay View Two Queen
King Room Suite with a Bay View
King One Bedroom Suite
Courtyard Two Queen
Lobby and Living Room
Blue Mermaid Chowder House & Bar
Courtyard King
Blue Mermaid
Lobby and Living Room
Bay View Two Queen
King Room Suite with a Bay View
King One Bedroom Suite

The hotel

You might feel like you’ve boarded a luxury cruise ship as you enter this distinctive boutique hotel, perched on the edge of the bay. The Argonaut’s original red brick walls, rich wood beams and ‘deck floors’ help to transport you back to San Francisco’s nautical heyday. At the same time, the plush décor provides all you need to settle in to your charming surrounds. Until, of course, those views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz lure you out to explore all that is Fisherman’s Wharf.

Amenities

  • Wheelchair access
  • Bar
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Internet Access
  • Restaurant
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Valet parking
  • Close to City Centre

Where is it

By Fisherman's Wharf, next to the cable car turnaround. Overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. An easy walk from Aquatic Park, Ghirardelli Square and great restaurants. A 12-minute walk to PIER 39.

Hotel information

252 rooms on 4 floors in 1 building. All with air-conditioning, 37" flat-screen HD Sony TV, pay-per-view films, CD and DVD players, WebTV*, WiFi access, coffee maker, safe, essential travel items kit, iron and board, bathrobes and hairdryer. Interior Rooms with 1 queen-size bed, 1 king-size bed or 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults.
  • Book by 31 Dec '25 to receive complimentary daily breakfast for 2 people for all future stays. Terms and conditions apply. Blackout Dates apply.

Blue Mermaid Restaurant adjacent (breakfast, lunch and dinner). 2nd-floor fitness centre. The lobby level boasts the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park's 10,000sq ft Visitors' Center and Interactive Museum. WiFi (included in resort fee). Concierge. In-room spa services*. Valet parking: without in/out privileges $65, oversized vehicles $75, plus tax per night; with in/out privileges $75, oversized vehicles $85, plus tax per night (all payable locally, subject to change). 1-hour complimentary bike rental.

This hotel has resort fees that are included in the room rate (subject to change)

Resort fee includes: - $10 credit for Blue Mermaid - 10% Discount on the Napa Valley Wine Train - WiFi - Fitness centre access - 2 hours bicycle rental (subject to availability) - Discount at Ben & Jerry’s and the National Park Store  - Local and toll-free calls - In-room coffee - Waterfront tour with National Park Ranger on Saturday and Sunday mornings - Use of board games and Xbox One console in lobby - Use of DVD players upon request - Exclusive Discounts and VIP access to tours, attractions and local restaurant from our Concierge. Resort fee, tax and inclusions are subject to change - please see hotel check-in for current inclusions available to you upon arrival.

Wheelchair accessible rooms available on request. Please note that these rooms are subject to availability and may be restricted to specific room categories and bedding arrangements. Rooms and facilities vary between hotels so please check at the time of booking. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page

*Denotes local charge.

Rating summary

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Traveller rating

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Disappointing and not worth it

Aug 28, 2025 jdjordan10 Nashville, Tennessee

First the good, and there's not much: The hotel is in a great location, it was clean, and the bed was comfortable. My primary complaint is that the hotel charges premium rates and failed to deliver a premium experience in many ways. I paid extra for a bay view and felt cheated. If you stood in the far left corner of the room almost behind the… Read more
First the good, and there's not much: The hotel is in a great location, it was clean, and the bed was comfortable. My primary complaint is that the hotel charges premium rates and failed to deliver a premium experience in many ways. I paid extra for a bay view and felt cheated. If you stood in the far left corner of the room almost behind the bed you could see a little of the bay - and that’s very different from the “bay view room” photo on the website. There is a $36 per day resort fee, which is supposed to entitle you to a $15 meal credit for hotel dining. What they did not say is that the $15 credit expires every day so you must use it or lose it on a daily basis. The “free in-room coffee” was the cheapest kind of single-serve drip coffee maker that makes coffee not worth the drinking. We wanted to order a room service breakfast for the morning we had to leave, but found that breakfast can’t be ordered until 7 am on the morning you want to have breakfast. That made the timing impractical for even an 8 am departure. The hotel restaurant is supposed to be highly rated, but we found it very ordinary and - yes, overpriced. I don’t mind paying high dollar for a good experience, but this experience was a big disappointment. It did not live up to the hype. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Location is good but that's about it.

Aug 25, 2025 Melissa B Connecticut

Starting positively, the location is good and it's connected to a National Parks' Museum which is cool for kids/history buff. We stayed one night and the street noise was LOUD. There was a crack in the window of my kids' hotel room that let in smoke from the sidewalk during the night that was "repaired" with what looked like duct tape. Also - if… Read more
Starting positively, the location is good and it's connected to a National Parks' Museum which is cool for kids/history buff. We stayed one night and the street noise was LOUD. There was a crack in the window of my kids' hotel room that let in smoke from the sidewalk during the night that was "repaired" with what looked like duct tape. Also - if you have kids - BEWARE - they put stuffed animals on the beds which look like they are gifts (other, equally expensive hotels do this routinely) but they are not, they must be purchased - and they are not cheap. So that's fun. My teens were young enough to be disappointed but old enough to be offended by what they called a "scam." Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating we will return to this nice hotel again

Aug 25, 2025 Jane M Manchester, United Kingdom

Our only regret that we stayed not long enough in this hotel as we were tied with cruise dates. Great location, nice spacious clean comfortable room 344 with a view on the Golden Bridge. Walking distance to nice restaurants including one in the hotel itself, Big thanks to all staff and especially Eva, the room attendant, who found and returned box… Read more
Our only regret that we stayed not long enough in this hotel as we were tied with cruise dates. Great location, nice spacious clean comfortable room 344 with a view on the Golden Bridge. Walking distance to nice restaurants including one in the hotel itself, Big thanks to all staff and especially Eva, the room attendant, who found and returned box with jewellery forgotten in the room. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating The place to be to visit SF and with a view on Golden Gate bridge.

Aug 24, 2025 H6493UQjs Thessaloniki, Greece

Fantastic hotel at the Fisherman’s Warf. Spacious rooms stylised with care for detail in the argonaut theme of the hotel. Friendly staff, eager to help out or give information. Superb locations for visiting SF, bike rental, cable car station and dining places such as Buena vista all just around the corner. Valet parking was overpriced compared… Read more
Fantastic hotel at the Fisherman’s Warf. Spacious rooms stylised with care for detail in the argonaut theme of the hotel. Friendly staff, eager to help out or give information. Superb locations for visiting SF, bike rental, cable car station and dining places such as Buena vista all just around the corner. Valet parking was overpriced compared to other options - self parking in the designated parking lot with a full size SUV was very difficult as the valets park cars in non-parking spaces too leaving too little room to manoeuvre easily. Outside break-ins are frequent. So be prepared for the extra cost or park elsewhere in the nearby closed lots. We chose this one for its location and requested a room with a view on the Golden Gate bridge. Value-for-money: good Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Rodents

Aug 12, 2025 wagegoh New York City, New York

The hotel has rodent infestation. There are big holes in the ceiling that rodents crawl through. With their brick walls, makes it even easier for them to scale. Witnessed a large mouse scaling the wall next to the TV into the ceiling.