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Jenna Scatena

Jenna Scatena is an award-winning travel and culture journalist. Her writing has appeared in publications including AFAR, Travel + Leisure, American Way, BBC Travel, Delta Sky, Jetsetter, Vogue, and SELF, among many others. Her stories have been anthologized in The Best Women's Travel Writing and An Innocent Abroad. She was previously a travel editor at Sunset and San Francisco magazines. Her favorite mode of transportation is her red Vespa.

Beacon Grand, A Union Square Hotel
Enter Beacon Grand, the rejuvenated embodiment of the landmark Sir Francis Drake Hotel
The LINE SF
This is typical San Francisco at its best
The Hotel Castro
Embodying the Castro neighbourhood unlike any other
LUMA Hotel San Francisco
A voguish place to stay in the revitalized Mission Bay neighbourhood
The Phoenix Hotel
This 1950s motor lodge once served as a hangout for classic rock bands in town to play at The Fillmore, today it's mid-century hip
Axiom Hotel San Francisco
Easy going and dog friendly right in the city centre
Hotel Zetta San Francisco
This cheeky hotel often draws travellers in town for business—but those who want to have fun while they're at it