{"id":1207,"date":"2012-12-11T18:30:23","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T23:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2012-12-13T21:09:01","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T02:09:01","slug":"holiday-decor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/11\/holiday-decor.html","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Decorations Round Up: The Best San Francisco Has to Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"2e5142c0289a1f785cf2dcce097231a4\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-6725039255769208\";\r\n\/* Reno Hotels Leaderboard *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"0584775893\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 728;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 90;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/fairmont2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1216\" src=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/fairmont2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/fairmont2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/fairmont2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/fairmont2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With temperatures plunging into the 50&#8217;s this week, San Francisco is starting to feel downright festive. If you&#8217;re looking to get your holiday fix, here are San Francisco&#8217;s must-see twinkle light and decoration displays<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hyattregency.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1211\" src=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hyattregency-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hyattregency-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hyattregency-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hyattregency.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Hyatt Regency Lobby, Embarcadero<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thousands of strands of twinkle lights rain down over the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sftodo.com\/hotels\/classy\/hyatemb.html\"> Hyatt Regency\u2019s<\/a> lounge, along with an impressive Victorian village complete with zoo, amusement park, and, of course, a trolley car to usher the plastic figurines between attractions. If you\u2019re in need of a tranquil oasis to stop and have a hot chocolate or a hot toddy away from the holiday shopping hordes, look no further.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>To get there: From Union Square, either walk a mile along Market Street to the Hyatt Regency at Drumm Street and Market Street. Or, hop on a BART or MUNI line from the Powell Street station, two stops to Embarcadero station. The Hyatt will be just ahead on Drumm Street and Market Street.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/21ststreet2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1210\" src=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/21ststreet2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/21ststreet2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/21ststreet2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/21ststreet2.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. 21<sup>st<\/sup> street between Church and Sanchez Streets, Noe Valley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Propped up on a steep hillside in Noe Valley, this house give you the double whammy of some serious creative decorative effort in addition to stunning views of San Francisco, the Bay Bridge, and San Francisco Bay. The main attraction is a 4-story tree, decorated to the nines like a Christmas tree with over sized glittery ornaments and what I can only imagine is thousands upon thousands of lights. And \u00a0the crane parked outside hints that the owners still aren\u2019t finished with this one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>To get there: From downtown, take the J-Church MUNI streetcar from the Powell Street or Montgomery Street stations to 21<sup>st<\/sup> Avenue. Hop off and walk up the hill for a 1 \u00bd blocks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Union Street, Cow Hollow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For 23 years running, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sftodo.com\/pachit.html\">Union Street<\/a> has hosted its Fantasy of Lights on or around December 1<sup>st<\/sup>. The festivities might last for only one night, but the lights stay up for the rest of the holiday season. This is where you want to go for festive holiday shopping.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>To get there: From downtown, take the 45 Union-Stockton bus from the corner of Kearny and Stockton Streets to (Van Ness Street). Hop off and walk west along Union Street.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/castrostreet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1213\" src=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/castrostreet-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/castrostreet-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/castrostreet-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/castrostreet.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Castro Street between 14<sup>th<\/sup> Street and Duboce Avenue, Castro\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The north pole itself exploded all over this massive Edwardian in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sftodo.com\/castro-san-francisco-district-gay.html\">Castro<\/a>. Not an inch of siding, bay window, or railing is spared from the onslaught of lush garland, stalagmites of gold and red Christmas tree ornaments, and a full size Santa Claus making a run for the chimney.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">To get there: From downtown, take any of the underground MUNI streetcar lines from the Powell Street or Montgomery Street stations to Castro station. Exit the station and walk north on Castro Street for 3 \u00bd blocks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Quintara Street and 34<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue, Outer Sunset<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a day at the zoo or taking in an early December sunset at Ocean Beach, this house is a fun stop on your way back home. Featuring dozens of glowing candy canes, a squadron of drummer boys, glowing nativity, and every decorative light-up lawn ornament you\u2019ve ever seen. And that\u2019s before we get to the impressive number of lights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>To get there: From downtown, take the L-Taraval MUNI streetcar line from Powell Street or Montgomery Street stations. Hop off at 35<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue and Taraval Street. Walk a block to 34<sup>th<\/sup> Street, then walk north along 34<sup>th<\/sup> Street for 3 blocks to Quintara Street.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/westinstfrancis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1212\" src=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/westinstfrancis-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/westinstfrancis-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/westinstfrancis-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/westinstfrancis.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Westin St. Francies Lobby, Union Square<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are two gingerbread houses on this list. And each is special <em>in it\u2019s own right<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sftodo.com\/hotels\/classy\/stfrancis.htm\">The Westin St. Francis<\/a>, just across the street from the Union Square skating rink, is the most artistic gingerbread house I\u2019ve ever seen. Reaching nearly to the lobby\u2019s chandeliers, this year\u2019s \u201chouse\u201d is actually a 1,300 pound gilded chateau, complete with dozens of rooms, 20 turrets, and a small village at its base.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. The Fairmont, Nob Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sftodo.com\/hotels\/classy\/fairmont.html\">Fairmont\u2019s<\/a> gingerbread house lacks in glitter dust and turrets it makes up for in sheer size. This is a gingerbread house you can walk through. It took the hotel&#8217;s pasty and engineering shops 895 hours to build, with 7,750 individual tiles of gingerbread, 1,250 pounds of royal icing, and 675 pounds of candy. The lobby also features a holiday kids corner, where children can write letters to Santa and drop them off in the mailbox.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>To get there: From downtown, walk north on Powell Street for four blocks (it&#8217;s a vertical hike) and turn left on California Street. The Fairmont will be to your right.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/6474355935_8405919888_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1217\" src=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/6474355935_8405919888_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/6474355935_8405919888_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/6474355935_8405919888_b-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Hayes Street, Hayes Valley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like Union Street, Hayes Valley hosts an annual Holiday Block Party with decorations lasting the rest of the month. Hayes Valley\u2019s tree-lined streets turn into a technicolor\u00a0twinkle light display, with most stores opting out of the traditional white-bulbs. It\u2019s an ideal spot to shop for the design enthusiasts in your life under a canopy of holiday cheer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>To get there: From downtown, take any of the underground MUNI streetcar lines from Powell Street or Montgomery Street stations to Van Ness Station. Walk two blocks north on Van Ness Avenue, then take a left onto Hayes Street.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Did we miss any of your favorite San Francisco holiday displays? 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