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back		 "For those who specialize in collecting small hotels, here [is the] hot address: Hotel Bohème. Rooms at the Bohème pop with warm coral walls and retro checked fabrics. Word is that ... famous poets (when they're here) request a view of Columbus Avenue." -- Travel & Leisure

"I [was] in my cozy digs at the Hotel Bohème, one of North Beach's newest Old World hideaways. [T]he hotel is actually more European ... in feel borrowing as liberally from Anais Nin (sensuous mood, powdery skylight-illuminated vestibule) as it does from Kerouac. Jerry Stoll's 1950's black and white photos lining the hallways recall Kerouac's smoky prose and double as windows on the city's old bohemian scene. [T]he Hotel Bohème pays elegant tribute to that. Its interior is done up in shades of lavender, antique green, terra cotta and, of course, Bohemian black. Hanging lampshades, which double as exquisite collages, are festooned with evocations of an era: bits and pieces of old Blue Note Record album sleeves, paperback covers from City Lights poetry books." -- Los Angeles Times

"The best new place to crash in North Beach is Beat-inspired through and through. Hotel Bohème is a high-style '90's homage to the On the Road - generation. The hotel lives up to its name." -- Condé Nast Traveler

"Hottest new hotel is Bohème in North Beach." -- Elle Decoration, London

"[The] small 15-room hotel has burnt-orange walls, modernist prints and French-inspired furnishings. The pop style doesn't mean casual service however: The manager prides himself on his helpful and courteous staff who make a visit to Hotel Bohème such a pleasant one. -- Bon Appetit

"If you missed the city's famous North Beach area during the Beat Generation era, the Hotel Bohème is a stylish throwback. Candra Scott's design ... includes burnt-orange walls, lavender doors and such subtle touches as lampshades made of '50's sheet music." -- Metropolitan Home

"Romance awaits at the intimate Bohème." -- Frommer's Guide

"This small hotel, near many Italian restaurants and cafes in historic North Beach, takes you back in time with cast iron beds, large mirrored armoires, and memorabilia recalling the Beat generation.  Allen Ginsberg stayed here many times and could be seen in his later years sitting in a window, typing away on his laptop computer.  Screenwriters from Francis Ford Coppola’s nearby American Zoetrope Studio stay here often, as do poets and other artists." -- Fodor’s San Francisco © 2004

"North Beach is the most European-like neighborhood in the city and is our personal favorite.  If you fancy stepping out of your hotel into an Italian-style cafe for your morning latte, the Bohème is for you." -- California for Dummies 2nd Edition

"Right in the heart of North Beach, Hotel Bohème is small and very stylish." -- Lonely Planet California

  



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