St Regis San Francisco

The St Regis forgoes quiet luxury for in-your-face opulence, from the 260 rooms with 24-hour butler service, to the impressive art collection, Michelin-starred restaurant, and spa that hands out truffles and glasses of bubbly to waiting patrons.

Rooms go high-tech with their bathroom TVs, printer-fax-copier combos, and bedside panels that control the lights, music and shades. Even the setting – a glass-and-steel tower in SoMa, adjacent to SFMoMA – seems to gleam in the face of neighbours.

The best of the top-end luxury hotels in San Francisco.