PETS ARE WELCOME

Although we left our pets at home, Hotel Monaco can take care of your four-legged friends in style, taking term pet-friendly to a new level. The Bone-A-Petit package features bottled water, a dog bowl, Good Dog towels, top quality chew toys, gourmet dog cookies, Hotel Monaco's temporary dog tags, and clean up bags. You can also request Lassie, Babe, and Dr. Doolittle videos from their front desk. We didn’t get a chance to see if they offered doggie yoga.

Additionally, hotel offers Guppy Love, a complimentary goldfish along with fish toys to keep you company during your stay. The housekeeping staff feeds and takes care of goldfish - all you need to do is enjoy.

HEART OF THE THEATER DISTRICT

The Hotel Monaco sits in heart of theater district on Geary Street, just off famous Union Square. From hotel, you can walk in just minutes to all of San Francisco's most famous theaters: Orpheum Theater (which is currently showing The Lion King, American Conservatory Theater, Curran Theater (where Phatom of Opera played to packed houses for years), Post Street Theatre, Theatre on Square, and Yerba Buena Center for Arts.

DINING IN PLEASURE

When we told a friend, who is a wine collector and hedonist extraordinaire, that we were staying at Hotel Monaco, he asked excitedly, "You're eating at Grand Café then, right? I'll join you." The restaurant is connected to hotel by a large, ornate doorway, but businesses are two different entities. The Grande Café bills itself as "a French—California brasserie featuring contemporary French cuisine influenced by earthy seasonal flavors and wonderful local ingredients. The menu's diverse array of fresh seafood, roasted meats, and theatrical desserts satisfies

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King Charles I has been seen many times in library and Canon’s house, and although he was beheaded during English Revolution, his ghost is seen as a whole. It is said he looks exactly like his portraits.

King George III had many bouts with mental deterioration. During these times he was kept out of public’s eye. He can be seen looking out windows located below Royal Library where he was confined during recurrence of his illness.

The first Duke of Buckingham, Sir George Villiers, is said to haunt one of bedrooms of Windsor castle. And many spirits haunt Long Walk, one of whom is a young solider who shot himself after, while on his guard watch, saw marble statues moving "of their own accord." His ghost has seen by other soldiers on guard duty afterwards.

I hope you have enjoyed this articel and i look forward to your company again in not to distant future.

Best wishes and have a great day

Stuart Bazga www.guide-to-castles-of-europe.com

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