February 7th, 2007, by Mary Winston Nicklin
Fairmont San Francisco Celebrates Centennial
Perched on top of Nob Hill, the glorious Fairmont, where Tony Bennett premiered “I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” is celebrating its centennial come April 18. The landmark hotel is beloved by visitors and locals alike for its views (you’ll gasp at the panorama of the city and bay), spacious guestrooms (that epitomize elegance), and the wonderfully kitschy bar, The Tonga Room. As recently featured in the San Francisco Chronicle:
The United Nations charter was written there. Mick Jagger partied in the penthouse there… It’s all in 100 years’ work for the Fairmont Hotel… Although the Fairmont’s birthday isn’t until April 18, the hotel isn’t waiting for formalities. It’s rolling out a yearlong series of events: public tours, special teas and centennial cocktails, and a penthouse centennial package that goes for a mere $100,000 to mark the hotel’s first century in business.
The world-renowned hotel first opened on April 18, 1907, exactly a year after the earthquake and fire ravaged the city. Standing proud on top of the city, the Fairmont became “a symbol of the city’s rebirth,” the favored haven for “the rich, the royal, and roaming heads of state.”
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