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Hotels with a kitchen in the business district, Sausalito

Stefan Bauer

Stefan Bauer The American west

Updated 1 September 2026 · 8 Sausalito hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Sausalito, out of the 8 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.

The Inn Above Tide is the one I would book myself.

The Inn Above Tide

Highest rated of the five

The Inn Above Tide

★★★★★4.8 from 371 reviews

The Inn Above Tide comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 371 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property, found under city centre and around $576 a night on the dates we checked.

8 hotels in Sausalito qualified for this list and five made it. Fairmont Heritage Place - Ghirardelli Square is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Bara drink without going back out
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
  • Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule

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All five, ranked

  1. The Inn Above Tide1

    The Inn Above Tide

    ★★★★★4.8 from 371 reviews

    • Spa
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Fairmont Heritage Place - Ghirardelli Square2

    Fairmont Heritage Place - Ghirardelli Square

    ★★★★★4.5 from 703 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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  3. Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa3

    Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa

    ★★★★★4.4 from 665 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen

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  4. San Francisco Marriott Fisherman's Wharf4

    San Francisco Marriott Fisherman's Wharf

    ★★★★★4.2 from 2,021 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen

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  5. Infinity Hotel San Francisco, Tapestry Collection by Hilton5

    Infinity Hotel San Francisco, Tapestry Collection by Hilton

    ★★★★★4 from 169 reviews

    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Kid friendly

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How this list was put together

8 Sausalito hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Stefan Bauer

Stefan Bauer The American west

Chases total solar eclipses. Seven of them on four continents, from Wyoming to a fishing town in Chile. Banks days off through the on-call rota and books the trips years ahead, because eclipse dates do not move.

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