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Donatello vs Wyndham Canterbury in San Francisco

I have reservations for 5/17-5/22/26 at Canterbury in a 1-bedroom presidential. I know the PR has a full kitchen and is a little larger than the 1-BR, but is it really worth the additional 60k points for the 5-night stay?
 
No, sorry - Unfortunately, that is my old web host that went out of business and deleted all of my content! :cry:
 
chosshaul said:
Do you all bring a car or try to go public transport only?
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You do not need, or want, a car in San Francisco. Within the city you can walk, take public transportation or a cab/Lyft/Uber.

If you want to get outside of the city for a day you can always rent a car.
 
Thank you. With this input we are going to reserve it (Canterbury). We will report back after the stay in a few months.
 
I was looking to head down to SF and then go to Yosemite. Has anyone stayed at the Bass Lake property? Is that a decent location for Zyosemite or just rent somewhere closer in?
 
chosshaul said:
I was looking to head down to SF and then go to Yosemite. Has anyone stayed at the Bass Lake property? Is that a decent location for Zyosemite or just rent somewhere closer in?
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That's my plan for May 2026: fly into SF, drive to Bass Lake (no 1-BR units there though), do Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Valley, drive to Dolphin's Cove in Anaheim and do Disneyland for 3 days, drive to Solvang, the end up in SF. From reviews I've read, Bass Lake isn't too bad of a drive for Yosemite/Sequoia/Kings Valley, but I've not done it personally.
 
We have stayed at Bass Lake and did the drive to Yosemite. The drive is not that far or difficult. I would not want to make the drive every day but for a couple days it is fine.
 
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Luanne said:
You do not need, or want, a car in San Francisco. Within the city you can walk, take public transportation or a cab/Lyft/Uber.

If you want to get outside of the city for a day you can always rent a car.
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FL Guy said:
That's my plan for May 2026: fly into SF, drive to Bass Lake (no 1-BR units there though), do Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Valley, drive to Dolphin's Cove in Anaheim and do Disneyland for 3 days, drive to Solvang, the end up in SF. From reviews I've read, Bass Lake isn't too bad of a drive for Yosemite/Sequoia/Kings Valley, but I've not done it personally.
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Sounds like a heck of a trip. California is so many trips it is impossible to do it all in 1 trip.

This year I’m doing hotel stays from Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey and then dropping off in Windsor for 4 nights. Will hit Pinnacles national park along the way—- will stop in Solvang too for a day but organized trip too late to get a night there

Still looking at Bass Lake for next year— it might be the best option since the hotels get pricey right around Yosemite—- but definitely not the best option for hiking the trails everyday for at least 4 days like I plan.
 
We did Bass Lake and couple years ago. We drove from Salem Oregon to Windsor and stayed 2 nights. Then drove to Bass Lake and stayed for a week. From Bass Lake we drove to Solvang and stayed for 1 week. Drove to Windsor and stayed for 2 nights. Drove home to Salem. We use Windsor for 2 night stays when we are heading south and on return trip. We use Reno the same way when we are heading East or Southeast.
 
I've never stayed in a Presidential at Canterbury, so I can't speak to the room quality over the Deluxe, but if you don't need the full kitchen specifically, I would say its probably not worth the extra points.

And no, you don't need a car there. My family got a rental car one morning (EARLY) and drove to Yosemite, it's a far drive. We stayed in a hotel nearby for one night and did a 2 day Yosemite thing. Wish we would have planned for more time there.
 
FL Guy said:
The link to your list does not work anymore. Any chance there's an updated list?
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DeniseM said:
No, sorry - Unfortunately, that is my old web host that went out of business and deleted all of my content! :cry:
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On the internet, nothing is forgotten. Here is a link to Denise's helpful page
from 13 years ago - most of it is still current!!

https://web.archive.org/web/2012103....com/denisetravels/sanfranciscotraveltips.htm

BTW, @DeniseM, if you need any of your other content...

Wayback Machine

web.archive.org web.archive.org
 
Wow - that is old! But thank you! My apologies for the formatting - apparently it is no longer working correctly.
 
bnoble said:
Transit in SF aid pretty good. You can augment with a taxi/lyft/etc. when necessary.
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Yes, a car in SF is a liability. I have traveled all over SF and the Bay, including Oakland, Berekley, Daly City SFO, etc. without a car. Hell these days you can even get to San Jose by BART.
 
chosshaul said:
Sounds like a heck of a trip. California is so many trips it is impossible to do it all in 1 trip.

This year I’m doing hotel stays from Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey and then dropping off in Windsor for 4 nights. Will hit Pinnacles national park along the way—- will stop in Solvang too for a day but organized trip too late to get a night there

Still looking at Bass Lake for next year— it might be the best option since the hotels get pricey right around Yosemite—- but definitely not the best option for hiking the trails everyday for at least 4 days like I plan.
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Montrey is a great little town. I spent a lot of time there while attending school. Lots of nearby hikes and things to do. Let me know if you have any questions.
 
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