• Welcome to the FREE TUGBBS forums! The absolute best place for owners to get help and advice about their timeshares for more than 32 years!

    Join Tens of Thousands of other owners just like you here to get any and all Timeshare questions answered 24 hours a day!
  • TUG started 32 years ago in October 1993 as a group of regular Timeshare owners just like you!

    Read about our 32nd anniversary: Happy 32nd Birthday TUG!
  • TUG has a YouTube Channel to produce weekly short informative videos on popular Timeshare topics!

    All subscribers auto-entered to win all free TUG membership giveaways!

    Visit TUG on Youtube!
  • TUG has now saved timeshare owners more than $24,000,000 dollars just by finding us in time to rescind a new Timeshare purchase! A truly incredible milestone!

    Read more here: TUG saves owners more than $24 Million dollars
  • Wish you could meet up with other TUG members? Well look no further as this annual event has been going on for years in Orlando! How to Attend the TUG January Get-Together!
  • Now through the end of the year you can join or renew your TUG membership at the lowest price ever offered! Learn More!
  • Sign up to get the TUG Newsletter for free!

    Tens of thousands of subscribing owners! A weekly recap of the best Timeshare resort reviews and the most popular topics discussed by owners!
  • Our official "end my sales presentation early" T-shirts are available again! Also come with the option for a free membership extension with purchase to offset the cost!

    All T-shirt options here!
  • A few of the most common links here on the forums for newbies and guests!

Ritz Carlton San Francisco

Its wonderful. Very upscale, rooms are awesome, walkable to most sights (if you like to walk a bit), has a car service that will take you to/from dinner, etc. within a short drive of the facility. I highly recommend it.
 
Yes.....that was available to timeshare folks.
 
Clarification, There is a Ritz Carlton Hotel and a Ritz Carlton club and residences. Not at same location, so if you stay at time share you are not at hotel.
 
Steve A said:
Thanks rthib. I was looking at the hotel. I read that parking was free for MVC owners. Is that correct?
Click to expand...
From the website it looks like that is correct. That would be huge for San Francisco.

Sorry, I realized you were asking about the hotel. What I quoted was for the Ritz Club.
 
Last edited:
Yes, parking is free to owners. I've stayed there twice. It's one of our favorite MVC properties.
 
We just stayed at the Ritz Carlton Club amd Residences in Vail. Parking was free for one car and $45 for additional cars. It is also a wonderful place to stay.
 
Steve A said:
Thanks rthib. I was looking at the hotel. I read that parking was free for MVC owners. Is that correct?
Click to expand...

Again, free at Club not at hotel which is different location. So if you are asking about hotel the answer is no and there is no timeshare that is part of the hotel They just both have Ritz in name but are about 1/2 mile apart.


1594070959381.png
 
Last edited:
Steve, if I could amplify some of the responses. The Ritz Carlton Residences is at Market and Third. It consists of one, two and three bedroom very spacious units. Most years they are very difficult to reserve but you use your Marriott Vacation Club points to reserve it. In addition to included valet parking for one vehicle there is a lounge on the top floor which has coffee and sometimes wine tasting. It is not the same as a hotel concierge lounge. The Ritz hotel is like other Ritz hotels, there are no timeshare benefits and you will only receive the typical titanium benefits of staying at a Ritz hotel. You do not get access to the Ritz Club Lounge unless you pay for it or very very rarely get upgraded to include it (it's happened once for me) and I am lifetime titanium. Unless they have a package you will not get free parking. I really don't like telling people how terrific the Residences are because it is so hard to get a reservation, but I'm in a moment of weakness, we stay there often and we love it.
 
Thank you for all the comments. I was confused, thinking that ts units were part of the hotel. I’ve got that straight now. I’m going to try first for Aspen. That seems unlikely so then I’ll see if I can get SF for next spring.
 
Free parking in SF is huge - overnight parking rates in SF hotels are out of control.
 
tahoe said:
Free parking in SF is huge - overnight parking rates in SF hotels are out of control.
Click to expand...
Luckily when we visit San Francisco these days we don't have a car.
 
Steve A said:
Based on rthib‘s map above, it appears there is a BART station two blocks away. What stop is that?
Click to expand...
Montgomery Street station is close to the Club & Residences.
 
Steve A said:
Thank you for all the comments. I was confused, thinking that ts units were part of the hotel. I’ve got that straight now. I’m going to try first for Aspen. That seems unlikely so then I’ll see if I can get SF for next spring.
Click to expand...
Of al the 5 Ritz properties [Aspen, Vail, Tahoe, St. Thomas, SFO] here is what I noticed in order of availability.
Searched between Jun 2020 --> Aug 2021.
1. Ritz San Francisco [Most Availability]
2. Ritz Vail [Next Most Available]
3. Ritz St. Thomas [Average Availability]
4. Ritz Lake Tahoe [Low Availability]
5. Ritz Aspen [Lowest Availability]

Disclaimer: Availability varies based on Season [Month] but my observation is based in general.
E.g. Vail, Aspen, Tahoe has lowest availability in Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar and highest availability in Apr, May, Jun.
However, Ritz Aspen has lowest availability year round.

I have stayed at 3 of the 5 and looking forward to Ritz Tahoe on Jul 19th and at SFO next April.
 
Steve A said:
nothing avail in Aspen for May and June 2021, which is why I’m focusing on SF right now.
Click to expand...
You may also want to consider the Ritz Residence Club in Vail. It is one of my favorite MVC properties and has many restaurants, shops, hiking, and biking trails within easy walking distance. May-June should have good availability. I have often checked for availability at the Aspen location and have never seen anything, even in mud season.
 
Fasttr said:
Montgomery Street station is close to the Club & Residences.
Click to expand...

So is the Powell Street Station. The RCC is about halfway between them -- a couple hundred yards from either. Using the right exit from either station will save more steps than which station (use the Montgomery Street exits from the Montgomery Street station; use the Stockton Street exit from the Powell Street station).
 
Last edited:
Luanne said:
Luckily when we visit San Francisco these days we don't have a car.
Click to expand...

You don't need a car within San Francisco (you do for Muir Woods, wine country, etc). And even with valet parking, the location is very awkward for driving, especially rush hours. RCC is directly on one of the two busiest intersections in San Francisco (measured by the number of people passing through it).
 
vacationtime1 said:
You don't need a car within San Francisco (you do for Muir Woods, wine country, etc). And even with valet parking, the location is very awkward for driving, especially rush hours. RCC is directly on one of the two busiest intersections in San Francisco (measured by the number of people passing through it).
Click to expand...
Yes I know. We used to live in the East Bay and visited San Francisco a lot. Both dh and I worked in San Francisco for years. Now when we visit we fly into Oakland, get into San Francisco, check into the hotel and either walk, take BART, use a cab or Lyft to get around. :D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top