Unless they sleep on the runway, guests at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel couldn't get closer to their flights at San Francisco International Airport. The Sheraton sits three miles from to the airport and adjacent to a park and nature trail on a scenic peninsula overlooking San Francisco Bay. What's more, diners next door at Kincaid's Bayhouse, a popular seafood and steak restaurant, also can enjoy panoramic views of the pristine Bay. The hotel is close to light rain trains that whisks vacationers and corporate types throughout the Bay Area, including the mystical sites throughout San Francisco.

This retreat from the downtown bustle sits right on a lagoon rich with birdlife. The hotel offers a full range of services and amenities, including business center, wireless Internet access in the lobby, indoor heated pool, spa tub, sauna, fitness center and complimentary airport shuttle. The Windows on the Bay Restaurant serves up breakfasts, lunches and dinners, specializing in seafood and steak for the latter.
Guest rooms, which feature views of the bay or the airport, come complete with patented Sheraton "Sweet Sleeper Beds", with luxurious pillowtop mattresses, 250 count sheets and plush duvets. The rooms feature on demand movies, work desks, coffee makers, gourmet coffee, high speed Internet access, and room service from mid morning until midnight.

Awarded four diamonds from the persnickety American Automobile Association, the Sheraton Gateway Hotel is great choice for leisure and business travelers, as well as locals looking for quick getaways.