When searching for a hotel, there are many things that people consider when booking. One thing that many people look for in a hotel these days is a smoke-free atmosphere. In years past, it was common for travelers to book a hotel room only to smell tobacco smoke in the room and on the bedding and, unfortunately, there was not much that could be done about it except to give the customer another room that may not be up-to-par when it came to other amenities they wanted. Either they had to suffer with the smell or move. Today, with many people speaking out against the nasty habit and many smokers lighting up in private because it has become so taboo to smoke in public, non-smokers now have an advantage when it comes to having clean air and clean rooms when staying in a hotel. In San Francisco, many hotels are putting non-smoking customers to the forefront and are banning smoking on their properties and in their rooms and there are many cheap hotels in San Francisco that are doing this too!
People are choosing to stay in smoke-free hotels for many reasons. The most obvious reason is health. Cigarette smoke can cause breathing problems and severe respiratory illness in people who have severe allergies. It can also disrupt sleep because the smoke is never contained to just the smoking room; it travels through vents and into the hallways where it can get into non-smoking rooms. Another reason is the concern of how second-hand smoke affects the health of children and pets. There is also a higher risk of fire when there are smokers in a building and no one who is a non-smoker wants to eat a meal with smokers in close proximity. The idea of making hotels smoke free is really catching on all over the world and is being welcomed by most tourists. Here are some hotels in San Francisco that have gone smoke free:
1) Hilton San Francisco Financial District, 750 Kearny Street.
2) ABVI Golden Gate, 2322 Lombard Street.
3) Hotel Griffon. 155 Steuart Street.
4) InterContinental San Francisco Hotel, 888 Howard Street.
5) The Inn at Union Square, 440 Post Street.
6) Castle Inn, 1565 Broadway.
7) The Hotel California, 580 Geary Street.
8) Hotel Vertigo, 940 Sutter Street.
9) Americas Best Value Inn, 10 Hallam St.
10) Kensington Park Hotel, 450 Post Street.
11) Renoir Hotel, 45 McAllister Street.
Of course, there are many, many other cheap hotels in the city that offer great accommodations with a smoke-free environment. The best way to find these hotels is to do a search online or if you are booking through a travel agent or online booking site, make sure you mention that you are looking for this type of accommodation. Non-smoking travelers the world over are expressing their gratitude over this new trend in the hospitality industry and are seeing how much more enjoyable it is to stay in a hotel with clean, fresh air!
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