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Attending a Workshop at AuthenticSF

Contents

• Location
• Transportation
  • Public
  • Driving Directions
  • Parking
  • Airport and Flight Info
  • Shuttles
• Hotels within Walking Distance

Location

Address: 115 10th St, SF, CA 94103. (Between Mission St and Howard St, closer to Mission).

The sign on the door says AuthenticSF. We are in between a sign and banner shop and a moped store. We will be on the left side of the street if you are driving down 10th , which is one way.

Here is a map of the area with hotels and restaurants: http://www.authenticsf.com/maps/

Transportation

Public

We are a 5-minute walk from the Civic Center BART station (subway). Here's a map: http://www.bart.gov/stations/stationGuide/localAreaMap_CIVIC.asp
From Bart, walk Southwest on Market St to 10th St. Turn left on 10th and walk one block to Mission St, cross the intersection of Mission and we're on the left hand side.

Driving Directions

From the East Bay:
Cross the Bay Bridge
Take the exit onto Central Fwy/US-101 N toward Golden Gate Bridge
Take exit 434A to merge onto Mission St/US-101 N toward G G Bridge
Slight right at Mission St
Turn right at 10th St

From the South Bay:
From 101 N Take exit 434A to merge onto Mission St/US-101 N toward G G Bridge
Slight right at Mission St
Turn right at 10th St

From the North Bay:
101 S across the Golden Gate Bridge
Slight left at Lombard St/US-101
Turn right at Van Ness Ave
Turn left at Fell St
Slight right at 10th St

Parking

Free parking on the street will be readily available on Sunday, but it's mainly metered parking on Friday and Saturday, which will not work for you.

Your best bet for Friday and Saturday is to park in the large USP parking lot, half a block away on 10th St, between Market and Mission. It costs $11 dollars for the whole day. There is another parking lot on the corner of 10th and Mission, but it closes at 6 PM. If you park at the 10th and Mission lot, ask the attendant if you can keep your keys and come back for your car at the end of the night. If he says you have to come back and move your car by 6, we'll make sure we take a break so you can move your car in time. You can move your car to the street for free after 6 PM.

Note: Although the course takes place in a relatively safe neighborhood, car break ins do occur when you are parked on the street. The best way to avoid this is to not leave anything visible in your car that someone would want to steal.

Airport and Flight Info

We recommend that you fly into SFO, San Francisco International Airport. You can also fly into Oakland International Airport (OAK), but it is a little farther away.

Shuttles

A number of shared shuttle services are available from the airport. They provide door-to-door service for about $20-30 a person. You may have another stop before your own. Reservations are required - call them a day or two before your arrival.
Here are some recommendations for this service:
Super Shuttle: 800-BLUE VAN
American Airporter Shuttle: 415-202-0733
BayPorter Express: 415-467-1800

Hotels within Walking Distance

1 block away:

Rodeway Inn
101 9th Street (at Mission)
San Francisco, CA 94103
Telephone: (415) 621-3655
Fax: (415) 621-8281
Website: http://www.rodewayinnsf.com/index.html
This is a budget hotel (minimal accommodations) with rooms starting under $100 a night, and it's the closest to AMP.

3 blocks away:

Hotel Whitcomb
1231 Market Street (at 8th St)
Phone: 415-626-8000
Fax: 415-487-4436
Website: http://www.hotelwhitcomb.com
Rooms start around $200 a night.

Holiday Inn SF-Civic Center
50 8th St (Between Mission St and Market St)
Phone: 1-415-6266103 Fax: 1-415-5520184
Website: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/SFOCC/at-a-glance
Rooms start around $100 a night.

Best Western Carriage Inn - San Francisco, CA
140 Seventh Street (at Mission)
Phone: 800-444-5817
Fax: 415-626-3973
Rooms starting over $100 a night.

4 blocks away and expensive:

Best Western Civic Center
364 9th Street (Between Folsom and Harrison)
Phone: 415-621-2826
Website:
http://www.bestwesterncalifornia.com/hotels/best-western-civic-center-motor-inn/
Rooms start under $300 a night.

Best Western Americana
121 7th Street (at Howard St)
Phone: 415-626-0200
Fax: 415-863-2529
Website: http://www.bestwesterncalifornia.com/hotels/best-western-americania/
Rooms start over $400 a night

If none of these suit your fancy, we suggest you look for hotels in the Union Square area. They're all really nice (but pricey) and a 5 min cab ride away.

Note: Generally, this is safe neighborhood to be walking around in, however, like any big city, you will be taking some risk walking alone back to your hotel after we complete each night.