Where to Actually Stay in San Francisco: The City at Its Most Refined

San Francisco runs on contrast — innovation shoulder to shoulder with nostalgia, glass tech towers looming over Beaux Arts landmarks — and the city's finest hotels are the places that hold both truths at once. This is our edit of where to actually stay, from the grande-dame classics to the design-forward newcomers, for travelers who want the city at its most refined. Start on Nob Hill, where The…