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Budget ■Grant Plaza Hotel, 465 Grant Ave, at Pine St, Phone: +1 415 434-3883, info@grantplaza.com, Fax: +1 415 434.3886, http://www.grantplaza.com/, Check In: 2:30PM, Check Out: 12PM. Good for 1 or 2 night stay. Rates are reasonable. Make sure you ask for one of the outside rooms that overlook Grant Avenue, the inside rooms are small, dark and dingy. Close to parking garages and walking distance to many restaurants, bars and attractions. Staff is friendly. Price: $70-$95. ■The Green Tortoise Hostel, 494 Broadway St, at Columbus Ave, Phone: +1 415 834-1000 or +1 800 867-8647, http:// www.greentortoise.com/san.francisco.hostel.2.html, Check In: 2PM, Check Out: 11AM. A favorite of backpackers worldwide, price includes free internet and wi-fi, free breakfast every morning and dinner 3 nights a week, a 24-hour sauna, pool table, common room, free beer at the Beer Olympics on Tuesday nights and free live music on Sundays. An ideal location, right between Chinatown and North Beach and a short walk from downtown. Price: dorms from $25, private from $59. ■St Paul Hotel, 935 Kearny St, between Jackson St and Pacific Ave, Phone: +1 415 986-9911, stpaul@mosserco.com, http://stpaulhotelsf.com/, Check In: 3PM, Check Out: 12PM. This budget hotel has 150 rooms and it is located in between Chinatown and North Beach, on Kearny street. You will have a sink in your room but you will have to share shower/bath rooms. Price: $43-$50. ■San Remo Hotel, 2237 Mason St, near Lombard St and Columbus Ave, three blocks south of the main tourist area and near the other cable car line, Phone: +1 415 776-8688, info@sanremohotel.com, http://www.sanremohotel.com, Check In: 2PM-10PM and 11PM F-Sa, Check Out: 11AM. At the other end of the spectrum is the San Remo Hotel, All rooms except a rooftop suite are under $100. It was built right after the 1906 earthquake, became apartments later, and has been nicely reconverted to a hotel. It appears to be a favorite place for European tourists. It is quiet, all non-smoking, has no room phones nor TVs, and shared baths. A nice and