limoliner Equinox The sales hook of the Hyatt s rooftop Equinox is a revolving floor that gives each table a 3

Equinox The sales hook of the Hyatt s rooftop Equinox is a revolving floor that gives each table a 360-degree panoramic view of the city every 45 minutes. In addition to cocktails, dinner is served daily. In the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 5 Embarcadero Center. & 415/788-1234.

San Francisco Ballet Founded in 1933, the San Francisco Ballet is the oldest professional ballet company in the United States and one of the country s finest, performing an eclectic repertoire of full-length, neoclassical, and contemporary ballets. Even the New York Times proclaimed, The San Francisco Ballet under Helgi Tomasson s leadership is one of the spectacular success stories of the arts in America. The 2005 season runs February through May. All performances are accompanied by the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave. (at Grove St.). & 415/865-2000 for tickets and information. Tickets $10 $165.

3155 Scott St. (at Lombard St.), San Francisco, CA 94123. & 800/473-2846 or 415/922-3000. Fax 415/931-5784. www.edwardii.com. 32 units, 21 with bathroom. $83 $88 double with shared bathroom; $115 double with private bathroom; $185 $235 suite. Extra person $25. Rates include continental breakfast and evening sherry. AE, MC, V. Self-parking $12 a block away. Bus: 28, 30, 43, or 76. Amenities: Pub (open Fri Sat). In room: TV, hair dryer and iron available on request.

For detailed route information, phone Muni or consult the bus map at the front of the Yellow Pages. If you plan on making extensive use of public transportation, you may want to invest in a comprehensive route map ($2), sold at the San Francisco Visitor Information Center (see Visitor Information in Orientation, earlier in this chapter) limoliner and in many downtown retail outlets.