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550 Geary St., San Francisco, CA 94102. & 800/228-8830 or 415/775-5000. www.thehoteladagio.com. 173 units. $209 double. AE, DISC, MC, V. Valet parking $29. Amenities: Restaurant; bar; fitness center; concierge; business center w/free wireless Internet; room service; laundry service; dry cleaning; luggage storage room. In room: TV w/pay movies and Nintendo, dataport, minibar, fridge, hair dryer, iron, safe, CD player, complimentary high-speed Internet access.

5821 Geary Blvd. (between 22nd and 23rd aves.). & 415/387-8273. www.tonkiang.net. Reservations accepted for parties of 8 or more. Dim sum $2 $5.50; main courses $9 $13. AE, MC, V. Daily 10am 10pm. Bus: 38.

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STOW LAKE & STRAWBERRY HILL Kids Rent a paddleboat, rowboat, or motorboat here and cruise around the circular lake as painters create still lifes and joggers pass along the shoreline. Ducks waddle around waiting to be fed, and turtles bathe on rocks and logs. Strawberry Hill, the 430-foot-high artificial island at the center of Stow Lake, is a perfect picnic spot and boasts a bird s-eye view of San Francisco and the bay. It also has a waterfall and peace pagoda. To reach the boathouse, call & 415/752-0347. Boat rentals are available daily from 10am to 4pm, weather permitting, with four-passenger rowboats for $13 and four-person paddleboats running $17 per hour (cash only).