I’m Giving Away A Weekend At A GREAT Hotel!
Those that have followed my blog for a while know how much I love to explore the world and how often we end up at really great hotels around the world. I love properties with history, like the St. Regis Rome. Not only does that hotel have great history, it has great service.
I’m pretty excited to be giving away 2 nights at a truly exceptional property in one of my favorite cities, San Francisco. The Palace Hotel has been a landmark there since 1909 (technically since 1875, though it burned to the ground and was rebuilt). It’s a member of the Luxury Collection of Starwood Preferred Guest, a handful of properties around the world that celebrate history, luxury and service.
The hotel went through a refurbishment last year and the rooms look great. Though I’ve stayed in San Francisco a handful of times, I’ve never been able to stay at the Palace, so I’ll be jealous that the winner of this prize gets to stay there before I do. This property is certainly on my wish list.
Located downtown, you can use this prize for a romantic getaway or just to explore the city. We had so much fun taking Catherine to San Francisco for the first time a few years ago. It’s a city that just begs to be explored, walking around to see all there is to experience.
This giveaway wouldn’t be possible without the cool folks at Luxury Travel Diary. You’ve seen me speak about their travel auctions before, which offer great value for travelers around the world. I actually have my eye on of their auctions right now.
Back to the giveaway! The Palace is a Category 6 hotel in the SPG program, which means 20,000-25,000 points a night. I checked a handful of key dates and found rooms for 20,000 points. However, with this giveaway, there’s no need for Starpoints or cash.
There are two ways to enter from this blog post (plus additional ways to enter below):
- Take a look at the hotel and tell me why you want to visit The Palace Hotel.
- Check out the auctions at Travel Luxury Diary and tell me your favorite (I might tell you if you hit the one I’ve got my eye on).
You can comment twice, once for each of the reasons above. Entries past that will be disregarded.
The deadline to enter is 11:59 pm EST on Wednesday, March 9th.
More pesky rules: All decisions by me are final. The winner will be selected randomly using random.org. The prize is for 2 nights in a Superior room for up to 2 people. Blackout dates may apply, though there’s not a specific list. The prize expires March 31, 2017. The hotel also wanted me to mention that the gift certificates are non transferable, not redeemable for cash and can not be replaced if lost or stolen. Reservation are required and are based on availability. Any transportation costs to/from San Francisco are your responsibility, so just make sure you can get there if you’re entering (happy to provide advice on cheap fares or using award miles).
I don’t receive any compensation from the hotel or Luxury Travel Diary. It’s a great property and I’m happy to help promote both the auctions at Luxury Travel Diary and the newly refurbished Palace Hotel. All I want is a brief follow-up e-mail when you get back letting me know how you liked the property.
Good luck!
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I would love to stay in these newly refurbished rooms while visiting family in San Fran 😉
My favorite auction listed is the 2 Nights @ The William Hotel NYC!
The opulence.
The name. Any hotel called “The Palace” is worth staying it.
I have checked it out and it def looks nice, I would like to win because i like cheap and free travel, If i didnt i wouldn’t be following this blog!
if i had to pick one auction it would be the 7 NIGHT CROATIAN ADRIATIC SAILING CRUISE. always wanted to do something like that
I’m going to be honest. I’m in SF for work a open or more times per year. So I’d probably just stay there in a business trip though maybe I’d bring the family for a change.
Brunch at The Palace is amazing and I would love to experience it again if I win.
I would choose 2 Nights At The 5-Star Grand Hotel Kronenhof In Switzerland.
I would like to stay at the Palace to check out the refurbished rooms.
This looks like a great hotel for a weekend.
It’d make me feel special, and I enjoy feeling special.
“3 nights in a Suite at Hotel Tugu in Bali, Indonesia” – going there in July 😉
The history of the hotel makes it seem like an interesting place to stay. And financially, in a city that charges so much for parking, I’m sold on the complimentary valet parking. 🙂
I’m sold on Hotel Tugu in Bali – Bali has been on my bucket list for a while and the pictures look amazing!
Well, you know, Ed, that I typically prefer Airbnb properties to hotels. The Palace, though, well, pinch me, if I stay there. A magnificent location, in downtown SF, just into SoMa. I would hope to use this free night (pick me!) to attend a Giants game, stroll Embarcadero, and hang at City Lights. I might even splurge on brunch at Garden Court in The Palace.
My current favorite listing on Luxury Travel Diary is the 3 night stay at George House Heritage B&B. Is there really a city named Dildo in Canada?
My favorite auction would be the three nights at Ibis Bay Beach Resort at Key West.
I would love to stay at the hotel because I have never stayed at any SPG hotels higher than a category 4 before. I would like to see how a category 6 compares especially since I will be visiting San Francisco for the first time in April.
Love the luxurious decor of the Palace.
Would love to visit SF and stay at a great hotel!
1. I would love to take my husband to Thr Palace! He is a walking history book, and could tell me all about the significance. We would also spend our time visiting Chinatown, as we are constantly homesick for our years there.
My favorite auction item is the 2 nights at the Boreham House B&B in East Sussex
Ibis Bay Beach Resort in Key West!
I would love to stay at the Palace hotel because I too love hotels with history. I also like that the rooms have been completely updated.
Oh! I know this place very well, as the dreamer on the sidewalk. This hotel exudes history, as the over-the-top replacement of the first Palace Hotel that was damaged in the 1906 earthquake. Wasn’t the famous opera singer Enrico Caruso staying at the hotel the night of the earthquake? Your contest reminds me that staying here is on my bucket list.Winning would make that happen. 🙂
2. Zoe Seaside in Greece!
Wow–the hotel’s refurb job looks fantastic. And an auction for a hotel in Bali? Perfect!
Looks like a real palace. Would love to take my daughters there. Keeping my eyes on 3 nights at Ibis Bay Beach Resort at Key West – beautiful place.
My favorite auction item right now is 3 nights at Hotel Tugu in Lombok. Lombok is such a beautiful island and I would love to go back.
I’d be bidding on the 3-night package at George House Heritage B&B In Dildo, Newfoundland, if the dates fits better. We are planning a road trip in Newfoundland next summer and Dildo is notable for its name (!), as well as it’s beautiful locale.
This hotel is beautiful! I’d love to stay there on a trip to visit my brother who lives in California.
I would love to stay at The Palace because it looks gorgeous! We’ve been hoping to plan a trip to San Francisco in the near future.
This isn’t as exotic as the other comments, but I’m very interested in the White Fences Water Mill B&B in the Hampton’s. It would be just a couple hours drive for my family, so it’s very accessible. I will definitely continue to watch LuxuryTravelDiary.
Gives me an excuse to visit, I love the place! 7 Night Croatian Adriatic Sailing Cruise With A2A Yachting sounds amazing!
I’ve been to San Francisco for work but my wife has never been. Would love to show her one of my favorite cities.
I am ready to go visit some family near SF
The Travel Luxury auctions . . . Edinburgh!!
Why the SF hotel? You had me at *luxury*
The beachfront villa in Thailand seems pretty nice. Thailand is on my list to give a try… Just hope there isn’t an active coup when I finally get to go.
Am going to be in SF this summer; am a huge history buff, and would love to stay in a building with such a rich past.
I would like to stay there because I have stayed there before and it was GREAT! Oh and the brunch!
Planning on bidding on the 3-night stay in Hotel Tugu. Have always wanted to go to Bali, and this looks like an extraordinary property.
Luxury Travel Diary’s listing of The Williams inNYC.
I want to visit this hotel because of its history and grandeur!
favourite auction – 2 nights at the William NYC!
The Palace hotel looks amazing-I love historic hotels! But the Grand Hyatt Singapore auction looks interesting-I’ve never been to Singapore.
I mean it looks stunning. Besides which, I’ve always wanted to visit San Fran. My chap is a graphic designer and it seems like the perfect place for creative folk to explore. and afternoon tea. always afternoon tea.
High style at the Palace.
I’ve heard really good reviews of the Grand Hyatt Singpore, btw.
I love San Francisco, and this looks like a beautiful property! Love the free valet parking too.
2 Nights At The 5-Star Grand Hotel Kronenhof In Switzerland looks very nice!
looks like the perfect spot for a weekend getaway with my wife. I am heading into a 7 week work assignment away from home and this would be the perfect spot to have a getaway.
The 4 night stay in Bali looks awesome!
3 NIGHTS FOR 8 IN A LUXURY 5-BED VILLA WITH POOL IN ORLANDO
looks like a fun way to spend some time in Orlando and stay in comfort and style
We *love* SF and try to visit a couple times a year, but usually end up staying in mid-level accommodations because luxury hotels are pretty expensive there! Would love to check out The Palance and see how the other half lives 🙂
On the auction items – my favorite would be the suite stay in Bali!
Current favorite is the rehi Maldives
Two nights at the William Hotel New York is my favourite on the auction site!! I love visiting New York, I always find somewhere/something I didn’t see on my last visit.
Great give away by the way, never been to the west coast before 🙂
I would love to stay in the Palace Hotel because of its timeless sophistication and old fashioned elegance with a modern twist.
I would like to stay at the Palace Hotel to enjoy the history and ambiance of the landmark hotel and a walking weekend in downtown San Francisco.
A villa stay in Seminyak sounds like a great way to unwind.
San Francisco has a special place in my heart. It’s the city where I met my husband of 32 years, and we’ve visited several times since then. It would be lovely to honor our 33rd anniversary with a return to the city of our beginnings and to stay at the gorgeous Palace. I love the look of the hotel: a nod to the past (bathroom sinks that look like steamer trunks!) alongside an understated modern elegance. What a fabulous anniversary weekend that would be!
I would love to visit San Francisco and stay in style and luxury at The Palace Hotel
I’d love to take my wife to Sunday brunch in the Garden Court
I usually stay at modern hotels, so it would be a real treat to stay at a grand old hotel like this one.
We travel to San Francisco twice a year to visit my husband’s cancer Doctor. We always try to walk through the beautiful lobby of the Palace. It would be awesome to stay there!
The location of the hotel is great
The grandness of the spaces would be my reason……..
7 NIGHTS AT AQUILA PORTO RETHYMNO HOTEL IN CRETE, GREECE
That would be a dream come true.
Would love to stay at this landmark hotel with its gorgeous surrounding.
Love the grand decor… Livin the dream! Plus San Francisco is a wonderful city! What a great memory for my upcoming 60th birthday!!!!
I have stayed there before (on business), but would like to bring my wife there.
The luxury beachfront villa in Thailand looks tempting.
My husband says it is beautiful so I would love to stay there.
I would love to visit the Palace Hotel because the rooms look opulent and the location is spot on. Have always wanted to visit San Francisco and visit the iconic bridge
Would love to go to Reehti Beach Resort in the Maldives
Question 2: I had my eye on 7 nights in a 2 bed apartment in the Cote d’Azur but someone outbid me today
I’d love to stay at The Palace Hotel because the renovation looks amazing and it’s a perfect location to explor San Francisco!
SF is my home away from home and I’d love a swanky place to stay!
I’d love to visit Thailand, so the auction that I’d pick is 4 NIGHTS FOR 8 IN A LUXURY BEACHFRONT VILLA IN THAILAND.
Commenting on the auctions- 3 nights in the Austrian hotel from Spectre is my favorite! Probably worth a trip to Austria just for that.
I would love to stay in such a beautiful hotel such as the Palace in San Francisco.
I’d love to go to the Palace Hotel in SF, to bring my daughter on college tours.
The brunch looks absolutely fantastic! I have been wanting to visit San Francisco for a long time and this would be a perfect excuse to book a trip!
The tours and 5 night stay in Playa del Carmen looks awesome!
I would love to try out this place in SF. I am planning a stay there in a few months so it would be ideal and it looks beautiful.
The 3 nights in Bali would make an amazing trip. Definitely have my eye on those.
The Palace hotel seems like a great way to experience the history and culture of San Francisco while staying in the heart of downtown. My wife has been craving Cioppino since our last trip.
I’d love to stay at the Palace for its luxury and its location. It’ll make up for part of a planned family trip.
My choice on the LuxuryTravel Diary would be the Hide-Away Guest House in South Africa.
my choice right now on in the auctions is the 4 nights at a countryside gîte in South Charente, France
The hotel is in a great location in SF!
My Choice on the auctions is 2 nights @ the Viceroy Bali!
I want to go because my wife and I need a vacation!
My favorite auction item is the Bering men’s watch because it’s classy!
I would love to stay in this hotel because it is beautiful and staying in a historic hotel is always special.
Wow! What a beautiful hotel! Would love to swim in the glass domed pool.
Favorite auction is 2 nights in Tuscany.
I would love to take my wife for our anniversary, the place looks very romantic and San Francisco is maybe the best food/wine place in the world.
Planning a trip to SF later this year, and the Palace looks like a great place to stay
I love SF and I too love these historic old hotels!
The Viceroy Bali is my favorite auction item- looks amazing
Love SF. Have been there three times just in Dec…for work. It would be nice to stay a nice hotel that is not the famous chai booked by the company.
Almost impossible to pick just one auction, but the week at the Zoe Seaside in Greece sounds perfect!
The Palace Hotel is like something out of an old movie…over the top opulence. Would love to experience it first hand.
5 Nights Half Board At Reethi Beach Resort, Maldives! Nearly closing and a great deal
The rooms look so feng shui! I’d love to stay there.
I have my eye on the 4 nights for 8 in a luxury beachfront villa in Thailand on Luxury Travel Diary. I would make for a great girls getaway.
Aruba and SFO it’s a toss up !!
Favorite auction: Beachfront Villa in Thailand
Because you said to visit !!
And I trust you !
The Palace in San Francisco was unavailable during my last visit a few years back. Would love to finally stay there.
I would like take my wife to stay at the Palace Hotel to celebrate our 20th wedding aniversary – Happy days
Location looks amazing and I love SF 🙂
This Luxury Travel Diary site is pretty cool! So the item I’m going for is completely random, but they have a gift card to a restaurant in Niagara Falls that’s currently going for around 25-35% of face value. I’ve already got a trip to Niagara planned for next month and it sure would be cool to have dinner with an amazing view, but for a reasonable price, since I’ve heard so much stuff there is very overpriced. So that’s what I’m going for for the moment. I decided to throw some bids on a couple cool looking hotels too just for fun, but Niagara is my current favorite because the timing is just so perfect!
Great location, great property!
The Auction for the 5 nights half board at Reethi beach Resort, Maldives from Travel Luxury Diary looks right up my alley!
I’d love a retreat in SF
The Palace looks like a great place to spent a weekend with the wife
The glass domed pool at the Palace Hotel is gorgeous! I’m not sure if I’d be necessarily doing laps but I could see myself lounging poolside with a cocktail in hand.
I have always dreamed of staying at the Palace Hotel as my cousin Merete Van Kamp was in the series Hotel which was filmed at the Palace.
Afternoon tea!
Two Nights at The Grand Hyatt Singapore – I love that place!
The Villa Sungai in Cepaka, Bali, sounds amazing!
Love any excuse to visit San Fran and experience a new hotel!
I have my eye on the 3 Suite nights at the HOTEL TUGU IN BALI!
Although some of the Maldives packages are incredibly appealing, it’s a little more difficult to get there so I’m tempted most by the 3 nights at the 5-Star Grand Hyatt Doha in Qatar package (to go with my new Hyatt Diamond status!)…now all I need is a good mileage run fair from SFO!
It just looks so…well, palatial! Afternoon tea looks positively decadent.
I would love to stay at the Palace in SF to see all my old friends, since the location is great!
I would also love to win their auction for the Viceroy in Bali!
I have somehow never made it out to SFO, but this hotel looks like a great base to explore the city!
I would love to stay at the Palace hotel due it’s superb location and becuase it just looks sooooo nice!
I would tottaly get in on the bid for the 2 night stay at the Grand Hyatt Singapore!
The Knysna guesthouse auction looks spot-on, but I think I’d have to go with the Intercontinental in Malta, if only because the dates match my pre-existing plans.
I love SF… I love SF so much that I have visited four times (greedy I know!). My husband has never been and as he turns 40 this year, I would love to take him and for us the experience the Palace hotel.
Would love the 6 Nights NR Avignon in the South of France!
We have plans to visit San Francisco, and the architecture at this hotel is stunning! Love visiting sites that aren’t cookie cutter.
The auction site has some nice deals. I would be interested in the Viceroy in Bali.
I grew up in San Francisco and would love to return and stay at The Palace- such a classic and wonderful place. Ive walked through the lobby, (who hasn’t).
My dream would be to stay there (if I won) and go to Afternoon tea. The Chef there, Chef Llapitan has beyond a very good reputation!
Bali is on our bucket list, so bidding on the Viceroy in Bali seems like a win!
For the auction: the “4 Nights For 8 In A Luxury Beachfront Villa In Thailand” looks phenomenal…. I was planning to go to Thailand anyway as my son lives there, however he is living at a youth hostel and traveling around. This would be so ideal…to rest and relax for our family reunion of sorts.
ooooh! Want to go, have never been!
and I would love this voucher to help dress my gorgeous girls for their holiday
GBP£50 To Spend On Lilly And Sid Designer Children’s Wear
Why I want to stay at the Palace: it’s not in Union Sq or North Beach, but right on Market.
I usually end up on my brothers sofa when I visit SF…winning a room stay would let me stay in a hotel and not offend 🙂
It’s across the street from Minamoto Kitchoan.
Week for four in an apartment on the Danube in Budapest.
I’d love to stay here because it’ll probably be one of the fanciest hotels I’ve ever stayed at! (Also, what’s not to love about SF?).
i would like to visit the hotel as it looks stylish, classy and decodant – just like me!!! 2 Nights At The William Hotel New York – USA is my favourite auction item in the Luxury Travel Auction.
my wife who desperately deserves a vacation, would go absolutely bonkers over the architecture and design of the hotel.
thanks!
Auction I like – 4 Nights At A Countryside Gîte In South Charente, France sounds like a great getaway to French wine country!
I would looove to win any of the Maldives auctions
Why the Palace Hotel? We generally travel with the kids, so definitely not staying anywhere so opulent and elegant. Would love to stay at a place like that with my wife! It’s been far too long since we’ve done an urban getaway (done a few beach getaways, but definitely a different feel).
I visit SFO around 4 times a year so this will definitely come in handy
Would love a luxury weekend getaway at the Palace and top it off with afternoon tea at the garden court – I know my wife has been looking forward to a chance for a long, long time.
My favorite auction is 2 nights at the Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur as I have Hyatt Diamond and it’d be a great chance to make use of that there.
I want to visit as the rooms look fabulous and the entire property just looks gorgeous! This would be the ultimate local getaway.
3 Suite Nights at the Bond movie “Spectre” location in Austria looks tempting – the movie was great fun
The location of the Palace Hotel is what makes it a place to visit in San Fransisco. Easy walk to the museums and to the Embarcadero along with right on BART, bus, and tram lines makes this hotel the place to stay in the city.
We never get to stay at luxury places like this. It would be wonderful to be in the center of the action in San Francisco and have that free valet parking! What a dream.
I kind of like the three nights at the Grand Hyatt in Doha. We recently returned from a stay there and liked it very much.
Oooohh 6 nights in Benvengudo in France… interesting…!
Love that the Palace has that old time look, but yet modern guest rooms!
Palace Hotel… always nice to visit a historical hotel every now and again.
The Palace Hotel looks gorgeous and luxurious. Would love to check out the renovations for myself and enjoy a stay in San Francisco!
My favorite auction looks to be the 4 nights for 6 guests at Villa Sungai, Cepaka, Bali
I like the high end toilets! I’ve never experienced one with such features.
The Hamptons B&B would make a great weekend staycation
It would give me a chance to see the beautiful SFO airport. The Palace is a living legend. Oh, how about that Pied Piper Bar and Grill! Yes, yes and yes!
I’ve always wanted to stay at the Palace Hotel when I go to San Francisco and for whatever reasons, I could not get any room at the hotel.
I would love to stay here with my wife in September when we’re going to be in San Francisco. Not only because it looks like a beautiful hotel, but because it looks like an amazing piece of history!
My favorite auction is the 3 nights in a luxury Orlando villa.
I’be been there but never had a meal in the Garden Court. I’d like to try that.
I would like to stay at the Palace Hotel to enjoy the history of the landmark hotel.
My auction is: 3 Nights At George House Heritage B&B In Dildo, Canada. It’s in Dildo. Does anything more need to be said?
My favorite auction looks to be 4 nights for 6 guests at Villa Sungai, Cepaka, Bali
My favorite is the 2 night stay at the Trout Point Lodge in Nova Scotia for 12 British Pounds. It looks amazing.
The Palace Hotel looks incredible. It has so much history but also has a modern look and feel.
I would love to stay at the Palace Hotel. My daughter lives in San Francisco and her place is small. I could stay and not intrude on her privacy. It’s a wonderful city.
My favorite auction item is the 2 nights at Trout Point Lodge in Nova Scotia, Canada. I have never been to that area and it’s great to visit someplace new.
Looks like a great hotel.
I like Bali so my favorite auction would be the 4 nights for 6 guests at Villa Sungai, Cepaka, Bali
Hotel Vila Galé Douro in Portugal is on my list…
Although the rooms look beautiful, I think the Afternoon Tea time would be a nice diversion from the hectic city scene.
Would love to try out their brunch at the Palace Hotel!
I would love to stay at the Palace and have tea in the beautiful restaurant!
The 2-night villa stay at the Viceroy Bali sounds like a dream!
I’ve never been in SF and winning this getaway with 2 nights at beautiful and elegant Palace Hotel would be awesome!
the palace hotel looks great!
I like the 5-bed villa in Orlando.
For auction ill pick the 7 NIGHT CROATIAN ADRIATIC SAILING CRUISE.
I love the location and luxury of the Palace Hotel in SFO, will be a great experience!!
I would love to visit California and stay in an elegant hotel – this is what travel is all about. In the auction I would love to visit the Ibis Bay Beach Resort at Key West – Key West is somewhere I have always wanted to go since seeing the old black and white film Key Largo – so atmospheric
I would bid on the auction for 3 nights in a villa at the Loama Resort Maldives. Definitely on my bucket list!
grand hyatt kuala lumpur. hyatts are always great
Our best friends live in San Francisco and it would be great to see them!
4 nights for 8 in a luxury beachfront villa in Thailand is the auction I’d love to win! Our son just got married in Tokyo and it would be great to have a family vacation in his part of the world!
4 nights for 6 at VILLA SUNGAI, CEPAKA, BALI sounds like the one for me. you could go with a group of friends or family and enjoy all the luxury that is offered.
I (/really my fiance) would also love the afternoon tea that is available at the palace. That would be fantastic
Would love to visit the hotel in May with family visiting from Uruguay.
I’m bidding on 2 Nights At Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!
I lived in the Bay Area for many years and always wanted to stay at the Palace Hotel!
would love to take my wife for a romantic weekend in San Fran
Thinking of putting in a bid on the Gite in the French countryside.
The architectural style of the “Gilded Age” in the dining area of the Palace Hotel would be an interesting trip back into a bygone era.
Favourite item for auction is – 3 Nights At Hotel Tugu Lombok, Indonesia
Love the preserved ornate detail of the lobby!
Would love the 2 Nights At Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse, South Africa.
Would love to spend 3 nights at Hotel Tugu in Bali, Indonesia!
In real life I’d take the auction for 2 hrs minute suite at DFW because I’d actually use it
I’d love to stay at the Palace Hotel as I left my heart in San Francisco and would like to get it back! Then I’d love to win the luxury auction for a stay at the Grand Hotel Kronenhof in Switzerland!
“The Palace” and “My beautiful wife” go together real good; that’s why I want to stay there.
We’ve just moved to the States, and San Fransisco is on my wish list! I’d have to try the Afternoon Tea, I’m English so we are all about tea and cakes!
And I just noticed I spelt Francisco wrong!
Favorite auction would be that place in NYC; never been to that city, so might as well stay in style.
2nights at the William in NYC!!!
I’d go for the Gili Lankanfushi resort in the Maldives. Another one on my wish list, and a great little honeymoon getaway!
1 – The Palace looks just like it’s named and who wouldn’t want to stay at a palace for a few days. I’d be checking in early and checking out late.
2 – I’m going to stay 3 Suite Nights At Bond Movie “Spectre” Location, Austria.
The Palace looks like a beautiful downtown hotel that I’d love to take my Wife to. Just a short flight from PDX. It would be a lot of fun for a quick couple days away.
The Travel Luxury Diary has a couple Maldives Properties that I’d love to pickup at a great deal. I’ve been trying to arrange a trip out there for years so if some low cost nights came available, I’d love to do that. The other one was the Grand Hyatt Singapore which looked really nice.
Looks like a great base from which to explore the city for the first time!
For me, it’s the other way around. I’ve already booked an Amtrak trip with the need to stay in San Francisco and Seattle, but it’s way too soon to book the rooms. Having a two-night stay in this beautiful property would be a great score; I normally stay in much more economical accommodations!
I would love to stay at the Palace Hotel. It’s elegance would put the finishing touch on a weekend spent enjoying the San Francisco Ballet, one of the City’s treasures. And the Garden Court — one of the most beautiful historic rooms in a hotel ever!
I want to go and enjoy a cocktail or a local Napa red with my wife at the beautiful hotel bar!
My favorite auction is the one for 3 DAYS OF TOURS & 5 NIGHTS AT BNB PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO. Our friends have a restaurant there, and we would love to go visit them, explore that part of Mexico, and just kick back.
Favorite item? The 2 night package at the Grand Hyatt Singapore, perfect for our upcoming trip.
The Palace looks fantastic. I’d stay there for the location alone.
My favorite item in the Luxury Travel bidding would be the Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur. Excellent hotel.
I like the location and staying in such a beautiful and historical hotel would be an awesome part of a trip to the city.
Because the Palace Hotel has an awesome location in SF.
Favorite item is Grand Hyatt Singapore because I love that city, and especially the hawker centres.
I have visited a number of palaces, but never stayed in one. zAt the Palace Hotel, I would feel as if I WAS sleeping in an actual palace!
The Palace has always been one of my favorite hang-outs in San Francisco, both historic and with a great Market Street location, so the refurbishment makes it tops.
I would bid on 3 Nights At Ibis Bay Beach Resort, Key West, Florida. I have been to Key West, but have never stayed there. This would be SO nice!
The auction that interests me most is 2 nights at the Grand Hyatt in Singapore
Most interesting auction is definitely the 7 nights at Zoe Seaside Resort in Greece! 7
i would love to experience the style & chic offered in such a fantastic hotel.
i love the 7 NIGHT CROATIAN ADRIATIC SAILING CRUISE WITH A2A YACHTING-such great escape from the hurley burley.
I like the afternoon tea.
My favorite item is 7 Night Croatian Adriatic Sailing Cruise With A2A Yachting because it would be a very unique experience
Would love to have afternoon tea at the Palace Hotel
The Palace looks a whole lot better than my expensive convention hotel in SFO
Playa Del Carmen is No. 1 on our bucket list
I’d love to go to SF and stay in a luxury hotel like the Palace
I stayed in a vacation rental next door to the Palace several years ago. I’d love to experience staying at the Palace on my next trip to San Francisco.
Auction: 3 Nights In A Suite At Hotel Tugu In Bali, Indonesia
I wand do stay here because the location is great and the hotel has amazing character.
My favorite auction item is the 2 nights at Grand Hyatt Singapore.
My favourite auction would be 2 nights at The William Hotel New York
Love San Fran and The Palace seem like a nice indulgent place to stay during my visit.
Favourite luxury travel auction would be the 3 nights at Tugu hotel in Lombok. Always wanted to go but never had the time. With such a nice hotel to stay at, I’ll make the time!
excellent
Hotel Tugu Bali looks good to me
The 4 night stay in Bali looks absolutely fantastic!!!!
Off to Hawaii later this year and San Fran would make a fantastic stopover and The Palace looks amazing!
I definitely like the luxury 5 bed villa in Orlando in the auctions! https://www.luxurytraveldiary.com/auction/?ult_auc_id=19765
wow the Palace looks so opulent, love the 2 night auction for hyatt, been singapore 3 times and this is one fab location
San Francisco is my favorite US city and staying at The Palace would make a trip there so much more special. Looks perfect for upcoming anniversary!
Oh, the “Spectre” location in Austria has to be phenomenal. The architecture, the view, the strudel!
Having never been to the Maldives, I’d be happy to stay at either of the two hotels listed.
I would love to treat my boyfriend to a stay at the Palace. We live on opposite coasts (SF/NYC), so it would be really special to stay in a gorgeous hotel.
http://www.luxurytraveldiary.com/auction/?ult_auc_id=18575 looks great on the action site.
Would love to stop at the Palace Hotel when i travel to San Francisco in September this year as it looks such a luxurious hotel and such an iconic building.
My favorite experience would be the “2 Nights In A Luxury Villa At The 5-Star Viceroy Bali”.
The Palace looks unique!
Would love to stay at Viceroy Bali!
I’d bid on two nights at the Grqnd Hyatt Singapore v
It would be fun to have afternoon tea at the Palace
That is one decadent looking hotel. The location is perfect. I would love to stay there and explore San Fran for a weekend. The room with the chess set is awesome!
For the auction I think I would bid on the Waterfield Laptop case. My hotels for trips this year are already taken care of so even though there are some great deals on the website, I would not be able to use them. The laptop case looks like it is good quality and I was thinking of adding a backpack style case to my luggage. It says that it is a San Francisco company so if I win the hotel stay maybe I could purchase this bag and pick it up while I am there!
I would love to visit the Palace for luxury, american food, and pampering
Oh wow, that hotel is gorgeous. It’s funny how a person can grow up in an area, but know nothing about the main attractions until after they’ve moved away (like myself)! Would love a chance to stay there.
OMG 3 Nights At Hotel Tugu Lombok, Indonesia… Looks AMAZING!! And very tempting x
I’d want to visit the Palace Hotel to check out the Pied Piper.
I’ve been considering checking out Minute Suites, so that might by my favorite realistic auction. Current favorite overall would have to be 2 nights in the Grand Hyatt KUL.
I could use some free nights during an upcoming relocation to the Bay Area.
For the last 7 years my wife and I have had the privilege of traveling to some of the great cities and hotels of Europe. The Palace has European Elegance right here on the West Coast. No jet lag!
I have never slept in a Palace and this gorgeous hotel is probably the closest I will ever get!
As for the auctions, there are many great choices, but I would bid on the 3 nights at Ibis Bay Beach Resort at Key West.
why? because this looks ridiculous. and it might give me the inspiration i need to start another bay area start up
Looks like a wonderful location for a weekend seeing the sights of the city!
For the auction, the luxury nights in Florence caught my eye!
Would love the SF hotel as we have airline tickets but no hotel for Memorial Day weekend!
In this world of madness, every single person deserves at least one night in a palace
Bid on Bali ! -3 Nights In A Suite At Hotel Tugu In Bali, Indonesia – what more needs to be said?
I would love to bid on 2 nights at Gili Lankanfushi luxury resort in the Maldives on luxurytraveldiary.com
I’d love to visit the hotel and SFO just to have a beer with the @real_jetsetr
The Palace hotel is a perfect example of historic elegance tastefully renovated. The trip would make a great romantic weekend getaway.
The Palace Hotel is a jewel. I would love to visit the bar and see the Pied Piper painting.
Two luxury nights in Florence would be my auction choice.
I like the auction for 3 Luxury Nights By The Beach In Tropea, Italy and hope you do too.
I think the rooms look amazing!
I would like to stay at the hotel and invite my friends in the city to have traditional afternoon tea with me
I love architecture, especially the greco-romanesque style.
Hotel Tugu in Bali – Bali has been on my bucket list for EVER!
Would love to win this as will as the acution for 2 nights at the Hide-Away Guest House in Knysna, South Africa!! Knysna has to be one of the most beautiful beachside towns along the Garden Route!
I’d love to stay at that hotel in San Fran – it looks unreal! if only! 🙂
Favorite Auction is the Viceroy in Bali – looks amazing
Would love to use the Palace hotel when my girlfriend is running the marathon there in July
Would love to stay there because it’s newly renovated. Who doesn’t like new?
Favourite auction is “4 Nights For 8 In A Luxury Beachfront Villa In Thailand” – would love to invite a few friends over.
I would like to stay at the palace hotel because the brunch sounds awesome and the hotel looks so luxurious.
In the auctions the 2 night stay at the Williams hotel in New York looks awesome. I’ve always wanted to visit the US.
2 Nights At The William Hotel New York – USA. Perfect location and ambience.
The Palace Hotel looks like an incredibly luxurious hotel in a beautiful city. It would be an amazing opportunity to vacation there!
The auction for 2 Nights At Gili Lankanfushi Luxury Resort In The Maldives sounds like a once in a lifetime opportunity. I can continue to dream, right?
My wife and I will be visiting San Francisco for the final portion of our honeymoon, literally for 2 nights, and we don’t have a hotel booked yet. We were considering The Palace even before reading this post due its rich history and great location.
Being an animal lover, its always been a dream of mine to go to a Safari. The auction for 2 Nights At Hide-Away Guest House In Knysna, South Africa sound amazing for exactly that.
Love SFO and would like the opportunity to live life in luxury for 2 nights at this beautiful property.
4 nights at Masseria Prosperi, Lecce, Italy. Would love to go back to Italia!
I’d love to stay in the hotel as I’ve booked flights to SFO for the summer and need somewhere to stay 🙂
A mix of luxury from the past re-branded for 2016…..I bet you have your eye on the West coast of Ireland hotel break….what a contrast from San Fran..
I would like to take my son to see a most magical city!
My favourite A Week For 4 In An Apartment On The Danube In Budapest
I never been on a yacht, so I would go with 7 Night Croatian Adriatic Sailing Cruise With A2A Yachting
Luxury Travel Diary auction: 3 Nights At George House Heritage B&B In Dildo, Canada. Because Canada
The Palace for both the design and afternoon tea
That bar looks amazing – the decor is just crazy awesome! It’d be like seeing another, historic world of San Francisco past.
As for the auctions, the hotel stay at Avantgarde Yalikavak in Bodrum, Turkey looks freaking amazing!
This place is gorgeous! It has the opulent old-world charm of Europe’s most grand facades. Beautiful architecture.
And my pick for the auctions…. hard to choose; they are all so fantastic. I love the 3 nights at D Resort Šibenik in Croatia!
The Palace just looks so classy & elegant.
Oh man, I would totally go for the Villa at the Viceroy Bali! 🙂
I would want to stay at the Palace as I’m a historian, and I would totally geek out in a hotel thats over 100 years old!
I used to live in SF, and I would always visit the Palace at Christmas to see the beautiful decorations. I’ve never been able to stay there, though!
I would totally choose the Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse, South Africa. It looks incredible!
My favorite auction is “Good Morning, Saigon Speedboat Tour For Two”
I would love to have the opportunity to visit San Francisco and stay in a luxurious hotel while site seeing during the day. If I could choose a travel auction, I would choose the ‘4 Nights At Masseria Prosperi, Lecce, Italy’!
I would love to stay at the Palace Hotel because I love the grand décor, the rooms look opulent and it’s a perfect location to explore San Francisco.
I would love to stay at Hotel Tugu in Bali. We went to Bali for our honeymoon and it would be wonderful to go back for our anniversary.
The Beds look very comfortable I would love to spend the night in one
and the auction items is 2 Nights At The William Hotel New York – USA
location / location / location — luxury travel auction: Villa at the Viceroy Bali
I would love to stay at The Palace as it was built in 1875 and because I want to swim in glass domed pool and eat at Pied Piper. it would be the most amazing vacation ever!!! I also like you Luxury Travel Diary as it offers trips to Malavi Africa and Malaysia! two other place i want to visit. I think Africa first!
Early morning long run with my son on the Dipsea trail, brunch at the Garden Court, relaxing walk through SOMA…perfect Sunday.
yum. afternoon tea….
http://www.luxurytraveldiary.com/auction/?ult_auc_id=18993
I’d like to stay because it looks so elegant…I’d love to have afternoon tea in style!
The auction for a stay at Tongole Wilderness Lodge In Malawi, Africa caught my eye!
My partner is a huge fan of castles. Palaces are like kid siblings of castles – more adorable, though could also be more pesky (when you’d actually need to defend one!). We’d love to spend time in this charming Palace while we are in SF in May, since we don’t expect to be under the siege and could then fully enjoy its beauty.
I’d like to try the Green Goddess dressing (the hotel seems pretty cool also)
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Well, SFO is a great city and I would love to experience the luxury that this hotel symbolizes.
http://www.luxurytraveldiary.com/2016/03/screebe-house-luxury-west-coast-of-ireland/
Screebe House looks like it would be your pick! I’ve seen the Palace but only from the street and I woukd love to experience the whole thing.
They have one of the best Sunday brunches in the city! Time for a staycation. Perfect spot to stay to see the city.
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Great Hotel would take my granddaughter this summer for her first time in San Francesco.
I’d love to go stay at the Palace in San Francisco. After all, Green Goddess dressing was invented there, and the last ritzy hotel I stayed was the Waldorf Astoria in NYC-and the WA is where Waldorf salad was invented!
I would bid on the 4 night stay for 8 people at a beachfront villa in Thailand. I do court-appointed criminal defense, as do a number of my friends. It is very intense, stressful and demanding work, and we all could use a nice relaxing vacation!
That two night stay in Knysna would be great! I loved the look of the place when driving through two years ago, although the baboon problem is quite scary!
I would pick the two Nights At The 5-Star Grand Hotel Kronenhof In Switzerland
i would like to try the brunch at the palace. looks fab!
SF is the first vacation my now wife took together as poor college students. Would be fun to go back now and stay in a more luxurious hotel.
I’d love to stay at the Palace because the central downtown location is perfect to make it an awesome staycation coming as a Northern California resident!
I’d love to win a couple nights @ The Palace! This would be a great spot to host my daughters Sweet 16!
Finding a favorite is difficult with so many great places to visit, however, who would not enjoy a 3-night stay for 2 in a Beach Villa at Loama Resort Maldives at Maamigili? This is one of my favorites!
I would love to stay in the hotel and take a swim in that amazing looking swimming pool. Thanks.
For the auctions, I really like the 4 nights for 8 in a luxury beachfront villa in Thailand. It would be a very nice family reunion. Thanks.
http://www.luxurytraveldiary.com/auction/?ult_auc_id=19653
would like to experience SF’s luxury
there couple nice options for Maldives
Friends and family in the area!
4 Nights At Masseria Prosperi!
The yurts on the Isle of Wight are pretty cool.
I’d like to stay at the SF Palace even more now because its rooms are renovated.
That hotel looks amazing! My wife and I have never been to San Fran and would truly cherish the opportunity to stay for free! My wife would lose her stuff if we won!
I have always wanted to visit San Fran, and any night at a Starwood refurbished hotel has to be amazing!
And I’ve had my eyes set on Bali for years…any of the properties that I have seen there are incredible!
Looking at the pictures of the Palace hotel left me speechless! Just beautiful! I would love to stay at a place like this! We all deserve to have a little luxury in our lives, and this definitely fits that criteria.
There are so many great auctions to pick from. I really liked the 7 nights at Aquila Porto Rethymno Hotel in Crete, Greece. Greece is on the bucket list! Heck, all of the auctions are on my bucket list. 🙂
3 NIGHTS IN A VILLA AT LOAMA RESORT MALDIVES AT MAAMIGIL
Like to stay at the palace hotel for an Anniversary trip
Well someone has got to win, I have only peaked in the lobby/atrium before and would love to stay at a Palace.
3 Nights In A Villa At Loama Resort Maldives At Maamigili definately!
It’s a great hotel in a wonderful location in one of my favorite cities. Who can ask for more
The stay AT DIAMONDS THUDUFUSHI RESORT IN THE MALDIVES sounds wonderful
The brunch buffet, of course – primo reason to stay at the Palace!
Got to b the 5-Star Grand Hotel Kronenhof In Switzerland
I want this one!
2 nights at Instants d’Absolu Ecolodge & Spa, France
The pool looks amazing and the location is awesome!
I am a sucker for historical landmarks, and The Palace is indeed that. Besides, who wouldn’t love afternoon tea at The Palace?
Scotland’s on my travel checklist, so two nights at Knockinaam Lodge looks quite nice! Thanks for the travel tip!
Would love to visit “The Palace” as I love staying in places with history and gorgeous furnishings 🙂 also I’ve never been to San Francisco
Because the hotel looks so elegant and stunning. Would love to stay in such a place. 3 Nights In A Villa At Loama Resort Maldives At Maamigili looks so relaxing!
would nice to have a bit of luxury. 7 Night Croatian Adriatic Sailing Cruise With A2A Yachting sounds unreal
This is my favourite auction: http://www.luxurytraveldiary.com/auction/?ult_auc_id=18811
I love Greece
I’d love to say I’ve had afternoon tea at The Palace! Sounds very regal
I’d like to check out the afternoon tea
I would love to go to Ireland and this one takes my fancy: 2 NIGHTS AT SCREEBE HOUSE IN GALWAY, IRELAND
I would love to stay in The Palace Hotel in San Francisco because it is situated in a superb position, is a luxury hotel and ticks all the boxes for style, comfort, venue, history and design!
Amazing landmark hotel in an amazing city.
The location looks amazing, right in the heart of the city! And very luxurious!
I love the look of the OVERNIGHT STAY, DINNER & BREAKFAST AT THE CROWN INN, SUFFOLK.
It looks really opulent.
The swimming pool!
This looks like a grand hotel made for me for the weekend 🙂
I would love to stay in this historic and luxurious hotel located in my favourite American City San Francisco!
I’d love to stay at the Palacebcause it’s the perfect blend of timeless elegance and modern sophistication❤️
the 2 Nights @ The William Hotel NY is my favourite listing.
Would love to stay at the Palace to soak up the history and experience the luxury.
My fav auction item was for the Hyatt Kuala Lumpur.
I would appreciate the stay at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. One of the most historic hotels in SF! Right next to it is the historic Hearst building at third and market streets.
I want to visit The Palace Hotel because the newly renovated rooms look gorgeous.
My favorite auction on the luxury travel diary site is the 7 Night Croatian Adriatic Sailing Cruise.
The Palace hotel looks amazing
This would be a truly amazing bucket list experience in an fabulous hotel situated in a vibrant city
The palace looks like ad ream come true! I would love to stay there because I would feel like a queen. It looks so clean and luxurious! It would be just a dram to win this. xx
Mmmmm, that tickles my fancy, sounds absolutely fantastic, never thought of it before, now I want to go and as for the Palace, I’d like to be a princess please
I love the 2 Nights @ The William Hotel NYC!!
I’d like to stay at The Palace Hotel because my boyfriend lives in San Francisco and we don’t get to see a lot of each other so it’d be a great opportunity to go and visit him!! 🙂
My husband and I are visiting San Francisco later this year for our very first trip without our children now they are all grown up. To stay at The Palace Hotel would be the icing on the cake. To stay at such a wonderful hotel would make our first trip to San Francisco even more memorable. Thank-you for the chance to win. 🙂
I’d love the 3 Nights In A Villa At Loama Resort Maldives At Maamigili if I were to bid in the auction.
I would love to take my mother in law to The Palace Hotel as she is visiting us from Australia and this would be an amazing treat for her.
I would like to go for 3 NIGHTS AT BARBERA HOTEL, SIRKECI- FATIH, ISTANBUL
I’d love to stay at The Palace Hotel to experience the grandeur of the dining room, and also to try out the afternoon tea; it looks amazing!
My favourite auction is for 5 nights for 8 guests at Luxury Villa Rosal, Algarve, Portugal – it looks amazing!
I would love to stay in these newly refurbished rooms because my mother WORKED at The Palace as a bookkeeper in the 1940’s. In the era of when “No Irish Need Apply”!
My favorite auction is for 5 nights for 8 guests at Luxury Villa Rosal, Algarve, Portugal – LOVE PORTUGAL!
I’d love to stay in SF with my family for a night out of town. The location is perfect to explore with kids.
My fav auction is 3 nights in Key West.
Glad to have seen this before the deadline!
Like you said in your article, SF is begging to be explored! The Palace is an art-deco wonderland, with amenities and extravagant decor that brings back the opulent memories of yesteryear. Step into the lobby and you’ve timewarped back 100 years to when aristocratic America was at its prime. However, upon entering your room – you’re back in 2016 and all of the modern elegance that comes with it.
To stay at this property would be a real honor. The classic architecture and sheer elegance in such an uber-contemporary city such as San Francisco really represents the changes it has gone through over the decades. Being right in the middle of downtown and along the BART line enables a world of possibilities in getting everywhere from the food-lovers paradise of Chinatown to the stately Golden Gate Bridge.
The name. Any hotel called which sounds anything as posh as “The Palace” is worth staying in.
Because I’d really love to experience how the other half live! 🙂
The 6 night stay in the South of France which is about to expire. My sister said she fell in love with the country down there!
I’d love to stay in the palace to experience the architecture. It’s beautifully designed and can be admired with some afternoon tea
I have stayed at the St Regis Rome. If its that nice i would love to experience it.
http://www.luxurytraveldiary.com/auction/?ult_auc_id=19982….. The Bouleau Chambre…love France and the history!
Style and sophistication that sets you on fire..(in a good way)! A Golden Bridge and wine in the valley..heaven de’ ‘Vine’!
I would love to visit The Palace Hotel for a chance to sleep in that amazing bed and visit the city.
The 2 Nights In A Suite At Relais Villa Roncuzzi In Italy auctions really caught my eye!
I love the luxury of it!
I’d love to visit The Palace Hotel in San Francisco to check out the history of the property and enjoy afternoon tea.
I love the 4 night Luxury Zambia Safari on the auction site.
I didn’t stay previously in this hotel and want to stay in history palace.