Location. The Best Western Hotel Tomo is located in Japantown in San Francisco, Calif. This property stands less than two blocks from fashionable Fillmore Street, while Chinatown is positioned nine blocks away. Hotel Features. "Tomo" translates as "friend" in English, which befits the lobby that is decorated with famed Japanese muralist Heisuke Kitazawa's welcoming pop-culture characters. A bank of televisions broadcasts the Godzilla movie and pop-culture animation specials. A bright aqua "floating couch" topped with a huge yellow pillow offers lobby seating. The casual Mum's Restaurant and Bar specializes in shabu-shabu, a thinly sliced meat and vegetable dish cooked tableside and served with dipping sauces. The menu also features American and Japanese breakfast, lunch and dinner fare. A business center offers two computer stations. Wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout the hotel. Function space accommodates up to 80 people. Recreational amenities include a complimentary 24-hour fitness room that contains cardiovascular and weight-training equipment, plus free weights.

Guestrooms. This eight-story hotel offers 125 guestrooms that feature Heisuke Kitazaw-designed pop-art murals. Platform beds are dressed with 300-thread-count Egyptian sheets. Décor includes pine-paneled walls, fatboy beanbag-style chairs and playful glow-in-the-dark desk mats. Room amenities feature iPod docking stations and flat-panel televisions. Rooms also include refrigerators and coffeemakers. Bathrooms feature granite vanities, Frette bathrobes and citrus-based Yuzu Bergamot toiletries. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.

Expert Tip. In keeping with this hotel's modern Japanese theme, a lobby vending machine dispenses Japanese pop-culture toys and clothing items. Fees apply.

Room Types:

Deluxe 2 Queen Room:   Two queen beds with 200-thread-count Egyptian-cotton linens. City view. Fatboy bean-bag chairs. Desk. 26-inch flat-screen LCD TV with premium cable channels, pay movies, and video games. Multi-line phone with voice mail. Wake-up calls. Complimentary wireless Internet access. Complimentary daily newspapers. Clock radio with MP3 docking station. Refrigerator. Coffeemaker. Iron. Frette bathrobes.

Deluxe King Room :   One king bed with 200-thread-count Egyptian-cotton linens. City view. Fatboy bean-bag chairs. Desk. 26-inch flat-screen LCD TV with premium cable channels, pay movies, and video games. Multi-line phone with voice mail. Wake-up calls. Complimentary wireless Internet access. Complimentary daily newspapers. Clock radio with MP3 docking station. Refrigerator. Coffeemaker. Iron. Frette bathrobes.

Balcony 2 Queen Room :   Two queen beds with 200-thread-count Egyptian-cotton linens. Fatboy bean-bag chairs. Balcony with city view accessed by sliding glass door. Located on floors 6-8. Desk. Alcove with window seating. Dining table. 26-inch flat-screen LCD TV with premium cable channels, pay movies, and video games. Multi-line phone with voice mail. Wake-up calls. Complimentary wireless Internet access. Complimentary daily newspapers. Clock radio with MP3 docking station. Refrigerator. Coffeemaker. Iron. Frette bathrobes.

Tomo 2 Queen Room :   Two queen beds with 200-thread-count Egyptian-cotton linens. Fatboy bean-bag chairs. Desk. Alcove with window seating. Dining table. 26-inch flat-screen LCD TV with premium cable channels, pay movies, and video games. Multi-line phone with voice mail. Wake-up calls. Complimentary wireless Internet access. Complimentary daily newspapers. Clock radio with MP3 docking station. Refrigerator. Coffeemaker. Iron. Frette bathrobes.

Driving Directions: From San Francisco International Airport: Approximate distance to the hotel is 15 miles.

Proceed east and turn slightly left following signs for Freeways. Merge onto US-101 north via the ramp toward San Francisco. Continue for approximately 13 miles. Continue onto Octavia Boulevard. Turn left at Fell Street. Turn right at Fillmore Street. Turn right at Sutter Street.