Luxury hotel with spa in nob hill near cable car stop set in a neoclassical building dating to 1909 the ritz carlton san francisco in nob hill is 1 minute from the cable car stop on california street which accesses city sights like the embarcadero its a 3 minute walk from the asian eateries and shops of chinatown ghirardelli chocolates union squares large public plaza and many shopping and dining options are a 10 minute walk from the hotel you can drive 8 minutes to the famously crooked