Mar 2, 2005 — 3:14:26 AM
The theatre area is not so great, and I'm not entirely familiar with the hotels in the area (seeing as I just go home at the end of the day :) ) but you might want to try anything near the Embarcadero area. It'll be a little pricier, but definitely safer. There are also some good, well-lit, clean hotels in the veryvery downtown area, around Market and 4th, near Old Navy and the Metreon. For some reason I'm blanking on names, but they are definitely large, reputable chains.