Bump from my previous post.
Ended up using Priceline to get hotel rooms for early-mid August. One Thursday night, and one Sunday night.
Finally got winning bids for $80 on each night. I was sticking with 4-star and boutique generally, before having to drop down to 3-stars.
Staying one night at the
Warwick Regis. Seems to be in the Union Square area.
Second night is at the
Club Quarters San Francisco. Upscale business traveller place I guess? Close to the Embarcadero Center apparently.
Shopping around, it looks like Priceline found me some decent deals. Looking foward to checking out the details of this thread some more when my trip approaches. Perhaps some of the San Fran crew will be interested in drinks on of the nights we're around.