Best known for its starring role in Alfred Hitchcock’s famous film “Vertigo,” the York Hotel is a stunning San Francisco landmark. In honor of its legendary Hollywood connection, the lauded establishment will be renamed Hotel Vertigo in December 2008 and boast of a celebrity-style facelift by famous designer Thomas Schoos.

Maintaining its classically beautiful star appeal, the newly refurbished and named Hotel Vertigo will feature luxury amenities that make a playful nod toward the Hitchcock film. White and orange 300-thread-count sheets will bedeck plush beds with white leather headboards while custom orange wingback chairs will display the Vertigo name. Bathrooms will feature creamy crocodile-patterned tile, dark walnut vanities and oversized rain showerheads. Modern amenities such as flat panel TVs, refrigerators and iPod docking stations bring this historic 1922 beauty into the 21st century without taking away from celebrated appeal.

With just 101 rooms, this intimate boutique hotel offers the attentive service one expects from a world-class hotel with the friendly rapport of a small, private establishment. The hotel’s 24-hour front desk is always available to help guests, and amenities such as Concierge service and valet parking take the stress out of travel. Located in lower west Nob Hill, Hotel Vertigo is just four blocks from Union Square and San Francisco’s Theatre District, making the best of the city just steps from each well-appointed guest room. Hotel guests are also close to a range of restaurants and boutiques on Polk Street and the shops and cultural activities of Japantown. To make a stay at this San Francisco hotel even more mouthwatering, famed celebrity chef Tyler Florence will open his signature restaurant and bar at Hotel Vertigo in Spring of 2009.

The York Hotel is open during renovation and still features these fine amenities:

• Free wireless internet
• Concierge service
• Business Center
• Dry cleaning service
• Restaurant and bar by Tyler Florence (Spring 2009)
• Flat screen TVs
• Work desks in all rooms
• Walk-in closets in every room
• Valet Parking (surcharge)
• Meeting Room
• 24-hour front desk
• Nine large suites