University Club of San Francisco - USA

San Francisco. The name conjures up many images: cable cars, Fisherman’s Wharf, Nob Hill, Union Square, Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, the 1906 earthquake, Chinatown, Cliff House, North Beach, Victorian houses, Lombard Street, Coit Tower, Tony Bennett singing “I Left my Heart in San Francisco,” the Maltese Falcon, the gold rush days, the Top of the Mark, and Wells Fargo. And nearby are so many world famous attractions, such as: the Napa and Sonoma wine country, Marin County, Silicon Valley, Stanford University, Carmel, and the Pebble Beach Golf Links. San Francisco is perennially voted one of the most popular cities to visit in America, whether for business or leisure.

Rising above it all, on top of Nob Hill, is the University Club of San Francisco. The club was founded in 1890 at a meeting of the Harvard Club of San Francisco where it was proposed that a club open to all university educated men be formed. The founding purpose of our club was to foster fellowship in the furthering of intellectual, social, and athletic pursuits, a purpose our members continue today. The first clubhouse on Sutter Street downtown was destroyed during the earthquake of 1906. The club then moved to the top of Nob Hill and built its present four-story clubhouse in 1909.

The location gave the club members an unhindered view of the financial district of San Francisco below and San Francisco Bay beyond. Over the years, the club has entered into transactions to purchase property near the clubhouse in order to restrict high-rise development nearby and thereby protect the view.

The club is located at the corner of Powell and California where the two cable car lines intersect. Access to the cable cars going along Powell Street or along California Street is right outside our front door.

Clubhouse Features
Three dining venues:

• The Main Dining Room on the third floor overlooking the downtown skyline.
• The fourth floor bar and adjacent dining room.
• The Black Cat Bar where a complimentary continental breakfast is served to overnight guests.
• A reading room and adjacent library on the fourth floor.
• An athletic facility completed in 2004 has three international singles courts and two doubles courts, an 1100 square foot fitness center, and executive locker rooms with steam rooms and saunas.
• Several private function rooms that can serve up to 300 people for events.
• Twenty-two overnight rooms on the first and second floors added new or renovated in 2018. We have regular rooms with a single queen size bed along with five suites which have a queen size bed and an adjacent sitting room.
• Wi-Fi is available throughout the clubhouse and computers are also available for guest use.
  
  

Reciprocal guests can enjoy all of the same benefits that our own members experience: the restaurants, bars, reading room, library, function rooms and athletic facilities. They can participate with us in events such as lectures on art, literature, and public affairs. They can visit with our members in the reading room during the day and in the fourth floor bar during the evening and get to know San Francisco in a way not possible in a hotel. They have the security of a club where access is available only to those who belong to it.

Membership in the University Club of San Francisco is open equally to both men and women that are graduates of a four year college or university. All facilities of the club are available to members of reciprocal clubs.

Our website at www.UClubSF.org can give you additional information about our club.
The University Club of San Francisco has entered into formal agreements with the following colleges and universities in the United States and Canada to be their club in San Francisco:

• Harvard University at Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Yale University at New Haven, Connecticut
• Princeton University at Princeton, New Jersey
• Dartmouth University at Hanover, New Hampshire
• Brown University at Providence, Rhode Island
• Columbia University at New York, New York
• Cornell University at Ithaca, New York
• University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Williams College at Williamstown, Massachusetts
• Amherst College at Amherst, Massachusetts
• Duke University at Durham, North Carolina
• University of Chicago at Chicago, Illinois
• Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois
• Stanford University at Palo Alto, California
• The University of California at Berkley at Berkeley, California
• Oxford University at Oxford, England
• Cambridge University at Cambridge, England

Location
The University Club is located atop Nob Hill at the intersection of Powell Street and California Street along the cable car lines. We are four blocks from the Financial District, four blocks from Union Square shopping, two blocks from Chinatown, and approximately 40 minutes from the San Francisco International Airport.

Main Club House
General access to the club house is available to members of the University Club seven days a week from 8am – 11pm, except holidays. Reciprocal guests may utilize all parts of the club including the Fourth Floor Lounge, the Bar and Grill, game room, library, boardroom and fitness center. Free Wi-Fi service is available throughout the clubhouse.

The clubhouse is closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day (January 1),
President’s Day (3rd Monday of February), Good Friday (the Friday before Easter), Memorial Day (last Monday of May), Independence Day (July 4), Labor

Day (1st Monday of September), Thanksgiving (4th Thursday of November), and Christmas Day (December 25).

Dress Code
Business casual accepted in all areas of the club at all times. Gentlemen: collared shirt, casual dress trousers, appropriate sweaters, men’s casual shoes; coat and tie are optional. Women: casual skirts and pants. T-Shirts, shorts, hats and athletic wear are not permitted in the dining rooms, although dress jeans are acceptable. Casual dress is acceptable in the lobby and the athletic facility.

Reservations
For dining and overnight room reservations contact the front desk at (415) 781-0900 or email reservations@UClubSF.org
Dining For dining reservations contact the front desk at (415) 781-0900 or email reservations@UClubSF.org

Overnight Accommodations
– Available year-round.
– The front desk is staffed 24 hours per day– Wi-Fi, continental breakfast, and use of athletic facility are included in the nightly rate.
– 22 guest rooms including five suites. Suites have an adjoining sitting room. All rooms added or renovated in 2018.
– Each room has a single queen size bed, coffee maker, 32” flat screen TV, hairdryer, and ironwith ironing board.
– Cancellation policy: 48 hours advance notice required before 4 pm check-in time, or fullcharge for “no shows.”
– Guest rooms are 100% non-smoking.
– Rates quoted are for up to 2 people in a guest room. There is an additional charge for eachadditional adult in a room, cribs, rollaway beds
(in suites only), and overnight parking.
– Accounts must be settled prior to departure by cash, check or credit card (Visa or MasterCardonly).
– Sales tax, California State Occupancy and Tourism District Assessment taxes and fees are inaddition to the quoted rates.

Please contact reservations for availability and rates.

Athletic Facility
The athletic facility features five squash courts consisting of three international singles courts and two doubles courts, 1100 square feet of workout space, and locker rooms with steam room and sauna. Two computers are available in the lounge area of the athletic facility for use by members and guests. New fitness equipment was installed in 2015.

Guest fee and usage: $25 per day per person limited to two visits per month for reciprocal guests not staying overnight at the club. There is no fee or limitation on usage for reciprocal guests staying overnight in our guest rooms. Members of reciprocal clubs located within sixty miles of the University Club, or reciprocal guests that maintain a permanent residence within sixty miles of the University Club, are not allowed to use the athletic facility except when playing in tournaments at the University Club.

Athletic facility hours of operation: 6:00 am – 10:00 pm daily.

Private Dining
Events and Conference RoomWe have event space available for private dining, special events, weddings and conferences. Please inquire with our Events Coordinator for details at events@UClubSF.org or (415) 781-0900. The Main Dining Room and Black Cat Bar on the third floor, the Reading Room, Boardroom, Library, Game Room and Bar on the fourth floor can be used for private functions.

Cell Phones
Talking on cell phones is not permitted in the public rooms of the clubhouse at any time but cell phones can be used to check email or for any nonverbal activity in the public spaces. Cell phone conversations are allowed in the lobby, guest room areas, and in the telephone booths located on the third and fourth floors.

General Information
– A card of introduction is required.
– The University Club is a non-smoking facility.
– Children are allowed in the clubhouse and the athletic facility providing they are under thesupervision of their parents.
– Guests may use the clubhouse when they are accompanied by a reciprocal member,however reservations must be made in advance for parties of six or more for lunch or dinner.