You just watched how to spend your 3-day weekend like a San Francisco local, courtesy of Personality Hotels, a collection of boutique hotels in San Francisco.

But how do you spend a 3-day weekend like a CEO/President of a collection of boutique hotels in San Francisco? 

 Like this…

YVONNE LEMBI-DETERT:

Memorial Day Weekend is a holiday I always wait for because it never requires “crunch time” to get things done. In fact, it’s a 3-day holiday weekend that opens up so many opportunities in San Francisco

You can get reservations at your favorite restaurant you have always been dying to try. There are actual parking spots available in SF.  And… almost everything is on sale in Union Square except for Louis, Celine, and Christian & Herman…opps I mean Hermes!

I love to begin my great finds with a stop at the Bio Café right next to my friend’s house… you know Barney’s. The very natural & yummy hemp oatmeal is to die for at Bio Café’. I know it sounds odd but it’s truly… a creamy heaven.  It gives me the energy to go straight & knock on Barney’s door for the beginning of my shopping haven. Can you say, SALE!....40% off on  my favorite designers.

The Coop floor is managed by Michael Feldman. He has the greatest finds for Vince treasures on sale and if you haven’t had enough, Helmut Lang has tons more. If you really want to be a DIVA, book an appointment with Edward Teran for all your personal shopping needs. He’s fast and he gets your style. What more could he offer besides his darling smile & honesty about what you are trying on? What about some delicious infused water by Hint. Hint is naturally flavored water by Kara Goldin, a woman who lives in SF, who might be celebrating her Memorial Day Weekend shopping next to you, if you follow my advice. Edward shares his thirst quenching water with you while you quench your thirst on your favorite fashion buys. Take a hint, and shop away guilt-free!

Next on the holiday agenda is a short jaunt in a cab to 2000 Union Street for a fabulous bistro lunch at Café des Amis. You can sit in the bistro section by the bar & pretend you are in France eating the best French fries with your bistro burger or lounge in the red velvet lounge room and sip champagne. But whatever you do, you must order the blueberry French toast for dessert. OMG!

Now you have a reason to take a long walk along SF’s Lands End. Your urban runway starts from China Beach along Land’s End to the USS SF Memorial. All shopping aside, the reason we celebrate Memorial Day in SF is to honor & remember those who have died in our nation’s service.