Time for a splurge in S.F.

At the Garden Court in the Palace Hotel, a diner can imagine Sarah Bernhardt or Oscar Wilde sitting beneath a palm.

At the Garden Court in the Palace Hotel, a diner can imagine Sarah Bernhardt or Oscar Wilde sitting beneath a palm.  (BRYAN CHAN / LAT)

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Through the rabbit hole

Guests share an oversized French bronze chair in the Clift’s lobby, which was designed by Philippe Starck.  (BRYAN CHAN / LAT)

Opulence

The lobby of the Fairmont was recently restored to its 1907 appearance, complete with gilt decoration and floors and columns of marble.  (BRYAN CHAN / LAT)

Understatement

The sleekly glamorous fifth-floor lobby of the Four Seasons, which occupies 12 stories of a 40-story residential high-rise on Market Street.  (BRYAN CHAN / LAT)

Bon appetit

Beneath glass artist Nikolas Weinstein’s chandelier, executive chef Laurent Manrique chats with diners at Campton Place restaurant.  (BRYAN CHAN / LAT)