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Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer

Puttin’ on the Ritz at the elegant SF Ritz Carlton

By Tom Wilmer

Published October 25, 2022 at 9:27 PM PDT

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The Ritz Carlton atop Nob Hill in San Francisco.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer reports from The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco, situated atop Nob Hill, with commanding vistas of the city and the bay, to explore the backstory of how and why the hotel earns and retains its prestigious status as San Francisco’s #1 hotel, according to the readers of Travel + Leisure.

Ritz Carlton SF General Manager Stephen Power

Diego Gentili, Hotel Manager Ritz Carlton SF.

Executive Sous Chef Chis Bean at the Ritz Carlton San Francisco.

Staff members share their insiders’ stories of just why the Ritz Carlton San Francisco and her sister properties around the world are in a coveted league of their own.

Dramatic downtown vistas from sidewalk in front of Ritz Carlton San Francisco.

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Tom Wilmer

Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.

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