Did you ever stay at a hotel where the width of the building is, well, approximately comparable to the length of your car?

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a bad thing. It’s just an unusual, and rather cool. This means that the 6-story hotel we were at only had 30 rooms. And that, my friends, can either turn into a nightmare bed and breakfast, or a very pleasant tiny little hotel with personal service. I’ve done lots of research in advance – let’s just say I don’t like unpleasant surprises . And TripAdvisor reviews go a long way in helping with that.

440 Post is indeed an unbeatable address. Just look at the aerial map – the green stuff in the middle is the block of the Union Square; the building to the right of the red arrow is the Inn at Union Square hotel where we stayed:

Amazing breakfast. Beautiful, tiny room with the charm of an east-coast hotel. Aveda products in the bathroom (major score for Irina, and I – admittedly – am quite impartial to their stuff).