The Fairmont enjoys postcard views of the city and San Francisco Bay from atop Nob Hill, historicall

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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) A historic San Francisco hotel that has hosted the likes of President John F. Kennedy and Prince Charles is up for sale after a plan to convert part of it into luxury condominiums failed.
The newspaper reports the rejection of the proposal by the politically influential hotel workers union in April doomed the project s chances at City Hall. The hotel had promised a year s pay to workers displaced by the proposed construction and pledged to rehire them when the hotel reopened.
The Fairmont enjoys postcard views of the city and San Francisco Bay from atop Nob Hill, historically the city s toniest address. But bookings have suffered as business travelers migrate to the tech-centric South of Market neighborhood.
The Fairmont s façade is well known from movies and television. In 1945, delegates drafted the United Nations charter in a banquet air tickets online room at the hotel. It s also home to the Tonga Room, a famed tiki bar complete with indoor rain showers.