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San Francisco
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Trip.com — search San Francisco Mission District or Hayes Valley
Lodging 2
Hotel via Trip.com — Union Square or Civic Center area
Lodging 3
Airbnb in the Mission, Castro, or Haight-Ashbury
Lodging 4
San Francisco Airbnb (Mission, Castro, or Noe Valley)
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