Burlingame does very well with its hotel offerings. In case you don't know why, it happens to be the city in which the San Francisco Airport (SFO) is located.

That's a really good reason. Take-offs and landings are in the millions each year at SFO, and the surrounding Burlingame neighborhood of hotels are superb for business and vacation travelers and for conventions and meetings that can be accommodated at Burlingame's larger hotels such as the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport and San Francisco Airport Marriott. The Hyatt is one of several full service Burlingame hotels that has undergone renovation, offering excellent menus and food preparation, convenient meeting space and an interesting atrium configuration for the hotel, allowing guests on cooler days to stay within the space for breakfast (including a Starbuck's Coffee). Shuttles from most Burlingame hotels take about 5 minutes to get over to the airport so you don't waste lots of time hanging out at the airport instead of your comfortable hotel room. For layovers, you would assume the hotels surrounding San Francisco Airport would be popular--and they are.

Flight attendants, flight crew, pilots and travelers all enjoy Burlingame's hotel options because they are so close to the airport, and because the level of the quality of rooms is pretty good.  Having stayed at several such as the smaller Bay Landing Hotel, I was in awe at the amenities such as the restaurants surrounding the hotel, and the beautiful walking paths that offer morning exercise regimens for travelers.

There are about 12 Burlingame Hotels to check out, so you can reserve and check into the room of your choice. What tourists don't typically know is that Burlingame offers access within 10 to 15 minutes to downtown San Francisco, and the taxi rides are quite affordable when you compare the drive to the cost of parking in the city.