Hotel Majestic in San Francisco, California is a historic hotel built in 1902. [1] As of 2025, it is currently the longest-operating hotel in the city, having been one of the few hotels that survived the 1906 earthquake and the subsequent fires. [1] [2] The fire-line ended at Van Ness Avenue, two blocks away. [3] The hotel's history was recognized by a proclamation by then-Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2002, citing the hotel as the "longest operating hotel in San Francisco". [1]
The hotel was built by the Schmitt family, Maurice Schmitt and Ella Schmitt, and their son Milton L. Schmitt (born 1878). [1] Milton Schmitt was a Californian politician, serving in the California State Legislature from 1909 to 1915. [1] The architect was Malcolm Cressy, and the building served as a hotel for many years before conversion to apartments in the 20th century. [4] In 1965, then-owners Adrian E. and Jacquelyn G. Scharlach undertook an extensive renovation, adding a fifth floor to the hotel. [1] It was further restored in 1985. [1] In 2011, C. B. Patel purchased the hotel. [1]
