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If you're willing to get a hotel/motel off the wharf, you'll find much better deals. One Hyde Street fest musician stays at the Capri Motel when she's in town. Very reasonable rates and comfortable, she reports. It's about a 20-minute walk from Fisherman's Wharf.

Capri Motel 2015 Greenwich, at Lombard 415-346-4667

If you're up for staying closer to downtown, for $50 per night you can stay at the Grant Plaza Hotel, 465 Grant, at Pine, near Chinatown. 415-434-3885. Cheap winter rates!

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