Hotel Carlton is a boutique hotel on

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which has been operating since 1927. It is operated by

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. It is a contributing property to the Lower Nob Hill Apartment Hotel District, which was listed on the

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in 1991. It is particularly known for the significant ownership interest which, as of 2015, California Senator

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and husband

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hold in it. The Hotel Carlton was the permanent place of residence of the character Paladin, the lead character in the TV Western " Have Gun - Will Travel."

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