I stayed four nights in August. It felt like a step back into the 70s-80s. Location is excellent, close to Haight-Ashbury, several good cafes and restaurants and a convenient stop with public transportation.
Rooms are very basic, but knowing this, I was satisfied with the value. You will get two small circles of soap, several little towels, but you will need to bring your own shampoo and conditioner. The convenience of the sink in the room is appreciated. Unfortunately, I was too busy listening back to the shows to watch TV, but I heard they have some good channels. The bed was comfortable. My room was overlooking a courtyard, but some of them have bay windows. There was no AC, but nights get chilly so open the window and enjoy natural cooling.
I had a toilet and shower right outside the door across the hall, but I had trouble with getting the hot water in that shower room and the room for changing was tight. Some shelves or more places to hang bags would be nice. Down the hall was another bathroom with a toilet and tub and that one had better water pressure and heating for the water.
Appreciated the security of the locked gate at the entrance. You'll likely have to climb some stairs to get to your room, so be aware of your luggage heft when planning. Walls are thin, but the neighborhood is decently clean and quiet with very few homeless people.
To get a private room for $90/night in San Francisco was a value that would be hard to beat. It was probably not worth more than $50, but it was a weekend when thousands of Deadheads descended upon San Fran like locusts, so I understood marking up the prices. Given that I mostly just needed a place to lay my head at night, it was just what I needed. I...
Read moreIf I could give this hotel negative stars, I would. It was, with absolute certainty, the worst experience I have ever had during my travels. ||||When you enter, there is a metal door that you have to use a key or get buzzed in. When you walk down the hall, the person at the front desk is hidden behind a plexiglass barrier. It made me feel very unsafe that all of that was required. When coming back to the hotel later that night, we were having an issue getting the key to open the metal door so we pushed the buzzer. The person who was manning the desk clicked us in and then proceeded to yell at us from behind his plexiglass barrier that we were disrupting him. I apologize for making you do your job; that was completely inconsiderate of me. I have no tolerance for rudeness and disrespect when I am spending money with a business; the yelling was completely over the top. ||||The room itself is tiny and dirty. There is no bathroom in the room so you have to share with everyone on your floor. It was comparative to a frat house bathroom and absolutely disgusting. I refused to shower there but someone I traveled with did. He told me that they couldn't even get water to come out the shower head. Instead, he had to try to frustratingly use only the tub faucet; very comical in retrospect. ||||They added additional charges to my card and I asked to have the manager call me to discuss; it has been 4 days and I am still waiting. ||||Please do yourself a favor and stay...
Read moreIf I could give this hotel negative stars, I would. It was, with absolute certainty, the worst experience I have ever had during my travels.
When you enter, there is a metal door that you have to use a key or get buzzed in. When you walk down the hall, the person at the front desk is hidden behind a plexiglass barrier. It made me feel very unsafe that all of that was required. When coming back to the hotel later that night, we were having an issue getting the key to open the metal door so we pushed the buzzer. The person who was manning the desk clicked us in and then proceeded to yell at us from behind his plexiglass barrier that we were disrupting him. I apologize for making you do your job; that was completely inconsiderate of me. I have no tolerance for rudeness and disrespect when I am spending money with a business; the yelling was completely over the top.
The room itself is tiny and dirty. There is no bathroom in the room so you have to share with everyone on your floor. It was comparative to a frat house bathroom and absolutely disgusting. I refused to shower there but someone I traveled with did. He told me that they couldn't even get water to come out the shower head. Instead, he had to try to frustratingly use only the tub faucet; very comical in retrospect.
They added additional charges to my card and I asked to have the manager call me to discuss; it has been 4 days and I am still waiting.
Please do yourself a favor and stay...
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