First of all look at the cost and the location. Cheap and almost in the centre. It's a ten minute walk to the BART station on Powell and Market so you can get the trams, MUNI and BART to get around the city. The negatives are the hotel is threadbare and fixtures and fittings are dated. Maybe not the place... More

I spent two nights at the Mithila Hotel this week and it was a sub-par experience, nothing to write home about. When I'm traveling alone, I don't need much from a hotel other than a place to lay my head at the end of the day. The Mithila Hotel was perfect for this as there is nothing fancy about it... More

Only stay here if you're desperate for a place to sleep. The tv didn't work, there was fungi on the shower curtain, the heater didn't work, the room just seemed dirty. I didn't even see other guests while I stayed. I stayed there for 3 nights. The only positive thing about this place was that it was close to everything... More

The hotel is a little bit old (but that's expected and it's in the spirit of San Francisco, so no compalins here) but overall well kept (although there was a can of Coke in the corridor during our entire stay). The room was okay and the bed was quite comfy, but the bathroom was TINY and on top of it... More

I stayed here because I was desperate to find a replacement hotel after some poor trip planning on my part, and what a mistake it was. It was only a little bit more to stay with a more reputable hotel, and I should have spent the extra money. The staff was very strange - the hotel was physically difficult to... More

This was very reasonable to help my stay in the city for a couple days. The older building has thin walls but I think that is what San Fran is all about really. The room was clean and had everything I needed. I would think they could upgrade a few things like pillows but I asked for extras and was... More

After reading some of the previous reviews, I wasn't sure about this place. However, it turned out to be a great surprise. Although the hotel itself is older, it seemed to be very well kept. The room I had was on the small side, but it was very clean with a double bed, table and chairs, and television. It had... More

Ever tried to find an affordable hotel in SF that is downtown enough, but not right on crowded Union Square, in a pleasant & clean neighborhood with great restaurants and cafes within blocks. Don't look further. Small rooms with just enough room for the basics and narrow hostel-type halls but once in bed, a bed is a bed, I was... More

A friend of mine and I visited San Francisco this summer for the Color Run and were both flying from different parts of the country to stay in SF, not wanting to dump all of our money into a fancy hotel, we decided to try the Mithila. The pros: The hotel staff was completely nice - be nice to them... More