Okay I'll start by saying that places that recommend you review them on TripAdvisor are often overrated relative to their counterparts that don't mention TripAdvisor. At the front desk they have a sign asking you to rate them on TripAdvisor and they'll plant a tree if you do. So there's a bit of selection bias at work.
Our room was so-so, the TV in it's cabinet was a bit weirdly jammed in the corner of the room. There was no view as we were opposite to Bush St. We could see the art college having classes in the building across the alley. Also in room 402 we found the elevator to be quite loud, though it never disturbed our sleep. The heating/ cooling didn't work until the last day when we came into our room and it was very hot. The bed was extremely comfortable though and there were ample blankets.
Location was great, just out of the main area. I say the hotel is 'relatively pretty decent' because for where it is and it's price you are getting a very good package. One thing that annoyed us was they kept calling to clean our room, though perhaps that's how it works at hotels when you've been in bed till 2pm.
Getting here was a little bit of a hassle, walking up from Montgomery Street station at midnight we were not prepared for the hills. Also beware of the cable...Okay I'll start by saying that places that recommend you review them on TripAdvisor are often overrated relative to their counterparts that don't mention TripAdvisor. At the front desk they have a sign asking you to rate them on TripAdvisor and they'll plant a tree if you do. So there's a bit of selection bias at work.
Our room was so-so, the TV in it's cabinet was a bit weirdly jammed in the corner of the room. There was no view as we were opposite to Bush St. We could see the art college having classes in the building across the alley. Also in room 402 we found the elevator to be quite loud, though it never disturbed our sleep. The heating/ cooling didn't work until the last day when we came into our room and it was very hot. The bed was extremely comfortable though and there were ample blankets.
Location was great, just out of the main area. I say the hotel is 'relatively pretty decent' because for where it is and it's price you are getting a very good package. One thing that annoyed us was they kept calling to clean our room, though perhaps that's how it works at hotels when you've been in bed till 2pm.
Getting here was a little bit of a hassle, walking up from Montgomery Street station at midnight we were not prepared for the hills. Also beware of the cable car if you're running on a budget. On our second day we were shopping at Market Street and decided to take the cable car up the road to the hotel, once on it we were told the tickets were $6 each one-way, so we ended up staying on to get value for money and checked out the winding Lombard Street.
Service at the hotel was good apart from the cleaning calls, with lots of cheerful staff in the lobby and manning the door. The guy asking if we needed a taxi on our way out after check-in seemed a bit fake and annoyed we weren't getting a taxi. The hotel should encourage people walking/ give lifts to the BART! That would be a big green plus point.More
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