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Nice hotel, scary location

Lady Lovegrove Jul 17, 2009

After driving through the area & checking into the hotel I must admit I cried! The nice guy on reception had said not to be ... intimidated by the area so my husband suggested we go for a walk, after 2 blocks I pleaded with him to go back to the hotel & get the car. . . .we did. At this point I didn't want to stay in San Francisco at all (we are a british couple on a 4 week trip around California) From then on though everything just seemed to get better, once we had figured that I was really not comfortable walking around there it was all ok. You just have to set your own limits and work within that. The hotel itself is a real haven. Our room was spotless, the staff were all really nice & the reception staff in particular seem to be chosen for their cheerful attitudes. Although we did not get a chance to go in the pool it looked lovely & was nice to walk round it after a day in the city on the way to our room.

At half the price still very Questionable

Luis Aug 29, 2008

Although I got over my initial shock, I wouldn't recommend this hotel (motel) to other people. The neighborhood is very ... questionable, to put it midly. The hotel is old (a friend said musky smelling). I needed a desk for my laptop and they only have small round night tables. I had to use the ironing board as my flat surface. So ..not good for business travelers. The free wi-fi is redeeming. The staff will warn you about the neighborhood and in which direction you should go. This should tell you something, a lot. And like I said in my title, even at half the price... I wouldn't stay here again.

Not terrible but shows age

Michael Aug 27, 2008

While the price was lower then most in the city, once i saw it I could see why. If you are looking to save money and have a ... pool this would do fine. However, a few points you should know. 1. Not by the trolley and about 8 blocks away from the closest one. If you walk it, the panhandlers are out in full force. 2. It trys to create a nice atmosphere with Palm trees but age does show through. 3. It has some noise from the surrounding buildings. 4. Continental Breakfast available but you sit outside on the patio to eat it. 5. I would not walk around the area after dark. We used taxis so that didn't matter much and security is good. The place was locked down at 10:00pm.

relaxing oasis

Brodie Jul 11, 2007

Would recommend to a friend!

To begin with I really enjoyed the parking so we could head out on foot and with taxi's. It was the week of the allstar game ... and parking was ridiculous in the city especially for a tuesday. We had a late check-in and the clerk behind the counter was polite, informative and gave us some late-night food advice that worked out wonderfully. The room was clean with the feel of a local beach motel. The pool area was relaxing and spacious for a city that usually sandwiches everything together due to the lack of space! The room was cute,the bathroom hadn't been updated in 40 years, but it all worked, had great water pressure and was clean. It was not the boring, sterile hotel room we have grown accustomed to and after a while in the room we were happy it was the way it was!