Hotel Des Arts

1. Great location: Steps from Chinatown, 2-3 city blocks from BART and Union Square. 20-30mins walk to wharf, lombart street, etc but lots of hills. 2. Safe: was worried about personal safety as am solo female traveller but not many homeless in San Francisco. If there is, it's only 1 person on their own, sometimes acting oddly, but you can just walk around and avoid them. I also walked back past 11pm after a concert; streets were empty with the random tourist walking back to their hotel (as its close to Financial District) but fortunately no dangerous homeless. I also went to many places in San Francisco and didn't encounter many homeless, maybe 1 a day? Streets were beautiful, safe and clean. 3. Value: room size was spacious, even for 2 pax. You can probably add a single bed as well. I got the long stay price, which was surprisingly cheaper than 5 nights stay (my original plan). Everything else in San Francisco is expensive though. Food really burnt a hole in your pocket, around $20+ for a main meal (including fast food combos). 4. Cleanliness: Room and toilet was clean, if a little dated with some dents here and there. Sink was oddly placed in the room instead of toilet with short taps (very old-fashioned) so be careful of water splashes. 5. Facilities: In-room facilities were great! Had a mini fridge and heater. No air-conditioning but I was here in spring so it was cool; just open the window if needed. Hotel also provided clean, spacious common area with hot/cold water, coffee, hot chocolate, paper cups and plates. Great place to have take-out. 6. Noise: Sound-proofing of rooms not great. 2 nights into my stay, there was some guest who kept stomping in the room above me. Luckily they slept early so the noise stopped before midnight. My room was also facing the roof of the building next door and there was some kinda machinery that kept rumbling. It only cut off at 10pm. Not great for anyone who needs a nap in the daytime.

Clean, nicely decorated with modern art giving it a nice take on an old classic building. While old it was very clean, paint and other decorating all well maintained. Everything worked well making it an enjoyable stay.

Rooms are great, housekeeping is lovely and clean everyday, art in the hotel is great, location perfect, cost - brilliant for SF.

This place exceeded our expectations! It was spotlessly clean, located in a great area, and offered at a very reasonable price. The only minor issue we encountered was that one of the digital keys stopped working on my phone—but it wasn’t a big deal since we always had access with the second phone. We 100% recommend this place and would definitely stay here again!

Location near many cool things, colorful rooms, comfy beds, rooms have full bathrooms, cute lobby to hang out, app to unlock door no need for keys (was useful since many of us arrived at different times), literally connected to a bar (couldn’t hear anything from our room)