8/10
This is very good value in an old historic hotel that has been refurbished some time ago. Location is excellent: one block from Powell Street with a cable car stop right there, 11 minutes' walk from the Montgomery St. BART station, a five minute walk to the Sutter St., MUNI stop, and of course, immediately accessible by Lyft, Uber, and the autonomous Waymo driverless cars. Service personnel were uniformly friendly and helpful and that made a big difference. The room was comfortable if small, air conditioned with a relatively quiet AC unit that also allowed for fan only functioning, bathroom was appropriately equipped and water pressure was good. Cleanliness was good overall. Lighting in the room was harsh white due to the bulbs that were chosen for the side table and ceiling lamps and could have been softer and more welcoming by far. That would only require a change of the LED bulb color temperature to a warmer spectrum light. There were signs of wear here and there, e.g., our door needed to be slammed in order to close and there were signs of over-painting and paint chipping here and there. Nothing egregious. The breakfast room was a converted sports bar, spacious, a little dark, but otherwise quite functional and the breakfast offerings were varied and substantial and felt like a very good value including hot items that changed from day to day. I would say that breakfast was one of the high points of the stay. The lobby was welcoming with a gas fireplace.
Philip
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