Hotels in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco

I am new to San Francisco. I just arrived from NY and wanted to be close to my work. The Hayes Valley Inn is in a perfect spot. The amenities are clean, and functional and in the heart of the city. The Manager of the Inn Wesley Brittain was more than helpful. He tried his best to accommodate me, and certainly did help tremendously during my transition to San Francisco. It makes a big difference when you arrive in a city you do not know anything about, and a smiling face is there, to help you and guide you. Thank you for making this transition so easy.

Was very pleased with my stay at the Grove Inn. Communication was great; check-in was easy (I arrived while the front desk was staffed, but they seem well-prepared for those who check in after hours). My room was clean, with a nice modern bathroom and good bath products. The bed and pillows were very comfy. I appreciated the fan and the noise machine, as well as the mini-fridge, Keurig, and electric kettle (with coffee and tea provided). No evidence of a breakfast or snack basket, but I did have a couple of chocolates and small cookies awaiting my arrival. The neighborhood seems clean, safe, and relatively quiet - and the building is secure, so I never felt uncomfortable about that. A couple of things were less than ideal. The walls are pretty thin! I must not have had neighbors my first night, because I didn't notice it until the second night when I heard snoring from the room next to mine. (And then I realized why they provide earplugs in addition to the noise machine, ha!) My second night there was definitely noisier - not from the street, but from other rooms. One other thing I didn't love was that my room had no deadbolt, only the doorknob lock. The building felt secure; my room not so much. Finally (and I think this is common in a lot of older buildings), the room had minimal electrical outlets (at least ones that were easy to access). All in all, I quite enjoyed my stay at the Grove Inn and will definitely consider it again for my next visit to SF.

I tried four different rooms. The windows didn't lock in three of them (I didn't look at the windows in the fourth so don't know). The windows wouldn't even CLOSE in one room. It's not a good area. When I pointed out the problem, the employee said it would be hard for intruders to get in (it wouldn't) and he wasn't sure if the hotel could cater to someone with such high standards! Three of the rooms were absolutely filthy. I have never seen anything like it at a hotel, and I nearly always stay at cheaper hotels because I don't like to waste money. There were stains all over the bed covers in one room and the carpets in three of the rooms were just vile. You wouldn't want to put anything on the floor. In one room there was a particularly strong smell (stale urine, cigarette smoke, maybe a solvent, and God knows what else). It was strong enough that my throat and nose started burning after only a couple of minutes and I started having asthma symptoms. But all of the rooms and the public areas were musty. I thought I should leave a review because there are people like me who like to stay at decent affordable hotels. This is not one of those hotels.

The coffee machine is really the reason for the high evaluation of this place. There is a hot chocolate drink in it. It is really good in winter.

The parking lot is small, the parking spaces are small, and many of them live in blacks. The surrounding environment is also very poor. The rooms are basically not soundproof. A group of black people in the small street behind the hotel in the middle of the night shouted loudly and scared people.

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