Taylor Hotel San Francisco, San Francisco

The hotel is definitely not a good value for money place. I would accept it in the budget hotel, but on condition that the service and people there are nice. The one positive point is for the location in the city centre and free access to the internet.

Hotel Taylor was described to me as a small familiar hotel, and we didn't expect much, but it was so nice. The Staff was kind and professional and always smiling, even when we were let down by the unreliable Parisian taxis and we ran out of patience. Soon they called another one. The room was beautifully decorated, the kids had a a bag with treats, and it was perfectly clean. We loved the bathrobes and felt like home making our own coffee upon waking up. Then a Parisian breakfast waiting downstairs with an American touch, and again a pleasant waitress serving us. It was a pleasure.

My young adult daughter and I stayed at this hotel in March 2009. The staff was courteous, the room was clean with a fridge, microwave, tv w/cable, fan and private bath. The bath was not fancy and could use an upgrade, but generally it was fine.They also have free WiFi. Furnishings were nothing fancy, but the bed was comfortable enough. You have to be buzzed in the front door, so it felt very secure. The hotel itself was quiet, although it's in the city, so outside noise was loud at times. It's close to BART and bus lines. There's a great little cafe on the corner - Honey Honey, which is very affordable, fast and nice with great food and a nice little neighborhood bar on the corner as well. There's no room service included, but you can get fresh towels at any time. I read the reviews and took my own fitted bottom sheet. There were NO bugs. The "breakfast" was lame - packaged donuts and cheap coffee...If you are planning a trip where mostly you want to be out and see the city, the room is adequate. If you want a nice room to hang out in, not so much. The area seemed reasonably safe to this moderately well-traveled Midwesterner. We stayed a week for about $430, including all hotel and other taxes. My only caveat really would be that we requested a non-smoking room and got one, but they don't guarantee that, so that might have been an issue. We didn't have a car, but parking might be an issue. For the money, I think it was a good choice.

My first impression was okay...wasn´t expecting too much for the price. Once I got used to the run-down building I couldn´t complain.The room had an TV with more than 70 channels,a fridge and a private bathroom. Even the bed was quite comfortable. BUT...after two nights I had 5 huge flea bites on my back!!!The night after that I woke up from a maddening itch on my shoulder.I googled a lttle and found out that I wasn´t the first person to be bitten by fleas in that hotel!when I asked for another room,I was told that there were no more rooms available. So if you don´t mind fleas,it´s a good place to stay. PROs : location, price CONs : FLEAS!!!!, smell,the hotel´ condition,no visitors allowed

I never complain about places but I made a reservation at this hotel with my credit card about a month prior to my trip and received an email confirming the reservation. However, ten days before I actually left I received an email telling me my reservation had been cancelled. I immediately called (it was ten minutes after the email had been sent) and they said there had been a mistake in the expiration date and so they had tgiven my room away--no call asking for correction, no email asking for correction. I rather suspect they just canceled my reservation to make room for a longer one (mine was for three nights) but regardless to cancel it like that, after having confirmed it, without even calling or emailing to ask for a correction is pretty bad behavior. The manager was also exceptionally rude, something other people have commented on. Anyhow, I can't really comment on the hotel itself although I know the area's a little rough, but I wouldn't necessarily count on them honoring any reservation that you made. He also said that the reason that the error in my credit card was not caught when I entered it was that their system was not "set up for that"--ie, it's not a secure credit card intake system.

Taylor Hotel is a decent and surprisingly inexpensive hotel, located right in the heart of downtown San Francisco, near Union Square and all the restaurants, clubs and shopping. It is just 2 blocks from the cable car route on Powell St, 4 blocks to the BART station, and has bus routes all over the place right out the front door. In its price range, which is $40-$60 per night, this is just about the only downtown hotel to offer PRIVATE bathrooms. That alone should be reason enough - one trip using backpacker hostels is quite enough, thank you! The furnishings are spartan but comfortable. The bed is fine, the closet is enormous, and the chairs and tables are functional. The TV gets local cable, not that limited hotel cable, and there was a mini fridge in my room as well. The shower gets HOT HOT water, which is quite nice after a long day walking around, and the views out the front are really lovely (I was on the 4th floor). The elevator is the old fashioned style, with the folding iron gate. You HAVE to remember to close the gate when leaving the elevator or it will not move. Only once in the 5 days I was there did I have to use the stairs because somebody didn't close the gate, and that's not too bad overall. The staff is friendly and courteous, and made my stay very pleasant. I will definitely come back to this hotel again!

This place has a good location, but the hotel offers little. Beds sheets have no elastic so your sheets always fall off and you're stuck on a digusting mattress with what I hope were "coffee" stains. --Linoleum in the bathroom is tearing up and there is mold. --Manager is inconsiderate, will nickel and dime you if you are late on check out. --He doesn't give you a key so you have to wait sometimes up o 5 minutes to get in the building because they buzz you in. --Graffitti on some walls and drawers --Annoying elevator that is 50 yrs old. You have to climb flights of stairs when the cleaning lady leaves the gate open. --Expensive considering poor quality.

My husband and I stayed at the Taylor Hotel this weekend. As soon as he walked in, to be frank, he was a little upset with me. But at the end of the trip, he was ok with my "thrifty-ness." It was a great price...great location - just a couple blocks from Union Square and the bus/trolley stations. We also took a few cabs down to the wharf and it only cost $7.00 each way. Anyway...the room was very bare, but clean. It looked like the paint was pretty new. The carpet seemed clean, the bathroom was really clean (the linoleum was peeling away from the walls and the tub, though - and the bathroom door didn't close all the way - it was painted open), and the room smelled fine. We left the car in the parking lot behind the hotel and had no problems, it was fine when we left. (It cost $42 for 2 nights...the family who owned it said there was another one close by that was cheaper, but we left it there before we checked in - ask them). The lobby did smell like curry sometimes, as some other people said, but that was only around dinner time. We were on the 2nd floor, so we chose not to use the elevator - there was a sign on it saying that if you left the gate open, you would be charged $25. Plus someone else said it was scary...but I saw other guests using it. The family was really friendly and helpful to us. We brought our laptop, but never used it, so we didn't check to see if the Wi-Fi reached our room. It was a little loud outside, but there are a few restaurants/bars right behind it, and it is downtown, so it was expected. I was awoken to people speeding down the street, and garbage trucks outside. **The bed was comfortable and clean, but there was no fitted sheet - so the flat sheet on the bottom kept coming down, exposing the mattress (which was clean). The pillows were strange - plastic, but with a cotton pillowcase - so they were noisy when you moved (kind of like a diaper). The room was a little cold at night for my taste, but my husband thought it was perfect. The radiator isn't controlled in the room, and when it's heating up the room, it sputters a little. There were no outlets in the bathroom, so I had to do my hair in the mirror on the desk, plugging my tools into an extension cord that came out from under the dresser - I think it was there for that purpose. There were no other outlets. The TV, microwave, and fridge were all in a row on top of the dresser (I think that's because that's where the only outlet was). It is a charming little hotel...just don't expect it to be like a chain hotel. If it was decorated, and the linoleum was glued down, it would be a lot better. When we go back, I think we'll spend a few extra bucks to have a more comfortable stay, but if you don't care what it looks like, and are going for price, then it would be perfect.

We sent a young Japanese guest here. The staff was very unreliable- did not speak English, had promised us over the phone that they could help book a tour on arrival then were no help. Not at all a nice experience!

I like the safety. I stayed a week and came and went at all hours and they always buzzed me in. This is very important for a woman traveling alone. The only thing I can say that could be improved is more hot water for showers - every shower was lukewarm, but that was a minor thing. The private bathrooms are a blessing for a good deal like this. Room was comfortable and it was great to have a fridge and cable tv. The owners/family are very friendly and considerate. My cell phone stopped working while I was visiting and they were very helpful. I would definitely stay there again.