Name: Balmoral Hotel San Francisco
Address: 640 Clay Street, San Francisco, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94111, United States of America
Rating: 3

Smoke-free property

Heating

General

Non-smoking rooms

Rooms

Common kitchen

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Airport transportation

Transfer services

Transfer

Spanish

English

Chinese

Languages Spoken

No parking

Parking

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

At the hotel

Chinatown-Rose Pak

Montgomery Street

Embarcadero

Financial District

Portsmouth Square

Leidesdorff Street

Chinese Telephone Exchange

Asia Society and Museum

Columbus Tower

Sun Terrace

Chinatown Alleyways

Spofford Alley

Ross Alley

Dragon's Gate

Cable Car Museum

Union Square

Grace Cathedral

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Yerba Buena Gardens

Westfield Metreon

Flood Building

Westfield San Francisco Center Shopping Mall

San Francisco Mint

Warfield Theater

Golden Gate Theatre

Aquarium of the Bay

Pier 39

Orpheum Theater

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Painted Ladies

Palace of Fine Arts

Mission Dolores Park

San Francisco Zoo

San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport

San Francisco International Airport

Hayward Executive Airport

Buchanan Field Airport

Sacramento Executive Airport

Livermore Municipal Airport

Balmoral Hotel San Francisco

San Francisco

child-bed

child-bed-fee

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shared-bathroom

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

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6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Stayed for 2 nights during a work trip in San Francisco, booked at last minute and wanted to stay in Financial District which is why I chose it. The location of the hotel is great, very close to the Financial District and Embarcadero and was fine for a solo traveller for couple of nights who just needed a bed for a reasonable price.

Stayed in a single room which has a single bed, sink, small fridge and microwave. They supply a towel, hand-towel and toilet roll. Room was adequate, but overall not a very nice place, very musty and encountered some pretty questionable clientele (previous reviews will concur) as they offer weekly rates felt like people staying long term. Bathrooms are shared and generally were clean. Also overlooking a school so very noisy throughout the day.

Would advise booking a more reputable hostel e.g. Green Tortoise or a more expensive hotel. 

Good location but overall bad

I paid $50 a night for a decent priced room in the middle of San Francisco. I'm not complaining. The price is fair for what you get. You're staying in one of the most expensive cities in the United States. Hotels per night average around $140.

Also, most of these reviews are people who did not read about this place before booking. It's more of a goshiwon (if you've not heard of those look them up) or comparable to a hostel. They rent out rooms and past them off as a hotel by renting them per night. It's one person per room, you have to check in from 9 AM - 5 PM (if not you have to make an appointment with the night manager), and there is a $50 cash deposit due upon arrival.

There's hostels that have beds in dorm rooms fitting four people for only $10 cheaper. 

You get a private room, your own tv, fridge, and microwave. There's also a small closet to hang your clothes.

If you decide to book this hotel, make sure to bring your own soap, shampoo, and towel.

The reason I rated this as poor was because of the smell in the hallway. It was unpleasant.

Also, some weird guy was washing his clothes in the shared bathrooms when I was trying to take a shower and kept knocking on the door to get his clothes. WHAT THE HELL! lol

You get what you pay for

This location can not be called hotel! It has nothing to do with hospitality! At the reception I spent almost 30 minutes as the receptionist to fill eight pages. It did not matter that I was tired, he had all the time. I believe he did not know to write or something. He stopped $ 50 warranty. The receipt was a scrawl! The room was the smallest that I have seen before. The bed was uncomfortable, the room was dirty and blanket had a stain. The toilet was dirty and also shower.
The only good point is location in Chinatown and the Financial District near

This location has nothing to do with hospitality!

I stayed here for 3 nights. The room was adequate but overall very very over priced for the small basic room I received. While it was clean, the communal spaces such as the kitchen showers and toilets were disgusting. The shower looked as if it was part of an abandoned building. Black plastic taped to wall, to cover a hole I presume, was one half of the shower room wall. When I checked out, the receptionist was rude and wouldn’t let me leave my luggage anywhere for the day before I moved on to my next accommodation which meant I spent the day in a coffee shop with my bags. I would not recommend staying here. As a solo female traveller, I felt edgy walking around the hallways and spent a lot of time in my room. There seemed to be a lot of semi-permanent residents at this ‘hotel’. I don’t think this could be called a hotel, probably hardly a hostel either. Good luck to anyone who chooses to stay here. 

Worst stay of my life 

I booked in to this hell hole of a place they call a hotel. Room you can not swing a cat in the door could not be locked the bedding had stains and felt dirty BUT the smell was so bad  it was musky and smelt like someone had been sick in the room.
Then the photos on line show a nice bathroom what a joke the bathroom smells like urin and is so dirty worst I have ever seen.
The only up side is good internet to book another hotel & easy to get a cab to get out of there 
My advice if looking for cheap stay at a hostel don't waste your time with this place 
It didn't feel safe & allow 30 min for book in and they want $50 cash Dipost

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