Here is my video review of Motel 6 in Downtown San Francisco:
Summary:
This motel is a decent place to stay in downtown San Francisco if you have a limited budget, especially if you travel by car.
The location: Motel 6
Address: 895 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Date of the visit: September 2018
Number of days: 5
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The pros:
Free parking – The motel offers it’s visitors, which is a big bonus if you travel by car.
Central location – The downtown area is a central area in San-Francisco, that is close to shops & restaurants.
By foot, it will take you about:
- 10 minutes to reach Union Square.
- 30 minutes to reach Lombard street.
- 40 minutes to reach Pier 39.
If you want to stay in the downtown area, you should consider it.
What I paid compared to other places in San-Francisco – I paid for my stay in this motel was relatively reasonable for a central place in San-Francisco, which is among the most expensive cities in the world.
Early check-in – Upon arrival, the receptionist granted me an early check-in, just because I arrived early and asked if it’s possible.
Keep in mind this is not something I can guarantee that will happen each & every time.
Relatively large & equipped rooms – I found the room spacious, and it included the basic amenities that you need to feel comfortable and convenient – cable TV, mini-fridge, air conditioning and a private bath & toilet.
The private bath was important for me (and mostly for my entourage), when choosing a motel. Other places in this price range offered shared bath/toilet, thus I preferred to avoid it. The beds were relatively comfortable,
Check-in & check-out went smoothly.
Clean room – The room was cleaned daily, new soaps & towels were refilled daily, I was given extra towels when asked (though we were 3 people and they gave us only for 2 all the time, so this is something they should have realized on their own).
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The cons:
Price for accommodation in San-Francisco – Because San Francisco is very expensive, the price I paid for the stay in the motel wasn’t cheap in the first place.
Though it was the best “value-for-money” deal I managed to find for a stay in this area for the dates I visited San Francisco, I suggest that if you spend so much money, then maybe it’s a good idea to consider paying a bit more and stay in a nicer facility.
For me it was enough and met my expectations, but it appears my entourage were disappointed, thus I must emphasize that. Once again, San Francisco is very expensive, so I was focused on value-for-money accommodation solution.
Homeless people are everywhere – The motel’s location relatively OK compared to the near streets when it comes to homeless people, but this is something you won’t be able to ignore if you’re in downtown San Francisco.
This is a very sad issue, and I was amazed how many homeless people live in San Francisco, but there was a time I came back home via 2-3 streets parallel to where the motel is, and I encountered swarms of homeless people.
In the entrance of the motel there were always homeless people and from the balcony I could see them as well. On the pavement next to the motel I encountered more than once used drug needles.
Fortunately, you cannot access the motel’s building without the keycard, so no worries about that.
Some nights were quiet, while some nights noisy – The noise originated from the building’s bad acoustic (neighboring rooms, corridor) and from the outside.
Balcony in the first floor – It is intrusive to the rooms next to it, so I left the curtains close the whole time.
Staff isn’t tourism-oriented – I don’t feel they did the extra effort to make me feel good, but they also weren’t as bad as described in the reviews prior to my visit. They didn’t give me a face or mislead me like I read in the reviews before me, though when asked for a recommendation for a good breakfast, we were given the conventional info, and not something that I couldn’t come up with on my own.
Though the motel offers several Wi-Fi networks, all of them were very slow, and I really suffered from this issue.
I didn’t like that my door had a shared room with the neighboring room.
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