We only got to spend one night there - the last of a 4 day trip but it really was the icing on the cake. Everything went beautifully - from the minute we pulled up to the valet till the minute he closed our doors to send us on our way. We couldn't have asked for friendlier staff and the room was so comfortable and quiet at the end of the day. The wine reception in the lobby was a nice treat too! Overall the experience was great!

We stayed here last week and thought it was wonderful. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. And they seem to love having kids here. But it's not a 'kids hotel' at all. The 5pm wine hour was more suited to the grown-ups while the kids got to have cider and play Wii. The area (Fisherman's Wharf) is pretty touristy but it's a good location to get everywhere else. Cable cars, bike rentals etc. We ate one meal at one of the touristy restaurants but quickly learned to expand out perimeter and go to less $$ places.
Argonaut is not cheap but it's totally worth it for a fun, relaxed, well situated vacation hotel.

We staid in the queen queen room for 1 week. At the time of arrival, we found some white hair on the carpet in our room. The hair was still there at the time we checked out. They did not change our sheets once during our 1 week of stay. They even did not clean the coffee drops on the desk. All they did was make beds and change towels.

We stayed at the Argonaut Hotel on Fisherman’s Wharf from June 9 – 13th and were genuinely impressed with all aspects of this accommodation. The staff was excellent and upgraded us to a Bay View room without surcharge. We really enjoyed the wine tasting hour (5 – 6PM) in which the service was top notch and the appetizers from the Blue Mermaid were great! (we don’t normally eat at the hotel restaurants, but tried this one and was favorably impressed).

A great historical hotel that is not the normal “brass and glass” palace that so many of the upscale facilities have become. Very much a character hotel that was built with the recycled bricks (before this was trendy) from the 1906 fire, and used as a cannery for many years and subsequently designated as a civic historical site before being restored into the present facility.

We have been to SF several times and have recently stayed downtown. After staying on the wharf on this occasion, I would strongly recommend it considering the proximity to the cable cars (right across the street), great dining (many fabulous restaurants within a short walk, Starbucks in the building!) and the accessibility to many tours and activities that tourists may be interested in. One “hidden gem” that we found were the Buena Vista Cafe located directly across from the cable cars. Definitely one of the premier pubs in the area and a great place for breakfast at a reasonable price.

I would strongly recommend this hotel for all types of travelers (yes it is pet and kid friendly – the have a Wii set up for the kids during the wire hour to keep everyone occupied!) and we would stay there again given the opportunity in the future.