Although I found the hotel's eccentric paintings interesting, the best part about the hotel was the service. I stayed for 5 days with my partner and was always greeted and given tips on how to best get around the city. The manager also made us feel very welcome on the day we arrived, a feeling which continued even until the day we left. We truly felt like it was a home away from home, a place we could look forward to coming back to after a long day of sight seeing.

My husband and I have stayed here twice and were satisfied both times. No bedbugs either time, nice, clean rooms and a great price. We liked the central location, although we did walk through some shady areas to get there, it is San Francisco! We didn't speak much to the staff other than asking for an extra pillow. They were helpful when we did. The free internet was great since we always carry our laptop. If you are looking for something a little away from the norm, a 180 from a days inn or motel 6, this is the place for you.

We stayed at this hotel for two nights while recently in San Fran. Be warned the photos you see of this place on the web and in magazines make it look A LOT nicer that it really is.

Art hotel, sure. Boutique hotel, noooo way!

Rooms are surely individual and uniquely painted, but that is all that they have going for them.

Contemporary beds and the room furniture were nothing more than plywood construction w/ a nice coat of black paint. At least our chair was from Ikea. The carpet is dingy + we wore sandals the entire time for fear of foot-born illness. There was graffiti on our toilet seat. Sick. I can't imagine what it would have been like had we not splurged for the private bath.

Worst of all...I woke up in the middle of the night w/ really itchy legs. After being awakened at 6:30 am by someone using a saw in the building next door, I noticed my calves and thighs were covered in bites that i didn't have prior to getting into be there. Bed bugs to the max!!!

We found the staff to be quite unhelpful and not friendly. They seemed like they just don't want to be there.

This place is totally a hostel in disguise. Setup and facilities aside, be aware of the lack of cleanliness. Take your money + go elsewhere.

These are pretty basic accomodations, but they do add some interest! Many of the rooms are painted by artists. Our room, which was one of the lower-priced rooms, was decorated by an artist - the motif was "college dorm room from the 70s". Really very interesting. The bathroom was okay. There was no air conditioning (but that wasn't a problem for us in the beginning of May). The location was great for us. Kind of between Chinatown, the Financial District, and Union Square.