I stayed at the Hotel Drisco to be with a close friend who was having surgery nearby. What a delight it was! The staff was super helpful, the room was very comfortable with great bath accouterment, the late night snack room service (cuban sandwich) was actually superb, and the location can't be beat in the tony neighborhood of San Francisco. It's definitely a small, european-style boutique place so you won't find the glitz and spas of the Four Seasons or Intercontinental, but much more to my taste. All-in-all an excellent find and likely where I will always stay when I'm in town.

There are not enough good things to say about the Drisco. Start with 70% of their guests are repeats. There is virtually no turnover in staff. Marti, Bob et al feel like family and treat you as such. It is truly is home away from home; every time we visit - which is 3-4 times a year - we are ready to move in. The breakfast is amazing. Parking your car on the street and you'll be away most of the day? No worries, they'll move it for you. Great accommodations, great service, just a great experience all around.

The Drisco is a lovely hotel in the gorgeous Pacific Heights section of SF. The rooms are nice, the included breakfast is fantastic and the staff is very nice and helpful. Note that it is off the beaten path and there is no public transportation right near the hotel. But if you're willing to do some walking and you're resourceful with public transportation, it's worth staying here. The areas around the hotel (Pac Heights, the Presidio, Fillmore and Cow Hollow) are really fun to explore. My only complaint was that the hotel has no AC and it was uncomfortably hot at night. (We opened windows, but that wasn't sufficient to cool it to a comfortable temperature.)

This was our first trip to San Francisco and we fell in love with this location and hotel. We stayed in one of the smaller rooms, which did tend to get hot. There is no air condition in the hotel so make sure to open the windows and keep the curtains drawn while your out and about. The staff was very attentive and professional. I love the residential neighborhood feel and parking was never an issue. The location is great for dinner down on Fillmore street and you can easily access the Bart if you want to venture out to other districts.

Pro's: the breakfast buffet is wonderful! They have an assortment of fruit (freshly cut and presented beautifully), spreads and jams, biscuits, breads, croissants, and juice.
Wine reception in the evening is great as well, but I quickly learned that wine and cardio do not mix well in San Francisco (the walk down to Fillmore is not bad but you will have to go up hill on the way back to the hotel). They have a great mix of reds, whites and blends, and the wine consultant knew a lot about wines and shared some great suggestions as well as stories!
The room's are comfortable, clean and have everything you need.

Con's: the only complaint and it is was really not an issue once we realized what we had to do was the heat on the first day. We had not opened the windows and once we came back to the room after a day of site seeing, the sun had heated the room up to a point we just could not bear to site in there. Open the Windows's immediately and draw the curtains if you are heading out and you will be fine!