Stayed at the Kimpton because we wanted to enjoy more shopping and union square on this visit to San Francisco. Still within walking distance of wharf. The rooms were quite small and ours was not ready at check-in time. The hotel offered us a drink at bar while we waited and sent prosecco to our room both of which was appreciated. Parked overnight across the street with the reccomendation of the valet--half the price and definietly appreciated. Decent value and location however we noticed too many homeless people on this trip which was quite sad. Overall a decent visit and acceptable hotel.

My wife and I enjoyed a relaxing two night stay. We have stayed at the Ritz, St Francis, Fairmont, W, and others in this great city. We were treated by the staff like we were at the Four Seasons. The building is charming. The location is great. Highly recommended.

We stayed here for five nights when we were on a business trip and it was a fantastic hotel. The location wasn't far from Union Square, which is great, just a five minute walk. Don't go down the side of the hotel to the right though because it's not a great area and there are a lot of homeless people constantly begging.Trust me, I am not getting at the homeless people, I think it's terrible and I wish I could give money to them all, but it can be confronting so be prepared.

The actual hotel itself is absolutely beautiful. The staff were friendly, even sorting out a booking issue we had. We stayed in a junior suite and they were spacious, clean, luxurious and wonderful. The rooms were very quiet, we never heard anyone and we were on the street side.

If you're looking for a really amazing place to stay in San Francisco, this is it. It's definitely worth the spend.

I enjoyed my stay at the Hotel Monaco. The staff was helpful and kind, the rooms were okay (not "wow", just okay...) and the free wine hour was a super nice and homey touch (it actually made me bump up my review from a three star). Overall, I might stay here again, though I wouldn't pick it as a romantic getaway hotel - definitely serves the business traveler more. So, the good and the bad:

Good:
-staff were super pleasant and helpful.
-free and speedy wifi
-centrally located (though, be advised, this is in the middle of the tenderloin - kind of seedy/full of homeless people at night - it is not a beautiful part of town) - a quick walk to union square.
-lovely wine hour in a super comfortable lobby room. hung out there while working. had a great feel.
-free coffee in the morning

Cons:
-TV was ancient (reminded me of a TV i got rid of 15 years ago), channels were few
-rooms were a little roughed up, not super luxe bed and both of my towels had stains (they were clean, just not bleached out)
-they gave me a room (granted, i got the room on priceline) that felt a little subterranean. i didn't really care since it was for business, but i would be less inclined to enjoy the experience if i was there for other purposes.