We only stayed here for one night - which was a good thing.....
The room was dark, the staff unavailable or somewhat dim. No-one bothered to pick up the phone in the restaurant or call us back after we left a message.
I guess if it looks like a Marriott, and smells like a Marriott it is a Marriott even if it's called Renaissance....
The good thing was the location. It's close to the market and lots of fun restaurants.
Woud never stay here again. We pulled up to valet to check in and we were told that we had to park 3 blocks down because our chevy tahoe would not fit in the garage. I could not believe it! I told the bellman that for the price of the room ($250) I can't believe that you do not have parking for my vehicle. We had to drive 3 blocks away to park and then get a cab back to the hotel because it was miserable outside. Then when we checked out we had to hike 3 blocks to the car and then go back to the hotel to pick up our luggage.
I booked one night, 9/21/06, through Priceline. The room was fine and the desk staff was pleasant. In the cafe, I had good crabcakes for dinner. The location is close to the waterfront area---it's about five blocks steeply downhill. Front the hotel I walked to Pier 66, where I got on a Celebrity cruise ship. (Other cruise ships dock much farther south.)
Its siting next to the freeway is definitely a downside. When the TV is off, the traffic noise is very noticeable. I could hear it even using earplugs. I didn't think it was awful, but I would probably choose another hotel next time.
We spent three nights at the Renaissance and enjoyed it very much. It was within walking distance of most attractions and the (free zone) bus service. Checked TripAdvisor for places to eat and have to thank you for two great choices - the Oceanaire for seafood and Assaggio for Italian. Great restaurants!
This was to be a 13 day stay for business. There were several issues that were not fixed during my stay that prompted me to check out of the hotel and check into another. 1st being they put me in a room with an adjoining door. Because of this I was able to hear everything that went on in the next door. This included conversations, television shows and the adjoining door was being jiggled constantly. On Wednesday, my room internet stopped working. They continued to charge me $9.95 everyday for the service. Even though the hotel had other rooms available they would not move me. I finally gave up waiting for the hotel to do something and checked out on Friday.. walked several blocks and checked into the Fairmont. I would not recommend this hotel for business travelers. Privacy and having reliable access to the internet are too important to compromise.
