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Admiral Hotel

2.0 star property

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Lobby
Hallway
Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Private Bathroom
Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Private Bathroom
Exterior

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi

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608 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA, 94109
  • Place, Union Square
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Moscone Convention Center
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Place, Lombard Street
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Private Bathroom

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Private Bathroom

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Admiral Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 173 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 47 out of 173 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 29 out of 173 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 29 out of 173 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 28 out of 173 reviews

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Sayed

Ok
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The admiral stay

We spent 3 nights here in the middle of San Fran. Everything we wanted to get to was walking distance (10-15 mins will hills) or easily accessible to transit. The owner was friendly and I loved the vintage elevator and staircase, truly felt like a nice historical setting while the rooms were modern enough with nice big windows.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

PRAVIN

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Constanza

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very dated, shabby and noisy. Hotel is in an area that at night is full of homeless people and it’s dirty and feels unsafe. Police noise, music and yelling throughout the night. Room was clean but very dated and unkept, sheets and towels were clean but bed cover was stained, chair was old, bathtub looked bad. We only stayed one night because it was too late to change. Checked out the next morning. The rating of this hotel should not be anywhere near 6. This should be a 3 at max. Do not recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pleasant little hotel in the Tenderloin

The Admiral is a delightful old hotel in the Tenderloin. The neighborhood is pretty awful, but the hotel is pleasant, clean, safe, and affordable. The staff are friendly and helpful, and I loved the room. It is an older hotel, but freshly painted and very clean, and I loved the mid-century furnishings. Very retro! The elevator is a bit strange, but once you get used to it it is fine.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Valerie

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It's the tenderloin. Cockroach in the bathroom, that I smashed. Other bug in bedroom...not sure what it was. Too fast. Couldn't smash. Two girls kicking each others butts in room next door to me at 2am. No phone in my room conecting to front desk. Called phone number on website. Told me it was local problem. OMG! Finaly...someone came to break it up...2 hours later. Thank goodness. Horrible experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

ALEXIS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

ALEXIS

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

ALEXIS

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great property for central location in SF. The front desk guy was very nice and helped us with our food delivery when we were stuck in traffic ! Great place and cool old school elevator !!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Paige

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worst customer service I've ever gotten in 41 year

Honestly, you couldn't pay me to stay in this hotel again. Manager was extremely rude and disrespectful to my wife, screaming at her over our 17 year old son showing up and staying the night. Kept our deposit without any valid reason other than our kid being in the room with us without putting him on the reservation... Although he watched him walk into the building with my wife. If I could rate in the negatives I would.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

christine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Service is good and kindness is very good. The hotel is located in a typical urban ambiance. Don't expect the firemen trucks to be quiet ! Ear plugs mandatory. The Tenderloin area is not for basic travelers. It has been like this for ever. 2 blocs away it is a completely different world. We recommend the hotel for its good price/service ratio.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Charlyn

Liked: Amenities
My reservation wasn’t supposed to be prepaid when I booked it! Especially since the card used for the reservation did not belong to the person staying in the room. The intention was to switch the card at check in, or check out time. But since it was prepaid. It could no longer be changed. As for the staff or cleaning person, one of two medications went missing, and never reappeared, and they were required for existing medical conditions.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kei

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Customer service at this hotel was exactly what you would want, they treated us so kind and went above and beyond . Thank you
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

nathan

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Worst option
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

VÍCTOR

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 15 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

christopher

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Admiral Hotel

This is a no frills type place so consider that when booking. Staff was very friendly. The hotel is over 100 years and you will know it but I kind of like that. This was the only place I could find within the government per diem rate. Everything else was 3-4 times more expensive. Homelessness and drug use is pervasive in the area and you will see zombies in the streets and tent encampments unfortunately at this time, however none of them bothered us or caused any concern for our safety. There is a convenient store right on the corner which is great for grabbing snacks or drinks and the bus stops right across the street.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Bob

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

No pets allied BS

Biggest complaint, hotel information stated no pets allowed. There were dogs in other rooms that were constantly barking. Hotel staff notified. They said there was nothing they could do about it 😡
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
To be perfectly honest, when we arrived at the hotel. I was a little sketchy. Looked rough outside and even in the lobby. Once we were buzzed in (security), the staff was very welcoming. Gave us great information. This is a very old apartment building with a 40’s style elevator. The room was clean and had everything we needed. There is no AC in the hotel. Remember you are in San Francisco, it really doesn’t get hot. People open their windows and have fans circulating the cool air. Overall it was a great stay. There are several small markets and restaurants close by. The shop people are extremely friendly, they all made us feel welcome. We were obviously tourists.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Kelsey

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not a great neighborhood, people revving their engines, blasting music and yelling at each other outside all night made it hard to sleep. The room cleanliness was ok (although there was one cockroach in the bathroom) but the hallways and stairwells are super dirty. Will not stay again.

8/10 Good

Joseph

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location close to Union Square. Not in the nicest part of San Francisco. Hotel however did the job, it was clean and functional. Staff were helpful. Close to trams and cable cars. Quite noisy at night so bring ear plugs if you are a light sleeper! Good value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Dalziel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Admiral is budget hotel at the edge of the Tenderloin. For what it is, it is very good. The building is over 100 years old. Windows don't always shut all the way, the elevator doesn't have an automatic door, there is exposed conduit in the hallways, the shower faucet leaks. Etc. It's not Hilton. BUT, the owners have put love in, where it matters. My room (#62) was newly furnished and painted, and exceptionally clean. There was a large desk. A modern TV with many channels. Soap, shampoo, and clean towels. A fridge and a coffee maker, with free coffee. Were there strange howls from the street corner at 3 AM? Yes. There's also a midnight Taqueria and a 24 hour convenience store across the street, only a 5 minute walk to BART, and only a 10 minute walk to the Moscone Center, where I was attending a conference. The concierge called in advance when it seemed I would arrive late (delayed flight), helped me get the elevator to work, and made sure I knew how to check out early. Would I stay here again? Certainly.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sherine

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Alvaro

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Just what I expected

The room that we checked into had flies and the bathroom light was not working properly. We complained and they were able to give us another room. Be aware there is no AC unit, just fans. The bed is not so comfy. Overall a good value for your money. Muni stop is just across the street.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022