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Desmond Hotel

2.0 star property

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Free WiFi
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Free WiFi
Lobby
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Reviews

4.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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42 6th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103
  • Place, Warfield Theatre
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Union Square
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Moscone Convention Center
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Room, 2 Single Beds, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

San Francisco

Located in San Francisco (Downtown San Francisco), Desmond Hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Moscone Convention Center and Union Square. .This hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Oracle Park.

What's nearby

  • Warfield Theatre - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Golden Gate Theatre - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Westfield San Francisco Centre - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Union Square - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Moscone Convention Center - 11 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • San Francisco Station - 2 min drive
  • Market St & Taylor St Stop - 2 min walk
  • San Francisco Intl. Airport (SFO) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Club Six - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪OMG! - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Rumpus Room - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Chico's Pizza - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Taqueria Cancun - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Desmond Hotel

Desmond Hotel offers 28 accommodations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 28 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and ATM/banking services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is available for a surcharge.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Shared bathroom
  • Towels provided

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 12:30 AM

Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation

If you are planning to arrive after 12:30 AM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 250.00 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Desmond Hotel San Francisco

Desmond San Francisco

Desmond Hotel Hotel

Desmond Hotel San Francisco

Desmond Hotel Hotel San Francisco

Desmond Hotel Reviews

Reviews

4.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 310 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 57 out of 310 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 60 out of 310 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 60 out of 310 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 117 out of 310 reviews

5.4/10

Cleanliness

5.8/10

Staff & service

4.4/10

Amenities

4.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Richard

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Duane

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 28 nights in May 2020

6/10 Okay

Richard

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 21 nights in May 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The elevator was out of service and my room was on the fifth floor and I had to take the stairs every time. The room is very small and its door did not lock properly. I have to make sure the door is closed or not. Having a sink inside it makes it worse because water splashes out on the floor. The room has a bad smell. The bathroom is shared and very small. There was a window in the bathroom where you can hear sounds that seems like some mice. Finally, the neighborhood is not quite good and there are a lot of people sleeping on the streets and they listen to music all the night.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was dirty. The carpet throughout the building was crusty like a dog that has never been washed or groomed. They had no pride in their business. The shower was horrible and hot water took over 25 minutes to start up. The shower was not kept. Things were rusty. The bathrooms had no sinks to wash your hands, so you could imagine how dirty the door knobs are. The direct TV only had local channels and HBO. All other channels were locked out. I told the owner but he did not know what to do.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Carolin

Business traveller
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Stinky urine dirty bathroom!

Bathroom smelled like urine, there was an open window with a ladder leading to the window! Walls are super thin and there was very loud music and stomping around until midnight. Scary entrance with intimidating scary people out front. Toom was clean and there as a nice blanket. Please wash the bathroom!!!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

BrianSmith, San Francisco, CA

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Housekeeping only walked in on me once in my locked room. Management woke everyone up at 10pm one night because the computer crashed and they were making sure, with proof, that everyone in the rooms had paid to be there. The elevator was broken and they have 5 floors, or when someone leaves the elevator door open it doesn't work and has to be manually closed. Staff said there were no rooms available but if you book online you get a room. Staff doesn't know much english so they call their son who is offsite, was double-billed once. Some room lights don't work, bathroom was locked for 3 days on the inside, they don't tend to let guests in after 12:30 so consider that your curfew. not many outlets in the room so if you have anything to plug in you may need to unplug stuff. Most of the doors slam, other guests sometimes scream at each other for a half hour to an hour in the hallways late at night. other than those things, not as bad as expected.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This should not be sold as an accommodation... If you are a homeless person looking to get out of the elements for a night then I would say go ahead and book.. The place reaked of cheap pinesol. The front office agent seemed pissed I waked him to ask a question... There is no hot water, no ac and the bathroom is filthy with black mold n green fungus.. DO NOT!!!!! I say DO NOT book here. You will end up leaving and going elsewhere. For your own health and sanity. I am very surprise this place has passed an inspection to be a registered establishment to do accommodations
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Fernando

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

gene

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This establishment is horrible don’t ever ever go there.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Phoenix

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

If you want to get murdered... stay here.

Well, first morning I was woken up by what I have to assume to be a homeless woman screaming in the hall outside my room. This lasted about 2 hours. The bed was broken. The shower was filthy. The room in general was not horrible but the deadbolt did not function since the door clearly had to be broken into a few times. I never felt safe. Oh and I also had to stand outside for an hour at night while the person operating the lock at the door wasn’t answering. I will never stay here again. Condemn the place.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

William

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

TJ

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

James, Torrance, CA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was literally located in a very ghetto. All of the surrounding places had bars on the walls. The beds were very old and lumpy; in addition, they had no top sheet. Outside, people were screaming, fighting, whistling, yelling, and panhandling ALL NIGHT. (My jacket was stolen outside its premises.) My brother had NO sleep because of the noise, and I had very little---only because I was so exhausted from the trip in. Lastly, the fire alarm was disabled, and the gas alarm appeared to be non-functioning. Expedia MUST take this hotel off its list of options; otherwise it might be liable for some of its customers.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Sirivilai

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Troy, Tulsa

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unique old historical building. Not kept up very well and a bad part of town.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Jasmine

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

Terrible hotel

We arrived and it was terrible. The guy tried to steal our personal kreditcard and the room was dirty. We booked for 3 nights but we didn't stay there. I never saw a 'hotel' like this.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I don’t like this property, dirty, unsafe, dangerous, rooms nasty, horrible experience, worst hotel ever.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Terrible location, staff was rude, and the entire encounter was extremely sketchy. When I arrived they denied that I had a reservation but after over twenty minutes on the phone gave me a key to my room and never asked for a deposit or credit card. When I checked out the man just said “ok, that’s it.” Super strange and they were not friendly or helpful. In addition the elevator only worked from the second floor up and the bathrooms were disgusting. I would not recommend to anyone. Cut costs elsewhere if you can.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The list of negatives about this hotel is appauling there is not enough space in this sqaure to write the horror novel of experience that I endured during my stay . I travel a lot and have been to LOTS of hotels and this one by FAR HANDS DOWN IS THE WORST .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019