Hotel Whitcomb San Francisco

We found the staff at Whitcomb to be very friendly and the rooms pretty much what we expected for an older building but the area is what killed it for us. On the first night we got in late form the airport so we went straight to bed only to lay there listening to people fighting and yelling out the front. The next morning we got up to go for a walk to get some breakfast and within 5 minutes we saw one guy vomiting in the middle of the road and then another guy urinating on the sidewalk! The whole area is full of homeless people and people on drugs (apparently its ok to smoke crack pipes in broad daylight in SF) We where in NYC only the week before and we felt a lot safer walking around there even at night time. There are some beautiful areas around SF but unfortunately you need to walk trough so much filth to get to them from Whitcomb that we ened up just getting taxis out the front to get out of the area, so in the end with all the money we spent on taxis we could have just stayed at a place in a nice area.

Hotel Whitcomb is a historic hotel with comfortable accomodations in the heart of the city. With the Bart/Muni station steps from the door the entire city is footsteps away. The hotel offers a lot of character, although the rooms are a bit dingy. Particularly, the bathrooms. However, the bed are quite comfortable and that's what's most important. And the staff is pleasant.

You have to want to be in the Markets Street area, it's not Union Square! Neighborhood is not night time safe for children. But the price is right. You can save hundreds of dollars a night staying at the Whitcomb.

The hotel was beautiful, neighborhood was a little sketchy. Front desk seemed under staffed. It was worth what we paid for it.

My wife and I visited San Francisco for 4 days and stayed at Hotel Whitcomb. The hotel is pretty old and has a sort of historic feel to it, which is great. What isn't so great is that the rooms are (at least ours was) very small and also felt dated. The hotel is just off of a MUNI/BART station which makes it excellent if you plan on travelling around the city or the Bay Area. It's not the greatest of areas other than the station. All-in-all, I would say that for the money the hotel is pretty decent if you are just looking for a bed for pretty cheap that is near a MUNI/BART station.

I was visiting SF for a conference by my self and wanted to see a bit of the city too. I booked in hurry, but later saw a bunch of negative reviews on Internet & was scared about the location of the hotel. But it turned out pretty good for me. It was just a short walk from Moscone center and was in a good spot in a sense that I could go out and be in the city. Well the fact BART was just outside helped tremendously. The inside was a small room , clean with good sheets . Although there is a Starbucks just downstairs I wanted to have coffe in my room and I asked for a coffee maker which appeared after just two phone call( it took them 2 hours). I would say for the price it was reasonable, if you want room only for sleeping at night. I also encountered a rude front desk person, but I think I am still in a good mood after my trip. The usual check in time is after 3 , I had called from airport about my flight getting there early I was told it was a good day so I could come to my room straight up, later when I showed up , I was asked to wait first for 1 hour then two more till 3, I think the people on front desk need bit more polishing in terms of being polite and political. Nevertheless I would say if you donot find anything in the city, go for Whitcomb.

The hotel is located in a not so friendly neighborhood. Staffs are friendly and nice but they can not overcome the disadvantage of old building.

I had a very good experience at the Whitcomb as a business traveler. The Whitcomb is a classic historic hotel in a convenient location within an easy walk or a short transit ride of the Moscone Center, the financial district and Union Square. The hotel is clean and the staff are friendly and helpful. While the hotel lacks some modern conveniences and the dining room is not open for dinner, the Whitcomb provides an exceptional value for a business traveler who simply wants a clean, safe and reasonably quiet place to sleep.

The staff was friendly, the beds comfortable. But outside was a little scary. Especially at night. Not bad for the money. I recommend this hotel if your on a budget .

A very pleasant surprise. Excellent spacious room in a well maintained old style hotel. Access to all public transportation is steps from the font door or valet parking can have your car for you in 5 minutes or less (other places you need to call ahead 20 minutes or more.) All of dowtown SF seems to have large numbers of homeless people but they were not aggressive panhandlers (as others had reported.) For business reasons, I reluctantly moved to another much more expensive hotel on Union SquareI, which was fine but parking was more expensive and a hassle. I would stay here again.