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Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience

Property class: 1.5

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Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Breakfast available
  • Business services
  • Housekeeping
The current price is $96
$82 nightly
$96 total
Total with taxes and fees
Nov 1 - Nov 2

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1353 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA, 94109
  • Place, The Regency Ballroom
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Van Ness Avenue
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Great American Music Hall
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Airport, San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Room options

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Bed in 6 Beds Female Dormitory Ensuite

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Superior Queen Room with Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A bedroom with a red wall, a bed with a dark cover, a guitar, a desk with a lamp, and a window with red curtains.

Traditional Room, 1 Queen Bed, Shared Bathroom

7.6 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A bedroom with a bed, bedside tables, a mirror, and a window with red curtains.

Janis Joplin Room, King Bed, Private bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Bed in 4 Beds Female Dormitory

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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A bedroom with a green accent wall, a bed with dark bedding, a guitar on the wall, and a framed poster.

Green Day Room with Shared Bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a window with red curtains, a lamp, a guitar, and various wall decorations.

Grateful Dead Room with Shared Bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A bedroom with a bed, a guitar, a window with curtains, and various wall decorations including posters and framed pictures.

Metallica Room with Shared Bathroom

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A compact, well-lit room with a bunk bed, a small desk with a mirror, and a sink.

Single Bed in Female 2 Bed Capsule Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bunk Bed

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A compact, well-lit room with a bunk bed, a small desk with a mirror, and a sink.

Comfort Shared Dormitory (Single Bed in 2 Bed Male Capsule Room)

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bunk Bed

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A train compartment with bunk beds, a shelf unit, and a window with red curtains.

Single Bed in 4 Bed Male Capsule Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(11 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bunk Bed

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A train compartment with bunk beds, a shelf unit, and a window with red curtains.

Single Bed in 4 Bed Female Capsule Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bunk Bed

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A compact, modern room with bunk beds labeled 01 and 02, a small kitchenette, and a hanging light fixture.

Single Bed in 6 Bed Male Capsule Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bunk Bed

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A compact, modern room with bunk beds labeled 01 and 02, a small kitchenette, and a hanging light fixture.

Single Bed in 6 Bed Female Capsule Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bunk Bed

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About the neighborhood

San Francisco

With a stay at Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience, you'll be centrally located in San Francisco, steps from The Regency Ballroom and within a 10-minute walk of Great American Music Hall. .This hotel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Dragon's Gate and 1 mi (1.6 km) from Warfield Theatre.

What's nearby

  • The Regency Ballroom - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Van Ness Avenue - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Great American Music Hall - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • SF Masonic Auditorium - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Warfield Theatre - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles

Getting around

  • California St & Polk St Stop - 3 min walk
  • San Francisco Station - 4 min drive
  • San Francisco Intl. Airport (SFO) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kuma Sushi + Sake - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Juniper - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Meski - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪El Lopo - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Lush Lounge - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience

Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience offers 36 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and complimentary toiletries. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. This San Francisco hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Additionally, rooms include portable fans and blackout drapes/curtains. Irons/ironing boards, hair dryers, and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 36 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a communal living room, and tour/ticket assistance.
Local cuisine breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to noon for a fee.
Featured amenities include a computer station, express check-in, and express check-out.
Local cuisine breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and noon.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily local cuisine breakfast available 7:00 AM to noon for a fee: USD 8.50 per person

Family friendly

  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Art Deco architecture
  • Built in 1907
  • Communal living room
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Portable fan

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Wednesday - Monday (9:00 AM - 11:00 PM) and Tuesday - Tuesday (10:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email with check-in instructions and lockbox information; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk, lockbox

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 10 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 15.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

  • American Express
  • Discover
  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for local cuisine breakfast: approximately USD 8.50 per person
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Music City Hotel San Francisco
Encore Express Hostel
Encore Express Hostel San Francisco
Encore Express San Francisco
Music City San Francisco
Music City Hotel
Music City Hotel Home of the San Francisco Music Hall of Fame

Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 215 out of 580 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 137 out of 580 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 119 out of 580 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 62 out of 580 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 47 out of 580 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great experience, staff, and location.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the hotel and would totally stay here again next time I or friends visit San Francisco
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Honestly, it was a jam. Best hostel in the city probably.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed the Janis Joplin room, easy to stay with nice staff members.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff Great environment Clean room Clean community bathroom. Nice location
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Danny is the best host ever. And he has awesome hair too.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wowww amazing experience here
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were great, the room was clean, my roomies were polite.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was epic. I loved being surrounded by music history. I wish there was an elevator. We had so much heavy staff but at the end of our stay a staff member helped us with the luggage. There was no coffee on the weekends. The microwave should be in another place. I enjoyed my stay in general.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Made
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff was great, room was nice
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great vibes. Very professional and friendly staff. One block from Polk. Plenty of food options.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was excellent and helpful, great location and fun atmosphere that you don't get in most other hotels/hostels. Shared rooms are well above industry standard as far as privacy goes, however the mattresses in the pods range from poor to bad, and depending on the location of your room, the downstairs music area can become quite the distraction. Not luxury by any means but more than serviceable for the rates.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Felt like a rockstar during my stay. I like their housekeeping eveyday!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Clean room, cool atmosphere, and staff were very nice
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
False advertisement, it smells bad . Once I went in the room the other women that was in there had it looking like a roomer house.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best place to stay ;)
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's probably one of my favorite hotels I've ever stayed at.. definitely in the top 3.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service
Spotless and courteous. Old building though.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The most convenient place to stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great stay

Great place to stay. Got a single room might try the shared rooms next time.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My vibe I have a passion for music. This the place for the soul tribe.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I will never not stay here if I am traveling to San Fran.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025