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Holiday Inn San Francisco	Average Price: $190 Check Rates

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1300 Columbus Avenue

San Francisco, 94133 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 31 of 110
Average review rating: 3.56

OpinionWell Value Index: 5

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (65) , MyTravelGuide (1475) , Travelocity (33) , TripAdvisor (771) , YahooTravel (17)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (3/5 issues found)

Is this hotel safe to book? See the trends in negative comments below to find out the real deal before you commit:

Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	Recent comments complained about room smell.
Parking Fees:	Recent comments complained about parking fees.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. Everything was clean and there were no weird smells.

"Roomy and Comfortable " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/21/2012 Vote

2. loud, old, was exchaling some terrible smell of burned oil and chemicals.

"the only what saves it is the location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/19/2012 Vote

3. When we opened the door to our room, my youngest child commented that the room smelled like dirt (there was an odd odor to it).

"Worst night of sleep ever " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/30/2012 Vote

4. Also when I was there the lobby smelled a little funky .

"It's alright. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/27/2012 Vote

5. It is a little run down, our bathroom was dirty (hair on the floor, water spilled on the counter) upon our arrival and the room smelled really bad.

"Not worth the price! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/11/2011 Vote

6. smell of dennies on ground floor not pleasant as you enter.

"DO NOT STAY IN ANNEX " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/8/2011 Vote

7. Annex building dismal and has a smell.

"DO NOT STAY IN ANNEX " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/8/2011 Vote

8. We were located in the Beach building down the road which smells of the 24hr fast-food restaurant in the lobby.

"Disappointing " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/17/2011 Vote

9. The entrance was through a covered car park and past a Denny's which filled the lobby with a greasy fast food smell.

"Expensive and Blah " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/31/2011 Vote

10. There was also a Denny's location in our building and it smelled like old fried food grease every time we walked through the lobby.

"Worth the money we paid. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/4/2011 Vote