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Hotel California San Francisco	Average Price: $165 Check Rates

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580 Geary Street

San Francisco, 94102 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 45 of 110
Average review rating: 3.59

OpinionWell Value Index: 3

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (58) , MyTravelGuide (20) , Travelocity (7) , TripAdvisor (263) , YahooTravel (9)

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

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1. Overall I rate this hotel in a mostly positive manor, but there are enough negatives for me to consider another hotel that may be quieter and parking cost competitive when I book again.

"mixed bag, some good some not " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/30/2012 Vote

2. The negatives you should be aware of, is that on Geary and Powell St.

"mixed bag, some good some not " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/30/2012 Vote

3. The negatives: The hotel smells awful upon entering the lobby and throughout.

"There are better options in San Fran... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/19/2011 Vote

4. The only thing that was negative was that there was no air conditioning.

"Nice place to stay in Union Square area " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/28/2011 Vote

5. The positives were enough to offset the negatives - thus my average rating rating.

"Average stay. Definite pros and cons. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/23/2010 Vote

6. A final major negative for my trip was the wireless internet connection.

"Average stay. Definite pros and cons. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/23/2010 Vote

7. Despite the few negative things I would stay there again.

"Great location but noisy " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/22/2010 Vote

8. One negative that bothered my friend was garbage pickup outside at 6 AM, but I slept through it.

"Great time. " Read full review on Expedia 9/1/2009 Vote

9. Mini negative: young lady at desk when we finished dinner about 9pm was not into eye contact and in response to my question of whether there would be newspapers in the lobby in the morning responded, 'no'.

"Delivers as Advertised " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/30/2007 Vote

10. Overall, the value and location of the hotel far outweigh the negatives of the Hotel California.

"The Good & the Bad on Hotel California " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/2/2007 Vote