Clift Hotel, San Francisco, Pretentious

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34th

Out of 493

Clift Hotel	Average Price: $283 Check Rates

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495 Geary Street

San Francisco, 94102 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 21 of 37
Average review rating: 3.6

OpinionWell Value Index: 3

Traveler reviews analyzed: YahooTravel (60) , MyTravelGuide (209) , Travelocity (14) , Expedia (62) , TripAdvisor (753)

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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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bar (3) cool (2) dark (2) desk (2) helpful (2) hotel (6) indifferent (2) liked (4) nice (2) not (2) room (2) rude (2) staff (6)

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1. The hotel is cool and contemporary without being W-like pretentious.

"THE BEST HOTEL IN THE US - BAR NONE! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/9/2012 Vote

2. Although this hotel was very lovely and very chic, It was slightly without substance and quite pretentious for my tastes.

"Very chic, but quite pretentious " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/31/2011 Vote

3. The bar is pretentious and dark, very over-hyped with lots of blonde girls in very short dresses waiting tables.

"Overrated hotel in a great location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/27/2011 Vote

4. The bell staff and restaurant waiters were very helpful and friendly but the front desk staff that we dealt with were pretentious, rude and provided poor customer service.

"Huge disappointment " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/3/2011 Vote

5. If you like pretentious hotels with indifferent staff stay here.

"Thinks it's too cool for school " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/9/2011 Vote

6. If you like pretentious hotels with indifferent staff stay here.

"Thinks it's too cool for school " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/27/2010 Vote

7. Yes, the decor is a little pretentious, and if you don't want to pay $18 for a martini in a dark room, cross the street to The Owl Tree for a drink or three.

"Location, Location, Location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/5/2009 Vote

8. Staff were nice but quite pretentious.

"Great Location but small rooms " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/19/2008 Vote

9. Then in the evening, we went to the ridiculously pretentious bar.

"Clift Hotel--Roach Hotel?? " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/14/2008 Vote

10. I would agree that some of the staff can be less than enthused by your questions or can seem pretentious, but overall, they were very helpful.

"Great location, subpar service and amenities " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/7/2008 Vote