Union Square Hotel, San Francisco, Smell

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Union Square Hotel	Average Price: $191 Check Rates

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114 Powell Street

San Francisco, 94102 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 10 of 110
Average review rating: 3.53

OpinionWell Value Index: 5

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (2) , Expedia (38) , Travelocity (16) , TripAdvisor (397) , YahooTravel (12)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (1/5 issues found)

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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. This made for a musty room and the smell was already poor upon move in.

"You get what you pay for " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/23/2012 Vote

2. I honestly felt as though I was walking into a former brothel complete with the look and smell.

"You get what you pay for " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/23/2012 Vote

3. The hallways smelled, yuck.

"STAY AWAY! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/3/2012 Vote

4. The one downside was the smell of chinese food froom the nearby restaurant that seemed to penetrate into the hotel.

"Nice hotel at a nice price " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/21/2011 Vote

5. Some of the rooms and hallways smell like the thai restaurant located below the hotel, even on the top floor (at least this as true for 628).

"Great place to inflict your yappy dogs on strangers! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/6/2011 Vote

6. Though the room we stayed in was small, it looked and smelled clean.

"Home away from home " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/5/2011 Vote

7. The sheets smelled, there were pubic hairs on them, and it was blatantly obvious that the beds had been made but the sheets hadn't been changed.

"Can't fault location, but sadly can fault almost everything else " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/13/2011 Vote

8. As I opened the bedroom door the smell of mustiness hit our nostrils and as we entered the room we found that the room was not big enough to swing a cat.

"This hotel NOT recommended " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/13/2011 Vote

9. The room was also very musty smelling and the hallway smelled of urine.

"Bait and Switch advertising, Bugs in Bed! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/27/2011 Vote

10. The room had an odd, musty smell, like an old basement.

"great location, disappointing rooms " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/13/2011 Vote