Touchstone Hotel, San Francisco, Smell

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Out of 493

Touchstone Hotel	Average Price: $108 Check Rates

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480 Geary Street

San Francisco, 94102 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 31 of 119
Average review rating: 2.7

OpinionWell Value Index: 2

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (28) , TripAdvisor (115) , YahooTravel (8)

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. The room did smell a little musky, but after the first day I didn't notice it as much and opened my windows to air it out.

"Great Location, Decent Value " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/26/2011 Vote

2. It was old, drab, dingy, felt institutional, the size of a closet, smelled like industrial disinfectant and had stains on the bedspread and carpet.

"Mixed feelings, excellent internet special rate, you get what you pay for. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/24/2010 Vote

3. In the mornings, you can smell the restaurant downstairs, and that is good.

"Strange but OK " Read full review on Expedia 1/27/2010 Vote

4. This place smells like it is two hundred years old, but again, it is an old place.

"Strange but OK " Read full review on Expedia 1/27/2010 Vote

5. It was clean but smell bad I think because it's old.

"For the price, the location was good " Read full review on Expedia 9/15/2009 Vote

6. It smells.

"good among cheapests " Read full review on Expedia 8/27/2008 Vote

7. The two night I stayed, I had to use an oil burner to mask the smell of the hotel.

"Bates Motel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/13/2007 Vote

8. The elevator and the halls smell very bad.

"Bates Motel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/13/2007 Vote

9. The first thing that hit us was the overwhelming smell of Lysol to cover up the urine stench of the room.

"One step up from "pay by the hour" " Read full review on YahooTravel 2/20/2007 Vote

10. Once she gave us our keys and we went upstairs, we were turned off by the odd smells and dark, creepy hallways.

"Almost a jail cell " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/11/2006 Vote