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Whitcomb San Fransico

Average Price: $210  
 
Hotel Class:
1231 Market Street
San Francisco, 94103 View map  
3-Star Hotel Rank: 13 of 110
Average review rating: 3.29
OpinionWell Value Index: 6
Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (8) , Expedia (66) , MyTravelGuide (618) , Travelocity (38) , TripAdvisor (775) , YahooTravel (26)
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Room Traveler Insight - Room Odors
Appears in 1184 comments. 
61% wrote positive comments about room
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1. Room was ok and clean, the drains are slow, the heater and AC make a lot of noise and smell badly enough to turn off so you can sleep.
"Whitcomb is 2 blocks from drug deal central for the city " Read full review on TripAdvisor   4/28/2012 Vote      
2. Please believe the bad reviews this is the worst hotel I have ever been to I understand it is old but the smell in the hotel I checked in around 1am it was dark dusty the lobby the rooms had oders the star rating is wrong it is a one star the homless all over when checking in the front desk gave me a reciept to sign for check in and thhe rate was way less then what I paid to hotwire they had a room rack rate they tried to tell me it was the wrong paper with my name on it the first room smelled so bad they moved me to the next it smelled the sink was helled up by 4x4 wood this should just become a shelter.
"sha,NY " Read full review on TripAdvisor   4/23/2012 Vote      
3. First of all the hallways to the rooms smell like a boys locker room.
"Why is this hotel still in business. " Read full review on TripAdvisor   2/29/2012 Vote      
4. I did not experience the musty smell that others complain about, the rooms were clean.
"Mediocre " Read full review on TripAdvisor   2/27/2012 Vote      
5. The room smells unclean.
"Don't get mislead by the Grand Lobby " Read full review on TripAdvisor   12/17/2011 Vote      
6. The corridor areas smell damp and the rooms for what is supposed to be a 4star hotel are very poor.
"Old and tired in unsafe area. " Read full review on TripAdvisor   11/10/2011 Vote      
7. On my first night the hallway smelled of marijuana and tobacco smoke even though most of the rooms had No Smoking signs posted.
"Nice Stay with Complications " Read full review on TripAdvisor   9/14/2011 Vote      
8. The room had a musty smell, but I found if I had the a/c fan on it cleared up a bit.
"Central location, but sketchy neighbourhood " Read full review on TripAdvisor   7/17/2011 Vote      
9. To make matters worse, once I did check into my room, I discovered the room smelled musty too, the outlets by the desk did not work, and the remote to the TV was a waste of time.
"Musty Indifference Greets You at the Front Door " Read full review on TripAdvisor   5/16/2011 Vote      
10. It was as much the smell of cannabis coming from the party room as the noise which was the issue.
"An interesting experience....but one I'd probably repeat " Read full review on TripAdvisor   1/29/2011 Vote      
11. It was as much the smell of cannabis coming from the party room as the noise which was the issue.
"An interesting experience....but one I'd probably repeat " Read full review on TripAdvisor   1/29/2011 Vote      
12. The room smelled a bit, very old but bedding thank god looked clean and I slept pretty good.
"DON'T STAY HERE " Read full review on TripAdvisor   1/26/2011 Vote      
13. The room smelled a bit, very old but bedding thank god looked clean and I slept pretty good.
"DON'T STAY HERE " Read full review on TripAdvisor   1/26/2011 Vote      
14. My sister-in-law's room next door smelled of toxic mold.
"GROSSSSSS!!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor   11/7/2010 Vote      
15. My sister-in-law's room next door smelled of toxic mold.
"GROSSSSSS!!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor   11/7/2010 Vote      
16. No breeze from our room, which would have been ok if the air conditioner had not smelled like death.
"Great Location! Horrible smell from the Air Conditioner!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor   9/1/2010 Vote      
17. No breeze from our room, which would have been ok if the air conditioner had not smelled like death.
"Great Location! Horrible smell from the Air Conditioner!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor   9/1/2010 Vote      
18. Rooms are old, carpet wasn't fully clean in the room, bathroom wasn't fully cleaned and looked a bit dirty The rooms smelled bad Police Sirens at nightPeople screaming at night No ViewThis is not a five star clean hotel.
"This is not the best nor the worst place " Read full review on TripAdvisor   8/29/2010 Vote      
19. I've noticed that in most hotels there are strange smells, either in the lobby or the room.
"Pleasantly surprised! " Read full review on TripAdvisor   2/15/2010 Vote      
20. The hallways did have a musty smell and the room had a distinct smell like mothballs.
"Beautiful historic hotel " Read full review on Expedia   1/15/2010 Vote      
21. Rooms are clean, but the first non-smoking room I lived in has smoke smell, so I changed to another one on second day.
"I’d like choose another hotel near downtown to live if I go San Francisco again " Read full review on Expedia   1/6/2010 Vote      
22. Room had a noticeable smoke smell but nothing major.
"Great Location! " Read full review on Expedia   11/3/2009 Vote      
23. Aside from the musty smell in the room, it was nice.
"Nice Historic Hotel " Read full review on Expedia   9/23/2009 Vote      
24. The room was nicely decorated however there were parts in the hotel that looked quite old and run down (fitness center smelled musty and was old looking).
"Close to tourist attractions " Read full review on TripAdvisor   9/3/2009 Vote      
25. The old smell was very overwhelming, there has to be some kind of way to make the rooms smell less old.
"Needs an upgrade " Read full review on Travelocity   4/1/2009 Vote      
26. The service of the staff was fine however walking to our room I was kind of struck by the moldy/mildew smell of the hallways.
"Kinda Nice But.... " Read full review on TripAdvisor   12/2/2008 Vote      
27. The room itself was ok however did smell (air freshener?) when we entered and had to open all windows as it was that bad.
"Was OK " Read full review on TripAdvisor   6/16/2008 Vote      
28. It would be necessary that they renovate the rooms, because ours had a smell reminding us of recent centuries.
"Fair location but a bit oldfashioned " Read full review on TripAdvisor   6/1/2008 Vote      
29. Further, the rooms have a musty smell, and you better bring drinks because the tap water is terrible and the vending machine was out of water and juice.
"Do Not Stay Here " Read full review on TripAdvisor   4/3/2008 Vote      
30. ) The hallway leading to rooms has a 'funky' smell ( combination hospital and restaurant smell.
"Friendly staff and affordable! " Read full review on TripAdvisor   3/16/2008 Vote      
31. The halls do have a bit of a strange smell, though we did not find that to be the case in our room.
"This is San Francisco. " Read full review on TripAdvisor   1/9/2008 Vote      
32. The room had a strong smell of disinfectant, that took a while to get used to.
"Decent Hotel in a mediocre neighborhood " Read full review on TripAdvisor   12/23/2007 Vote      
33. The hotel room was large and clean, but was dimmly lit and had a musty smell.
"Okay hotel in a bad neighborhood " Read full review on TripAdvisor   7/25/2007 Vote      
   
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