Golden Gate Hotel

Loved the elevator

Con’s: Had one of the tons with a shared bath. The bathroom for was malfunctioning, continuously locking you in our out! Very scary later at night! Water pressure was more on our floor, and shower temp was burning hot on our floor, freezing cold on another floor, and finally “just right” yet a third floor. This is crazy and unacceptable! We complained several times. There is an extreme shortage of staff. I blame the management for this f debacle. Sure, it was lower price, but having to go to other floors just to take a shower?!? TV didn’t work until a staff member fixed that problem. Again, managers fault! Staff was doing their best.

A great pet friendly hotel right by Union Square! Great location and great prices. There is a $20 amenity fee per day that I wasn’t expecting though. Breakfast was ok (eggs, sausage, toast, yogurt, fruit, cereal, oatmeal, coffee, tea, milk). They have a cat who lives in the lobby named Skittles and she is adorable! It does NOT smell like urine (like another review said). Our room was quiet, cozy, clean, and we felt safe. We wish that there was a refrigerator in the room. We gave them an 8/10 overall. We would recommend them!

We were only there one night. Got in late. Had to go to another hotel 1/2 a block down the street to check in. Had to go back to that other hotel for breakfast. Breakfast was good though. It seems like the place is being neglected. Room was not bad, sufficient for one night. Easy parking across the street.

The only issue was that there was no housekeeping during my three-night stay, even after I reminded the front desk in the morning. That was a little disappointing. Overall, it was still a comfortable stay, and I would recommend this hotel for its cleanliness, breakfast, and convenient location.

Definitely in a great location, the hotel itself had a lot of charm, I liked that it had the antique elevator and the building was historic. Oh and the cat! We don’t have any complaints, just be aware it’s an old building and it will have its eccentricities.

Friendly

Would definitely choose this place again if I choose to travel to San Francisco again. We had a great time and enjoyed our stay.

And the room smaller than what do you see in the pictures

It's barebones but it works and the people are lovely.

Great location, cute cat! Beautiful elevator

The breakfast was good. Terrible coffee. The window in my room didn’t lock, and there was access to the room via a fire escape. There was only 1 shared bathroom on each floor for 10 rooms.

Although we were happy about the location the lack of in suite bathroom was painful. Also, Golden Gate has a permanent resident, Skittels the cat. For the person with allergies I do not recommend.

When I got to the hotel, it actually said it was CLOSED and I had to complete check in at a hotel down the street (despite already having a bunch of luggage to carry around). Was very strange. Breakfast was also at the other hotel (although it was actually very good). Elevator is a super old vintage one with two doors and there is also a cat in residence (I do like cats, but would've liked to know in advance since my dog went a bit crazy). The photos on the walls are also old and it gave me a bit of a Haunted Mansion vibe. Luckily no ghosts.

Wasn't clear enough in the listing that it was a shared bathroom.

Skittles the cat is friendly. The owners have preserved the original victorian charm of the place. Classic San Francisco.The windows open for some fresh sea air. big old clawfoot tub and shower. Be sure and observe the dog, cat, bird and mouse in the wonderful antique elevator. And take the stairs at least once to see all the great old photos. Close to some good restaurants (Bouche and Roxanne's for instance). Two steep blocks uphill to The Masonic. Parking right across the street. We have stayed previously at the Fairmont and Mark Hopkins and we now prefer this place. Real old San Francisco feel. Nothing not to like.

The Golden Gate Hotel is a cozy little place in a great location. We live in a Victorian house, so this felt just like home. The elevator is too cool and we enjoyed all the vintage pictures. The rooms were very clean and the staff is extremely friendly and accommodating. We would love to visit again someday. Decaf options would have been nice.

No air circulation, small room.

I know there is a cat in the hotel but the smell of cat urine is quite strong. The room was clean, although TV and some plus sockets were not working. Bed and shower were very good. I preferred staying at the Cornell Hotel 2 minutes down the road!

Didn’t have time to try it for our stay.