Dakota Hotel

Hotel was descent, right next to union square and about a mile 30 minute walk from fisherman’s wharf. Very convenient. Hotel was clean, receptionist was nice and helpful. There’s a shuttle that will take you from the airport to the hotel so that was nice. Also, hotel has a great view of the city but we were on the 7^th floor. There’s breakfast in the morning, and wifi. I would definitely stay here again. Make sure to get a private room.

The structure is old and poorly maintained. The bathroom smelled of mildew and the room was small and very tight to be considered a suite. The elevator broke down and the staff was cavalierly unmotivated to rectify the situation with any urgency. The staff did not record my payment when I checked in and snidely asked that I provide my receipt as proof before I checked out and I had to give a $ 10 deposit for a room key to the room I paid (far more than it was worth) for and was assigned. When you travel and pay for accommodation it should be just that, accommodating. You should also feel secure and comfortable and I was absolutely not during my stay. The entire experience was unacceptable and will never happen again.

Best hostel around! Friendly employees & fantastic management! It’s nice to hang out with nice people & this place has tons

I stayed here one night. The front desk guy was very helpful and nice upon check in. The elevator is charming, original to the building. I was in room 606 and I shared with 4 guys. They were respectful (I’m female). I love the claw foot tub! But I was informed to be careful as using the tub could flood as the pipes are old. Lots of charm and free breakfast too.

So this hotel is getting a 4 stars because it’s in a prime location by Union Square. From this hotel you can walk to a lot of great places for shopping, dining & night life. Do not come here if you’re looking for a quiet place in the city. You will be able to hear the hustle & bustle of the street. I chose this place for my stay in the city because of it’s location & it’s relatively cheap cost compared to other hotels in this area. My room had a private bathroom & clawfoot tub with vintage tiles. My bed was too soft & I found hair on my sheets that were not mine. The sheet was stained (it looked like an old stain that couldn’t be removed from washing it) & the bed cover was pilled but I couldn’t complain too much because I loved the location & low cost. During check-​in you’re required to give a $ 10 deposit fee that you get back @ the end of your stay. They have specials & social events in the hotel each night. Wednesday was pasta night. On the weekend they have a barhopping night. They have complimentary breakfast in the basement that is pretty much just toast with your choice of Nutella or jam. The hotel is a charming because of it’s old elevator & quirky lobby décor & library. The man I checked in with was eating when I came so his mouth was full & I had to wait for him to finish chewing before he could assist me. There’s no hotel parking but there’s a parking garage one street over on Sutter & it’s 26 for an entire day/​overnight if you’re a hotel guest. Towels & soap were given. The room has a TV with surprisingly @ least 5 Vietnamese channels.

I stayed here a few weeks ago with my friends for pride weekend. needless to say we won’t be back. From the minute we walked in the door it was creepy. The front desk guy had no shirt on when we walked in and my friend saw him doing weird shit with his hand. Fill in the blanks. Anyways he then runs out of the room for five minutes while we wait to be checked in. He then proceeds to give us attitude. His name is torri by the way. We go to our room and the door doesn’t lock. We go to take a shower and the tub is old school style and moves when u move in the shower. Not safe. Me and my friend were on the old scjool elevator and when we got to our floor, because someone requested the elevator on the bottom floor it dropped us 6 floors. so scary. any who, we will not be back and I’m adamant on getting a refund. This place is a joke and needs to be shut down.

The Dakota Hotel is sawwwweet. Part of the Adelaide Hostel family, the Dakota features some more up market private rooms along with dorms for ladies and gents. The private room we had was on the top floor — king bed, enormous Victorian style windows and claw foot tub in the ensuite. Room had fridge and TV, but most exciting is the wicked sick old school elevator in the building, it rattles a bit but like any well maintained mechanical device, it has it’s ups and downs ;)

Nice hotel. Didn’t have any problems or concerns. Complimentary breakfast was nice despite only a few options between bread and bagels but other than that it is a nice hotel and a fair price.

Love the dinners cooked by tye and rob on Mondays and Wednesday. I know they are awesome cooks so I would love to see what else they could do in the kitchen! They need gluten free bread in the AM though.

Booked a dorm room at the Adelaide hostel during the last week of December, but was redirected to the Dakota hotel. Really nice place, with a cool vibe. Staff is very friendly, welcoming and make their best so you have a good time.
They have social events every night, so it’s a perfect place to meet new people and have fun. The first night we stayed they had a free pasta dinner for everyone. The night after, there was a wine & cheese evening where they made extra food for everyone. After everyone finished eating, tables were pushed aside to make room for dancing. The lounge on the main floor is cozy, and is good place to hang out and socialize. Many thanks to Tye, Olivia, Tony, Fernando, and others for making our stay great!
Location is perfect, right in the middle of the action downtown, close to everything: restaurants, bars, shops, theatres, groceries, etc.
Dorm rooms have a small mini fridge, private bathroom and lockers. Compared to other hostels I’ve stayed at, beds are very comfortable and the place is clean and well-​maintained.
Best free breakfast I’ve ever had at a hostel: tons of different jams, spreads (mmm nutella), bread and bagels to choose from, milk, coffee, orange juice, oatmeal, etc.
If you want to cook your own food the kitchen is well equipped for that, and clean.
Overall great, fun and affordable place to stay downtown. Would totally recommend this place to a friend!

Great service, clean rooms. There is a fully usable kitchen available downstairs where you can cook your own food or eat from the free breakfast every morning. Sometimes they do free pasta nights and things like that.
Wi-​Fi connection is way above the American average. It is reliable and kind of fast. There are plugs everywhere in the hotel, so this is a very computer friendly hotel.
Location is awesome! There is a Whole Foods and a Trader Joe’s in walking distance and a liquor store right next door in case you need anything essential quickly.
Union Square is a couple minutes walk. There are cafés, restaurants and every kind of things to do in near. I heard they are opening some kind of live escape game from Hollywood near too called PanIQ Room, which we heard awesome things about. Plus there are always people inside the lobby or downstairs, so you will not be bored!
Parking is around 20 dollars per day.
Overall: completely satisfied.

2,5/5e went to Dakota Hotel via an Adelaide Hostel Booking. Here is the result :
— staff unfriendly ! Not even a smile. We seemed to disturb them.
— private room clean /​private bathroom too
— very very noisy place. Windows are not good enough to keep the heavy sound from the street until 4am.
— good location in San Francisco
— price ok compare to others places

Stayed at this Hostel for a week. It’s actually very nice. High season can get a bit pricey, but it’s worth it. Walking distance to Bart, shopping, North Beach, Nob HIll, Market Street. Most dorms are 4 beds with private bathroom, which is cleaned everyday. Beds aren’t the best but the rooms are clean and the vibe is very chill. They do free dinners, free breakfast, and pub crawls. Overall, very good hostel.

I have stayed here twice, and would definitely stay here again. The location is hard to beat, the rooms are clean and comfortable, the view from the window is great, and the price is very affordable. People who work here are very nice and accommodating, there are lots of great restaurants in the area to have dinner at (try Ryoko’s right next to it!), and free breakfast is a nice touch (you can also buy stuff at the supermarket and eat it in their kitchen, they provide coffee/​milk, as well as breads/​bagels, jams, nutela, cream cheese, all the basics). The fact that it is associated with Adelaide hostel (I would call Dakota a hostel, too, just with individual rooms), there a lots of young people staying here, and if you are bored and want to socialize, it’s easy: just come down to their hall on one of the evenings, and take part in one of their free events (such as «cheese and wine,» «bar crawl,» etc.)

The Extremely considerate staff helped us plan rooms for 50 people on a very short notice. We had a great time, and the place looked awesome!

I stayed here a night over Thanksgiving weekend and what a treat. So much love and amazing vibes, especially from Bobby (friendliest gentleman ever with awesome dreads and a beautiful heart). Bobby really made this trip extra special, accommodating to all my questions and needs. Really elegant space at the sister hostel, the Adelaide, where I stayed. Comfortable beds, free breakfast, and beautiful common area. Really enjoyed my stay, especially because they were able to accommodate my 40+ friends who were also staying at the hostel with me, and we all left with smiles.

I am absolutely thrilled with my stay at The Dakota Hotel! The staff there was especially amazing and accommodating since I was checking in 40 people! I especially want to thank Bobby and Suprita for putting up with all our demands. The rooms were clean, they allowed us to extend check out time a bit, we had so much fun in the common room and it was in the perfect location! We all had an amazing time and cannot wait to go back and do it again. Thank you Dakota Hotel staff for helping to keep my friends all together and make it the best birthday weekend of my life!

Jenn, PJ and Nicole were all fantastic help to us during our stay here. Great value rooms and so close to Union Square. PJ advised us to get a 7 day muni card (28 dollars and valid on cable cars, buses and BART) which was a huge help. Jenn was always friendly and helped us organise transport to the airport at the end of our stay. Nicole advised us on places near by to eat and drink at reasonable prices. The room was clean and very comfy bed! It came with a tv, fridge and microwave which was very handy for a long term stay. The kitchen in the basement was also useful for preparing your own meals. Highly recommend the fruit and oatmeal breakfast! Great staff ideal location would definitely return!

# tl;Dr
Beware bed bugs at this location. ONE bite put me in the hospital for 3 nights.
Dakota Hotel rents private rooms through Adelaide Hostel, so if you are booking at Adeleide — This review is for you.
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# The Long version
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Do you ever get a feeling when you walk into a place… that something is not right?
If that establishment is a hotel, it’s the bed bugs looming in the shadows of which you have just uncannily been made aware.
Welcome to Adelaide’s Dakota Hotel.
I have stayed at Adelaide in the past, and the way it worked out is that we were put up in an Adelaide private room. This shaped my expectation for future stay.
Not on this night.
They sent us across the road. My view was too nice. My linens too fine. It jut didn’t add up to a measly $ 109 a night.
While I love Adelaide, and will probably eventually get over my bum-​hurt wants to put them through a legal suit for sending me to a hotel room that would send me to the hospital for three days, my recommendation is that if you like this place, or want to return to this place with a consistent experience, ensure that you are booking INSIDE of adelaide. MAKE THEM promise (they wont). If they wont promise a private INSIDE of Adelaide, then book a dorm OR GO elsewhere.
Bed bugs are nasty creatures. One bedbug bite on my wrist compounded into acute lymphangitis, and 3 nights in the hospital over Fleet Weekend.
I also missed my reservation at Scoma’s in Sausiltio, my other bookings at Club Quarters, and a nice bike ride over GG Bridge. I spent months planning a perfectly executed SF Fleet Weekend vacation, which on the bright side, my east-​cost dweller parents still got to enjoy together in romantic seclusion. Oh well.
# BACK TO THE POINT
Bed Bugs are serious business, and they live at Hotel Dakota.
The array of repercussions that might result of a single bed bug bite aren’t worth the money you might save on a night or two at this hotel — DONT DO IT!
Go to the Ocean Beach Motel instead.

Highly recomended for those who want a centralized hostel in SF with all the amenities and comfort/​cleanliness of a hotel.
My boyfriend and I have stayed here a total of a month on and off for the past 2 months. The staff is extremely helpful and understanding (I can be a complainer… says my BF).
We stayed in their spacious private rooms for very good rates. Awesome old Victorian bathrooms and tons of light from the 5 windows. (also included fridge, microwave and TV in the room) Only had problem with Wi-​Fi during current stay but the comfort level was worth not getting my Netflix.
The kitchen and common areas are clean and fully stocked. The Irish man who helped with my few requests is prompt and kind. The woman with her chuiawa is cheerful and quick.
We’ve been hosteling for two months and so far I’ve been impressed.
4 stars!