Renoir Hotel

I stayed there some time last year. AND THE ROOM WE WERE IN HAD BEDBUGS!!! I saw blood streaks in our bed when I woke up, they changed our room, which we should have just left but we only had one more night.
i was EATEN ALIVE… the bites didn’t show up until i got home a few days later, but it was one of the worst experiences.
Not to mention the neighborhood is not good.
But the staff was really nice.
I hate writing bad reviews, but Bedbugs are an epidemic and they need to shut this place down and take care of the problem.

Easily the WORST hotel I’ve ever stayed at. Nothing is worth the money for this value. An abysmal experience at best. The loudest internal noises I’ve ever heard in a hotel. It was worse than sleeping under a train station. Not to mention bed bugs. So glad we cheaped out on the hotel to bring those friends home.
You wouldn’t know it (unless you’re from here, I guess) that the area is a ghetto – it’s loud and infested with weirdos and druggies.
The elevator worked when it felt like it. It felt like something out of The Shining – I was just waiting for the blood to spill out.
Terrible, expensive wifi and car parking. No doubt a Rat hole. How do you rate this place? Oh, about a rat hole (That’d be somewhat less than one star).
Overall, is it better than sleeping on the streets? Probably not.

The hotel itself is ok as are the staff. Parking is very expensive we paid 100 dollars for 3 days. Now for the bad stuff once you set foot outside welcome to the jungle l would not recommend coming here with your family. A lot of homeless people and gangs walking about definitely looking over my shoulder

For 77 a night via
its not that bad; you get what you pay for people. That being said I did find my stay nicer than your average motel 6/​generic economic stay even though it lacks standard room amenities; coffee machine and refrigerator in room.
Yes, the area is questionable due to obvious transisent/​drug addict activity and noise level, but is by no means as bad as reviews state. Also, you’ll be questionable/​worried/​scared about your elevator rides.
Possibly, experience varies by what floor of the Renoir you’re on. I was on the 6^th floor. My room was clean and smelled like fresh linen throughout and had a retro feel. I really like the bathroom and closet door knob and the bathroom door had a length mirror. The noise level wasn’t that bad to me, I sadly have a roommate that blast music all day; yes you could hear random screaming at odd random hours from the 6^th floor but incidents were few and far between.
The reviews stated this place as an abysmal trashy nightmare and it’s far from that. See if you can get placed on the 5^th floor and up. I’m sad to see this hotel close for renovation on the 16^th until 2014. For the price and prime location it’s not as bad as people make it sound.
No one asked me for change or tried to sell me drugs, however a crackwh**e did tell my bf «you better keep holding her hand she’s cute» I’m not sure to be afraid or flattered.
If you are looking to save money and are a couple without kids or with friends and want to save money and be close to transit and prime destinations at a great price stay here on the upper levels.
I found it funny that inside the drawer next to the bed, there was earplugs instead of a bible.

This is definitely not a good place to stay. I had to stay here awhile back because all the hotels in the financial district were booked and this was the closest I could get. On the plus side the staff here is pretty nice, but that’s about the only positive.
We got put in a corner room, so the room was nice and big, but the hotel is very old and shows it. The walls are thin so all night I could hear conversations going on outside, the bed was very uncomfortable, bathroom door was hard to close, and the room was a little drafty.
The neighborhood is not the safest to be in either, within a few blocks of the hotel someone apparently stole something and was running from another person and they ran into my wife on their chase. As I mentioned too the walls were thin so even 3 floors up I could hear street conversations right outside the hotel and multiple times they were drug deals. Also across the street is a strip club, and most of the night the neon sign from them comes in pretty well through the curtains.
I would not come back here again, even if nothing else was available.

Alright, so ya your in the tenerloin district of san fran which is kinda nasty but you’ll be fine! As far as the area goes, nobody in our group had any problems with the people. As far as the hotel goes, they were very accomidating to us. We chose this hotel because it was centrally located to the venues we attended for concerts. We got a suite and it was nice. The room was cold and unfortunately you don’t have control over the temperature in your room but they brought a space heater right up to us when I called the front desk. My only dislike is that breakfast is not complimentary. There are plenty of food places surrounding though so it wasn’t that big of a deal. Also, they try to charge for internet in your room but don’t do it. There are plenty of other free networks available, you just have to try them.

My friend randomly hotwired this hotel and this is what they gave us: Renoir Hotel.
We had very very low expectations of this hotel based on all the Unilocal reviews. I guess it’s good to always have low expectations because it was actually better looking than we though in person! The room was definitely outdated from bathroom to the windows. At least they had a lcd screen? They need major renovations but I don’t think that would happen anytime soon. The lobby was nicer than what I envisioned! Elevators a tad slower than usual. What was funny was that our hotel and hotel room had all sorts of mixed odors. Renoir definitely challenged our sense of smells. From the reviews, some of us were a bit scared to take off our shoes or sleep on the sheets. We had our own sheets and air mattress just in case. (That’s how low of expectations we had. haha!) A bit paranoid but all in all, Renoir was not bad. not bad… from what we envisioned. If you need an iron, you have to call front desk since they have limited supplies.
Even though I gave them 2 stars, I still would never go back here or even think twice about staying here if I had to choose for a cheap price hotel.
AU REVOIR RENOIR!

I stayed at this «hotel» during an impromptu visit to the city. Where to begin?
First of all, don’t.
Don’t be fooled with the great room rate via those discount websites (i.e. Expedia, Priceline, etc.) because the low cost most definitely equal a dismal experience.
Second of all, don’t.
Don’t expect this to be anything but a glorified hostel. There’s nothing rock-​and-​roll about a tiny room with no AC, questionable cleanliness, and old windows that don’t shut and lock. And those are the pluses.
Third of all, don’t.
Don’t think you won’t be surrounded by the worst of the worst crackheads and other characters that define the scummiest part of the Tenderloin District. Because, you will in fact be smack dab in the middle of it all.
More over, their valet parking was laughable.
This hotel also employs (at least when I stayed there in October ’12) the worst valet parking company that was ever allowed to get a legitimate business license. It took 40-​minutes to retrieve my car on departure day. And it wasn’t because they couldn’t find it. They simply had the slowest ass mothereffing «staff» that was ever allowed the right to receive social security benefits. And the hotel staff couldn’t do jack shit about it.
And, lastly, don’t.
Don’t Stay Here.

My friend actually booked our stay here, so Im not sure how much it was. He told us that we were going to be near Union Square, so you could imagine my surprise when I found out we were in the Tenderloin district.
The staff is pretty friendly, but we did encounter a problem when checking in. My friend had booked on
and made the reservation for 3 people. However the Renoir charges $ 15 per person, per night for any room with more that 2 people staying.
The room we stayed in was quite small. Not much room to move around in. The bathroom was dated. Our toilet leaked on floor, the bathtub looked like it was from the 20’s, and the sink had no water pressure what so ever.
WiFi costs about $ 5 day, but there is free WiFi in the lobby. The «restaurant» connected to the hotel closes at 2pm and dont expect to even be greeted when you walk in.
The hotel is located very close to a BART/​MUNI station, so it has that going for it. There are a lot of «people of the streets» surrounding the hotel, but they wont bother you if you dont bother them.
All in all, I would say shop around before you make the decision to stay here. And if you have kids, I would definitely look else where.

I stayed at this hotel with my family in the summer of 2012. For the expensive nightly rate, I was really shocked and disappointed at the crummy accommodations and lack of service.
The room contained the bare minimum of supplies and always smelled faintly of something rotten (and we never brought food back to the room). On our second day there, the shower rod and curtains fell on my sister while she was in the shower. The hotel does not have any complimentary services (wifi, breakfast, coffee, etc) which seems absolutely ludicrous given how much guests pay per night. The elevators barely work (in fact, some nights they didn’t work at all). The staff was friendly enough, but when we brought our concerns to the manager, he was defensive and rude.
This hotel is close to the BART, which is great because there is not much to do in the neighborhood surrounding the hotel. It does not feel like a very safe neighborhood – there are homeless folks who camp out in this area.
Considering you can stay in hotel with better accommodations in a safer neighborhood for less money, I don’t know why anyone would stay at the Renoir Hotel. After three nights we left to stay somewhere else. Good riddance.

Got this place because of
I think. Boy those pictures lie. This place is a shithole. And they would not refund our money. Had to super complain to travelocity to get a $ 100 voucher.
The place smelled of old. Its right next to a strip club, one elevator works, the bathroom had tubbing you could see, the beds were old, TV was old, etc. The list goes on.
We would have done better staying at a Motel 6.
Luckily we found a good price for Holiday Inn Express which was night and day compared to this horrible hotel. I dont know how they stay in business. this place is deserted.

Once spent the night here after a bachelor party at the Market Street Cinema.
Talk about going from one open, puss-​infested sore to another.
Ya feel me???

I chose this hotel in a Travelocity package while vacationing in SF Jan 18 – 21, 2012. I read the reviews there and wasn’t too afraid. After booking I read the reviews here!!!
My bf and I had a great time. We really loved the age of the building and its charm. Everyone is right, they have 2 elevators and only 1 works – and that one is super slow! We stayed on the 6^th floor so took the stairs down but waited, several minutes sometimes, for the elevator up. That’s really my only complaint. (Well I was a little annoyed at the max volume the TV was capable of, but I wasn’t on vacation to watch TV anyway.)
All-​in-​all I would happily stay at the Hotel Renoir again. With the window closed the noise from Market Street was not noticeable (except for occasional sirens). The single king bed room was more than spacious for the two of us. Oh and I never had a problem with hot water. I got hot water in the sink and shower pretty instantaneously – although the shower water pressure was a typical hotel dribble.
As for the neighborhood, being from San Diego I’m used to riffraff on the street. Sure they’d ask for money or a cigarette but no one ever made me feel threatened. Just walk with a purpose. If, like us, you’ll be using mass transit to get around you’ll appreciate the location of this hotel.
Sure this place is not a resort or well-​known chain; and yeah, the elevator situation is pretty annoying; but if price and location are concerns (and you love the charm of great, old buildings) then this place would be just fine!

Please tourists, do not judge our lovely San Francisco by your experience at this hotel. There are many «historic» hotels in SF, so I’m not complaining about the disrepair of the place, or noise, or the poorly sealed windows letting all kinds of cold air and street sounds into the room. No, the worst part of this place has to be the complete incompetence of the staff.
My sister reserved a very large room, 2 queen beds and a pullout queen couch a month in advance. They charged her for that, she called to confirm 3 separate times including the day we checked in, and spoke to 3 different people while confirming. When we got there, we did not get the room we requested and they told us that everyone had checked in and could not give us the room we reserved. So how did they fix it? By sending up one complimentary single roll-​away, for the 2 people who were going to take the pullout couch to share.
The morning we were leaving, 1 guest called to request her car from the valet. We had 2 cars associated with the room, but she clarified which one she wanted. About 30 minutes later, the front desk called the room to let the owner of the 2^nd car know that her car was ready. She let them know, again, that we only requested the 1 car, and that one left already. Another 30 minutes pass, and we get the same call from the same staff member. Same conversation.
It may seem a little harsh to give a 1 star rating for those 2 complaints, but not getting the room reserved, and not having room for some guests is sort of an integral part of staying in a hotel. Plus, we could hear every tiny sound from the room next to us, the water in the bathroom was either freezing, or scalding (nothing in between), the floor in the lobby was SUPER sticky, the coffee machine in the lobby was broken, the beds were REALLY uncomfortable, and the front desk staff, even when dealing with regular questions (not just the problems), were unbelievably rude. You may think you’ll be saving money by staying here, but if you HAVE to stay in the city, go elsewhere. If you need a large room, suck it up and get 2 at ANY other hotel.

«Eek! Methinks not.» is correct!
Been to SF a few times but returned because a friend had never been. Obviously, we were on a budget. hahaha! The last time I stayed in SF was at Hotel Union Square which seemed «nice» to me then, but missed it dearly during my stay at the Renoir!
Long story short:
+: cheap, nice bell hop, close to transportation… that’s about it. =/​
—: BAD neighborhood (druggies, pervs, homeless), smelly rooms (someone else mentioned smoke+homeless…they were spot-​on), crappy concierge, creepy-«the shining”-kind-of-vibe, hot water available after 30mins of leaving the water running as suggested by hotel staff!
OK, I kinda knew what I was getting myself into since I usually check out the reviews… but guess I didn’t want to pay more for somewhere I hadn’t really planned on visiting. Should have just listened! Would have been sooo much more comfortable. Yes, the hotel is in a bad neighborhood, BUT that does not excuse bad hotel service.
The night before we were departing back home, I realized I’d forgot to call and confirm my shuttle pick up. I asked the concierge for the phone number. NOT to call for me. He gave me this pissy look and attitude… actually telling me «You should have called yesterday, you’re not going to get a shuttle now.» WOW. I know, I made a mistake. boo hoo. He «tried» calling (called once, said, «nothing at 8:30am? .okay bye.») and said he can get a taxi for me for 45 bucks. I said, I’ll think about it since taxis are always available… He said, «No, they’re not. Our guy is.» So obviously trying to sell me on some «guy» they do business with. Went upstairs and called the shuttle service (Lorries, btw) who nicely made a reservation for me at… yup, 8:30 am. :)
Bleh, I was SO glad to be outta there. I love SF… but this hotel/​area/​service made me hate it this time around.

I was only kidding on my quick tip that I hope I don;t get shot. Well 24 hours approximately after my check in there was a shooting in front of this place 11 shots 3 people hit.

I was in town for one day for a business trip… All the good hotels were full. At least this is in the middle of where all the action is… This Hotel is pretty much smack in the middle of San Francisco — so you are pretty much walking distance or a short Trolly ride from everything there is to see or do in SF… Alot of reviewers write about the bad neighborhood, noisey streets and area street residents in the streets — but that is the norm if you choose to stay in ANY hotel in any old school neighborhood in a downtown major metro city.
When I was taking an afternoon nap I heard at least one police siren at least every 30 minutes — One time I looked out the window and saw some High School wannabe gangstas fighting each other at the diner right below my hotel room!
The hotel was clean — I’ve been in worst hotels… The staff was very friendly to me…
Would I stay here again? Sure if I visit SF by myself! But would I stay here with a significant other here? — No… I’ll go to a much nicer hotel.
I spoke to the local businesses and they told me the neighborhood have improved drastically from about a year ago… I can see it too as developers are building new nice apartment buildings — similar to what is happening to Downtown Los Angeles in my area = to entice the young professionals to live in the area…

Do NOT go here. There are hundreds of other hotels in SF. Crappy customer service and they charge you for everything (that are usually complimentary everywhere else… ie coffee, tea, internet, etc.) Small rooms and dirty, dirty furnitures and beds. The shower doesn’t work and there is no heater. (If you ask, they’ll bring you a crappy small, portable heater.)
I booked this room on Hotwire and as you all know, it’s non-​refundable so I was stuck. Never again. You have been warned. Worse hotel experienced ever. They don’t understand the concept of running a hotel at all of creating returning guests. or maybe they just don’t care. Most of their guests/​business are out of towners who have no idea what this «hotel» is about.

Stay the heck away.
Located in noisy and smelly downtown SF,
No breakfast provided.
So had to walk to Carls Jr thru drunk/​high scary smelly homeless ppl to get breakfast.
They charge you *a DOLLAR* every time you dial 9 on your phone whether the call goes thru or not.
I got a grand total of 18 bucks on phone charges alone during my weeklong stay.
They have 40 dollar limos to the airport.
please stay away from this place and save yourself some trouble and money

I was booked into this hotel because it was close the the office I was working out of for the week. After one night I moved to a new hotel. Yes this place is as bad as people say. It is in a horrible part of town and reminded me of the drug apartment complex from New Jack City. I was even woken up at two in the morning as a drug deal went bad outside. If you are looking for a easy score on drugs or hookers, this is your place. If you want a safe comfy hotel look elsewhere.