The Andrews Hotel

This hotel stay was easily one of the best I’ve experienced in many years. We only stayed there for one night, but the staff treated us like we had booked their finest room for a month. They were extremely accommodating and even threw in a couple of extras that weren’t offered or promised during the initial booking or description.
The room was a typical pre-​war hotel room in immaculate shape. A little on the small side and with a cramped bathroom, but with soaring ceilings and ample windows (we kept them cracked open to allow the cool Bay Area air in). Do not expect modern dimensions in an old hotel like this! I expected this because I’ve stayed in old boutique hotels like this before so, if these things bother you, find another place to stay. Otherwise, take in the wonderful vibe of a bygone era that you’ll never find at your local chain hotel.
The bed was very comfortable, the pillows were just right, and the towels were plush and comfortable. The furnishings were the perfect mix of the period vibe with modern convenience. The blazingly quick speed of the wifi was a welcome surprise as well.
I highly recommend this hotel! ⁵⁄₅

Stayed here redeeming a free night from
and was happy with my choice. It’s a small, older hotel but kept in nice shape. Very affordable given the location — I’m sure I slept just as well as the folks next door at the JW Marriott who paid 4 times as much.
If you’re looking for something clean, reasonably priced, and like a few frills like a complimentary glass of wine in the evening, free wifi, and continental breakfast in the morning, this is a great choice.

Ok. So we loved our stay… but this hotel is not for everyone. We got an awesome rate and it’s in a great location. The staff was great and the hotel was clean. However, the bathroom is so small that if you are a bigger person, tall (over 5 10) or broad shouldered. You will NOT be able to use the bathroom comfortably! It is so amazingly small we actually had to strategically find ways to use it. I am NOT kidding. This is no easy feat. Also it does not have AC so be careful making reservations in summer. But we loved it’s quirks and awesome vintage feel and we would absolutely stay again.

The Andrews Hotel is a boutique hotel in a Victorian building on Post in the lower Nob Hill area. We recently came for the weekend because it was the most affordable place to get a suite. $ 230 on Friday night and $ 279 on Saturday was a great deal for our family of 4. On the 6^th floor during a hot October weekend, we were pleasantly surprised that the windows in the bedroom and bathroom opened wide. With ceiling fans in the sitting room and bedroom, our room remained really pleasant. The windows in the sitting room were painted shut which was a bummer. The hotel provided a crib for our baby and a roll away for our LO. Both were small but serviceable and worked well. The bathroom is small and unfortunately connected to the sitting room rather than the bedroom. This is the biggest drawback for a family using the sitting room for sleeping because mommy and daddy need to hold it. Oh well. The shower tub combo had great water pressure and the towels were white, soft and clean. The sink was very small so I could not wash my face without getting water on the floor but I was not bumping into anything and could close the door. Our room also had a mini fridge which is great with kids. The continental breakfast on each floor is the biggest surprise because nothing is included in SF. Not here! Each floor has a bowl of fresh fruit (bananas, apples and oranges), a basket of pastries and rolls, butter and jam, milk and oj and hot beverages. They also have hot beverages in the lobby throughout the day. Between 5 and 6, you can get a complimentary glass of wine at Fino, the Italian restaurant connected to the lobby. We did not have a chance to dine there but it smelled amazing. It’s tiny, so make a reservation.
Th staff here is very friendly. Free wifi is another special treat. The one elevator is tiny and old — you cannot get a big stroller into it… only a single umbrella stroller.
I would stay here again. We are in the city each year and this is the best lower tier hotel that I have stayed in.

This is a wonderful, small hotel. Very clean and amazing staff. Beds were comfortable and the pillows were great. However, the only reason Im not giving it 5 stars is the bathroom. You could not bend over the sink without having to leave the bathroom door open. it was so tiny. The shower, if your tall like me, was difficult. Basically you could sit on the toilet, brush your teeth and wash your feet at the same time. I understand there is one or 2 rooms with an actual bath in them, but a number of us were staying there and all our bathrooms were tiny! Also, there was no A/​C in our rooms. Not a problem in the winter but beware. The restaurant, Fino’s, is a must! But make a reservation. It’s small. Amazing food!

Nice little hotel. We checked in here after leaving another place that was terrible. While no amenities, this little hotel is a great location, charming & has helpful staff. The rooms are small by comfortable. Given the price, great value. I’m coming back if I come to San Francisco again.

Best place to stay for the traveler wanting a non-​touristy vacation! Lovely rooms that are the perfect size for a couple. Quiet get away from the busy outside city. Close to MUNI options and educated staff to help you use them while pointing out must sees. Every morning there is a fantastic pastry and fruit breakfast on each floor. Best City food in the attached restaurant downstairs (Fino) where you will enjoy a nightly complementary glass of wine. I really can’t say enough about this place. Everyday after traveling it felt like coming home. Wish I could give more than 5 stars!

The service was great. The bathroom is VERY VERY SMALL… Do not hurt yourself brushing your teeth or going to the bathroom OR taking a shower. The room is nice and quaint but the bathroom is not enough room for 2 people together AT ALL. The free breakfast could be better. However the Fino restaurant and the Vietnamese place called The Colonial are worth checking out. Its not bad if your on a budget. Location and staff acceptable. Oh, did I say how bad the bathroom was??? Lol.

Small tiny room. But not a big deal. You really only use the room to sleep, shit and shower. Bathroom is perfect if you have food poisoning. While sitting on the toilet, you can lean forward and throw up into the sink. Not a big deal also. Even my pregnant wife wasnt that bummed on it. The location was awesome, the staff was awesome. The breakfast was good, not great, but whatever. All in all we were happy with the stay and would proboably stay there again if given the chance, especially for the price. Made my first trip to san fran pretty awesome.

I came to SF for a conference and needed a hotel close to Union Square but not extremely expensive. I found this hotel on
and stayed there for 2 nights. The building itself is quite charming but old. The elevator is the original side the early 1900s, and the interior reminds me of scenery from the Titanic. Lots of antique lamps, furniture and a tall, swirling staircase. The staff is great, they even moved me into a new room when my first room was too warm for comfort and they didn’t charge me anything extra. The rooms was very comfortable with a TV and lots of windows. Bathrooms are a bit small but that’s part of the original building. Their valet parking is convenient. They have a breakfast in the morning with coffee, fruit, and pastries. The location is prime since it is close to lots of restaurants and shops. I will def stay here again!

I’ve been coming here for over 25 years. When I spend a few days in the city, I always stay here. I prefer the location, close to all the action. Never had a problem. It’s quaint and cozy and has the distinct feel and ambiance of the way San Francisco used to feel before the hipster and techie invasion. Rooms are very comfortable and I feel embraced when I stay here. Breakfast adds to the special mood of the place. Bed is always comfortable and room is always clean. Truly old world charm here. Great place to stay alone or with someone special.

This hotel puts you in a great location to get around. The hotel is small so not over crowded. Very clean and comfortable. Coffee, rolls and fruit served in the mornings on every floor. Coffee and water in the lobby all day. Complimentary glass of wine from Fino’s connected and right next door. The staff is there ²⁴⁄₇. They are all courteous, helpful and friendly. My special thanks to Frank (afternoon-​evening) and Mary (morning-​early afternoon). And by the way, Fino’s is absolutely excellent!

Just got back from a short stay at the Andrews Hotel. This a great small European-​style hotel. Great, helpful staff, and a nice continental breakfast. If you’re looking for a nice change from the ho-​hum hotel chains, this is the place for you. Can’t wait to return!

I came into town for a business trip. Obviously, this means my company was picking up the tab, but I’m one of those people who doesn’t believe that just because a company is paying for it I should be having a super luxurious treatment. In my mind, that includes any of the business hotels I would never pay for on my own.
Naturally, I looked for places that were not too far of a walk away and still seemed like something I could work out of that were inexpensive. With those criteria, I found the Andrews Hotel.
First, if internet access is a requirement-​keep looking. This hotel has «internet», but it literally is the speed of old dial-​up modems from 15 years ago. It’s certainly not suitable for work, except maybe sending/​receiving email. And if you want to catch up on netflix-​no, streaming isn’t even allowed (not that it would work anyway).
Aside from the lack of internet, the place is fine. If you’re visiting the city and not intending to spend much time in the hotel, it’s a great place to keep your stuff and sleep at night. I turned on the smallish TV once, and the picture looked screwy, so I read my books instead. The bathroom was small, but that’s not a complaint for me-​I don’t do yoga in there. The breakfast they provide is good, and I never took advantage of the complimentary happy hour wine, but it’s a nice touch.

El hotel en sí no está mal… Tiene una buena relación calidad-​precio, queda en buena zona y bastante céntrico (cerca de Union Square). Es muy cuco, acogedor y con una decoración muy vintage, cosa que a mi me encanta (lámparas antiguas, sofás estampados, moqueta…).
La habitación de matrimonio que nos dieron en la segunda planta era algo pequeña para dos personas, sobretodo si llevas varias maletas, pero vamos, que se está bien. Como extras, tiene una tele pequeñita, un ventilador en el techo y un secador de pelo. La habitación la arreglan a diario.
Las pegas son que el servicio no acabó de gustarme, no son lo suficientemente atentos. Tampoco entiendo que nos cobraron 2 veces el hotel, aunque igual eso es problema del banco (según ellos); la realidad es que nos tienen que devolver casi 400 dólares. Si una persona no dispone de más dinero en su cuenta y le pasa algo así no se que como se las tendría que apañar por allí de vacaciones…).
Ahora voy a lo que menos me gustó: el desayuno. Lo sirven en un mueble que está en cada planta, a un metro de las habitaciones! Eso hace que a las 6 empieces a oír ruido de gente montando el desayuno, gente cogiendo su desayuno, etc… Además hay muy poca cosa y la bollería deja mucho que desear (juraría que es bollería industrial).
En la planta de abajo hay un restaurante italiano; tiene buena pinta y por las noches se pone a petar, pero nosotros pedimos una pizza para cenar una noche en la habitación y dejaba bastante que desear…
De todas formad, salvo estos «peros», la experiencia global ha estado bien y no me importaría volver (ya preparada para el tema del desayuno ;)

A ver… he tenido algunos problemillas con este hotel. Vamos primero con lo bueno, la situación: muy cerca de Union Square y Market Street, la habitación no estaba mal, aunque era pequeña tenía su encanto, era supervintage, con un ventilador en el techo a lo Apocalypse Now.
El desayuno lo dejaban en un mueble de fuera de la habitación, bastante pobre por cierto, bollería industrial, fruta, café, zumo de naranja (de brick) y café.
La recepción es muy cuqui, al entrar te da la sensación de que estas en un sitio agradable, y asi es.
El pero, es que cobraron dos veces, vale… a todo el mundo le puede ocurrir, pero no me avisaron y hasta que no vi el extracto de mi cuenta no me enteré. Me enfadé mucho… pero bueno, si me dijeran si repetería…diria que si!

New Year’s Eve & last minute planning led to me booking this hotel at $ 250/​night because it was one of the cheapest available. Of course I checked Unilocal first. Although some reviews were concerning, the overall 3.5 stars was reassuring.
Boy was Unilocal wrong this time around. I could put up with the tiny old fashioned elevator, the dark, narrow hallways, the creaky floorboards, and the cramped room. The constantly flickering lights in my room were annoying but could be ignored. But the bathroom was an absolute disaster — the sink was situated so close to the toilet that you can’t sit down with your knees positioned in front of you; you had to angle them to the side. There was also a shelf right above and covering half the sink so that I had to duck my head under this low shelf to wash my face. The shower also wasn’t draining properly, so I was forced to shower in under 5 minutes or else water would start to slosh and overflow the bathroom.
The nice staff warrants the 1 star. Other than that, I would not recommend staying here if at all possible.

My husband and I road tripped from Texas to California and were looking for a relaxing, quiet stay. If you are okay with city noise level and steep parking rates, then I do think this hotel is a good find. Some pluses and minuses:
Plus:
–Central location
–Continental breakfast each morning
–Hospitality staff (she left a flower for us!)
–A female staff member who explained everything to us in detail.
Minus:
–Cramped
–Low water pressure
–Noise level
–Dishonesty at check in: the man wasn’t up front about parking fees and he did not tell us the amount of hold he was putting on the card. All he said was I shouldn’t have put it on a debit card, it was a bad idea, and said he couldn’t do anything about it.
–No help with bags at check-​in: there was a man using the elevator to carry out trash, which he knocked over our luggage with the trash bin while doing so.

This place is small and quaint. Exactly what I was aiming for! They have an awesome historic elevator! The staff is very nice and informative. We had SO many questions about the public transport and how to get to all the tourist places. They dealt with our questions efficiently and didn’t get annoyed (I would have gotten annoyed if the roles were reversed) We felt safe as well!
The rooms are small, but who goes to SF to stay in the room? You go out and explore. You simply need a place to lay your head. That’s my thinking on the matter.
You get complimentary wine every evening in the bar downstairs. The place downstairs, I think El Vino, or Fino (not exactly sure) is small and intimate. The bartenders are nice and friendly. Hell, we ate appetizers with our free glass of wine every night we were there. The pastries in the hall with orange juice is a nice touch when you don’t feel like trekking through the rain to grab something small in the morning.
We went during Thanksgiving and the staff that worked that day we so nice. It was almost like a family gathering itself. Working together to find a Thanksgiving meal to go! :)
The only thing that bugs me about this place: The pillows are literally wrapped in plastic or rubber. And you can’t really sleep like that. You will sweat and your head will stick to the pillow. And the walls are pretty thin. We could hear the guys football game blasting from across the hall (But there isn’t anything they can do about it; the walls)
We would def. come back here again. We would just bring our own pillows!

I wish my experience had been a good one. I was hoping it would be after reading the Unilocal reviews (which was one of the reasons I booked this hotel).
I knew the hotel would be old, and took into account previous comments regarding rooms/​baths being small, etc. but as we only needed a room for a night and we are pretty mellow folks, I figured that would not be a big deal, and it wasn’t. Our bad experience stemmed more from poor service and poor room maintenance, than the less than comfortable accomodations, altough, I can’t remember sleeping on a lumpier bed.
I booked the room for New Year’s Eve, I expected to have to compromise, since hotels in the SF for that night are expensive. But I didn’t expect to be disapointed from the get go. We were greeted by 2 people at the desk: one who knew nothing, and the other who was so rude, he didn’t acknowledged us for a while (a long while). Their computers were down, which contributed to him being flustered, with his co-​worker and with us.
I paid extra for a King Size corner room (ha!) the room was small, though not uncomfortable. The bathroom, however, was so small, my husband and I could not be in it at the same time. At 6’4″, the sink came up to my husbands mid-​thigh. The shower was about the size of a towel. Again, we were just looking for a place to sleep, so no big deal.
We returned to the hotel to find that the radiator was leaking. The thing spewed water (not quietly) all night, add the considerable street noise and I can honestly say, it was one of the least restful nights ever. To top it of, housekeeping started banging on our door at 8 am ON NEW YEAR’S DAY and when she was told to please go away, saw it fit to return 20 MINUTES later.
I mentioned the radiator to the nice, but completely unengaged front desk person who simply smiled and told me to have a good day. I know these sorts of establishments rely on transient customers and it is a good business strategy, becase I cannot imagine them getting any repeat visitors. I really wanted to like this place, and it is possible my experience was a fluke, but just in case
I for one will not be returning.

Really nice place to stay, walking distance from Union Square and shopping. All the staff was sooooo nice, which made my stay pleasant. Rooms were perfect for me. Lots of places to eat near hotel. Bus stops and Trolley near by to go anywhere. Breakfast, Pastries coffee, orange juice in hallway on your floor every morning. Looking forward to return again very soon.

This is a boutique (i.e., «small») budget hotel 2 blocks from Union Square. We’ve stayed here several times and always liked it.
The rooms can be small, but they are very reasonably priced. They serve a nice continental breakfast laid out early every morning, self-​serve on your floor.
A lovely place.