San Remo Hotel

A unique stay in the North Beach area. Booked the hotel due to walkability to Pier 39, Fisherman's Warf, and Pier 27 for a Princess Cruise. We are in good shape, took BART from SFO to Embarcadero and then walked 1.5 miles with carry-on luggage and a personal item to the hotel. A pretty direct route along Columbus gets you to the hotel, but it is a bit up hill at times. You also must carry your luggage up 2 flights of stairs. The hotel is historic with renovations to some rooms. We preferred the privacy of a double bed with ensuite shower and bathroom. However if you don't mind a shared shower and toilet area, these were well maintained and always seemed to be available when we walked by. You can book a less expensive private room with shared bathroom and shower area. These rooms were like a hostel, but are likely much nicer than a traditional hostel. There are sinks outside the shared showers with blow dryers and a few necessities provide like Q tips and makeup remover pads. The rooms are very small but contain the essential elements needed for a short stay. The rooms, towels and sheets were very clean. The noise level depends on what is going on outside, but on a weekday after dark it was very quiet. We always felt safe walking to and from the hotel. The coffee machine is fantastic after 7am in the morning. Only issue was a leaky shower door, but management kindly provided extra towels to catch the water outside the shower. Great dining nearby! Trader Joe's 1 block up

I lucked out with a corner room with a private bathroom (key). Hotel smelled like cleaning solution which could be worse. My room must of had a vent connecting to the restaurant downstairs because my room smelled like the spaghetti sauce they were whipping up early in the morning every morning. It smelled so good I went down to the restaurant to try some. (worth it) Thin walls which was anticipated with the age of the building but I brought my portable white noise machine and that solved any issue. Great location. Humble/ affordable stay. No complaints over here. Thanks San Remo!

Very good experience! Perfect location, 10-15 min walk to pier!

Everything was clean and the staff was friendly!