Crescent San Francisco Hotel

Très contente de ce séjour à San Francisco. J’avais envie de dormir ailleurs qu’au W suite à quelques jours passés dans ce dernier pour le travail, histoire d’économiser un peu d’argent, mais pas non plus envie de me retrouver dans un hôtel sordide.
Avec un tarif à 140 dollars taxes comprises environ, j’ai trouvé mon bonheur au Crescent. Lit confortable, salle de bain agréable, design original tout de rouge, blanc et noir, sobriété, petit-​déj (pas bien excitant, certes) inclus dans le tarif, calme et proprété, le tout à deux pas d’Union Square? J’appelle ça un très bon plan !
Mes seuls doutes: nous avons eu presque froid dans la chambre (fin mars) alors qu’il faisait une quinzaine de dégrés dehors. Notre fenêtre semblait mal isolée et j’ai peur qu’en hiver il puisse y faire très froid (et en été trop chaud? il n’y a pas la clim mais juste un ventilateur au plafond) Bref, pour le printemps, c’était parfait ! Et je pense que si l’occasion se présente, j’y retournerai. Staff pas hyper friendly mais efficace.
PS: Il paraît que le bar de l’hôtel, le Burritt Room, vaut le détour :
Nous n’avons pas eu le temps de le tester, mais d’apparence cela avait l’air très sympa. Cependant évitez les chambres au deuxième et troisième étage en fin de semaine, elles sont juste à côté du bar qui est très bruyant, ce qui est vraiment étrangement fait!!! (Nous étions au 5ème, pas un bruit à signaler.)

Stayed here for 10 days on a business trip last December. The rooms are a little small but really nice and CLEAN, which was most important. For staying here 10 days and never had a problem with anything, that’s really good. I was concerned about noise as I read other reviews about this place being noisy, but it was never a problem. Try to get a room on the 5^th floor or above.
I arrived a couple hours early and was hoping I can drop off my luggage first, but they were able to get my room ready right away and let me check in early. Front desk is always very courteous and helpful. The only thing about this place is the elevator, I was a little scared of it because the first day coming in, the door wouldn’t open. So, take the stairs! LOL
Loved the location of this place, it’s next to Union Square and all the shopping you can imagine. There’s also a liquor store right downstairs and ton of food places near by. The hotel bar, The Burrit Room is fun and the bartender makes pretty good drinks too. Also check out Tunnel Top next to the hotel.

The hotel staff at the front desk was very friendly when I checked in. She saw me struggling to get in and she came out to help me with my suitcases.
The hallway for this hotel is too dim. It’s actually really scary if you’re walking down it by yourself. My room was really nice and the TV mounted on the wall was a nice touch. The walls for this hotel are paper thin. So whenever other guests walked down the hall, talked, or opened their door, I could hear it. I had a lot of party people on my floor because they all returned to their room between 2−3AM. I couldn’t get a good night’s sleep because of all the noise.
The elevator was fine on the first day but the next couple of days, it was broken. For some reason, the door on the inside wouldn’t close and so I had to take the stairs up the the 6^th floor. I didn’t want to stay inside with the other guests and fuss with the elevator so I just took the stairs. 6^th flights of stairs was very very tiring.
This is a good hotel if you’re on a budget. I recommend asking for a room at the end of the hall so you don’t hear noise from other guests in the hall and a lower floor. Maybe a room on the 4^th since the 2^nd floor is a lounge and the music does get quite loud.

Well, I usually never stray from Orange County — if I do, it’s either to Vegas or LA. I had to make a trip to SF recently for one of my cousin’s wedding up there. I didn’t want to be a bother with staying at their place since I figured they’d be busy with the wedding and what not, so I was in search of an affordable hotel that was close to the reception.
After looking around, I managed to find the Crescent San Francisco Hotel — I saw that they had pretty good reviews and the price was good and the location was really ideal so I went ahead and booked it through Priceline. At first I was planning on going December 9 – 11, but due to some circumstances, I wasn’t able to get to SF until early Saturday morning. That meant that I would have paid for a night and not actually be there. Anyways, I called hoping to see if I could change it for December 10 – 12 instead. I called and Travis at the front desk answered and was able to change it for me with the help of
without getting charged any extra fees. I was so grateful!
Anyways, got to SF at like 8 in the morning after leaving Irvine at 2. The best friend and I were seriously about to knock out soon and wanted to check-​in ASAP. We drove around and finally found the hotel after driving past it the first time. We parked in the structure right across from it, the Sutter/​Stockton structure, and walked across the street where we were promptly greeted by Eric. He told us that our room wasn’t ready yet and that we had to check in a few hours. We were almost in tears because we were so tired. Luckily for us my cousins were staying at a nearby hotel and so we were able to crash for a few hours in their room before calling ahead of time and coming back to the Crescent at around 11:30. When we arrived again, Eric helped us and got us checked in. He was even kind enough to upgrade us to The Crescent room, rather than the Crescent Junior room I had originally booked, at no charge! Win! Our room was on the 5^th floor, so we took the old school elevator up. The theme the hotel has is very… noir I guess you can say. It was pretty cool and I liked it. The hallway reminded me of something you’d see from The Shining («redrum, redrummm»). It was dark in both colors and lighting. It definitely went with the theme the hotel had going. Our room was at the corner and right next to the elevator so that was convenient. With the upgrade, we were able to get a view of Stockton Street. It was pretty nice. A huge queen sized bed, a big tv, a couch, a small desk. The bathroom was pretty big, but it reminded me of one of the restrooms you’d see at the gym. Like real talk — I really did feel like I was taking a shower at my gym. Nonetheless, the room did its job. The bed was super comfortable and the room was very spacious and clean. Plenty of room for the two of us.
Overall, I had a wonderful experience here. The staff was very helpful. The location was definitely ideal (in the heart of downtown SF) — we were literally minutes away from Chinatown, the Financial District, Union Square, and all of the places that I needed to get to for the wedding. For the price (about $ 220 for two nights), it was pretty worth it for us to stay here. There’s a bar in the hotel on the 2^nd floor. I didn’t get the chance to go, but I’m going to have to try and stop by next time because it seemed pretty crackin’. I definitely wouldn’t mind staying here the next time I’m in SF, but it might be hard because it’s a pretty popular place — the entire hotel was booked the weekend we were there.

My friend & I stayed here last week. This hotel is so very accommodating. We were able to check in early at 10:30 am & even got upgraded to a suite with a view of union square. Thank God because the suite was pretty small I can’t imagine what the Jr. Suite looks like. But still very modern & clean, we didn’t plan on spending much time in the room anyway. Starbucks is literally across the street. Which is a major bonus. Being that we stayed out pretty late, we ended up sleeping in a little too late & being girls – we take forever to get ready. We ended up checking out 2 hours late & they were still so very understanding! We will definitely be coming back. I feel sorry for the guy at the front desk because he was there it seemed like the whole time we were there!
I was a little disappointed that this place wasn’t haunted… this hotel is obvi very old & the hallways look like their from a movie scene in The Shining or maybe a old time brothel LOL I was so excited… hoping for this place to be haunted. :) My friend on the other hand was relieved that it wasn’t :)

I really don’t understand why people had such a terrible time here. I was having the hardest time finding a hotel in SF and thanks to a reviewer for ANOTHER hotel who suggested Crescent, I made my decision.
The staff was more than accommodating. When I arrived, there was a sign stating that the service associate would be back in a few minutes which was fine. The men painting the lobby made sure to let me know that I would be helped shortly. I really appreciated everyone’s service.
The hotel’s location is PRIME. We walked everywhere. We just parked our car overnight for $ 39 (with in and out privileges) around the corner.
I booked the jr suite which is advertised with brick walls but instead we were given a very modern room on the 8^th floor (no complaints). It has all the basics for a 1 or 2 night stay.
Aside from meeting our expectations, the main reason why Crescent deserves 5 stars is for how CLEAN it is. I’m the type of guest that brings slippers to use in hotel rooms because I hate walking on the carpet. So if I can feel comfortable walking around the room, ANYONE can!
I am so pleased with our stay and I wish them the best business. Lennin (I believe his name was) is incredibly friendly and helpful. Very much appreciated! :)

I guess for the area, it was a decent deal at $ 129 a night. I thought it was cute overall, decently clean, but the elevator was so old that I had to hobble up and down the stairs in heels and such with my luggage.
Loved that they had free breakfast and wi-​fi. Other than that, the room was the smallest I’ve ever seen, and the bed was uncomfortable. The bathroom barely had any counter space (for girls, this is a huge downer!), and there were drunk people yelling somewhere around at 1 AM.

If you don’t mind loud music until at least 2am even on a Sunday night then this place is ok to stay at. Carpets are old and dirty but the room itself is cozy I suppose. The AC in our room didn’t work so we just opened the window. They have a Club/​Bar on level 2 which we can definitely hear everything from our room on the 4^th floor even with the windows closed. Very thin walls.
I didn’t expect much from a 3 star hotel but I didn’t expect a party all night every night.
Decent location for the price in Union Square. Close to a lot of places (ie Walgreens for a water run or late night snack.)
Cons:
No ice machine but they will bring it to your room if you want.
No late check out but check out is at 12pm so not so bad.
No doorman.
No safe in room.
No parking/​valet.
Loud music until 2am.
No working AC or Heater in room.
No complimentary shuttle to/​from airport.
Very harsh water. Totally dries out your skin!!!
Pros:
Free room internet access.
Free continental breakfast until 10am. (We never woke up early enough to try it out.)
Inexpensive.
Convenient location.

I felt like I was rolling the dice the first time I ever booked a night at the Crescent. Hotels in the same price range can be dicey (like Les Arts), but I took a gamble and spent a few nights on a past business trip.
The hotel is really unassuming. I think it would be fair to say they have little to no curb appeal since they’re located right next to the Stockton Tunnel. The good news is that you’re close to everything including being a few blocks off the BART. It can be loud, but there was only one night when I had to call the front desk about the room above me (which I’m sure had small kids jumping off the bed). Within minutes the ceiling stopped rattling. The staff is awesome.
The lobby and rooms are well appointed. Don’t go here expecting a room at the Marriott, it’s boutique (and therefore better) and the rooms are on the small side. Honestly though, if you’re in SF and hanging out in your room all day, you’re doing it wrong.
At any rate, the rooms are extremely comfortable and the morning breakfast will get coffee into your system until you make it to another watering hole. At night the Crescent has what I was told was one of the best bars in the city, the Burritt Room. A nice little swank bar located in the hotel that attracts more than just hotel guests. I’ll be staying here again.

Cute little hotel, a gem on Stockton St (meaning, it can be hard to find). It’s right across from a parking garage, conveniently.
I went to an engagement photoshoot here with Junshien International Photographers and there’s a lot of really neat furniture and backgrounds that can be found here. The engaged couple had a room booked, and it was tiny, but cute. The majority of the photoshoot occurred in the bar/​lounge on the 2^nd floor, which was really nice. The drinks are great too. :)

I really enjoyed my stay at the Crescent Hotel!
The staff was fantastic! I checked in early, and my room was available already! The staff was happy to field my questions, make restaurant suggestions and help me find my way around San Fran!
The room was small, but incredibly clean. I enjoyed the small finishing touches that made it really cool– exposed brick wall, interesting light fixtures, and a antiqued mirror headboard. The bed was comfy as can be with a clean white down comforter and fluffy pillows facing a flat screen TV. There was no view from my small window — to open the blinds I looked onto a brick wall and down into an alley… but, dear people, I was not there for the view from the hotel! I wanted a nice place that was near Union Square in which I could feel safe and content and sleep well, and I got it!
One suggestion — there is a bar on the second floor– cool place for sure! BUT — if you are not planning on being up late on a Saturday, you might want to make sure you aren’t on the 3^rd floor… the sound does travel from the bar, and it’s open until 2 AM I think!
Bravo, Crescent! I shall return!

Relaxed boutique hotel located right in Union Square.
The Crescent San Francisco offers comfortable accomodations at reasonable prices while keeping the style and character at a premium. The décor is mostly white, black, and a bit of red; it is understated and classy.
We stayed in a room with a Queen size bed, and while it was small, it was comfortable. Very nice HD TV on the wall with premium channels for when you’re looking to take a break from the hilly streets of the city of Love. The shower had great water pressure, and was big enough for two people (that may be important to you depending on what kind of stay you’re lookinig for)
The people at the front desk were very friendly and welcoming. Any questions we had about San Francisco sight seeing or hidden dining gems were answered quite well.
Please understand that this isn’t the Ritz Carlton, HIlton, W, or any other well known name in luxury hotels, but it is still a very reasonable, classy, and comfy way to enjoy your time in this incredible city.

Like other Unilocalers have mentioned, the Crescent’s location is great: one block from Union Square and walking distance to Chinatown, North Beach and the Financial District. The rooms are super chic, although a little small. It gives you a really modern feeling and a flat screen TV definitely helps.
But the good ends there. Given that I like to travel with lots of stuff, I hoped to check in early so I got there a little after 12. Ms. Receptionist totally irked me. She provided little eye contact when speaking to me and sounded like she had a stick up her ass. Anyway, I got a room, but there was no A/​C in it. I get it, SF, mild climate, old restored building, but it was a pretty warm day in March and a ceiling fan wasn’t cutting it. The wireless internet was basically useless. It was hard to load pages and sometimes it just simply didn’t work. And because this is a restored building, they have to stick with the old elevator. My room was on the top floor, so it would take awhile for it to get there, so I walked down almost everytime I was at the hotel, and up once just for kicks.
The only reason I stayed at the Crescent was because Hotwire designated me here. Hopefully I’ll have better Hotwire luck next time.

Don’t like to post bad reviews but felt the need to keep it real.
We went here on a rainy night in search of shelter and were denied by the hotel manager at the counter saying they were «100% booked» and that we could not purchase a room for the night, and to look elsewhere.
Hmmmmm we thought… our friends were already staying on the 3^rd floor and said there were plenty of vacancies.
So our pals suggested: How ’bout we try to book on Hotwire?
So we went and did just that online, and sure enough we reserved a room. We went downstairs to claim our reservation that we paid for in full via Hotwire and they STILL tried to deny us entry. Not going to play any «cards» but you may want to do the math. We gave them all the time in the world to «work it out» and they ultimately did… placing us in a corner room… probably the smallest hotel room in the building and we were able to get some rest but if it wasn’t for the rain storm outside we definitely wouldn’t have stayed their because we clearly weren’t welcome.
No bueno.

Last night we stayed at the Crescent and loved it. It’s a small, interesting hotel — I prefer that to a big, giant industrial place. We were in room 814 — great view, futon sofa in the sitting area that made into a bed and the most deliciously comfortable and beautiful bed in the sleeping area. The décor is a combination of modern and victorian — high, coved ceilings with cool modern lighting fixtures. As we were checking out we ran into someone in room 805 — it had a great exposed brick wall. The check-​in and out was pleasant and efficient.
I’ll happily stay there again. My only reservation is that I think it would not be a good place for someone older or less ambulatory. I think there are just 14 rooms per floor, which makes it cozy but only one small elevator. If you couldn’t walk up and down 8 flights of stairs if absolutely necessary, I’d stick to the Grand Hyatt next door.

Don’t do it.
I booked this hotel after seeing an ad on the internet for new hotel in san francisco while doing a search. The pictures look nice and the price was right so I did it.
I stayed in October from a saturday until tuesday and had a very important early meeting at the Convention center. Arriving around 8PM the quitest room was on the 4^th floor, 2 floors above the bar. I asked if this would be a problem as I specifically requested a quiet room when making reservation. The front desk person said that it would close by 1230AM. Around 1130 PM a loud full band with bass started playing. My room shook until 2AM.
Granted they did give me a free nights stay, i would have definately paid the money elsewhere to prevent this horrible experience. My friend stayed friday night and was able to move upstairs toward the 7^th floor for saturday night. wish he told me about this issue before i checked in. Apparently they have bands fri and sat night.
the rooms are otherwise very small but cute and clean. the view is terrible.
just spend the extra money

My husband and I enjoyed our stay at the Crescent. Centrally located to almost everything; two blocks from Union Square and Chinatown and within walking distance of the BART station and all MUNI modes of transportation. While on the small side, the room was cozy and chic. The bathroom was somewhat spacious, modern and everything was brand new. It also included a complimentary breakfast served every morning with pastries, toast, cereal, fruits, coffee and juice but we didn’t partake. The elevator (a frequent topic in this hotel’s reviews) worked fine, but is «vintage» so a bit slow and with weight limits.

I wanted to love this hotel but ended up just liking it. I was obsessed with the pictures online because it pretty much looked exactly like our bedroom at home and I love our bedroom. We got to the room and it wasnt really like the pics online at all. Still cute but just ehh. The exposed brick wall really made it though. The room is tiny… teeny tiny, but that didnt really bother my boyfriend and i at all. The bathroom is also tiny but very modern and cute. Downside to the bathroom is that the door is just a sliding panel, not an actual door, so you hear everything that is going on in there.
The bed ended up being very firm and I woke up several times in the night with a really bad backache. The shower also only had luke warm water the first morning and very cold water the 2^nd water, it never heated up either day.
They offer a free breakfast which isnt very exciting at all but hey, a free bowl of Cheerios is a free bowl of Cheerios. They had Cheerios, mini croissants and some microwave french toast and some yucky ham «burrito». Oh well. it was free.
The bar seemed cool but it was too busy both nights we were at the hotel so we never went. The hotel in general was cool and had a fun theme/​vibe to it and the rooms were in the end quite cute. The bed is literally right next to the door which is literally like 1 foot away from the hallway so all night long we were hearing people running in the halls being loud, and we had the window open both nights (no screen on the window and we were on the 7^th floor. eek!) and could hear loud bars/​parites everywhere. but oh well, thats SF!

I was offered a stay by the hotel after writing an email to the management and being personally contacted by the manager. this time, everything was much much better. first of all, the elevators were working perfectly! we stayed in the queen suite this time and what a difference the space makes! i LOVED our room (814 i believe, try to request this one if you can). it was spacious and i loved how the flat screen TV swiveled over 180 degrees so that you could watch it in bed or on the couch. another plus is that in these rooms, the sink/​mirror are in the bathroom.
parking is expensive anywhere — we paid $ 28 for 24 hours at the sutter/​stockton garage. it looks like the hotel rates changed from when i initially booked my room. i would do a little research, but if you’re looking to stay at crescent, it’s definitely worth the extra money to stay in the bigger room. the hotel has a lot of character — very different from your typical hyatt. i will be back, thank you crescent hotel! :)

Good value hotel; excellent for the price (we paid $ 89 per night). The rooms were elegant, clean, and bright.
There were missing some details on housekeeping and supplies, which seems a little odd. Our first room was missing towels, pillows, and a comforter. We were assigned a second room which had bath towels but no hand towels, a lightbulb, clock, hairdryer, or tissues. We called the front desk THREE times to get a hairdryer and lightbulb, and were told there would be someone brining these items within half an hour.
Nobody came after an hour, so we stopped by the front desk to pick up these things. I was told, «to be honest, we don’t have hairdryers… they were all stolen…» Apparently the first person we talked to didn’t realize they were all out of dryers. He also let me know that he had to personally go out and buy extra comforters earlier in the day. Which I think means they’re getting more business than they expected… a good thing.
The free beakfast is… free. I got the feeling the breakfast room is temporary. It’s just a big white space that looks like a storage room. Nothing on the walls, only a few tables, and a buffet of Costco –type danishes. But hey, that’s ok. It’s free. And turns out I really like Costco-​type muffins.
So the good news is that this is a lovely little hotel in a great location. They’re picking up more business, and just need to get a few more supplies (!) to meet the demand.
The service was friendly.
I think it’s worth a shot, and would come again (with my own hairdryer).

I found this place through a travel zoo announcement in fall of 2009 that rooms were only $ 99 for the junior suite through winter 2010. Since, New Year’s Eve was only $ 99 as well, I decided to book the place. Hey, why not, 4 stars, brand new hotel, new year’s eve for only $ 99?
For awhile, I couldn’t figure out if it was a scam or if the hotel even existed. Looking on street view on Google maps, the hotel look really dilapidated and I couldn’t find it online at all. Finally, I got into contact w/​the hotel and they assured me that they do exist, but they were remodeling.
Location: When we got there, it was kind of hard to find since it had such a small entrance. But, it’s location was great… just 1.5 blocks north of Union Square. Made it really convenient to get to from the Powell BART station and to wander around the center of SF.
Service: The service was great and the people were extremely friendly. (They also all seemed to have different accents, very fun to hear).
Rooms: We got the jr. suite and… it was definitely a «junior.» The bed was smaller than a «double» bed as is stated on the website. Not a big deal. You can totally tell that the place was «remodeled» with the «modern furniture and accents» but the walls and windows being really old still. Two main improvements in my opinion that are needed would be the hallways & elevators. The hallway was quite creepy and dark. And the elevator still functions by rope (or at least that’s what it looks like).
Random Plus: They even had champagne when we walked in, in the evening and mimosa’s in the morning. Oh, and they have free wireless