Monarch Hotel

The hotel offer a good price, clean rooms, close to Polk St. and many cafes and restaurants. The location can be a little upsetting at night.

Good location for my purposes; and the price was right. Comfortable bed and clean bathroom. The desk clerk was friendly and helpful (a big difference from last year, when the former male clerk went out of his way to be obnoxious). The porno house across the street is gone. Very bad unidentifiable smell in the room. I was too tired to ask for a change, so have only myself to blame.

Location Light bulbs that was burnt out

The bathroom and beds were clean. We did not like the neighborhood and the smell inside the hotel. We felt very uncomfortable while walking on the street in the evening. The staff wasnt friendly.

Very noisy. People yelling outside the hotel and ambulance contsnatly driving by until 4am. Its an excellent hotel, unless of course, the guest wishes to sleep. I ended up checking out after night 1 of my three day trip to SF.

central location / good quality for price / parking lot right next door

The guy at the front desk checked us in 3 hours early just to be nice. They were very accommodating when we checked out too - let us leave our luggage there until we returned. They were prompt about getting us anything we needed during our stay. It is very close to Fisherman's Warf (20 min. Bus ride - and the buses come every 3 - 6 min.) and a whole lot cheaper than anything at the war The elevator is definitely old and slow. It only fits 5 people (barely) and it can be incredibly slow - so our recommendation is take the stairs when you come down in the morning.

Easy to get, independence (you do not have to talk with the staff), quiet although there is some noise outside. The internet only works near the front desk (I think is a misconfiguration) and most of the time is very slow.

I didnt like the location. The neighbourhood is very very dodgy. As a female traveling alone, I didnt feel comfortable walking around in the neighbourhood. Not value for money considering what I paid, and the poor location. No laundry services available on site the hotel.