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You'll be centrally located in San Francisco with a stay at USA Hostels San Francisco, within a 15-minute walk of Westfield San Francisco Centre and Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. This hostel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from San Francisco City Hall.
Rooms
Make yourself at home in one of the 72 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Amenities
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a 24-hour fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services.
Dining
A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a business center, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage.
Overall 9.0 Excellent
Based on 27 reviews
Okay
5.7
Pros: great location, nice and helpful staff
Excellent
10.0
Pros: The facilities were nice and clean and the staff was always helpful
Excellent
9.4
Pros: I especially enjoyed the free walk. It was on my first day and I met quite a few people I connected with over the next few days. It provided a great orientation to the area around the hostel. I also enjoyed my four-woman dorm accommodation. My roommates were quiet, friendly and thoughtful. I loved the location. It was close to public transportation, there was a convenience store opposite and plenty of nearby restaurants. I was looking forward to the biking the bridge tour, but it was cancelled because of rain. It turned out well because I biked the bridge independently with another woman from the hostel on a beautiful sunny day. We asked for the hostel discount at Blazing Saddles and paid $18 instead of $32.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Great place to meet all types of people, had a great time
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Great breakfast. Helpful staff.
Excellent
9.4
Pros: Breakfast was great. Generally a good hostel
"Located in Downtown San Francisco, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of SHN Curran Theatre, Westfield San Francisco Centre and Warfield Theater. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Moscone Convention Center are also within 15 minutes. Powell St & O'Farrell St Stop and Powell St & Geary Blvd Stop are within a 5-minute walk. "
Overall 8.4 Excellent
Based on 4,627 reviews
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7.4
Pros: Private room with shared bathroom.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: It was awesome! I stayed here for two nights after my lodging for a conference was over. I stayed to explore the city and I loved staying at this hostel. The staff was very friendly. The kitchen had a stove, fridge, and microwave.
Excellent
9.7
Pros: Friendly helpful staff, room was clean well maintained and comfortable. Common rooms were especially comfortable.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Complimentary breakfast, though simple
Friendly staff
Nice lounge areas
Appropriate safety measures
Excellent
9.7
Pros: Great location, friendly staff, nice room, good price, clean facility. My whole experience was great
Excellent
8.5
Pros: Lot's of young people speaking many languages, friendly staff.
Located in San Francisco (Downtown San Francisco), Columbus Residence is within a 10-minute walk of Embarcadero Center and 555 California Street. Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, laundry facilities, and microwave in a common area. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Overall 8.4 Excellent
Based on 246 reviews
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Overlooking San Francisco Bay, this Fisherman’s Wharf hostel serves a free continental breakfast and has free WiFi throughout the property. A 24-hour reception welcomes guests and daily activities are offered. Shared bathroom facilities are offered for both dormitory-style guest rooms and private guest rooms at HI San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf Hostel. Towels and linens are provided. Café Franco is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Baked goods, salads, sandwiches and vegan/vegetarian organic options are served. The cafe also features homemade pastries. A shared lounge, theater-style TV room, recreation room and kitchen are available for guest use. A tour desk is located on site and luggage storage is available. HI San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf Hostel is 2.5 miles from San Francisco’s lively Union Square. The Place of Fine Arts Theatre is 2 miles away. San Francisco International Airport is 14 miles away.
Overall 8.2 Excellent
Based on 2,035 reviews
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Excellent
10.0
Pros: Bed was great
Okay
5.7
Pros: La ubicación
Excellent
10.0
Pros: In addition to all of the necessities, there were many fun/comfort factors (really comfy bedding, great internet availability, indoor and outdoor lounges that capitalize on the beautiful views of San Francisco Bay). Easy walk to everything fun around Ghirardelli Square and Aquatic Park.
Excellent
9.7
Pros: Great location, great view of Alcatraz and GG Bridge, easy walk to marinas, parks, public transportation and sights, nice cafe on site.
Okay
4.5
Pros: Location and quiet
Excellent
9.7
Pros: Loved the view of Alcatraz, the GGBridge to the west, parklike setting all around, marinas within an easy walk, on site cafe (separate from hostel kitchen & breakfast), very nice staff.
Overall 8.0 Excellent
Based on 760 reviews
Excellent
8.0
Pros: Good sleephouse. Guitarstage and bicycle museum both highly stimulating. Strong.
"Located in Downtown San Francisco, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of SHN Curran Theatre, Warfield Theater and Westfield San Francisco Centre. Orpheum Theater and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art are also within 15 minutes. Powell St & O'Farrell St Stop is only a 4-minute walk and Powell St & Geary Blvd Stop is 5 minutes. "
Overall 7.7 Good
Based on 2,682 reviews
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7.1
Pros: Location of the hotel
Guides
Price
"Located in Downtown San Francisco, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of SHN Curran Theatre, Warfield Theater and Westfield San Francisco Centre. Orpheum Theater and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art are also within 15 minutes. Powell St & Post St Stop and Powell St & Geary Blvd Stop are within a 5-minute walk. "
Overall 7.0 Good
Based on 1,628 reviews
Good
7.7
Pros: very friendly staff
Excellent
8.2
Pros: Private sleeping space achieved by curtains
Great free breakfast
Lockable spaces for suitcases in the room
With a stay at Amsterdam Hostel, you'll be centrally located in San Francisco, just a 4-minute walk from SHN Curran Theatre and 11 minutes by foot from Van Ness Avenue. Featured amenities include a business center, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is available for a surcharge.
Overall 6.5 Good
Based on 1,749 reviews
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5.7
Pros: Good location and price.
Excellent
8.2
Mediocre
3.7
Pros: Nothing
Okay
5.7
Pros: FIRST DORM ASSIGNED TO ME AT CHECK-IN WAS EXCELLENT!! STAFF WAS VERY HELPFUL AT TIME OF ARRIVAL.
Okay
4.7
Pros: Breakfast
Okay
5.3
Pros: good location free wifi security is good because person has card only enter hostel and own room
Good
6.3
Pros: It was close to very good public transport and Union square and Chinatown. The hostel offered quite a bit tours and maps. Breakfast is uncluded and other services like internet or telephone, for a small price in case you don't have a laptop for the free wifi.
Okay
4.7
Pros: The thing I like the most about this hostel is the price.
Okay
5.3
Pros: The room is very comfortable and the location and transport is very nice. I loved it. Thank You for everything.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: I met some cool people at the Amsterdam Hostel, including the guests and staff.
Good
7.0
Pros: Location, price and breakfest
Mediocre
2.5
Pros: Good position. Free lockers in the rooms.
Okay
4.8
Pros: Location is great, overall quality is good
Good
6.8
Pros: The staff here are very friendly and very informative. they gave us a lot of information about where to go and what to eat around here. the stay was enjoyable. We were able to meet with people all around the world who came to san francisco for visit. over all, nice stay.
With a stay at Minna Hotel in San Francisco (Downtown San Francisco), you'll be a 4-minute walk from Warfield Theater and 9 minutes by foot from Orpheum Theater. Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and an elevator.
Overall 6.3 Good
Based on 1,821 reviews
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4.0
Pros: Proximity and price
Good
6.2
Pros: The location is amazing
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4.5
Pros: The staff is nice, and the price includes breakfast.
Mediocre
3.7
Pros: nothing
Okay
5.7
Pros: Friendly staff. Great location at walking distance of Powell station.
Mediocre
2.3
Pros: Near the center city
Okay
4.0
Pros: rooms were decent. considering the area, it felt safe. Staff was friendly - nice people all of them.
Good
6.0
Pros: The low price, of course! Really a pretty good value--very close access to everything, pretty quiet and easy to sleep, and the hallway bathrooms were remarkably clean!
Okay
5.4
Pros: cheap
Mediocre
2.8
Pros: The position is 400 meters away from the center of San Francisco (Powel and Market st). The area is not so beatifull... If you are 2 or more guys there's non problem, but if you are one of two girls is not good for you to come back in the Hotel in the dark...
Okay
5.0
Pros: the location is near to cable car, but in the dark it' not really safe. the bath and toilet is not in the room, but clean
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Cons: $self.cons
Mediocre
2.4
Pros: $self.pros
Good
6.0
Pros: The staff was very nice, very helpful; I get the feeling this is a family owned and run place, and that they keep an eye on things. Hall bathrooms and showers were kept very clean.
"Located in Downtown San Francisco, this hostel is steps away from Golden Gate Theatre and Warfield Theater. Orpheum Theater and Westfield San Francisco Centre are also within 10 minutes. Market St & Taylor St Stop and Market St & 6th St Stop are within a 5-minute walk. "
Overall 5.5 Okay
Based on 588 reviews
Okay
5.4
Pros: Seems to be in the midst of an overhaul. New floors and paint and in decent shape for one of these cheap San Francisco hotels/hostels.
Excellent
9.4
Pros: Cheap place to stay. Close to market street and train station.
Not too many people stayed at the hostel. Bathroom was always stocked with paper. Bathrooms and shower were clean.
Excellent
9.7
Pros: Loved the location the service and price
Excellent
8.2
Pros: Owners were very friendly. They allowed us to use the rest of our stay after we checked out early and missed our bus they let us sleep in our room at no extra charge which was extremely appreciated!
Good
7.7
Okay
4.5
Pros: It's cheap and you get about what you expect for $50 in San Francisco. The accommodations were moderately decent considering the location. I was expecting it to be slightly more bare-bones so expecting literally nothing I was cool with how it all worked out.
Also the location in terms of how close it is to everything is pretty great. It's right next to Japan Town, China Town and Haight & Ashbury, so that was cool.
Don't expect much more than a convenient location in the ghetto.
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"Located in Downtown San Francisco, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of Orpheum Theater, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and Van Ness Avenue. Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and Civic Center Plaza are also within 10 minutes. Market St & 9th St Stop and Market St & Larkin St Stop are within a 5-minute walk. "
Overall 5.5 Okay
Based on 994 reviews
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Mediocre
2.0
Pros: Nothing good to say, this hostel was absolutely disgusting. Mold on our ceiling, shower, garbage left in basket when arrived in room. The shared bathrooms had sanitary napkins on the floor and were dirty. Blood on the curtains in our room. Our sheet wasn't even on the bed. The lock on our door was faulty. We woke up with little clusters of small red bumps and ended up finding a bed bug.
Good
7.4
Pros: If you’re not afraid to walk a little bit, the hostel is perfectly situated in between a lot of the attractions and nothing is too far to not walk. However, there are a few different bus stations just five minutes from the hostel.
Okay
5.1
Pros: The staff is helpful to my needs, but the location was a bit scary for solo traveler (gals)
Okay
5.7
Pros: FRIENDLY,UNDERSTANDING STAFF,ANDY IN PARTICULAR,!!! LARGE LOUNGE/KITCHEN AREA. EASILY LOCATED MULTIPLE REST ROOMS.
Mediocre
3.3
Pros: Accommodation for backpackers only. If it is not you case, go find a hotel.
Good
6.0
Pros: i lost my stuff after cleaner cleaned my bed. so i advice that everyone should not put your stuff on the bed.
Okay
4.3
Pros: none
Mediocre
2.7
Pros: nice other travellers, central position, tv in the kitchen, kitchen also nice as meeting point with other people
Mediocre
2.3
Located in San Francisco (Downtown San Francisco), Europa Hostel is within a 10-minute walk of Warfield Theater and Westfield San Francisco Centre. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. A shuttle from the hotel to the airport is provided for a surcharge (available on request).
Overall 5.3 Okay
Based on 476 reviews
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Mediocre
2.0
Pros: Nothing
Mediocre
3.1
Pros: You're getting what you pay for. The owner, and potentially only staff member is why this place gets a two. He is an old school Italian born and raised in the house of hard knocks of New England. Really talkative and down to earth, but if you do him wrong, he will rip you a new one. I don't know if I obtained a steal, but I paid $50 for a private room on the Monday following the city's pride parade.
Top tips for finding the perfect San Francisco hostel
- Whether you’re traveling on your own or with a group, there are a handful of advantages that come with booking a hostel in San Francisco over the more expensive hotels and vacation rentals in the area. Besides more modest prices, hostels in this area are great for meeting other travelers, due to their emphasis on shared common areas and onsite features like bars and cafes.
- The highest concentration of hostels in San Francisco is in the central districts near the Tenderloin. Booking a hostel in this area puts you within reach of all the attractions and venues that downtown San Francisco has to offer, whether you’re interested in the Museum of Modern Art or the Golden Gate Bridge. For a San Francisco experience on the seafront, you can book a hostel near Fisherman’s Wharf, which offers easy access to ocean views, sea lions, and all the attractions on the wharf itself.
- If you’re traveling on your own and you’re looking to meet other travelers, booking a room at one of the hostels in San Francisco that offers an enhanced social environment is essential. The Green Tortoise Hostel, located just outside of downtown San Francisco, has a game room and several common areas where you can connect with fellow tourists. This hostel also features several amenities to make your stay more convenient, like a computer room and a shared kitchen.
- Heading to San Francisco with a group of friends or family? Booking a room at the right hostel is important in making sure that your trip goes as smoothly as possible. At Orange Village Hostel near the popular Union Square area, there are double and triple room options that you can mix and match to ensure that your entire party is accommodated. The Orange Village Hostel also offers daily continental breakfast, laundry facilities, and spacious common areas for your convenience.
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