Hilton San Francisco Financial District

“Great views from high floor bay-view rooms, not badly priced and parking available”

Overall a good stay here, with the exception of trying to get a drink/snack in the bar area (see end of review). Hilton is usually my go-to of chain hotels when looking for a consistent experience through the US, and sometimes there are little perks to being an Honors Member. The hotel is ideally… more

Overall a good stay here, with the exception of trying to get a drink/snack in the bar area (see end of review). Hilton is usually my go-to of chain hotels when looking for a consistent experience through the US, and sometimes there are little perks to being an Honors Member. The hotel is ideally located for Chinatown, and if you don't want to pay super high prices for the fancier hotels that abound in San Fran, this is a happy medium. The major draw for me was the chance to get a bay view on a high floor, although for someone like me who is actually afraid of heights, you'd think that would be a drawback! The check-in was easy, with a bit of a line, but a friendly person on the desk when we got sorted. Another plus point for this hotel is on site parking, and while all valet/on site parking seems expensive nowadays, it's a necessary evil when road tripping and stopping in cities. The lobby was large with some options to get coffee/juices/snacks etc, but did feel a bit vacant in some ways. The hotel overall seemed clean though, and our room was fine too, with a comfy bed and an amazing view with an open balcony (eeek!) We booked a King Premium Floor Balcony Bay View room, as was our last night and wanted to splurge a bit, and were not disappointed. While I couldn't look over the balcony, or get too close to the wall, it was still lovely to see the view from the room and when standing with my back against the wall! lol! It was also great for pics with a decent zoom on your camera, plus some internet 'celebrity' (IShowSpeed or some such name) was wandering around town the day we were there, so there was a helicopter following him and we had front row seats to it's stalking! lol! The only downside to our stay was the experience in the bar/restaurant in the evening when we nipped down for a drink and to check out the menu. There wasn't a lot of variety on offer, but there are lots of options close by so that didn't put us off. It was the wait for service that made us decide to leave without actually having anything, as after going up to the bar, the stressed looking older lady tending bar told us to sit down and someone would be with us. That person never arrived and that stressed lady kind of disappeared for more than 10/15 minutes while we perused a menu of drinks, and so in the end, the lack of being able to actually get a drink made us leave and go off-site. That would be my only real negative impression of the stay, so I wouldn't let it put me off staying again, but would hope they could make it easier for hotel patrons to grab a cocktail without a hassle or feeling like a bother.

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