1. Great location: Steps from Chinatown, 2-3 city blocks from BART and Union Square. 20-30mins walk to wharf, lombart street, etc but lots of hills. 2. Safe: was worried about personal safety as am solo female traveller but not many homeless in San Francisco. If there is, it's only 1 person on their own, sometimes acting oddly, but you can just walk around and avoid them. I also walked back past 11pm after a concert; streets were empty with the random tourist walking back to their hotel (as its close to Financial District) but fortunately no dangerous homeless. I also went to many places in San Francisco and didn't encounter many homeless, maybe 1 a day? Streets were beautiful, safe and clean. 3. Value: room size was spacious, even for 2 pax. You can probably add a single bed as well. I got the long stay price, which was surprisingly cheaper than 5 nights stay (my original plan). Everything else in San Francisco is expensive though. Food really burnt a hole in your pocket, around $20+ for a main meal (including fast food combos). 4. Cleanliness: Room and toilet was clean, if a little dated with some dents here and there. Sink was oddly placed in the room instead of toilet with short taps (very old-fashioned) so be careful of water splashes. 5. Facilities: In-room facilities were great! Had a mini fridge and heater. No air-conditioning but I was here in spring so it was cool; just open the window if needed. Hotel also provided clean, spacious common area with hot/cold water, coffee, hot chocolate, paper cups and plates. Great place to have take-out. 6. Noise: Sound-proofing of rooms not great. 2 nights into my stay, there was some guest who kept stomping in the room above me. Luckily they slept early so the noise stopped before midnight. My room was also facing the roof of the building next door and there was some kinda machinery that kept rumbling. It only cut off at 10pm. Not great for anyone who needs a nap in the daytime.

Clean, nicely decorated with modern art giving it a nice take on an old classic building. While old it was very clean, paint and other decorating all well maintained. Everything worked well making it an enjoyable stay.

The rooms have wireless locks that while allowing flexibility and convenience for guests and staff, did cause a few challenges as the email with instructions and key code went to my spam for some reason so had to call to get instructions. There are generally no front desk staff on site except for very busy times but we got sorted quickly and got into our room. The key uses an app on your phone that they provide a code for. I did notice that sometimes it takes quite a while to unlock while other times was almost instant. Makes you a little nervous about your phone going flat or getting lost.

Me and My Son had a Very Good Stay at your Hotel. Our Room was a Good Size with 2 Double Beds in, And our own Private Bathroom, and a Large TV with Plenty of Channels on in Our Room. Location of Hotel is Brilliant aswel. We Walked everywhere All Over every Part of San Francisco, We even Walked to the Golden Gate Bridge 🌉 I Would Definitely Recommend This Hotel To everyone, they have a Bar inside this Hotel and just at the Side of Hotel there’s a Lovely Irish Bar ☘️ And Restaurant that we did use a couple of times. There’s Also Free Tea/ Coffee at Reception area, which I did enjoy… So Thank You Hotel Des Arts. 😊

Nothing at Hotel. But Only the Rain ☔️

The location is super great and it is a great value stay. The room has just what you need and the room and towels and everything was really clean. Check in is easy and we were able to leave our bags in storage after checking out. I definitely would recommend this place. Complimentary tea, coffee and water.

Location near many cool things, colorful rooms, comfy beds, rooms have full bathrooms, cute lobby to hang out, app to unlock door no need for keys (was useful since many of us arrived at different times), literally connected to a bar (couldn’t hear anything from our room)

Friends mentioned their door had some issues, saw a bug once, stairs and elevator are a bit tight in space

We miiight have overused the lobby for our night gatherings, we could have gone up to the rooms tho we had enough space. Its close to the convention center and while not super close still a nice stroll to the bay.

Stairs were a bit too tight, and elevator was small too and required extra steps but no biggie.

Hotel is located right next to Chinatown and the financial district. BART/Muni stops are just a five minute walk away. The hotel has a unique style, lots of handdrawn art which gives it a lot of character. Our room was spacious with comfortable beds.

Hot water often took a while to come through the showers/taps. There isn't always someone on reception which means you may have to call a phone number if you need help. Certainly not up to the standard of a modern hotel, but this was expected as the price was lower than many of the chain hotels.

The location of this hotel is fantastic and the rooms are delightfully unique if mildly outdated -- however, they were comfortable and I appreciated the low cost.

It's an old building -- sound carries extremely well through the walls between rooms and the hallways.

Room decoration, maintenance staff, cleanliness, location, shared microwave/coffee maker with provided pods, secure entry after hours.

Door entry app a bit glitchy, front desk is sometimes not manned during regular hours (although there is a telephone number to call).

great location and price. great bed and furnishings.

The raised on a platform, claw foot tub was an accident waiting to happen. the cleaner mistook a ziplock baggy of 12 art prints ($1,200 value) for candy wrappers and trashed them. the app I had to down load to get into my room and messaging before hand never provided the front of the building code.