Travel often to SF for business and have great luck using Priceline and getting 4-star hotels cheap. Go 2-nights for $75/ea. You somewhat take a chance, but never been disapointed with assigned hotel in SF. All very good.
The hotel was very good for business. It is a large hotel with a huge bustling lobby. Check-in can be a little challenging due to the crowds, but it moved quickly. The way the hotel is set-up you have multiple towers. I got tower 3 while traveling buddies got 2. Tower 3 is a little walk. Next time I will request tower 1 or 2.
The room was of good size for SF. The bathroom was very small with a stand-up shower and no tub. I like this but be aware. If my wife would have come, the bathroom would have been too small. For single traveler for a couple of days it was fine, clean and well appointed.
The rest of the room was almost very good. Good use of space with large bed, very large desk/work area and even a chair. Flat screen TV and plenty of outlets to plug stuff into. The decor is dark wood and understated elegant. Very happy with the bed - lots of pillows.
Couple of things about the hotel:
1) Parking is terrible anywhere in SF and you get robbed at hotels. The Hilton is no differnet. $50/night to park. You park in an attached garage and it is a little of an effort to pick-up the car versus other valets right in front of the hotel. Took about 15-minutes to get versus others in the area.
2) Very good location for getting around. Cabs are plentiful and you are within easy walking distance of Union Square, Nob Hill, AT&T Park and anything along Market. We even walked to the North Beach area to have dinner at our favorite restuarant, North Beach Italian. After a big pasta dinner, the walk back to the hotel was very enjoyable (about 2-miles). If you do it right, you never go up or down a hill.
That leads me to the only bad part of the review. The Hilton is right on the edge of nice area and shady area. I dont worry about moving around most US cities, but there were a couple blocks south/east of the hotel that I did not feel safe. The homeless are always an issue in SF, but the aggressiveness of the homeless and young beggars is starting to become too much. I would not recommend any women walk anywhere around the hotel after dark and only with a group anytime. I was even a little nervous closer to Union Square due to the number and aggressive behaviour of some of the derlicts. Just be prepared.
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