I normally travel on a budget when coming to SF, since I never spend any time in the hotel other than to shower and sleep. So the Country Hearth Inn (which was mistakenly reported on one of the travel sites as being in Fisherman's Wharf) seemed like a good choice when my normal Wharf Inn was full. The free parking and free WiFi were also attractive. I was forewarned from previous reviews about the parking; there are about 8 spots, but usually (emphasis on "usually") you can find free parking on the streets, assuming you don't mind getting up before 7:30am to move your car. I was impressed by how nice the woman was when I checked in...and that was where I ceased to be impressed. The room was no frills for sure, although it was clean. The carpeting was torn, the TV had a horrible picture, the towels felt like burlap bags, the curtains didn't block out all the light, and the springs could easily be felt through the bed. To top it off, despite signs at the office which read that no guests were welcome in the rooms (which should have been a clue), someone came pounding on all of the doors at 2am until he found his friend--who unfortunately was in the room next to mine. Which furthered my impression that the walls are paper-thin, as I could hear their conversation until about 5am. There goes the sleep portion of my stay. They offered pastries and coffee in the morning, with a sign insisting that the guest take the pastries back to the room. I guess because eating them in the 10ft square office was appealing? Oh yeah, and the WiFi worked for about 4hrs before crapping out. Next time, I'll pay an additional $50 to get some sleep somewhere else.
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