Our 2 nights' stay at Hotel Carlton in early June was excellent!
After getting off at Powell Street, we walked for close to 20 minutes before we reached the hotel. Even though it's located in the "Lower Nob Hill" region, and a couple blocks away from the shady "Tenderloin" area, we felt safe there. The warm greetings from the front desk when we first stepped into the hotel was nice. And the entire check-in process took only 3 minutes.
The deluxe room on the 7th floor has great lighting, and the room is well laid out. Even though there's no air-conditioner in the room, the breeze from the opened window and the ceiling fan was more than enough. This hotel prides itself on being environmentally friendly. So instead of bottled water, they place a glass pitcher in the room and you to get filtered water from either 1st or 8th floor. What a good ideal!
We booked our room directly on the joie de vivre website, and got a fantastic deal: $99 room/day including daily breakfast for two at their Zaha Restaurant. Let me just tell you, their french toast is out of this world!!!!!!! Lightly battered toasts with a caramelized, crispy outside and soft (not mushy) inside, topped with fresh blueberries and strawberries. Just writing about it me makes drool.....
This was our first time staying at a JDV hotel, and what an experience that was! I highly recommend this hotel to anyone who's looking for a clean room, friendly service, great food and most of all, unbeatable deal! Thank you, Hotel Carlton, for a wonderful time.
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