Pros--immaculately clean. I mean spotless. 1890's charm out the ying yang. Fresh paint everywhere. Someone is sinking some serious cash into fixing up the joint. Front desk staff and that security guy out front were really nice people. Good location.
Cons--at least in my room on the eighth floor in the corner, which I think was probably one of the nicest rooms in the Mosser, no internet, no desk, no air-conditioning. No place to buy a bit of toothpaste or a late-night vino downstairs. The room was not much bigger than my double bed and the euro chair and bed stand they managed to squeeze in there was IKEA quality. Pretty much just a bed with a very nice flat screen TV on the wall, and a micro bathroom. I have no idea where someone gets a bathroom sink that small. Yes, I had one of the rooms with a private bath. S-l-o-w elevator, only one; slow because that great house-keeping and maintenance crew are using it all day. Room was too bright to get a good night's sleep.
No business office downstairs. No pool. No fitness center. No room service. $200+ a night, but everyone had high prices that weekend. Bay-to-Breakers marathon, a ginormous medical convention in town, etc.
Take home: if you just need a pied-a-terre in San Fran, and can sleep with your buddy/spouse on a double bed, and a fairly bright room even with the lights off doesn't bother you, great. If you are in San Fran on business and need a desk and internet, not so great.
I did like that my window opened all the way, and I could climb out onto the hinky balcony and chill while overlooking the urban landscape. Kind of a cool city-kid experience. But I was concerned that that the homeless dudes on the street and in the alley under the window, if desparate enough, could make their way up the fire escape. Next time, since I'm a business traveler, it will be the Marriott, or whatever it is, across the street.
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