My friend booked this hotel for us and it was the one big mistake we made during our travels through the USA. The actual hotel facilities are all good, it is the location that is a real downer.
The Cova hotel is located in San Fran's "The Tenderloin District", the history of this area is interesting reading but a lot less exciting as a female traveller. Wikipedia provides a good history of the area quoting "The Tenderloin is a high-crime neighbourhood, particularly violent street crime such as robbery and aggravated assault. Seven of the top ten violent crime plots (out of 665 in the entire city as measured by the San Francisco Police Department)"
We had a number of upsetting and dangerous encounters over our 5 days there. Daytime was fairly ok but even the SF Taxi drivers kept saying to us "Why are you staying in this scary area"? and Cova hotel staff said it was wisest to take taxis to and from the hotel after dark.
There are so many lovely sports in SF. Do yourself a favour and don't not stay at Cova SF.
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