I have to say I was a little worried about going to the Metropolis based on the other reviews I read after I had booked with a tour company. However, the hotel, whilst being on the edge of a dodgy area, was actually fine. We had no problems at night and the guy in the hotel was telling a lady as we left to make sure she went left and not right out of the hotel. Right leads you into the dodgy area, and left leads you very quickly to the main tourist place, Powell Street where the cablecars have a turning circle, and just up Powell Street is Union Square where all the posh shops are.
The hotel rooms were comfy and clean. If you ask they will provide you with a coffee maker for your room at no charge. The staff were all pleasant and very helpful. Our first night we were placed in a room with some kind of pipe running around the outside of the wall so it was a little too noisy for us country folk who don't get on with any noise at all. If you like things quiet, get a room in the lower numbers (we got moved from a 14 to a 07 room) and that was on the street side. Although there were some street noises early on in the night with a bar nearby, it was then lovely and quiet all through the night.
So I would recommend this hotel for the budget traveller. If you stay out of the dodgy area it was fine, and in a pretty good spot for reaching the touristy stuff.
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