While visiting San Francisco last month we stayed at the Beresford Arms conveniently located 4 city blocks west of Union Square which seemed to be the center of town.
Our huge room on the 5th floor, which faced a pigeon infested courtyard, was clean and comfortable and had a small kitchenette.
Facing the courtyard eliminated most the street noise but the aforementioned pigeons made up for that with their constant cooing day and night, so we slept with the windows closed and the fan on to drown out the coo-cooing.
There was no air-conditioning at this old hotel and the TV was a relic from the 80's but the old world opulent interior combined with the friendly hospitality in this century old building made our stay a cosy experience. They also had a daily 4 pm 'meet and greet' wine reception in the lobby and a healthy breakfast option of melons galore!
However, our main concern was the parking arrangement. We were told that the valet (valet parking only) would require a 20 minutes wait. No kidding!
When leaving for the airport at 6 am on the last day of our four days stay, it took 39 minutes to retrieve our rental car as the parking garage is located some 5 blocks away and several cars blocking ours had to be moved first.
A warmly recommended downtown hotel, but do get a good rate first.
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