My husband and I stayed at the Drake for a long weekend in November. It is in a great location, just off Union Square and right in front of the Powell Street cablecar stop.
The staff is very friendly and check in was quick.
If you like hotels that aren't cookiecutter and don't mind small rooms you may like this hotel. I have stayed at other Kimpton hotels and quite liked them. I did get a very good rate by booking through their Web site.
For this visit I booked a deluxe queen room but was upgraded to a queen room in the tower. The room was quite small with a queen bed and a desk with desk chair. There was no sofa or other chair to sit on and was not room for anything more. The bathroom had a tub that needed to be repainted, a small sink and a toilet. Very little room for toiletries.
We had to live out of our suitcase because there was little room for clothing. The wallpaper in the bathroom was gouged in places. The door to the bathroom was difficult to close and stuck when it was finally closed.
Overall we had a very nice stay in San Francisco, but I wouldn't book this hotel again because of the small rooms.
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