I stayed at the Dakota but did the booking with the Adelaide Hostel, which is apparently the sister hotel.
When we arrived at the hotel, the staff at the reception was ok, a bit cold though.
We went to our room using the old elevator, which was tricky to use (BE careful with your fingers !!!!) and not always working so be ready to do some sport to get to your room!
The general aspect of the room was all right, furnished with old stuff which gave it a bit of charm. We had a double bed and a single one. It was equipped with a microwave, TV…and a VERY SMELLY fridge. After one EXTREMELY NOISY night, I got bitten by what I thought was a mosquito but maybe it was something else as there were no mosquitoes in the room (Bedbugs???) and spent the following 2 weeks with horrible itchy bites over my face and neck ! My friend who slept in the single bed had a horrible back pain when she woke up.
We did have breakfast included but had to do a bit of walking as it is served in the other building (what is called the Adelaide hostel). Fortunately it was not raining!. My boyfriend almost lost one of his fingers when trying to close the door of the bedroom.
After 2 days, as I was searching for my hairbrush, I noticed that the room was not so clean as I found lots of bits and pieces that seemed to have been under the bed and between the bed and the wall forever as well as lots of dust …including travel tickets from previous residents!).
To conclude, this place is ok if you don´t mind not-so-clean-bedrooms, stinky fridge, Bedbugs, noise. Bring ear plugs and wear boxing Gloves!
I will not recommend this hotel to my friends. I went back to San Francisco 2 weeks later and stayed at the Mayflower hotel, which I highly recommend. It is situated in Bush street (see my review).
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