My wife and I are fairly seasoned travelers and generally prefer a small property to one of the big corporate properties. The Petite Auberge was an extraordinary find. They seem to have two sizes of room - big and little - and price accordingly. We stayed in a small room which was comfortable but a bit cramped. The posted photos show both styles of room and I would guess that some other reviewers thought they were getting the large room when they had paid for the small one. There is no A/C in the room and in SF you almost never need it but we were there during a hot spell and had to ask the front desk for a fan which was delivered in about three minutes and worked wonders. The open windows let in street noise but living in the city as we do we're used to that.

The service and attention was terrific. Freshly baked cookies are available 24/7 and one evening we came back from dinner to face a home made pound cake with chocolate frosting: We were too full to say yes but I still regret it.

The breakfasts are wonderful. For the life of me I can't understand why other reviewers would complain about them. Fresh quiches, fresh rolls, fresh fruit, fresh breads, boiled eggs, homemade oatmeal, juices and really good coffee. We could hardly believe it it was so good. Sort of spoiled us for the rest of the day.

The location is just a block away from the Powell-Hyde Trolley and within walking distance of both Union Square and Chinatown. SF is hilly, really really hilly so if you're not in shape you're better off taking a cab. The neighborhood is mostly large apartment buildings with a mix of small businesses and small hotels. No problem there.

No one should confuse this property with the Hyatt. It really is a matter of taste and preference but if you like small, personal properties when you travel you'll love this one.

We stayed one night at ‘La petite auberge’ and i regretted we couldn’t stay longer.
After a tour of 3 weeks in California and about 15 hotels visited, it is the one i prefered.

The hotel is located in Bush street , close to Union square and Chinatown , very accessible by the public transports .
Everything there is made to make you feel comfortable there. There is valet to help you to carry your luggage in your room , even if there is an elevator (i mention it because i learned by experience that it is not the case for all hotels in San Francisco, the elevator i mean ).
The staff is friendly , very helpful : all of them were really very kind . They propose to keep your luggage the day you leave if you want to spend more time visiting and pick it up later.
The hotel is really cosy , decorated like a a countryside french auberge. The room was not big but very clean and cosy with its fireplace ; ours was on the backyard, very silent, but probably those on the road are more noisy. A teddy bear was waiting for us on the bed :) and a note was wellcoming us. There was a coffeemaker.
In a lovely room , you can take the complementary breakfast wich is one of the the best we had during our trip ! How pleasant it is before leaving for a long day walking around the city.
Even though we didn’t take part to it , there is an afternoon happy hour , with wine, fruits etc .. and you cant get water , tea , coffe at any time.
The newspaper is delivered at your door , what a surprise when we discovered it going out for breakfast !
We loved ‘La petite auberge’ ; as we wanted to stay in different places of the city , we had booked in another hotel for the next night (see my review about it ) ; despite of better reviews on TA, it was dispointing and we regretted much ‘La petite auberge’ which offers a much better rate quality/price.

We stayed for 3 nights - our first trip to San Fran. Boy did we luck out! This is a wonderful inn. Our room was beautifully decorated and had a gas fireplace. Very romantic (and practical for cooler nights). The staff bent over backwards for us - very friendly. If there is one area that could use some improvement it would be the breakfast. I would expect more than a breakfast lifted from a Comfort Inn. It didn't matter much though because after hiking up the San Fran hills and chasing cable cars, I would have eaten anything!

belfast northern ireland.

my husband and i stayed in the petite auberge for six nights.
although it really was,nt that cheap it was well worth the cost.
the staff were all so helpful and friendly from the desk staff right down to the cleaners.

we had one of the larger rooms with the fireplace which i loved..
the breakfast was lovely and set us up for the day.

in the evening the wine and snacks were also a treat but it meant we had such lovely chats with the other guests and made some new friends..

we travelled along way and i was more than pleased with this cute hotel. i will be back.

b. lilley
belfast