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#24 of 254 hotels in San Francisco
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  • Hotel class: 5 of 5
  • Rooms: 198
  • Address: 12 Fourth St San Francisco, CA 94103
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
Description: Named one of the world's top 500 hotels by Travel + Leisure, the centrally located Hotel Palomar San Francisco offers a sophisticated urban... This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
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Reviews of Hotel Palomar San Francisco - a Kimpton Hotel

( 15-19 of 238 )
“No closet, no service”

Hotel Palomar San Francisco - a Kimpton Hotel

1 of 5 stars
Los Angeles
Jul 28, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

On busy Market Street, the hotel sits above an Old Navy retail store. The layout is a little odd with the main hotel starting on the 5th floor. The restaurant and bar offer very limited hours, and otherwise are dead space off the elevator. The room was on the small side as expected in San Francisco. But for the price I did not expect no closet (no hooks, no rod, no alcove, nothing ... NO closet). Service was non existant. Our request for towels not only resulted in no towels, but resulted in an unpleasant attitude from the front desk staff. I travel a great deal for work and spend about 200 nights a year in hotels. This was by far the worst ever.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — OK Location
    • Disliked — No closet
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WGBLA's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Romantic getaway
Age group: 35-49
Member since: July 28, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Other
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Average price*: $343 (year-round)
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“Excellent Hotel and Location”

Hotel Palomar San Francisco - a Kimpton Hotel

5 of 5 stars
San Diego
Jul 25, 2008

This Hotel is situated at the perfect location right in the heart of downtown San Francisco. You are 2 blocks to Union Square, 1/2 a block to BART, 6 blocks to China Town, 2 blocks to the famous Cable Cars.

The hotel is decorated nicely, very clean and the service is quick and efficient. Our check in took about 2 minutes and we were upgraded to a huge room overlooking market street. We were concerned about the street noise, but it was very quiet and a great place to people watch out the windows.

The room had a large, King bed with bench in front, a seating area with table to the side and another seating area by the bedside. It had a huge flatscreen tv on the wall with DVD player and pay movies. It also had HBO.

The bathroom was very spacious with lots of granite counter space and was very clean. There was a large closet in the room with ironing board and plenty of storage.

We used the fitness room in the hotel, which was very small and a bit crowded when 2 other people came into it. It was convenient though, because most hotels in the area make you go to outside locations to excercise, which is really a hassle.

My only small complaint was the lack of comfort from the pillows. They were very soft and mushy and made sleeping a bit difficult. After mentioning this in an online survey from Kimpton Hotels, the manager replied right away and apologized for the pillows and said to contact him next time I was coming to town and he'd upgrade my room. I thought that was excellent service.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Spacious rooms and Location
    • Disliked — pillows
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amarion's Summary
Date of Stay: December 2007
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Romantic getaway
Age group: 25-34
Member since: February 28, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Great pool scene, Pet owners
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Great food / Wine
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Average price*: $343 (year-round)
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“Perfect hotel!”

Hotel Palomar San Francisco - a Kimpton Hotel

Jul 23, 2008

I really recommend this hotel. The rooms are very spacious and modern. It is one of the nicest boutique hotels i've stayed in and its perfectly located in the centre of san francisco!

This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
CarolSLondon's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2008
Traveled with: Other
Visit was for: Romantic getaway
Age group: 18-24
Member since: June 06, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Great pool scene, Pet owners
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Business meeting / Event, Outdoor / Adventure, Shopping
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Average price*: $343 (year-round)
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“Not Bad”

Hotel Palomar San Francisco - a Kimpton Hotel

3 of 5 stars
Alexandria, Virginia
Jul 8, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

The hotel was very nicely decorated but the rooms were very small and didn't have a dresser. We stayed four nights/five days which made having only a closet with a few hangers very impractical. The bathroom door did not close all the way. The bed was very uncomfortable. The staff was pretty friendly, but they didn't have directions to commonly requested places such as Sausalito or Monterey readily available (and the directions they did give us were terrible).

Good location in Union Square.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — the location
    • Disliked — the room
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Nick-Dal's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 35-49
Member since: February 12, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
probably not
I recommend this hotel for:
A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Great food / Wine, Shopping, Other
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Average price*: $343 (year-round)
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“Great Location”

Hotel Palomar San Francisco - a Kimpton Hotel

4 of 5 stars
Sacramento, California
Jun 30, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

The location is excellent. Had a room overlooking Market St, 8th floor, and it was a little noisy at night, specially ambulances/police in the middle of the night. The rooms are small. Would I stay again in it, maybe. The best thing of this hotel is it's location, the worst, the rooms should be a tad bigger and better window insulation. The service was excellent overall. Have been in SF many times all over the city and this is one of the better hotels we've stayed in.

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PieroG's Summary
Date of Stay: June 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Quality time with friends
Age group: 35-49
Member since: January 20, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
most likely
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Tourists
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Average price*: $343 (year-round)
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