We just returned from a four night stay at this lovely boutique hotel. We thoroughly enjoyed staying in the Pacific Heights area, amongst mansions and away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Street parking was readily available - much better than paying the astronomical parking rates at the downtown hotels.

The staff was very friendly, helpful, and responsive to all of our requests.

Our family had three rooms - two of the rooms were on the lower level and worked well for our adult children and their toddlers. Their rooms were quite large. Our only caveat is to avoid Room 109. We were given that room, which was very large, but it turned out to be too noisy for us since it was off of the main hall, very close to reception, and we were kept awake by conversations of lots of people returning to the hotel in the late late evening. The following morning, we requested a change of room to a quieter location. This request was accommodated quickly and pleasantly. Our luggage was moved to the new room for us. We loved the second room, even though it was smaller than our original room.

The beds were very comfortable, and the rooms nicely laid out - with lots of mirrors and good lighting. The expanded continental breakfast was excellent. It included oatmeal, cold cuts, cheeses, pastries, breads, and fresh orange juice. The coffee was excellent.

In the evening, wine was available in the dining room. We were only able to take advantage of this on one evening, but we found that the wines served were very good.

We highly recommend this boutique hotel, and will stay here again the next time that we decide to stay in San Francisco.

We recently enjoyed 3 nights in a suite at Hotel Drisco in San Francisco. A wonderful all round experience with a quiet boutique hotel with traditional friendly services and quality rooms and amenities. Located in Pacific Heights an exclusive upmarket quiet inner suburban locale with all facilities as required and first class self service buffet breakfast..

We found the staff courteous friendly and prepared to go the extra mile to assist. The ability to ride their town car limo service into the CBD each morning was a real plus.

We were initially concerned as to no undercover parking, but there was plenty of readily available street parking and the staff moved the car as needed during the day. Access to the city was very easy and taxi fare cost $10.00 approx. to downtown.

We travel widely in USA and Europe staying at a mix of 5 star hotels and suites. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Hotel Drisco and will return on future visits and are pleased to provide this summary and recommendation.

It is not the marble and glitz of some of the major chains but it is high quality personal service in a boutique hotel in an enjoyable location slightly out of the central business district.

Just returned from the most wonderful week vacation in SF, where we stayed at this hotel. Where to start--first, this is a first-rate small boutique hotel, located in the most beautiful and safe section of SF-Pacific Heights. We walked everywhere--and if walking up and down hills is too difficult, the Muni bus system is fantastic, inexpensive, and easily accessible. NO NEED for cabs ever, unless you have difficulty walking downhill to bus. If so, one can be gotten very easily by hotel---and I recommend you book their town car to & from airport. It is a flat rate and a 30 minute drive. Our room was beautifully appointed, w/the most delicious smelling lotions, etc. Every employee was exceptionally polite and attentive w/o being pretentious. Bob, the Doorman, guided us to the most exquisuite mansions in our area, and greeted us upon our daily returns--very impressed with our lengthy walks throughout SF. The Concierges took care of all our needs and offered recommendations, including personalized guides as desired. Julio, the evening wine and cheese server, was most wonderul. He always suggested the excellent dinner spots, refilled our glasses, offered hot appetizers, and on our last day, served some of the most delicious mango cheddar cheese imagined--with a great story behind it. Romeo served our morning cappacino's just the way I liked it--skim milk in a tall cup and refilled it with most graciously after my husband spilled it! The morning buffet is delicious. Once, when we needed some attention to a bathroom appliance, w/i seconds, someone appeared and was fully gracious and accommodating. The housekeeping staff served fresh ice cubes and cookies each evening. Do we ever miss this place--and San Francisco!! Trust me when I say this is THE place--and I am a difficult person to please hotel-wise. Also, we recommend the Slanted Door Vietnamese restaurant in the Ferry Building. Go early--hungry--you will be glad you did! We also adored Ploof, in the Beldin Alley in the Financial District--very Parisian with fabulous mussels. Lupa in the Noe Valley and A16 on Chestnut were wonderful Italian restaurants. Nothing was too expensive. Plus there are literally hundreds of tiny gems around the city to eat at--and we did our share. Loved Union, Sacramento, and Upper Fillmore for shopping. The upper Fillmore was our favorite nightspot as well--a very happening place and we enjoyed an inexpensive drink at Grove many an evening. Reminds us of our favorite SoHo neighborhood lounge. Walk over Russian Hill-soooo gorgeous--walk Macaundry Alley between Union and Green on Jones--indescribable. Of course there is Golden Gate, the Embarcadero, the Mission, SOMA, Fisherman's Wharf, etc. Warning--you absolutely NEED advance tix to Alcatraz! Take a ferry to Sausalito! Okay, I am done--I will be back, and yes, we will 100% stay at the Hotel Drisco!

My husband and I just returned from a quick overnight at the Hotel Drisco and were pretty disappointed. The raves the hotel received led us to believe we were in for a treat. Here's our recap:

On the plus side: there was avery friendly bellman, it's a quiet neighborhood in a central location, there were comfy beds and a nice continental breakfast.

But be warned this is a much older, conservative crowd (im in my 20s and my husband is in his 30s) We were in the basement and the noise didn't stop all day, plus the mornings were a drag with everyone coming down for breakfast. Also, our room was TINY. I believe we were in a deluxe queen and it was really small.

Maybe you have a better time at this hotel if you are a business traveler or an older couple with a really great suite. But we were pretty disappointed.