Americas Best Value Inn – Union Square

Not in Union Square. It’s about 4 blocks away. There are lots of homeless people and drug addicts who hang out nearby. The room was OK and the staff was nice. Breakfast was free but not very good.

The owner will, I’m sure, tell me I could have stayed at Best Western or Hilton. Yeah, we should have.
The location wasn’t an issue for us. We both grew up near/​around big cities. When you stay at a hotel in a city, you’ll see/​hear/​smell city life, at all hours, homeless people included. Just know that fact anytime you plan to visit a major city such as San Fran. The location was actually pretty good. A little downhill for me, but with all the good food around I could use the extra calorie burning hill climbing on this trip.
Our issues were with the hotel itself, and mostly its staff and their foul attitudes.
#1: On our first night here, we arrived around 9 or 10pm. We asked the kid at the desk for a recommendation for late night dinner. He recommended In-​N-​Out and some other chains. Yes, we came on vacation to San Francisco just to patronize fast food chains. Seriously, no better recommendations than that, especially when you have a restaurant next door? The kid looked stoned, anyway, and was way more interested in whatever website he was surfing. We ended up just walking around till we found something open.
#2: As soon as we opened the door to the bathroom, the handle fell off. I’m no muscle woman. This thing was missing a screw. Without the handle you couldn’t open the bathroom door from the inside. We took it downstairs and the guy at the desk said it could be fixed the next morning. In the meantime, we had to let each other out of the bathroom when done with our «business.» I love my fiancé and all, but we like to keep a little mystery in our relationship, if you get my drift.
#3: You have to provide clean sheets for your guests on their first night. And if they aren’t clean, don’t cover up a dirty sheet with another, less dirty flat sheet (oh yeah, this place does not use fitted sheets or mattress covers). These were not old coffee stains. These were obvious sweat stains. As in, I could see that someone had a horrible case of night sweats when they slept on that sheet. There were various other, more vomit-​inducing stains of a crusty nature. Oh, I also expect blankets that do not have holes in them. But if that hole was made to get rid of a crusty stain, I guess I’d choose a holey blanket over stains any day. But I shouldn’t have to make that choice!!!
#4: You have to provide clean towels for your guests on their first night, and anytime they request them– particularly if their original towels or replacement towels were dirty to begin with! Same issue with the towels as with the bed linens. Stained! And when my fiancé requested clean ones at 8:30am after a long walk, the guy at the desk had the audacity to tell him to wait till 10am when housekeeping arrived. We had a day to start! Showers to take! And the towels that housekeeping had left us the day prior were dirty before we touched them! I went back to the guy at the desk and asked again for a clean towel. He sarcastically and exasperatedly asked me if I could not wait until 10. I said no, we want to shower now, but if it’s too much trouble to provide your guests with clean towels instead of stained ones then forget about it. Angrily, he said he’d go get them (one floor down).
#5: If the guest turns off the heat in the hotel room when it’s 70 degrees outside, don’t turn it back on while they’re out. Also, you may want to reconsider the length of the curtains in your rooms, since they sit on top of the radiators. Seems like a fire hazard to me.
#6: If the guests can’t smoke in the rooms, neither should the construction workers doing the renovation work on the 2^nd floor. Dry wall dust is bad enough.
#7: The sign on the front door that states you need your key to get into the hotel between 10pm and 7am is a farce. That door is not locked and opens for everyone, no key required. Safety, my bum.
We stayed for six nights. I wouldn’t recommend this place to an enemy or a prisoner. It was absolutely disgusting. We just wanted a clean place to sleep at night and shower in the morning. We hardly got that.
If you are already stuck at this hell hole and are struggling to sleep at night over the loud drunks in the alley, go into your closet and get the giant floor fan out. It’ll drown out the noise pretty well. If you don’t have one in your closet, go down to the desk and ask for one. It’s a sleep saver.

As the title suggests, this hotel is NOT in union square, but in the heart of the tenderloin. It’s noisy, and busy. It doesn’t seem to be unsafe, and the guy who works at the desk lives in the hotel which ads to the sense of safety. They offer a little breakfast. Muffins and such. Overall the room was clean and the hotel itself was tidy. I would stay here again.

This place is NOT in Union Square. It’s definitely the TL. There’s definitely a 1 mile radius of crackheads all around this place. You can hear sirens at night and all in all it just doesn’t feel that safe here.
Also, «valet» takes for freaking ever. I swear my car was parked in Oakland because it took them around 30 minutes to bring my car back.

Ok… here’s the deal. I travel all around the globe and find myself in many different venues example. Coming to SFO this time via Dubai, Djibouti, Nairobi, London. When I come back to American I always try to arrange an extended stay of a month or two and San Francisco is one of my favorites city to stay in. But the problem has always been the cost of such a long stay. This time I found ABVI. I dont really know how I found it but the hotel is working out great. The ABVI is safe and clean. My room is small but I’m never really here. It comes with the ammenities that I need. Clean shower and tub, microwave, small sink, and small fridge and a good size comfortable bed. Most of all Wi-​Fi that works great and a 24hr manned front desk. Traveling around the world has provided great experiences for me. It consistently provides me with stimulation and bewilderment. The oddness of it all is when I come back to my country of birth I am reminded that allot of people do not understand just how a true free country operates. A democracy can be messy. The locals around this hotel in Tenderloin are truly free to do as they wish and just live their lives. I don’t always understand there paths. But they do not hurt me so I will not hurt them. So… to the people that are afraid, offended or shocked please do yourself a favor and stay in a more comfortable and sterile surroundings. Find a resort. This hotel is working out great for me. Remember «give us your poor your tired, your huddled masses, longing to be free».
Ok enough of this bullshit its time for breakfast at Dotties True blue café Its just across the street.

I’m sitting in my room at the ABVI, it’s a bit noisy outside with my window opened, but the room is clean and I feel safe. My bathroom has a nice tub and shower, looks newly renovated. The bed is a king and comfortable. I am here for 7 nights so I got the efficiency room with a brand new microwave, a good sized fridge, a small but adequate sink. I brought my own dishes, silverware, dish soap and sponge.
For 7 nights the cost is $ 540. Come on, what do you expect, the ritz? Yes it is the tenderloin but I knew that when I booked the room. My class ends at 6, I walk back here and on the way pick up a bite to eat. No desire to go out at night. Wifi is fine, I have a cell so phone isn’t an issue. I’ve been to India and this is a palatial hotel by comparison. For the price I think it’s a great deal.
By the way, I am a single woman. I’d come back here again. Staff were helpful and attentive. Maybe you get back what you give out or expect to get. Check your critical nature at the door and have a comfortable stay.

This hotel is horrible we used it for the Nike Womens Half Marathon and oh my god was it the worst experience of our lives the staff was rude and the place looked horrible. Our bed sheets were still dirty from the previous tennant and there were horrible brown stains on the pillows. Not to mention they lost my car keys for the «valet» they have. Complete Rip OFF I would have paid someone $ 100 to have told me that this experience was going to be like this. I recomend paying $ 145 per night at a homeless shettler better bang for your buck! Please do not go through the same experience I did and do not go to this hotel

Pros: rooms had hardwood floors, so no dark carpet mysteries. Not far from Powell St, Apple store, etc. (might feel like a target carrying anything in an Apple Store bag after dark through/​near the Tenderloin, tho.) Apple Store has great wifi.
Other: did not provide all that was listed — no minifridge. First room was terrible. Dead cockroach on floor and dried urine on toilet seat. 2^nd key took me to a room that was already occupied. Third try was the best. Actually had the blowdryer, ironing board, tv, remote, coffee maker, phone (internal calls only) clock radio. The desk staff really does talk on cell phones continually, as another review noted. If you’re shopping for a good cell phone plan, their advice might be the best thing that this place has to offer. Lobby has online PC for guest use, and entertainment provided by a pretty funny old lady who asks for coin. The Hilton is a few blocks closer to Powell, has an Sbux in the lobby, better wifi, less noise, and no funny old ladies asking for money.

Holy crap! We took this room out of necessity. It was such a dump. I could not believe it. Stains on the floor and walls. I wont go into detail about the shower curtain but i just say we did not care to use it. Busy cracked out streets. The elevator was hardly big enough for my self my girlfriend and our luggage. The manager was way to busy to get off his cell phone to answer questions and accommodate. We valeted our car I was un confident about getting out of it yet alone handing over the keys. Thankfully that worked out as well as could be. We felt much safer getting back to our car and loaded up on our way from the hotel. All the charges were correct