Embassy Hotel

As we opened the door to our room after braving the elevator, CONTACT HIGH! I don’t know if the maids were smoking a bowl or what, but it the smell of weed was sooo bad! Let’s see, what else? No AC, only a window with no screen. A beautiful view of the dumpster area, and the frequent screams of people on the street walking by. The emergency exit plan is held up by painters masking tape.
My advice, don’t stay here. I’m I’m no means a primadonna, but this place is sketchy as hell and just gross.

Awesome location and great service. Their clean and attentive. You can have a nice drink at the gin bar, coffee and s pastry in the ship and desert down the street — I think smiths?

I can’t exactly put my finger on why this place grossed me out so much. Maybe it is the smell, the apparent water in the walls, or the guys hanging out in the lobby to watch TV. But there is no way anyone should pay $ 149 a night, plus $ 30 paking when the Holiday Inn is $ 153 just a dozen blocks away. There was no hot water at 4am, and only luke warm at 11am. There is no air-​conditioning, which is fine, but I needed to keep the window open all night because of the stench. It was loud and I hardly slept at all. The hallway is dark, dingy and smelled like weed. Needless to say I will not be back.

I am giving this hotel a 3 star because of the parking which we where charged $ 30 a day and when I booked the hotel online it never mentioned that we had to pay extra for parking
The hotel is nice but the shower is very slow and inside the bath is very dirty, other then that, it is a good hotel

These reviewers are bonkers. I was so worried when I got here, but I found that the hotel is absolutely charming. It has a lovely art-​deco feel to it and the area’s really not that bad. I arrived around 9pm, by the way. Right across the street from a beautiful art school, and the building is super funky. Clean rooms, décor reminds me of every hotel in Paris. If you’re looking for mainstream, massive American/​modern chic, head to the Marriott or the Ritz. This place had everything I needed, visitors ranged from young tourists to older business folks in suits (myself included). Concierge is super sweet, too. Anyone giving this place less than 3 stars needs to bring themselves down a few notches. No bedbugs, no weed smell, all exaggerations. Lovely spot :)

So we came here this past weekend for Valentine’s Day and wish I would have looked at Unilocal first. When I did I tried to cancel the 2 night stay but was only able to cancel the second night. Everything is super old. The elevator looks like the first elevator ever made. We stayed here Valentine’s night and during the middle of the night I was thirsty so I walked to the vending machine which didn’t accept my 10 bill. So I asked the guy at the front if he had change and he didn’t. I literally had to walk around the block to a donut shop at 5 am to get some water. And there was a bunch of crackheads in the area. The only good thing is there are a couple bars up the street. Parking is 30 dollars. Next night we stayed at the holiday inn which was more expensive but way worth it. Don’t recommend this to anyone

Good part: Super friendly staff, free parking, centrally located. Walk in closet, adequate room size.
Down side: Sketchy neighborhood. Lots of homeless people and people that are clearly drug addicts. Walked to the store down the way and witnessed 2 drug deals. two guys almost got into a fight right there on the sidewalk where my daughter and I were walking. Not a good place to stay if you are traveling with children. Also, smelled pot while walking to the elevator. Also, the elevator permit expired in 2013. And the plumbing is old. I turned on the water and rusty water came out.
Really wish I could give them more stars. The staff is so sweet.

Parking now costs 30 $ a night. Also water has gone off for hours on jan 1 & 2. elevator doors stick on certain floors.

Stay far far away from this place. Free parking is not worth the hell hole of a place like this. The rooms looked like you were filming an old 70s porn. There were stains galore from the moment you walked into the room. This place is more like a hostel rather than a hotel. Motel 6 is a much better place.

HEROIN NEEDLES!!!

The hotel has a side door located near the parking lot. As several other Unilocal reviewers mentioned, there is quite a bit of trash out by the parking lot.

Well, a few weeks ago, at the side door, I noticed a large, overstuffed trash bag with garbage spilling out of it. What was frightening and disturbing was that the garbage included a pile of syringes. Yes, syringes!

I highly suspect that these were heroin needles, because quite often I have seen drug users sitting on the sidewalk near the hotel parking lot shooting up. This is in the late afternoon and the hotel is located a few blocks from a children’s school!

The trash bag with the heroin needles spilling out of it was lying there at the side door for at least two days! Does anyone in the hotel check and clean the premises?! I ended up having to call the San Francisco Department of Sanitation.

I never stayed at the Embassy Hotel, but I walk past it five days a week. After witnessing the hotel’s lack of concern for the cleanliness and safety of its premises and surroundings, I would never recommend this hotel to friends and family.

UPDATE: Today, I walked by during lunchtime, and once again there is a large trash bag lying there, with a bunch of heroin needles next to it.

BED BUGS! Do not stay here. Worst hotel, worst part of San Fran, known as «the tenderloin.» Had to leave at 3 am, after waking with bugs crawling over us. We have pictures. They are impossible to get rid of, will hitch a ride back to your place. The street is safer!

Have u ever seen hotel impossible? This is one of those hotels that needs to be redone. The room was not clean. Carpet from the 1940s, furniture from the same era. The elevator barely works. Got stuck in it for 5 minutes cause the doors wouldn’t open. Parking sucks. Walls are so thin that I know how many orgasms the couple next door had. 2 small towels that didn’t cover my head. The fone in the room doesn’t work so I had to call the front desk with my own fone. Location is so so. Had to lock my doors while waiting to check in. Beds are super small and the bed covers are old military blankets from ww2. The best thing about the hotel is checking out. Do not stay here unless every other hotel is booked.

Okay just to establish, If your a hotel princess this place may not be your cup of tea. As for me, I liked this hotel. Room that I had was clean and the tv worked. The front counter lady was very friendly. Place had free parking which is a huge plus considering its hard to find any in sf. It did take us some time to get the gate open for parking because it’s controlled from the inside by an employee. Only real downside was in the morning some hauling workers outside were being kinda noisy. Overrall nice stay. Oh and at night I did catch a whiff of marijuana in the hallways but I didn’t really mind as I’m a «legalize it» kinda guy.

I really wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone. Unless you are really trying to save few bucks and don’t mind feeling unsafe. Hallway smelled of marijuana and you can hear everything through the wall. Bathroom looked like the ones you can see from some old horror movie motel scenes. I went close to midnight and after i parked my car I had to walk from the garage to their main hotel door because the door to the hotel from the garage was already closed. I felt very unsafe walking the street…
Personally I would spend few more dollars and stay somewhere else if you value cleanliness and your life. Oh, but the hotel staffs were kind, hence the two stars.

My first time being in San Fran this hotel. It’s location is perfect because it’s right in the city. But for me that’s all that’s good. There is no air in the rooms. I called the front desk and was told to open a window. It did help but I believe it’s because the date is Dec. 14^th. So it’s naturally cold anyway. We had no fridge so the leftovers I brought went to waste. I would not come back again because I’ve been in some crappy hotels but at least those had the basics like a fridge, air and better wifi

Not only is the Embassy’s location very central in San Fransicso, but the service is great too.
The bedroom was equipped with a large television, heating for the nighttime bay area breeze, a comfortable bed, and free wifi.
The receptionists were helpful and available ²⁴⁄₇.
Overall, this is a highly recommended place to stay if you’re looking for a comfortable stay in a central location at a reasonable price.

oh god this place was the WORST HOTEL I’ve EVER BEEN TOO!!!
MY STAY WAS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE AND I LEFT EARLY AND WAS NEVER REFUNDED!!!
I staid here in 2012 and my room was over a night club, until 2AM I would get the beat from the music underneath.
Worse than that, after 2 nights I started having those weird red dots all over my body and I couldn’t explain where they came from. Until the third night, I was working late on a project and suddenly I see them crawling all over my sheets: BEDBUGS!!!
LOTS AND LOTS OF B E D B U G S !!!
Needless to say I ran out of my room screaming and immediately packed up my stuff and left. I will never set foot here again.

Ah… The embassy! This place is a bit of a hot mess. First off, don’t expect much from this place. There is no luxury here. But if you are looking for a place to sleep and are on a budget, this place is for you. On the positive note, the room was clean and I didn’t come home with bed bug bites. Good. (I even checked the bed).
On the sad side. The soda machine took our money and when the boyfriend called the front desk they informed us it was broken. Ummm why isn’t there a sign stating that? Anyways the front desk guy gave us our money and told us to go to the connivence store down the street. Bad part about this place is it’s in a sketchy area. We would of felt better with a knife on that walk. We moved over to the other side of the street and it was better. The worst part about their hotel is the «continental breakfast.» Given it was Sunday and we came down kind of late. But it was the most pathetic breakfast ever. There was pretty much nothing but bread, coffee, and a few muffins. Let’s say we walked into the nasty club turned eating area and walked back out. Maybe there wasn’t much because it was near the end of the serving time. My boyfriend even said there’s better breakfasts is the Philippines!
This hotel is cute from the outside. I love the Art Deco, but on the inside it needs a lot of work. I will not be coming back to this hotel. San Francisco is over priced and this hotel is way over priced as well!

This a decent hotel to stay, it is definitely not a top notch property but is very centrally located.
I stayed here during my recent trip to SFO. The check in process was easy but the guy behind the counter was very slow. I had booked the hotel through Expedia and my booking confirmed that parking is included in the hotel room price. The staff though tried to trick me and said it is $ 20 for parking but once I showed him my bookking details he didn’t charge me for parking. I guess he was trying to make a quick 20 bucks.
They have their own private parking lot on the back side of the hotel which was very comfortable and although it is first come and first serve, I was able to get a spot during all 4 days I stayed here.
Coming to the hotel it has old vintage/​victorian look, the lobby is small but is nice. My room had all the basic amenities, we had TV, iron board etc etc. The rooms are decent size, as I already said they are not fancy but for the price I paid I think I was expecting better rooms.
The hotel has an attached bar/​dance club Noble. They actually have their continental breakfast inside Noble. The breakfast was decent nothing fancy, they had cereal, bread, juice, coffee etc.
Overall a decent place to stay but the rooms could have been more cozier and good looking!

Reviews for this place are all across the board, and I fortunately had a nice stay here. The staff I encountered were nice and quick to suggest restaurants when I arrived. Parking was easy and safe in their lot. I consider this hotel or as some have called motel, a good value choice for those on a budget.
The location is great, (yes, I know the ‘Loin is a little sketchy, so stay alert and travel in groups) and near everything. There are a lot of good Asian restaurants and dive bars nearby that you will love. WiFi is included although you might have to refresh or authenticate with the long password frequently.
I appreciate the Art Deco and even found the purplish pink bathroom tiles kind of charming and unique. The elevator was a little wonky but never jammed or suffered any technical issues. It is slow, but then again, the building is older and I don’t mind the wait. (patience is a virtue right?) The room was fine and had a new flat panel TV so if you care about that kind of stuff, you should be happy.
The breakfast amounted to a slice of bread and an apple that I had to ask for from a worker that was closing it down. 9AM ending time is a little early in my opinion, but whatever. M D. is right about the location being in the adjacent night club, which was pumping out some seriously loud music as I was going to sleep, so bring earplugs or get smashed at a local pub before you try to sleep. :)