Motel 6

It is located at the Northwest corner of Geary Street and Larkin Street, but you must approach the entrance from Larkin (a one-​way street). Parking is under the hotel, but there are limited parking spaces. When you check in, then is a sign advising you so!
Check-​in went smoothly. You need your room key to first access elevator from street level. The second floor was cold, but a bit warm than outside temperatures. I was utterly surprised by the size of my room with a King-​Size bed, which was on rollers. The room has been remodeled, in similar fashion as other Motel 6’s.
There is long counter with small refrigerator, open shelves, and desk area with one chair. Under the counter is a power strip. There was one open shelf nightstand, but no accessible power outlet near the bed. There was an enough open space side the bed, I was able do yoga. It is so big that you can have a portable sling stand. There is a power outlet nearby.
The vanity counter is small, and the closet small was adequate with high-​top shelf and wooden hangers. The bathroom was very space with a tub and a low height toilet. You need to the close the door to be able to sit down. Hot water was available instantaneous on the faucet and shower anytime during the day.
The 32-​inch HDTV size seemed inadequate compared to size of the room. It has one USB and HDMI ports and RCA audio jacks on the left side. You must use the input button on the TV to select the source.
Cons: there is no microwave on site, ice machine on second floor has not worked for a while (per staff), sensor light switch will turn off when no movement is deactivated, no bottle opener, and no light switch next to the entrance door.
There are a number of markets, restaurants, liquor stores, and a laundromat within crawling distance. Plus, a Thai restaurant across the street.
Let not make any bones about it, the motel is located at the heart of Tenderloin. Unless you are used to walking among homeless, people under in the influence or mental ill at all hours, this is not the place for you.
I never had a problem with my car, other guests, or even walking around at 3 A. M on New Year’s Eve for the four nights I was there. There are numerous bus stops nearby, and bus fare is $ 2.25 for adults with 90-​minute transfer.

I have never been displeased with the quality of Motel 6. As a up and coming rapper, I have stayed in many Hotel 6’s, and none have ceased to keep me happy. For all you guys wondering my rapper name is «Lil Gussy» and I have a dope mixtape on Soundcloud if you want to check it out. I am often compared to the likes of Lil Dicky and Weird al Yankovic (both my inspirations by the way). Although not making much money in the business, I have recently been selling myself for sexual favors outside of different Motel 6’s. My clients are always the nicest people you will ever meet. I would like to thank Motel 6 for sticking with me though the ups and downs.

I’m used to 4 star, I’ll even take a 3 star lodging place… but i give this place ZERO stars!!! I had to find somthing quick that didn’t require my c. c with a low refundable deposit. I will never give this place my business EVER again. It took waaay too long for the bath water to heat up… and when it did. It still wasn’t hot enough. There was blood smeared in the bathroom on the wall near the door entrance that i didn’t notice along with a huge roach the morning hours before check out (In which i decided to leave around 6a). When i mentioned the blood to the manager… he acted like he couldn’t hear me. and when i told him again… he had nothing to say… SMH! No apology… discount.nothing.
This place is not worth $ 150/​night. I usually pay that MUCH at a MUCH nicer place. Next time I’ll be more prepared and take my Credit Card with me. AVOID this place like the PLAGUE or you may catch something that u can’t get rid of!!!

The employees are so rude, stay away from the shit hole. BED BUGS no hot water, whores trannies all around this dump, no security what so ever, way overpriced at about 140 @-night go someplace else anyplace

Only reason I give the 1 star is BECAUSE I HAVE TO and the room is roomy. First of all I called TWICE before booking to ensure it would be OK to have 4 ADULTS stay in a DOUBLE QUEEN ROOM. TWICE I was told it was ok BEFORE canceling my reservations elsewhere.
Upon check in the gentlemen that was working the front desk at 2AM charged us $ 22 extra per day PER PERSON. He pointed at MY HUSBAND and said «He $ 12 extra and pointed at my brother in law and said he $ 10 extra.» due to us being tired and the neighborhood being SKETCHY we just signed so that we could get my 6 year old niece in a building SAFE away from the crazies outside!
We get up to the room greeted by a SPIDER trying to crawl into our luggage. Go to use the bathroom HAIR BALL on the ground. I call front desk to ask WHY we were charged EXTRA when I called TWICE this past Tuesday and was told we WOULDN’T be charged extra the response I got was «Wait til 9AM then our General Manager can deal with it and MAYBE refund you!» by this time I’m TIRED AND FURIOUS!
Sitting in this room at now 3AM finding another hotel to stay at because OBVIOUSLY the the customer service sucks and the hotel isn’t as clean as we expected! It saddens me because we ORIGINALLY had reservations at another hotel BUT because of what I was told prior to my booking HERE we changed our plans. Hopefully manager will be able to «deal» with us just like the gentlemen at the front had told us. And ‘MAYBE’ refund us as well!

Not disappointed I stayed over the weekend staff is friendly and accommodating… Posting on my parents Unilocal.Joseph A

I give only 3 Stars because there is no breakfast in the morning — I mean Donuts. That is almost not heard of in Southern Califrnia. For the price of the rom $ 170 somewhere with taxes Donuts should be Mandatory lol.
Room was clean and it is large Very nice thing about it is that there is nice small fridge, can be handy in Summer.
Also would be nice to have a coffe pot and tea in the room.
In the toiletry missing Shampoo and Conditioner.
Front desk very attentive.
I would recomend better security in the Motel on the floors This weekend July 25^th — 27^th, there were two groups of young people who were very roudy and took over the hallways. I had to get out several times and quiet them down remind them thisis not a farm field but Motel and people need to work Mondya morning.
Please remind the group supervisor that kids must behave themself, and tak responsibility for being quiet.
Thank you the Sanitary district of San Francisco for waking me up 5 am with picking up garabage.
It was so loud I thought we enter third world war.
That’s all folks.
Generous 3 Stars. I recomend this Motel 6 but brign ear plugs with you.
Charles

Stayed here over the 2015 SF Pride weekend… Great location, close to the festival ground and surround by some good restaurants for a quick fix when you’re hungry. Then customer service was excellent, the rooms were very clean despite the age of the place. However maintenance looked like they were adding a few upgrades and responded at the drop of a dime when we had trouble with our A/​C. The only reason why I couldn’t give them 5 stars was specifically because of the 4 Hispanic males that were obvious regular figures selling drugs all day (everyday) right on the outside corner of the motel didn’t help, that didn’t make the security of the motel feel that safe especially with the elevator not always working and how incredibly easy it was to access the stairs without being a motel resident.

The room was cleanish. My review will be based on the fact that the cleaning crew begins to clean at 9:30am. Check out time is at noon. With that being said. The cleaning crew will begin to slam around and make loud banging sounds to ensure you are woken up by them not your own personal alarm clocks. It is a constant slamming of items next door.
Don’t make the mistake of informing the staff at the front desk. They will ensure to make it seems like you are lying and couldn’t possibly be woken up by their cleaning crew. Lady at the front desks response was to roll her eyes. Good job motel six staff. I won’t be staying here again.

For a Motel this place is considered expensive, however for San Francisco this was considered cheap. And honestly, you get what you pay for. For picking the cheaper option, you honestly shouldn’t expect much.
PROS:
+ Price
+ Location
+ FREE parking
+ Wifi
+ Two queen size beds!
CONS:
— Most of the staff was VERY rude. Only one employee was nice and he seemed to only work the graveyard shift
— Drug dealers working on the corner right in front of Motel 6 ALL DAY & NIGHT
— Tons of homeless people in the area
— There was a designated hooker room on our floor =_​_​=
— No Microwave :(
OVERALL: I only recommend staying here if you only want some place cheap to sleep and shower. If your the type of person who doesn’t mind the drug dealers, hookers, and homeless people you’ll be good. Motel 6 has FREE parking and is perfect walking distance to JapanTown, Union Square and Polk Street (for bar hoping).

I find it crazy that people say this is the best Motel 6 they have ever stayed at! I have stayed at MANY Motel 6 hotels and this was the WORST AND SCARIEST!!! Drug dealers on the corner of the hotel day and night and hookers and transients! Someone seriously peed in the elevator our first night there! The other guest were loud and noisy. The sounds/​noise coming from the street were terrible! The only thing nice was the size of the room. Other than that the toilet leaked all the time, there was no screen on the window, room key never worked for the elevator, WiFi didn’t work and no one at the front desk could help and on and on and on!!! If you could stay anywhere else DO!!! The room may be fine for some but pay somewhere else for COMFORT because comfort and piece of mind is worth it! You won’t find that here! Beware!!!

Stayed here for 5 days. The room was large, with minimal furnishing. Floors are pergo so sound from adjoining room, especially room above very noisy. We have stayed here before, and for the $ it was ok. The neighborhood was never good, but now is awful. The city has closed the porno shops on Polk, and the hookers, hustlers, drug pushes and street dwellers have moved to this location. On the weekend we were there, we found garbage, yes garbage on our floor hallway. Do not recommend this dump.

By far the best Motel 6 I’ve ever stayed in… and I’ve stayed in a lot (because I usually have my dog with me). To counter some of the negative reviews on here:
Amenities: hello, its a budget hotel. You don’t get free shampoos, hot breakfast, and down plush bedding. Its the whole reason it can be cheaper… because they don’t waste time with those things!
Location: you’re booking a hotel in an urban downtown city. Of course there will be homeless people and hookers around. Doesn’t mean it isn’t safe… I’m a little white blonde girl and I wandered around at night by myself just fine.
Price: Yes its expensive for a Motel 6 but its incredibly cheap for this area in SF!
Sheesh, people. Judging has to be done on a relative scale. On the good note about this hotel, and why I will most definitely be staying here every time I’m in SF:
— extremely clean rooms, and nice building
— FREE parking (can’t be found anywhere else) and safe because its an underground parking garage
— the desk guy totally hooked me up sweet for my reservation and room
— the best coffee shop ever, Jane on Larkin, is right down the street and dog-​friendly
— walking distance to everywhere
— a mini fridge in a Motel 6, whhhat! Love it
Any cons? No. I could hear the footsteps from the room above me, buts its really not the hotel’s fault that guy was doing Jazzercise all the time.
Beyond impressed, and I know me some Motel 6’s!

Very pricey for a Motel 6. No amenities at all other than free parking. Beds were very uncomfortable. Almost like sleeping on a box spring.

Not having a dog area is cruel and inhuman. Shame on this place…,…,…,…

Clean, renovated and safe if you get advice from front desk. I know the area and have practically resided in the area before so know what to do.
What qualifies the 4 stars is the Staff here makes you feel welcomed and will try to accommodate all requests…
Working in hospitality before in San Francisco… Would choose here rather than a lot of boutique hotels closer to Union Square … What you find there may disappoint you.

My friend and I debated about where we would all stay when we came to SF. We were primarily going to be in the Tenderloin so I wanted to stay somewhat nearby it. He on the other hand was not too enthused about that.
Regardless this is where we ended up due to price, beds, location, what have you. And honestly none of us were turned off by it at all. Our room was clean and roomy. The location was not bad at all. I didn’t run alone outside because my hub was paranoid but after the fact I think I would have been ok.
It was centrally located to practically everything we had to do. I would come back here again.

You know what? This Motel 6 was pretty fresh. While this might not be the most scenic part of San Francisco, it met my needs as a lone traveler and then some.
THE DIGS:
Instantly when you hear Motel 6, you think of dingy, dirty in-​and-​out joints that do one thing and one thing only: offer you a space to crash. Surprisingly, the room was spacious, vibrantly colored and minimal in design. The wood floors are a huge plus and the granite-​walled restroom was very clean with the exception of some sticky pink stuff on the light switch. The rooms came with an abundance of towels and face towels as well as individually wrapped cups for safe consumption. You also get free parking and I never questioned my safety because the only way to get to your room is by sliding your key to trigger the elevator.
And if you’re thinking about checking out the sights and sounds but you’re not looking to catch any public transportation, Motel 6 is about a 15 – 17 walk to Union Square and about two miles or so to Haight-​Ashbury. I mean how else can you get the feel for the city if you don’t see it by foot?
THE SERVICE:
For all the nights I’ve stayed there, I was well taken care of and my needs were met. The gentleman and woman that took care of me at the front desk were phenomenal and the service woman that handled our floor upstairs helped me with my room key situation instantly.
This humble motel saved me from dropping more than I needed to and provided me a view of the city that felt comfortable to me. If I ever get the chance to come out here again, Motel 6 will definitely be a top choice for lodging.

NOT AS PET FRIENDLY AS THEIR POLICY STATES!!!
I booked this room specifically because of the pet policy which specifically states that if a pet is going to be left in the hotel unattended that as a guest, I should notify the front desk so the room would not be serviced. When I spoke to the gentlemen at the front desk on Thursday night at check-​in, I mentioned this and told them we had purchased Alcatraz tickets for the next day and would need to leave our pets while on that tour. They assured me that was no problem and to let the front desk know the next day. When I did so the next day, the very unfriendly woman at the desk told me that pets are only allowed to be left in case of an emergency and that the policy online was corporate, but their specific location policy was different. When I told her that the exact same pet policy is posted outside of their building next to their elevators she wouldn’t even acknowledge the sign and told me «if you leave your pets we can and will have security escort you off the property, but I can have my manager call you if you want.» I said yes, so the manager proceeded to call and tell my husband the exact same thing… «we will have you escorted off the property by security if you leave your dogs unattended.» She also mentioned it was for the dogs safety in case of a fire, but only after my husband tried to tell her what the pet policy online and at the elevator stated. He finally told the manager that we would NOT be leaving the dogs unattended so there would be no problem with housekeeping servicing our room. We took our pets and had a nice day at Fisherman’s Wharf, and were UNPLEASANTLY surprised to find that when we arrived back at the hotel at 6:00pm our room had NOT been serviced. My husband went downstairs to tell someone, but there was no one at the front desk. He waited for 20 minutes and decided he wasn’t going to waste anymore of his time. We were SO glad we had only paid for 2 nights and that the hotel was full on Saturday night. We left early the next morning and went to a LaQuinta that had much friendlier staff at a better price.
Also, if you have pets, be prepared for a LOT of outside noise. It’s a very busy area, with a very active night life and lots of bars. The walls are thin and you hear everything.
The room itself is decent with laminant floors and very clean when we arrived. They had a nice minifridge also.

Este hotel de San Francisco está en la zona del Downtown, al lado del centro de la ciudad y con bastantes restaurantes, bares y tiendas cerca. Es cierto que la zona es un poco «chunga» de noche, pero lo bueno de la ciudad es que siempre hay gente, por lo que da menos miedo que los Downtowns de otros sitios xD
Lo mejor del hotel, sin duda, es el personal: los trabajadores son amabilísimos y muy atentos. A nosotros nos aconsejaron sitios para ver, nos pidieron taxis, nos imprimieron rutas sin pedírselas y hasta las tarjetas de embarque del avión. Un encanto de gente.
El hotel tiene parking gratis y WiFi, también gratis. Las habitaciones son amplias y están limpias, y tienen tele, una mesa bastante grande y hasta una pequeña nevera, que viene muy bien. El baño está en la habitación y también estaba limpio. A algunas habitaciones, como la nuestra, se accede por un pasillo exterior (lo cual es un poco incómodo, porque tuvimos unos vecinos juerguistas que se montaron una minifiesta ese pasillo).
Buena elección, barata y cerca del centro de San Francisco.

I stayed here whilst exploring San Francisco. I’d reserved a room while driving up to the area, and had some general notes scribbled on a piece of paper about its location. Their phone number, and ‘halfway between the Civic Center & Powell Street BART stations’. After visiting Golden Gate Park, I got off a bus and found myself at the Powell Street BART Entrance. I gave the phone number a call, and the person on the other end asked what I saw, and directed me based upon my described markers. Not simply «go down x street to y street until you see us» which I’ve gotten before from direction givers. After a few minutes of walking, I found myself at the Motel 6. The area isn’t quite the best. I passed many a pan-​handler, and I think got propositioned by an aged prostitute. The place is also surrounded by bars if you’re a drinker. There’s also a Dominos right across the street if you want some room service. But, for where it is, it is just a quick walk to a BART station or bus stop, and there are also loads of interesting things to see within easy walking distance.
The room was quite nice. It was modern, nicely upkept, there was a clean bathroom with free soap and complimentary plastic cups. There’s a shiny TV with loads of channels, and a free wi-​fi bubble to surf the internet with. I had a grand view of the rooftop of the bar next door, and the surrounding buildings in the area. It was my sanctuary for the evening. They’re even remodeling the place to make it nicer for future visits. This place also offers its guests free parking of their vehicles. Since I had left my vehicle back at the Millbrae BART station, I didn’t take advantage of that.
The gem of this place is the lovely lady who answered the phone when I called for directions. She was there when I arrived, and she instructed me on the things to see, the things to avoid, and how to properly use the bus tickets. (I guess your only supposed to pay once, and then keep using them for a while?) When I informed her that I was going back out in a bit, she pulled out a map, and drew all of the locations and destinations I told her I was heading to. She also gave me bus numbers, and even a touristy thing to do while I was out. It seems based upon other reviews she was equally helpful to many people. She was super helpful, and should get a raise.
For just $ 100 a night, this was the best place to stay. If I head back to San Francisco, I’ll certainly stay here again. Thanks for leaving the light on Motel 6.