HI San Francisco - City Center

No parking

I had a great experience overall, the rooms are clean and comfortable and the breakfast exceeded my expectations (besides the amazing bagels you can add eggs and pancakes for only $1). Though very close to all central attractions, it is surrounded by streets crowded with homeless people which might make it seem unsafe, specially at night.

I wouldn't return, the location was really bad, bed were plastic and the staff were miserable. We looked onto the road and witness ambulances each night and alot of homelessness. A bad impression of SF!

Best hostel in SF. Period

Amazing place with friendly staff, great breakfast and amazing atmosphere. Had a great time exploring the city and coming back to my safe and clean room. Many thanks.

Prob best hostel I've ever stayed. Renovated nostalgic old building, with most beautiful & eclectic decor/furnishing. Electric room security, big lockers. Nice bar, lift, great breakfast. BEWARE! Corner of drug addict/ homeless district, hundreds lining sidewalks day and night (area bound by Larkin, Ellis, Market St) Very scary/unsafe feeling, esp women. Approach from Nth of Ellis St! Also mgt blare morose church & ancient music from 11pm, creates a sullen & oppressive funeral/church atmosphere

The hostel is really beautiful, the staff are wonderful and the breakfast is great! The location is a bit scary (esp if you’re travelling alone) as there is a lot of drug addiction in the area. If you’re coming from the airport I wouldn’t recommend walking from Civic Centre BART station as it’s really confronting and not safe. I walked through the area at around 8/9pm..don’t!! Get the BART to Powell station and walk up O’Farrell Street..it’s only 2 mins longer but it’s much safer.

Really great hostel in a bit of a sketchy neighborhood. Do not, I repeat do not venture out on foot heading east from the hostel. Staff is great, fantastic atmosphere, clean, and plenty of common space. Breakfast is AMAZING.

The hostel is located in the heart of the Tenderloin. Nearby the sidewalks are literally lined with people openly using drugs and living in abysmal conditions. It was very disconcerting to see this, but, that said, things felt fairly safe. I felt okay walking around during the day alone and at night with a companion. The hostel itself was clean. The staff were kind. The other hostellers were great. I would absolutely recommend staying here.

If you read the reviews beforehand, it'll prepare you for the apocalyptic zombie scenes around the Tenderloin district. Safe but disturbing at the same time. But that's kinda San Francisco. Walkable to most points of interest. Nice, helpful staff, decent free breakfast. You have to pay to use the PCs which is unusual for hostels but again, that's SF - nothing's cheap. However, the main library (internet) is free to use which is a 7 minute walk away. Use the PCs here if it's open.