The hotel is close to the piers, a lot of good restaurants and the major shopping area. The rooms and bathroom are clean and comfortable. People at the front-desk where always very friendly. We received a room which was located on the side of the building, with a view on a brick wall and the roof of a neighboring restaurant.... More

Nice hotel, updated and very well maintained. Good location, walk a block south for Chinese, a block north for Italian. The breakfast is bad, wonderbread for toast, a few cereals, coffee, juice. Walk down Columbus 2 blocks to Happy Donut instead. Lots of nightlife around without it being too loud.

Theres no room service or vending machine so when I wanted a drink there was no where to go unless I left the hotel! I had to pay an extra $20 for a key to my room which was ridiculous and there was no heating in my room which resulted in me sleeping in my dressing gown. Very disappointed and... More

I stayed there for only one night. the hotel resides between china town end and north beach (little Italy). Not a good surrounding for family or kids as there were some night clubs across the street. The room was cramp but quite clean. The man at the front desk (Jason) was great and kind. The breakfast was literally bread and... More

The SW has got all the elements of a great stay: it's obviously well kept with modern look and feel and extremely friendly and helpful staff. Location is one of the best in San Francisco, right on the border of the Chinatown and Little Italy with massive selection of eateries, bars and shopping within easy walking distance. But there's a... More

We were looking for a slightly less expensive place to stay for 2 nights in SF with a visiting relative, and tried the SW. The hotel was VERY clean and in excellent condition. Our room on the 4th floor had no street noise, although faced an air shaft, so no view. Easy walk to lots of restaurant choices, either in... More

We stayed here for three nights. I was on a business trip but brought my mom along for her birthday celebration. We paid $150/night for two double beds, which was less than half the cost of other downtown hotels. The good: - clean, clean, clean! - breakfast was fine for us with pastries, cereal, and bagels. - the staff was... More

Visited this hotel for the second time in January 2012. Since my first visit in summer 2009 nothing really changed. Little Italy and Chinatown are still so close, the hotel is still perfectly clean, the staff still very friendly and my rate included breakfast which it did not the previous time. The only thing to slightly complain about is the... More

Standard room 150$ incl. breakfast Chinese-run hotel with small but clean and nicely furnished rooms. Very good bed. Very helpful and polite service at the desk. The huge breakfast includes bread, muffins, fruit, eggs, muesli, coffee and tea, but why a hotel of this class should use paper dishes and plastic forks eludes me totally.