Argonaut Hotel

Great location, great atmosphere, great...

Liked: Location, room, service, staff

Great hotel, great location, very...

Liked: Location is great, walking distance to so many restaurants, Fishermans Wharf, Ghirardelli Square etc.Attached restaurant was great, great drinks, friendly staff.The lounge was very nice and comfortable, fireplace was an added special touch.Our room was a Bay view which was nice, room was very clean, bathroom was good size and nice.We would stay here again for sure.
Disliked: Was a little pricey (Bay View), but you get what you pay for, so no complaints really.$75.00 to garage vehicle with valet was pricey but to be expected, we see the same thing in NY, Hawaii, L.A. and Vegas.

Great place to stay with...

Liked: Great location!

Pleasant

Liked: Clean
Disliked: Mermaid staff - unfriendly- we sat for breakfast and then were told to move to another table remote ; group never came . We talked to the waiter and answer was somehow unclear.

Excellent stay

Liked: Location
Disliked: Nothing

Great location, amazing decor and...

Liked: Fantastic location with many top attractions walkable. Great decor throughout the hotel. Very charming. Rooms clean and spacious. Staff mostly helpful and friendly. Jacob from reception was great. Restaurant staff good too. I have allergies and they were very understanding. Much appreciated.
Disliked: They gave me a room for disabled people. Meant the shower was at waist height and could only be operated when handheld. They were probably hoping I wouldn't notice but the rails everywhere gave it away. Pretty annoying not being able to stand under the shower given how much we paid for the room. They have a resort fee. You get freebies such as restaurant credit, coffee vouchers, discounts but they nowhere near compensate for the fee. Other stuff they claim is part of the resort fee, should just be standard in a hotel that size. Such as maintenance of the gym. Also, certain things included are harder to access than need be. For example, you can get free water, but you have to ask at reception. If you drink the water in the room, you have to pay the exorbinate minibar cost. You get free coffee but have to get vouchers from reception and it's just out of a thermos anyway. Argonaut should either dump the fee or try providing more value. We arrived at 1pm on check-in day (notified beforehand). They said they would try get our room ready early and call us. We never received a call. Ended up just returning to the hotel at regular check-in time. While I understand there are no guarantees with early check-in, they have a large check-in/checkout window (5hrs). I find it hard to believe nothing was ready even slightly earlier then 4pm. It seemed they just couldn't be bothered. Nothing was mentioned when we eventually went to check-in. To be clear we still enjoyed our stay at this hotel. This stuff didn't create a bad experience. It was just the difference between an 8 and a 10.

Very good

Superb

Liked: Facilities and location
Disliked: No free water in the room, view from room was other rooms

Exceptional