Name: The Pickwick Hotel San Francisco
Address: 85 Fifth Street, San Francisco, CA
Telephone: (888) 420-1647

For an older hotel it was nice; be prepared for cramped quarters. Location was excellent.

Liked: The location.
Disliked: Rooms were too small for 4 people.

Leo was fantastic - getting us cabs and cars as we were on an insane schedule. Neat, clean and wish we could have stayed longer. Would stay again in a heartbeat.

Liked: Leo

Good

Very good

Liked: Helpful and polite staff, particuarly Brian
Disliked: Rooms somewhat dated

Good

Liked: The location was great for easy transportation around the city. Very close to a cable car stop, walkable to union square. The size of the room was good and it was clean. Staff were all very friendly.
Disliked: I didn't find the bed very comfortable and the noise from the street and other guests in the hotel was pretty loud even with windows closed.

The Pickwick Hotel needs an...

Liked: Location
Disliked: Needs an update; teleghone in the room not working, one full day without warm water; deposit far too high

Very good

Liked: Very unique design. The room is small but looks big due to the light passing design
Disliked: Bathroom shpuld have privacy

Superb

Good

Liked: Room was good sized and clean. Linens were nice. Location was very good except it's on the border of an "eclectic characters zone". Once you figured out "stay NE of 5th", no problem. AC worked great (too great for me -- I just turned it off and opened the windows.) Reasonable lobby with seating and tourist info, but not much else. Block out curtains worked well for sleeping in.
Disliked: While it's an older hotel that had been renovated/updated, there were still minor problems with paint peeling, door fits, etc.

Exceptional

A clean room & comfortable...

Liked: Clean room and comfortable bed, enough space for yoga stretches kureg coffee!
Disliked: No cream or sugar for the coffee.

Superb

Liked: Close to downtown and expo centers around there. Nice good restaurants close (a good Korean/ Japanese restaurant on next street).Has all you need for a comfortable stay
Disliked: Rooms towards the road could be noisy if people yell (happens) or sirens pass. Downtown could be filled with homeless people so don’t be scared.Parking below the hotel is $50 / day. There is one across the street at $40 but you can’t get out and it has no security.