The Keating

Location Practical Friendly (Oscar, Paul, Alex)

All good

Friendly staff

I loved the vintage, historic look and story of this building. The front desk staff were very knowledgeable and friendly, offering great recommendations for parking, restaurants, and local spots to visit. They even provide earplugs probably because the rooms have high ceilings and could echo but we didn’t need them at all. The beds were clean and comfortable; I usually have trouble sleeping in hotel beds, but I slept great here. The showers are walk-in style, with both handheld and rainfall options, plus a bench for easy handicap accessibility. However, there are no doors, so you might want to request extra floor towels if you’re staying more than a couple of days. Entry to both the main entrance and rooms is via access codes, not key cards, which is super convenient since you don’t have to worry about losing or carrying a card. The hotel is located right in the Gaslamp District, within walking distance of tons of great food and bars. Surprisingly, it wasn’t nearly as noisy as I expected, given the area’s lively nightlife. If you’re looking for something more unique than a standard chain hotel like the Marriott, The Keating is a great choice stylish, comfortable, and full of character.

1) Parking can be a bit of a challenge like most places in downtown, there’s no on-site parking, but several paid parking structures nearby make it manageable. 2) The elevator is quite slow, but it’s part of the building’s old world charm. I heard it’s one of the few remaining steam powered elevators in the area, which makes it a unique piece of history worth experiencing.

The staff said they would refund our cleaning fee because of the excessive noise during the weekend. Still waiting! Nice solid big bed.

The noise levels are truly crazy. Needs table lamps or lighting by the bed.

Central located and clean

The hotel was just perfect. The room, spacious, the bathroom very functional and all utilities worked very well.

Provide some water in the room and refill and freshen the room daily if possible. Coming back to clean sheets would have been great but I still loved coming back

The staff was extremely friendly and helpful! They really went above and beyond to make the stay as wonderful as possible. The location of the hotel is really good and a 15minutes walking distance to the convention center.

The Junior Suites are very small (smaller than the pictures on booking) and the general smell of the hotel is a bit musty. No kitchen / microwave or utensils in the room, it's in a shared communal space. The toilet was very old.

The staff were so friendly. Location is just perfect in the middle of the Gaslamp.

It is not like a regular hotel! lack of facial tissues, not clean, not any houskeeping services offered, the whole place had smells, not isolating windows, lots of noises.