Aida Plaza Hotel

They do not serve breakfast or have any food service

Property was overall a good place to stay. Staff was kind and responsive. The room was decent, clean, and has a retro style. I was happy with my stay.

Location is perfect, 3 blocks away from downtown and just across the street from the BART Civic Center station (you can take the BART train to/from the airport which is super handy). Wi-Fi was super stable: I had a 8-hour online meeting for final project review in Europe and it worked flawlessly which was amazing. Compared to just 5 month before, in my previous trip, the neighborhood is also much safer at night with police and city workers always around. The staff and even the owner himself are super friendly and accommodated all my requests, this and many other times.

Overall pretty good hotel. Not so much the area

The hotel is unfortunately in the worst area I’ve ever seen with my own eyes, I didn’t know it was this bad. The homeless are openly taking substances and using the middle of the street for the bathroom. It’s a very scary experience, you can hear them from the hotel window all night long. The building itself is interesting and needs some serious renovation, there is some cool aspects to the hotel with some old school furniture and memorabilia. It does unfortunately have a bad smell throughout the building too. The tv in the room shows a very poor image like it was on a old school box tv, most channels are unwatchable due to how much static is on the screen. The bathroom is okay, but the shower head is non existent so it feels like a garden hose. Lots of great stuff to do in San Francisco just as long as you stay away from the Tenderloin. It will just stain your visit, I’ll never forget how disturbing it was staying in this area. Transport is pretty close to the hotel which is nice, but unfortunately you get crowds of homeless of up to 30 hanging around the bus stop outside. They can just be frozen like a zombie with barely any clothes. The staff at this hotel were polite and always had a smile, even though the front door was locked we never had a problem getting back in. I do wish they mentioned about the coffee we could use, as we noticed that on checkout. This is great for budget but you must be tough skinned, it’s not the owners fault or staff. It was an experience.

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The staff were very friendly, and even though it may feel like an unsafe area outside, the place is safe and there were no issues at all.